Atlante favourites for feisty fight facing Mineros de Zacatecas

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Competition: Mexico Liga Ascenso
Date: Sat 16.November
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Olimpico Andres Quintana Roo (20000 seats)

Atlante perform at a high level so far being 2nd in the table. Mineros de Zacatecas can look both up and down from their 7th position.

It's no vacation for neither Atlante nor Mineros de Zacatecas as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Mineros de Zacatecas have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Atlante form and stats

15 points is a decent return from 7 Liga Ascenso games here at Estadio Olimpico Andres Quintana Roo for Atlante, who have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Liga Ascenso,. The data says 4 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses. After failing to beat Tampico Madero here at Estadio Olimpico Andres Quintana Roo, Atlante has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.

The fans are hoping that Atlante will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Liga Ascenso game against Mineros de Zacatecas. Before that, Atlante had a home game versus Cimarrones de Sonora which ended with a victory 2-0.

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 Atlante have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 17 games) they have won 10 times, drawn 5 and lost 2.

A decent goal production from Atlante in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 7 league matches. From these home matches, Atlante have conceded only 4 goals.

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Mineros de Zacatecas form and stats

Playing away, Mineros de Zacatecas have won 2 games, drawn 4 and suffered 1 defeat in the Liga Ascenso this season. In general it has been a productive period now for Mineros de Zacatecas as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.

The supporters enjoyed Mineros de Zacatecas's previous game versus Atlante, a Liga Ascenso 2-1 win played at home. Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Dorados.

Mineros de Zacatecas are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of six matches.

Mineros de Zacatecas are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 7 games (in the league). It's not easy to score on Mineros de Zacatecas as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Atlante and Mineros de Zacatecas have met before this season: Mineros de Zacatecas - Atlante 2-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 1 win for Atlante, 5 draws and 4 wins for Mineros de Zacatecas. Over 2,5 goals: 5 times; under 2,5 goals: 5 games.

Top Goalscorers

AtlanteS. Sosa
S. Sosa
5 goals
Mineros de ZacatecasM. Pérez
M. Pérez
4 goals
AtlanteO. Islas
O. Islas
3 goals

Atlante missing players

Mineros de Zacatecas missing players

Atlante Mineros de Zacatecas
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
14 7 1 Played P 1 7 14
6 4 1 Won W 0 2 5
6 3 0 Drew D 1 4 6
2 0 0 Lost L 0 1 3
16 11 2 Scored S 1 7 15
11 4 1 Conceded C 1 6 12
71% 71% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 71% 79%
64% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 71%
50% 57% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 36%
7% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 7%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
43% 43% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 57% 50%
50% 57% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 29%
36% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 43% 43%
 
5.3 5.4 3 Corners For (avg) C F 2 4.6 3.9
3.4 3.1 2 Corners Against (avg) C A 4 4.4 4.1
2.4 2.3 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 4 2.7 2.4
3 1 1 Red Cards R C 0 2 3
Key stats this season:
  • Atlante have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Atlante have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Atlante have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Zacatepec FC 13 7 4 2 18 15 6 4 2 0 11 5 7 3 2 2 7 10 3 27
2 Atlante 13 6 6 1 15 9 7 4 3 0 11 4 6 2 3 1 4 5 6 26
3 Tampico Madero 13 5 5 3 18 13 6 1 3 2 7 8 7 4 2 1 11 5 5 23
4 Universidad Guadalajara 13 7 0 6 17 17 6 5 0 1 10 6 7 2 0 5 7 11 0 22
5 Atletico Zacatepec 13 5 4 4 18 18 7 3 2 2 9 10 6 2 2 2 9 8 0 21
6 Celaya 13 5 2 6 14 11 7 3 1 3 9 3 6 2 1 3 5 8 3 19
7 Mineros de Zacatecas 13 4 6 3 13 11 6 2 2 2 6 5 7 2 4 1 7 6 2 19
8 Cafetaleros de Tapachula 13 4 5 4 17 16 6 3 3 0 10 3 7 1 2 4 7 13 1 18
9 Dorados 13 3 7 3 13 12 7 2 3 2 7 6 6 1 4 1 6 6 1 17
10 Cimarrones de Sonora 13 4 4 5 10 11 7 3 1 3 8 6 6 1 3 2 2 5 -1 17
11 Loros Universidad 13 3 5 5 16 18 7 1 3 3 6 8 6 2 2 2 10 10 -2 16
12 Potros UAEM 13 3 4 6 18 21 6 1 2 3 9 9 7 2 2 3 9 12 -3 14
13 Venados 13 3 3 7 12 20 6 1 3 2 5 7 7 2 0 5 7 13 -8 14
14 Correcaminos UAT 13 2 5 6 12 19 7 2 2 3 11 12 6 0 3 3 1 7 -7 11

Read more about Liga Ascenso

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.