On Thursday Feb 16th, Chivas plays host to Tijuana in a clash of the Liga MX. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. 8th placed Chivas is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Pachuca. Víctor Guzmán scored the first goal for Chivas in the 27th minute, then De La Rosa Gonzalez tied it up for Pachuca in the 55th minute on a feed from Avilés Hurtado earning Pachuca at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while tijuana sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Atlético San Luis. Jose Garcia struck first for Tijuana on an own goal in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Atlético San Luis was frustrated by Tijuana’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Tijuana ended the match with the shutout victory. Tijuana looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10.
On Sep 8th, Tijuana hosted Chivas at the Estadio Caliente in their last match together. Chivas was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Roberto Alvarado struck first for Chivas in the 47th minute on a feed from Carlos Cisneros, then Franco di Santo tied it up for Tijuana in the 58th minute on a feed from Renato Ibarra.
Alexis Canelo and Juan Pablo Segovia are the top scorers for Tijuana in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Chivas’s most prolific scorer has been Víctor Guzmán. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.