Balanced ball game between Tlaxcala and Celaya expected

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Competition: Mexico Liga de Expansión MX
Competition: Tue 15.February
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Tlahuicole

A quick glance at the Liga de Expansión MX table hint of an upper hand to Celaya when they visit Tlaxcala. But; let's play the match before select a winner!

Insights:
  • Tlaxcala have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Celaya haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Tlaxcala form and stats

2 victories, 5 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Tlaxcala have to build on here at Estadio Tlahuicole in the Liga de Expansión MX. Two home wins in a row for Tlaxcala bring valid hopes of a third.

Tlaxcala shared the glory with Tapatio in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.

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

This is expected to be a close game, with Tlaxcala perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Tlaxcala as a small favourite), we find seven games. Tlaxcala has won two of these, drawn two and lost three.

Tlaxcala are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Tlahuicole in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Celaya form and stats

Playing away, Celaya have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the Liga de Expansión MX this season.

The Celaya goalkeeper Guillermo Allison Revuelta is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 200 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

There were no winners in Celaya's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Universidad Guadalajara.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Raya2.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Celaya playing away and similar expectations, we found 17 relevant matches. Results were six Celaya wins, four draws and seven defeats.

As opposed to that, Celaya have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The latest past result involving both these contenders is the Celaya - Tlaxcala 3-0 played previously this season. Numbers for the preceeding three meetings involving these two sides are: zero wins for Tlaxcala, two draws and one win for Celaya. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games. The games between these clubs have sometimes been ill-tempered, having seen 3 sending-offs from the last three encounters.

Top Goalscorers

CelayaD. Jiménez Hernández
D. Jiménez Hernández
8 goals
CelayaF. Illescas Mariñelarena
F. Illescas Mariñelarena
7 goals
CelayaR. Marín Sánchez
R. Marín Sánchez
6 goals

Tlaxcala missing players

Celaya missing players

Tlaxcala Celaya
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
22 11 4 Played P 4 13 26
6 4 0 Won W 1 4 10
9 5 3 Drew D 1 3 8
7 2 1 Lost L 2 6 8
20 10 2 Scored S 2 12 30
27 10 6 Conceded C 4 16 25
91% 82% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
73% 64% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 62% 62%
27% 18% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 38% 42%
18% 18% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 15%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
45% 36% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 54% 50%
27% 45% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 15% 31%
36% 36% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 31% 27%
 
4.2 4.3 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.2 4.4
4.1 3.2 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 4.6 4.9
2.5 2.4 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.3 2.3
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8.7 10.9 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 7.9 8.2
3.5 4.5 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.8 3.3 3.6
26% 20% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 28% 32%
 
10.4 11 12.2 Shots against (avg) S A 8 9.5 9.3
4.1 3.9 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4 3.8
Key stats in Liga de Expansión MX this season:
  • Celaya haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Tlaxcala have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) 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 Cancun 16 3 4 9 14 22 8 1 2 5 7 10 8 2 2 4 7 12 -8 15

Read more about Liga de Expansión MX

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.