In a mid week match on Thursday Jul 28th, in week 5, Pumas UNAM will play host to Mazatlán in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Liga MX teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Pumas UNAM sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Necaxa. Adrián Aldrete struck first for Pumas UNAM in the 18th minute on a feed from Leonel López, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Necaxa couldn’t muster any offence and Pumas UNAM ran away with the shutout win. Pumas UNAM is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while mazatlán sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Atlético San Luis. Gonzalo Sosa scored the first goal for Mazatlán in the 35th minute on a penalty, then Abel Hernández got the equalizer for Atlético San Luis in the 38th minute on a feed from Juan Sanabria Magole earning Atlético San Luis a comeback draw. Mazatlán looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.
Néstor Vidrio and Brian Rubio are the top scorers for Mazatlán in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Juan Dinenno has been the most prolific scorer on Pumas UNAM in the last 5 matches with three goals.