Week 10 brings us a match on Mar 4th, where Tijuana hosts Atlas in a clash of the Liga MX. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 12th placed Tijuana, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Pachuca. Lisandro López scored the first goal for Tijuana in the 26th minute, then Alexis Canelo added another in the 30th minute In the end, Pachuca was frustrated by Tijuana’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Tijuana ended the match with the shutout victory. Tijuana is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while atlas sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against América. Jonathan Rodriguez struck first for América in the 31st minute, then Henry Josue Martin Mex added another in the 40th minute. Atlas is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
Atlas and Tijuana last played eachother at the Estadio Jalisco on the 27th of July. Tijuana took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Nervo struck first for Atlas in the 6th minute, then Lucas Rodriguez tied it up for Tijuana in the 40th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 45th minute on a goal by Renato Ibarra.
Atlas’s most prolific scorer has been Brian Lozano. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Tijuana is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Juan Pablo Segovia and Jose Garcia each only have 1 goal in their last 5.