Alebrijes manager Islas looking for three points in Pumas Tabasco showdown

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Competition: Mexico Liga de Expansión MX
Competition: Tue 05.April
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca (10000 seats)

Alebrijes saw a 0-1 result against Atlante in their previous game, a match to learn from. Next is this robust Pumas Tabasco side.

Insights:
  • Alebrijes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Pumas Tabasco have the most points (18) away in Liga de Expansión MX

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Alebrijes form and stats

2-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga de Expansión MX numbers at home for Alebrijes so far this season. When Alebrijes hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Celaya, Dorados, Atlante and Morelia), they have won 2 of 4 matches! In general it's been a long time since Alebrijes tasted defeat here at Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games in the league.

In their previous game, the manager Islas led his Alebrijes to a defeat away at Atlante. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Tecnológico de Oaxaca.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Dorados in a game that was won 5-1.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Alebrijes have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 17 games) they have won eight times, drawn five and lost four.

9 goals have been conceded.

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Pumas Tabasco form and stats

Pumas Tabasco have an excellent away record in the Liga de Expansión MX so far with 5-3-1 from 9 games.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Correcaminos UAT with 1-2 on the scoreboard.

Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Cancun.

Pumas Tabasco are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, three draws and four defeats. From a total of ten matches.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Pumas Tabasco have scored 13 goals in 9 league games away. Many of these goals have come late in the games; more than 60 % (15 goals) after the 60th minute. It's not easy to score on Tabasco as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

This was the final score when the contenders faced each other previously this season; Pumas Tabasco - Alebrijes 0-0. Previous three meetings involving these sides: Alebrijes won two, Pumas Tabasco were winners in zero and we saw one draw. one game with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being "violent", having seen 2 sending-offs from the last three duels. One of the profiles has been Cruz with 3 goals scored against Pumas Tabasco in these 3 games.

Top Goalscorers

AlebrijesJ. Cruz González
J. Cruz González
6 goals

Alebrijes missing players

Pumas Tabasco missing players

Alebrijes Pumas Tabasco
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
30 15 4 Played P 5 15 31
11 7 2 Won W 1 5 7
10 5 2 Drew D 3 6 13
9 3 0 Lost L 1 4 11
34 21 7 Scored S 6 19 29
30 13 2 Conceded C 6 20 40
90% 87% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 87%
60% 60% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 80% 71%
33% 40% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 53% 39%
13% 20% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 27% 19%
10% 13% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 6%
53% 53% 50% BTTS BTTS 80% 73% 55%
27% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 23%
30% 27% 25% Failed to Score F T 20% 13% 35%
 
5.1 5.1 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.6 4.1 4.1
4.4 4.2 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.6 5.1 4.5
2.6 2.7 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.8 2
5 3 2 Red cards R C 1 2 8
 
9.1 9.6 6.8 Shots (avg) S ( 7.4 8.6 8.1
3.4 4 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 3.7 3.3
33% 35% 64% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 35% 28%
 
7.1 6.3 7.2 Shots against (avg) S A 10 10.1 8.9
3.2 2.5 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.7 4
Key stats in Liga de Expansión MX this season:
  • Alebrijes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Pumas Tabasco have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Pumas Tabasco have the most points (18) away in Liga de Expansión MX

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dorados 16 11 4 1 34 13 9 7 1 1 21 8 7 4 3 0 13 5 21 41
2 Atlante 16 9 4 3 22 9 8 6 1 1 12 4 8 3 3 2 10 5 13 33
3 Morelia 16 8 4 4 22 18 9 4 3 2 13 12 7 4 1 2 9 6 4 32
4 Celaya 16 7 4 5 20 16 7 4 2 1 11 5 9 3 2 4 9 11 4 28
5 Pumas Tabasco 16 5 8 3 16 15 7 0 5 2 3 7 9 5 3 1 13 8 1 28
6 Universidad Guadalajara 16 7 4 5 21 18 7 4 2 1 11 6 9 3 2 4 10 12 3 27
7 Tampico Madero 16 4 10 2 23 18 9 2 5 2 14 13 7 2 5 0 9 5 5 24
8 Cimarrones de Sonora 16 6 3 7 22 22 7 3 1 3 9 7 9 3 2 4 13 15 0 24
9 Venados 16 6 3 7 17 19 9 4 2 3 12 7 7 2 1 4 5 12 -2 23
10 Mineros de Zacatecas 16 6 1 9 24 28 8 3 0 5 11 14 8 3 1 4 13 14 -4 21
11 Correcaminos UAT 16 5 4 7 19 27 8 3 3 2 11 11 8 2 1 5 8 16 -8 20
12 Tepatitlan de Morelos 16 4 6 6 17 20 8 3 2 3 10 11 8 1 4 3 7 9 -3 19
13 Tlaxcala 16 4 6 6 15 20 8 2 5 1 8 6 8 2 1 5 7 14 -5 19
14 Raya2 16 4 5 7 16 18 9 3 2 4 9 7 7 1 3 3 7 11 -2 18
15 Alebrijes 16 3 7 6 14 17 8 2 3 3 8 9 8 1 4 3 6 8 -3 16
16 Tapatio 16 3 5 8 11 27 7 1 2 4 6 14 9 2 3 4 5 13 -16 16
17 Cancun 16 3 4 9 14 22 8 1 2 5 7 10 8 2 2 4 7 12 -8 15

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The Ascenso MX, or Liga Ascenso, is the second level of the football league pyramid in Mexico. It has 15 teams competing in two league tournaments per year, the Apertura (opening) and the Clausura (closing). Only one team is promoted to the top league in Mexico, the Liga MX.