After the first game it's Atlético Zacatepec - Celaya 0-3 in points. Who will triumph in this second Liga Ascenso game of the season?
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Copa MX. That game was also an away game, at Monterrey. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Atlético Zacatepec form and stats
Atlético Zacatepec lost their last game at Venados (placed 3rd) after a 1-2 scoreline. 2-2 away at Zacatepec FC before that.
This is expected to be a close game, with Atlético Zacatepec perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Atlético Zacatepec as a small favourite), we find ten games. Atlético Zacatepec has won four of these, drawn five and lost one.
Last season, Atlético Zacatepec's league statistics were 7 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses, resulting in a 3rd position in the Liga Ascenso. Over these 14 matches they scored 22 goals and conceded 18. Playing at home last season Atlético Zacatepec managed 4-1-1 (win-draw-lost) with 12 goals and 5 conceded.
Celaya form and stats
The Celaya goalkeeper Cristian Campestrini is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 237 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Celaya, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-3 versus Monterrey. Before that, Celaya secured a home win against Atlante with the score 1-0.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Celaya in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Celaya, four draws and seven defeats.
Let's have a look at how Celaya performed last season in the Liga Ascenso: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 4 victories, 6 draws and 4 defeats. In total they scored 14 and conceded 16 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 0 and lost 4 with 10/12 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Celaya - Atlético Zacatepec 0-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last nine meetings): Atlético Zacatepec won three games, four matches ended with a draw and Celaya has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / sevenTop Goalscorers
  G. Ramírez Rojas 8 goals |   R. Marín Sánchez 4 goals |  E. Hernández Neri 3 goals |
Atlético Zacatepec missing players
Celaya missing players
| Atlético Zacatepec | Celaya | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 25 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 25 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 90% | 80% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 83% |
| 70% | 70% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 39% |
| 55% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 35% | 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 11% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 60% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 35% | 40% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 56% |
| 15% | 30% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 6.4 | 6.9 | 8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
| 3.4 | 3.5 | 1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.4 | 3.7 |
| 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 167 | 91 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 28 | 53 | 150 |
| 75 | 41 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 21 | 55 |
| 33% | 27% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 29% | 31% |
- Celaya have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Celaya have won significantly less corners away then 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 | Correcaminos UAT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Cimarrones de Sonora | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Venados | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Celaya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Mineros de Zacatecas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Universidad Guadalajara | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Atlético Zacatepec | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 8 | Zacatepec FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 9 | Atlante | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 10 | Cafetaleros de Tapachula | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 11 | Tampico Madero | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 12 | Dorados | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |