On May 9th, Chivas will host Pumas UNAM in a meeting of these two closely matched Liga MX teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 32 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. In their last match, Chivas recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Necaxa. Miguel Angel Ponce Briseno scored the first goal for Chivas in the 89th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Necaxa was frustrated by Chivas’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Chivas ended the match with the shutout victory. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Chivas should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Pumas UNAM recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Pachuca. Juan Dinenno struck first for Pumas UNAM in the 65th minute on a feed from Leonel López, then Juan Dinenno added another in the 70th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Pachuca couldn’t manage to score, and Pumas UNAM took the shutout win. Pumas UNAM is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 24th of April, Chivas hosted Pumas UNAM at the Estadio Akron in their last match together. Chivas was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Vega Rojas struck first for Chivas in the 11th minute on a feed from Roberto Alvarado, then Roberto Alvarado added another in the 45th minute.
Both Washington Corozo and Rogério have been the hottest scorers for Pumas UNAM in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Chivas’s most prolific scorer has been Jesús Ricardo Angulo. The midfielder has netted two goals over the last five matches.