In a mid week match on Thursday Aug 25th, in week 16, Tigres UANL and Pumas UNAM will play a match in Mexico City in a Liga MX match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 16th placed Pumas UNAM is fresh off their 1-5 loss against Santos Laguna. Harold Fabian Preciado Villarreal scored the first goal for Santos Laguna in the 30th minute, then Harold Fabian Preciado Villarreal added another in the 38th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Tigres UANL is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Monterrey. Monterrey had 13 on net, and Tigres UANL had 14, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Tigres UANL should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Tigres UANL won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Andre-Pierre Gignac and Jordy Caicedo are the top scorers for Tigres UANL in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Eduardo Salvio has been the most prolific scorer on Pumas UNAM in the last five matches with two goals.