Match Report
Guadalajara went into the game 2nd in the table on 17 points; Pumas UNAM sat 11th on 11 — a 6-point gap. Against a league average of 1.41 goals per team per game, Guadalajara ran at 1.88 scored and 0.75 conceded, Pumas UNAM at 1.38 and 1.5.
Guadalajara had not lost in 6 games, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 5 Guadalajara wins, 1 for Pumas UNAM, 2 draws, at 2.88 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 38% of the wins in this matchup. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
The venue was Guadalajara Stadium, with room for 45,664 spectators. With 48 matches recorded and 2.1 yellow cards per game, M. Quintero Hernández was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Guadalajara led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Guadalajara: Santiago Sandoval (3'), Santiago Sandoval (56'), Bryan González (67')
Key stats
Possession: Guadalajara 66% · Pumas UNAM 34% · Total shots: 8-15 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 6-4