Celaya manager Pat looking for three points in Cancún showdown

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Competition: Mexico Liga de Expansión MX
Competition: Sun 01.May
Match begins: 23:05 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés (32300 seats)

Celaya are enjoying their stay in the top league places while Cancún are more concerned with steering clear of relegation. Who wins the prize?

Insights:
  • Celaya is in the best form (5-1-0) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Celaya have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Cancún have scored away.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Celaya and Cancún.

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Celaya form and stats

Celaya have performed here at Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés this season with 4 wins from 7 Liga de Expansión MX matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1. Celaya are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Celaya, as their goalkeeper Guillermo Allison Revuelta has completely shut out the opponents for 183 minutes in the Liga de Expansión MX.

Happy days for Celaya in their previous game, a fixture away at Cancún that ended with a 1-0 victory.

Before that, Celaya had a home game versus Venados which ended with a victory 1-0.

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 Celaya have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 21 games) they have won twelve times, drawn seven and lost two.

Celaya have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés with 11 goals in 7 league matches. Celaya have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Cancún form and stats

There's been little loot from Cancún's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games in the Liga de Expansión MX. Cancún only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.

The manager Baudena was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue. Cancún suffered a 0-1 loss to Celaya.

Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Tepatitlan de Morelos (after extra-time, 4-1 on penalties).

Cancún 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, two draws and five defeats. From a total of ten matches.

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Cancún have conceded 12 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Cancún - Celaya 0-1 was the product when this pair of squads previously did battle, also in this season. Last five meetings between these participants: Celaya won four, Cancún triumphed in one and we saw zero draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

CelayaR. Marín Sánchez
R. Marín Sánchez
12 goals
CelayaD. Jiménez Hernández
D. Jiménez Hernández
11 goals
CancúnD. Delgadillo Pulido
D. Delgadillo Pulido
9 goals

Celaya missing players

Cancún missing players

Celaya Cancún
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 4 16 34
16 9 4 Won W 0 5 10
11 7 1 Drew D 1 2 7
10 2 0 Lost L 3 9 17
49 29 12 Scored S 1 12 31
35 13 2 Conceded C 7 22 42
95% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 94% 94%
62% 67% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 56% 56%
43% 50% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 38% 41%
22% 22% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 19% 21%
5% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 6% 3%
49% 50% 40% BTTS BTTS 25% 44% 47%
35% 44% 60% Clean Sheets C S 25% 19% 21%
22% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 75% 44% 38%
 
4.1 4.5 4.6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4.7 5.6
5.4 5.2 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 5.5 4.4
2.2 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.3 2.4
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
7.7 8.2 6.4 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 6.3 8.3
3.6 3.9 3.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.7 3.5
37% 41% 71% Goal Efficiency G E 6% 24% 25%
 
8.6 7.8 6.8 Shots against (avg) S A 11 9.9 8.5
3.5 3.1 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 3.5 3.2
Key stats in Liga de Expansión MX this season:
  • Celaya have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Celaya have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Celaya have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Cancún have scored away.
  • Celaya have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (15) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Celaya is in the best form (5-1-0) 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 Zacatepec FC 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 Cancún 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.