The Lobos (6-3-0, 1-1-0) take a break from Conference USA play with a non-conference match against LMU (6-4-0) tonight at the UNM Soccer Complex. While this match doesn’t affect the conference championship race, it does have impact on their quest for a national seed for the NCAA Tournament. LMU have a chance to give the Lobos a real challenge and this isn’t a game where the Lobos can just show up and win. It will be interesting to see how the two sides match up against each other, as both teams aren’t offensive powerhouses, but the Lobos are a great defensive team and LMU is a good defensive team. This game will be decided by which team can have players make a great effort in the final third and punch in a goal or two. As is the case with any match against the Lobos this season, the expectation will be a low scoring match unless the Lobos have an offensive explosion.
LMU Stats:
| LMU | Opponents | |
| Goals | 13 (5 1st Half, 8 2nd Half) | 10 (3 1st Half, 7 2nd Half) |
| Goals Per Game | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Shots On Goal | 53-122 (.434) | 60-140 (.429) |
| Shots Per Game | 12.2 | 14.0 |
| Assists | 15 | 11 |
| Corner Kicks | 42 | 53 |
- LMU has had a very even scoring output so far this season. Antonio Porreco, Adrien Perez and Sahid Conten have each scored two goals, while seven other players have scored a goal this season.
- Collin Partee has played every minute in goal this season for the Lions, earning a .99 Goal Against Average and 4 shutouts.
Lobo Stats:
| New Mexico | Opponents | |
| Goals | 13 (5 1st Half, 8 2nd Half) | 5 (2 1st Half, 3 2nd Half) |
| Goals Per Game | 1.44 | .56 |
| Shots On Goal | 59-127 (.465) | 34-86 (.395) |
| Shots Per Game | 14.1 | 9.6 |
| Assists | 8 | 2 |
| Corner Kicks | 56 | 41 |
- Lobos are 5-0 at home this season.
- Niko Hansen scored again on Friday against FIU and now has 7 goals on the season.
- Chris Wehan got things rolling on Friday with two goals, which could lead to a run of goals from the midfielder.
- It appeared that Luke Lawrence was getting close to scoring a goal for the last 3 weeks, so it was great to see him finally break through and score on Friday.
- Jason Beaulieu had a shutout going on Friday before being taken out early in the match. He now has a .44 Goals Against Average with 4 shutouts.
- Is it possible that Coach Fishbein sits Aaron Herrera in this match to make sure that he is available for the match this weekend against Charlotte? Herrera has 4 Yellow Cards this season and one more will require him to miss the next match.
Match Prediction:
I really like the Lobos in this match. While LMU is a good team, I don’t know how well they match up against this Lobo team. So far this season, the only teams that really gave the Lobos backline any trouble were very good offensive teams, and that doesn’t fit LMU. I give the Lobos a 51% chance of winning the match and an 82% of getting a result. I predict a 2-0 Lobo win with goals from Chris Wehan and Sam Gleadle.
Game Info:
Who: New Mexico Lobos (6-3-0, 1-1-0) vs. LMU Lions (6-4-0)
When: Tuesday, October 4th, 2016, 7pm MT
Where: UNM Soccer Complex, Albuquerque, NM
Stream: Golobos.com