ZAPOPAN. Guadalajara defeats Santos Laguna with a 2-0 win with a goal from V. Guzmán (18′) and a goal from F. Beltrán (45′). Santos Laguna lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Estadio AKRON stadium in Zapopan on Saturday and it started at 9:05 pm local time. The referee was Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández with the help of Marco Antonio Bisguerra Mendiola and José de Jesús Baños Caballero. The 4th official was Erick Yair Miranda Galindo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.2 degrees Celsius or 59.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 27%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Santos Laguna had a superior ball possession 59% while Guadalajara was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Santos Laguna was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Guadalajara succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Guadalajara shot 18 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Santos Laguna shot 12 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Guadalajara received 2 yellow cards (R. Alvarado and Víctor Guzmán). Talking about the opposition, Santos Laguna received 1 yellow card (Hugo Rodríguez).

Standings

After this encounter, Guadalajara will have 21 points like Tigres UANL to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Santos Laguna will stay with 12 points to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Guadalajara will host Mazatlán on the 30th of April with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Guadalajara (1 draw).

Santos Laguna will play away agasint Cruz Azul on the 30th of April with a 18-14 head to head in favor of Santos Laguna (9 draws).

Guadalajara – Formation

Guadalajara started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Veljko Paunovic decided to play with the following team: Miguel Jiménez (6.7), Alan Mozo (6.8), Gilberto Sepúlveda (7.6), Jesús Orozco (7.2), Cristian Calderón (7.1), Roberto Alvarado (7.3), Fernando González (7.3), Víctor Guzmán (8.0), Ronaldo Cisneros (6.1), Daniel Rios (6.4) and Fernando Beltran (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Luis Olivas, Carlos Cisneros (7.3), Jose Raul Rangel Aguilar, Hiram Mier, Pavel Pérez (5.9), Sergio Flores (7.0), Alejandro Mayorga, Alan Torres (6.3), Jesús Sánchez and José de Jesús González (6.7).

Substitutions

Guadalajara made 4 changes: Daniel Ríos for Carlos Cisneros (46′), Fernando González for Sergio Flores Reyes (61′), F. Beltrán for Pavel Uriel Perez Hernandez (73′) and Víctor Guzmán for Alan Torres (73′).

Best player: Víctor Guzmán​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Guadalajara was Víctor Guzmán.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 29 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Santos Laguna – Formation

Santos Laguna started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Eduardo Fentanes Orozco played with: Carlos Acevedo (6.6), Raúl López (6.6), Hugo Rodríguez (6.6), Dória (6.5), Omar Campos (7.1), Jair Gonzalez (6.1), Lucas González (6.6), Juan Brunetta (7.0), Aldo Lopez (7.3), Javier Correa (6.1) and Harold Preciado (6.5).

They had on the bench: Jose Rivaldo Lozano, Diego Medina (6.9), Oscar Manzanares (6.4), Félix Torres, Santiago Muñoz (6.4), Eduardo Perez, Emerson Rodríguez, Gibran Lajud, Salvador Mariscal and Alan Cervantes.

Substitutions

Santos Laguna made 4 changes: Raúl López for Diego Medina (46′), Lucas González for Óscar Manzanarez Pérez (67′), J. González for Santiago Muñóz Robles (67′) and Javier Correa for Emerson Rodríguez Valois (84′).

Best player: Aldo Lopez​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Santos Laguna was Aldo Lopez.

His rating is (7.3) with 52 passes (96% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.​

• Pumas UNAM – Puebla – 2-4
• Guadalajara – Santos Laguna – 2-0
• América – Pachuca – 0-3
• Monterrey – Juárez – 3-0