GUADALAJARA. Atlas overcomes Tigres UANL with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Zapata (31′) and a goal from J. Caicedo (43′). Tigres UANL was vastly better in terms of ball possession (63%).​

The match was played at the Estadio Jalisco stadium in Guadalajara on Monday and it started at 3:00 am local time. The referee was Adonai Escobedo González assisted by Jorge Antonio Sánchez Espinoza and Mauricio Nieto Torres. The 4th official was Edgar Ulises Rangel Araújo. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.93 degrees Celsius or 66.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Tigres UANL had a superior ball possession 63% while Atlas was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Tigres UANL was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, Atlas found a way to find the solution to win this contest.​

Atlas shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Tigres UANL shot 13 times, 1 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Atlas received 4 yellow cards (Édgar Zaldívar, José Abella, Aldo Rocha and Jorge Rodríguez). On the other side, Tigres UANL received 4 yellow cards (Marcelo Flores, Sebastián Emiliano Fierro González, Nahuel Guzmán and Jesús Angulo).

Standings

After this match, Atlas will have 12 points like Toluca and Pumas UNAM to hold in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Tigres UANL will stay with 14 points to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Atlas will host Necaxa on the 11th of November with a 11-8 head to head in favor of Atlas (6 draws).

Tigres UANL will host América on the 12th of November with a 18-16 head to head statistic in favor of América (15 draws).

Atlas – Formation

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

The manager Benjamin Mora decided to play with the following team: Camilo Vargas (7.0), José Abella (6.7), Hugo Nervo (7.5), Gaddi Aguirre (7.3), Luis Reyes (7.0), Juan Zapata (8.1), Aldo Rocha (7.1), Jaziel Martínez (8.2), Augusto Solari (6.8), Jordy Caicedo (6.4) and Jorge Rodríguez (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: José Hernández, Édgar Zaldívar, Mateo García, Mauro Manotas (6.3), Jeremy Márquez (6.4), Carlos Robles (6.7), José Lozano (6.4), Víctor Hugo Ríos de Alba, Abraham Bass and Israel Alejandro Larios López.

Substitutions

Atlas made 5 changes: Jordy Caicedo for Mauro Manotas (72′), Jaziel Martínez for Jeremy Márquez (72′), Juan Zapata for Édgar Zaldívar (90′), Jorge Rodríguez for José Lozano (80′) and Augusto Solari for Carlos Robles (80′).

Best player: Jaziel Martínez​

The player that probably impressed the most for Atlas was Jaziel Martínez even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.2) with 35 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.

Tigres UANL – Formation

Tigres UANL started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Robert Dante Siboldi Badiola played with: Nahuel Guzmán (7.1), Javier Aquino (7.3), Guido Pizarro (6.7), Samir Caetano (6.4), Jesús Angulo (6.7), Juan Vigón (6.6), Rafael Carioca (7.5), Luis Quiñones (7.1), Fernando Gorriarán (6.8), Raymundo Fulgencio (7.0) and André-Pierre Gignac (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Diego Reyes, Jose Garcia, Eduardo Tercero, Diego Lainez (7.3), Eugenio Pizzuto, Marcelo Flores (6.8), Carlos Rodríguez, Sebastián Emiliano Fierro González (6.4), Fernando Ordonez (7.0) and Fernando González Peña (6.7).

Substitutions

Tigres UANL made 4 changes: Juan Vigón for Diego Lainez (61′), Luis Quiñones for Marcelo Flores (73′), Rafael Carioca for Sebastián Emiliano Fierro González (81′) and Jesús Angulo for Fernando Ordonez (73′).

Best player: Rafael Carioca​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tigres UANL was Rafael Carioca.

His rating is (7.5) with 57 passes (93% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Atlas – Tigres UANL – 2-0