A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Juárez and Querétaro know what's at stake in this second leg of the Copa MX Apertura - 8th Finals clash.
Juárez have less rest than Querétaro in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Liga MX game only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Morelia, was also a home game here at Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez. The away team is better rested.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Juárez form and stats
Juárez participated in Copa MX the last season, where they reached the clausura - final.OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Juárez's two home games in the Liga MX so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez. On the other hand, in the Copa MX, Juárez has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
The Juárez supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Morelia in Liga MX and win 3-0. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Querétaro (2-3).
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Juárez have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won 1 Drawn 2 Lost 4.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Juárez as they are travelling to their away game against America in the Liga MX. That match is three days after this one.
Juárez has scored 7 goals so far and conceded 4 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Querétaro form and stats
Querétaro was sent out of Copa MX in the clausura last season.Things could have gone better for Querétaro in their Liga MX away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right. Total Copa MX statistics for Querétaro: 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.
The Querétaro goalkeeper Gerardo Daniel Ruiz Barragan is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 198 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
It's the second away game in a row for Querétaro, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Puebla in the Liga MX last time out. That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus Juárez in the Copa MX.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Querétaro in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Querétaro, 0 draws and 5 defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Querétaro now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Liga MX game at Monterrey is waiting in only three days.
It's early days yet, but Querétaro has scored 2 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Querétaro - Juárez 3-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: 0 - 1 - 2 (Juárez wins - draws - Querétaro wins). As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Lezcano 9 goals |  D. Rolan Silva 6 goals |   F. Castillo Sánchez 5 goals |
Juárez missing players
Querétaro missing players
| Juárez | Querétaro | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 32 | 21 | Scored | S | 15 | 43 | ||
| 37 | 14 | Conceded | C | 16 | 34 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 88% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 68% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 24% | ||
| 4 | 4.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5 | ||
| 5.6 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.9 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.9 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 227 | 135 | Total Shots | T S | 138 | 323 | ||
| 79 | 49 | Shots on Target | S O | 38 | 101 | ||
| 41% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 43% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Pumas UNAM | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Leon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Querétaro | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Guadalajara | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Atletico San Luis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Juárez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Necaxa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | America | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Toluca | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Tigres UANL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Tijuana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Cruz Azul | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Puebla | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Atlas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Santos Laguna | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 16 | Monterrey | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 17 | Morelia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| 18 | Pachuca | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |