In this week 6 match on the 1st of August, Santos Laguna will host Atlas in a meeting of these two Liga MX teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 32 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. In their last match, 13th placed Santos Laguna, recorded a 1-2 loss against Toluca. Leonardo Fernández struck first for Toluca in the 11th minute on a penalty, then Jordan Sierra added another in the 25th minute. Santos Laguna looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while 16th placed Atlas is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Tijuana. Hugo Martin Nervo struck first for Atlas in the 6th minute on a feed from Luis Reyes, then in the 40th minute, Montecinos Naranjo sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Lucas Rodriguez But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 45th minute on a goal by Renato Ibarra. Atlas looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Atlas won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Atlas is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Aldo Rocha and Jesús Ocejo Zazueta each only have 1 goal in their last five. Both Lozano Aparicio and Eduardo Daniel Aguirre Lara have been the hottest scorers for Santos Laguna in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.