Apr 30th features a match where Mazatlán will host Puebla in a meeting of these two Liga MX teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, a perfect day for football. Mazatlán is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Juárez. Brian Rubio struck first for Mazatlán in the 21st minute, then Brian Rubio added another in the 46th minute In the end, Juárez was frustrated by Mazatlán’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Mazatlán ended the match with the shutout victory. Mazatlán is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed Puebla, recorded a 0-1 loss against Necaxa. Milton Giménez struck first for Necaxa in the 54th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Puebla was frustrated by Necaxa’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Necaxa ended the match with the shutout victory. Puebla is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
Puebla and Mazatlán last played eachother at the Estadio Cuauhtémoc on the 20th of October. Puebla won by a score of 2 to 0. Christian Tabó scored the first goal for Puebla in the 69th minute on a penalty kick, then Dieter Villalpando added another in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Mazatlán couldn’t muster any offence and Puebla ran away with the shutout win.
Puebla is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Israel Reyes and Araujo Vilches each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Gonzalo Sosa has been the most prolific scorer on Mazatlán in his last five matches with three goals.