A key fixture in Liga Mayor as both contenders are struggling for the top positions. With Moca in 3rd position and Cibao located at 1st, this promises to be an exciting battle. Read on to learn more!
- Moca have the fewest scored goals (8) at home in Liga Mayor
- Cibao have the fewest conceded goals (8) in Liga Mayor
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!
Moca form and stats
Moca have played 9 Liga Mayor games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Moca are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Vega Real.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Universidad O&M (1-2).The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Moca here at Estadio Polideportivo Moca in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 9 games). From these home matches, Moca have conceded only 8 goals.
Cibao form and stats
The strength of Cibao on their travels this season is incredible with 23 points collected from 9 Liga Mayor away games. Cibao has 7-2-0 on the road, with 18 goals scored and 5 conceded. Two points from the last two away games for Cibao, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Don Bosco Jarabacoa in their previous outing. The Liga Mayor match ended in a draw 0-0.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Deportivo Pantoja.The Cibao manager J. Alfonso Ávalos has got the team scoring on the road, with 18 away goals in 9 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Cibao are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Cibao - Moca 1-0 was the outcome when these sides previously played each other, also in this season. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's one Moca victory, two draws and four Cibao wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Moca missing players
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| Moca | Cibao | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | 10 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 19 | 39 |
| 19 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 92% | 82% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 62% | 55% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 62% |
| 29% | 27% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 12% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 38% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 33% |
| 38% | 45% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 42% | 62% |
| 33% | 36% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 4.6 | 5.1 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| 3.4 | 3.4 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7.9 | 6.4 | 3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 9.2 | 8.6 |
| 3.1 | 2.7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| 35% | 30% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 37% | 39% |
- Cibao have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Cibao have the fewest conceded goals (8) in Liga Mayor
- Cibao have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Liga Mayor
- Cibao have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Liga Mayor
- Cibao have the most clean sheets (15) in Liga Mayor
- Cibao have the most points (23) away in Liga Mayor
- Cibao have the the best goal difference (+24) in Liga Mayor
- Moca have the fewest scored goals (8) at home in Liga Mayor
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cibao | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 24 | 44 |
| 2 | Deportivo Pantoja | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 34 |
| 3 | Moca | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 32 |
| 4 | Universidad O&M | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 32 |
| 5 | Don Bosco Jarabacoa | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -1 | 26 |
| 6 | Vega Real | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Delfines Del Este | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -20 | 17 |
| 8 | San Cristobal | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 18 | -12 | 16 |
| 9 | Atlantico | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 14 |
| 10 | Atletico de SF | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 25 | -26 | 10 |