Two clubs chasing the Apertura Liga MX title will do battle today in a league match between Veracruz and Club Tijuana. The first-division clash scheduled for 8 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadio Luis Fuente. Information on how to stream and watch the match live globally can be found here. Additional TV coverage can be found on Univision Deportes.
Club Tijuana manager Daniel Guzman Castaneda had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via Soccer Nation): "I am happy to come here and I come here with a vision to help put the Xolos in the top spots in the league. I want it to be a great competitive team just like I want to be competitive leading this great team with a great administration."
"I promise a lot of work and a legacy that this team has always had," he added. "I want to bring what this team has always been, a winning team at home and on the road. I have no doubt that we will do that with the help of the players, administration, the fans and all the Club Tijuana staff."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Veracruz's Oscar Mascorro will be tasked with stymying Tijuana's rejuvenated attack. The 33-year-old enters the weekend averaging six defensive actions per match.
Veracruz's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Hernandez; Cortes, Romero, Mascorro, Lopez; Chiapas, Martinez, Mathias; Villalva, Ochoa, Borja
Tijuana's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Saucedo; Gandolfi, Pellerano, Nuñez, Garza; Pellerano, Crespin, Arango, Toledo; Moreno, Benedetto
Note: Credit all statistics to the officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via Squawka).
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
CF América |
9 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
15 |
6 |
9 |
20 |
|||
|
2 |
Atlas |
9 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
13 |
8 |
5 |
18 |
|||
|
3 |
Toluca |
9 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
8 |
3 |
17 |
|||
|
4 |
Club de Futbol Monterrey |
8 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
16 |
|||
|
5 |
Santos Laguna |
9 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
12 |
9 |
3 |
15 |
|||
|
6 |
Querétaro |
9 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
13 |
10 |
3 |
14 |
|||
|
7 |
Tigres |
9 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
14 |
11 |
3 |
13 |
|||
|
8 |
Jaguares |
9 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
13 |
12 |
1 |
13 |
|||
|
9 |
Club de Fútbol Pachuca |
9 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
11 |
11 |
0 |
13 |
|||
|
10 |
Club Tijuana |
9 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
11 |
9 |
2 |
11 |
|||
|
11 |
Pumas UNAM |
9 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
12 |
12 |
0 |
11 |
|||
|
12 |
Puebla |
9 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
11 |
-4 |
10 |
|||
|
13 |
CD León |
9 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
15 |
16 |
-1 |
9 |
|||
|
14 |
Cruz Azul |
9 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
10 |
-3 |
9 |
|||
|
15 |
Guadalajara |
8 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
-3 |
9 |
|||
|
16 |
Veracruz |
9 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
-3 |
8 |
|||
|
17 |
Leones Negros |
9 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
10 |
-7 |
6 |
|||
|
18 |
Monarcas |
9 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
21 |
-13 |
3 |
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