ZAPOPAN. Guadalajara and América didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Guadalajara was surely better in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the Estadio AKRON stadium in Zapopan on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán with the collaboration of Miguel Ángel Hernández Paredes and Jorge Antonio Sánchez Espinoza. The 4th official was Diego Montaño Robles. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 15.4 degrees Celsius or 59.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 15 Total 7
- 2 On Target 3
- 13 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 112 Attack 90
- 52 Dangerous attack 21
- 63 Ball safe 56
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 18 Total 14
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 6 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Guadalajara had a superior ball possession 64% while América was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Guadalajara was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Guadalajara to win the match.
Guadalajara shot 15 times, 2 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, América shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Guadalajara received 3 yellow cards (H. Mier, A. Briseno and A. Zaldivar). Talking about the opposition, América received 1 yellow card (J. dos Santos).
Also, América didn’t finish the match with 11 players after J. dos Santos (América) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (51′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Guadalajara will have 12 points like Monterrey to hold in the 9th place. On the opposite side, América will have 7 points like Atlético San Luis and Mazatlán to hold in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Guadalajara will play away with Necaxa on the 30th of April with a 11-4 head to head statistic in favor of Guadalajara (7 draws).
América will host Cruz Azul on the 1st of May with a 16-10 head to head statistic in favor of América (15 draws).
Guadalajara – Formation
Guadalajara started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Marcelo Michel Leaño decided to play with the following team: Miguel Jimenez
, Isaac Brizuela , Hiram Mier , Luis Olivas , Miguel Ponce , Sebastián Pérez Bouquet , Sergio Flores , Fernando Beltran , Roberto Alvarado , Jesús Ricardo Angulo and Alexis Vega .The home team had on the bench: Cesar Huerta, Jesús Sánchez, José Macías
, Cristian Calderón , Angel Zaldívar , Antonio Briseño , Raúl Gudiño, Carlos Cisneros , Gilberto Sepúlveda and Alan Torres.Substitutions
Guadalajara made 5 changes: L. Olivas for A. Briseno (46′), M. Ponce for J. Macias (59′), R. Alvarado for C. Calderon (78′), I. Brizuela for C. Cisneros (78′) and F. Beltran for A. Zaldivar (78′).
Best player: Miguel Jimenez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Guadalajara was the goalkeeper: Miguel Jimenez. His rating is 7.62. He performed 2 saves.
América – Formation
América started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Fernando Ortiz played with: Guillermo Ochoa
, Miguel Layún , Bruno Valdez , Sebastián Cáceres , Salvador Reyes , Alex Zendejas , Jonathan Dos Santos , Richard Sánchez , Álvaro Fidalgo , Roger Martínez and Federico Viñas .They had on the bench: Jordan Silva
, Diego Valdés , Mauro Laínez, Santiago Naveda , Jorge Sánchez, Luis Gutiérrez, Henry Martín , Óscar Jiménez, Jorge Mere and Juan Otero.América could not rely on the presence of J. Sanchez (injured).
Substitutions
América made 5 changes: A. Fidalgo for S. Naveda (65′), F. Vinas for H. Martin (65′), A. Zendejas for D. Valdes (71′), R. Martinez for J. Silva (71′) and M. Layun for J. Sanchez (90′).
Best player: Bruno Valdez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for América was Bruno Valdez.
His rating is
with 27 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 15.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Atlético San Luis – Puebla – 2-1
- Toluca – Pachuca – 0-3
- Guadalajara – América – 0-0
- Cruz Azul – Pumas UNAM – 2-1