National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Guadalajara or Mazatlán that keep their silverware dream alive.
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 Guadalajara and Mazatlán.
Guadalajara form and stats
The home club members witnessed a 0-0 draw versus Mazatlán in the Copa por México last time out and are hoping for a win here.
A 1-1 draw away in the Liga MX before that, with Puebla (after extra-time, 5-4 on penalties) the opponent.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 Guadalajara have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 15 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 5 and lost 3.
Mazatlán form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Mazatlán so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-3 (win-draw-lose).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Guadalajara in their previous outing. The Copa por México duel ended 0-0.
Preceding that, 0-0 away against Tigres UANL in the Copa por México. We have checked recent matches where Mazatlán have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 14 games were 1 victory, 3 draws and 10 defeats.
The attacking power of Mazatlán when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. 12 goals have been conceded by Mazatlán in these games.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the prior five meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Guadalajara, one draw and one win for Mazatlán. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: two games.
Top Goalscorers
  Á. Zaldívar Caviedes 4 goals |  E. Vega Rojas 3 goals |   E. Bello Gil 3 goals |
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| Guadalajara | Mazatlán | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 8 | 12 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 23 | 8 | Scored | S | 14 | 27 | ||
| 28 | 10 | Conceded | C | 15 | 29 | ||
| 80% | 64% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 79% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 36% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 76% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 16% | ||
| 4% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 28% | ||
| 4.5 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.2 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 6.1 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.6 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 14.8 | 16.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 11.4 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.6 | ||
| 21% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 33% | ||
| 12.2 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.6 | 15.7 | ||
| 4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 5.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | America | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 38 |
| 2 | Monterrey | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 35 |
| 3 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 33 |
| 4 | Pachuca | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 32 |
| 5 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 30 |
| 6 | Toluca | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 22 | -8 | 24 |
| 8 | Puebla | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | Guadalajara | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| 10 | Leon | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 22 |
| 11 | Juarez | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 19 |
| 12 | Necaxa | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 19 |
| 13 | Atletico San Luis | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 18 |
| 14 | Mazatlán | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 15 | Tijuana | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -12 | 17 |
| 16 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 14 |
| 17 | Atlas | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 13 |
| 18 | Queretaro | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -17 | 9 |
