In this week 5 match, on Saturday Feb 4th, Mazatlán plays host to Juárez in a meeting of these two closely matched Liga MX teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 18th placed Mazatlán, recorded a 0-6 blowout loss against América. Jonathan Rodriguez struck first for América in the 30th minute, then Diego Valdés added another in the 32nd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Mazatlán couldn’t manage to score, and América took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches, while 13th placed Juárez is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Chivas. Víctor Guzmán struck first for Chivas in the 23rd minute on a penalty shot, then Carlos Cisneros added another in the 38th minute. Juárez looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
Mazatlán and Juárez last played eachother at the Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez on Aug 21st. Juárez and Mazatlán battled to a 1-1 draw. Alfonso Sanchez struck first for Mazatlán in the 11th minute, then Gabriel Fernández got the equalizer for Juárez in the 48th minute on a feed from Jesús Dueñas earning them at least the one point.
Juárez’s most prolific scorer has been Lezcano. The attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Roberto Meraz Bernal and Miguel Sansores are the top scorers for Mazatlán in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.