In this week 5 match, on Wednesday Jul 27th, Atlas plays host to Tijuana in a clash of these two mismatched Liga MX teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 9th placed Atlas, recorded a 3-2 win against Cruz Azul. Jonathan Ozziel Herrera Morales scored the first goal for Atlas in the 10th minute, but Gimenez got the equalizer for Cruz Azul in the 21st minute , but Atlas kept scoring and walked away with the win. Atlas is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Tijuana recorded a 0-1 loss against Tigres UANL. Raymundo de Jesus Fulgencio Roman struck first for Tigres UANL in the 77th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Tijuana was frustrated by Tigres UANL’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Tigres UANL ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Tijuana won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Tijuana is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Lisandro López and Mauro Manotas each only have 1 goal in their last five. Quinones Quinones has been the most effective weapon for Atlas lately. The attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches.