Game preview: Home crowd has big expectations when Celaya take on Cancún

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Competition: Mexico Liga de Expansión MX
Competition: Wed 04.January
Match begins: 23:05 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés (32300 seats)

A good game and three points is the only event that will please the Celaya followers in this Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés clash with Cancún, as they enjoy a robust lead on the away team in the Liga de Expansión MX table.

Insights:
  • Celaya have the most clean sheets (13) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Cancún have the fewest scored goals (8) in Liga de Expansión MX

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Celaya form and stats

Celaya have been very solid at home in the Liga de Expansión MX so far, with 21 points collected from 8 matches (7-0-1). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table.

Celaya's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-3 versus Atlante (after extra-time). The first setback in the shape of a loss after going unbeaten through five league rounds.

Before that, Celaya played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Atlante.

Celaya have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés with 14 goals in 8 league matches. Celaya have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Cancún form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Cancún so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-4 (win-draw-lose).

Home advantage was not enough for Cancún in their previous game as they lost hosting Tepatitlan de Morelos, 1-2.

Preceding that game, the 0-4 loss visiting Mineros de Zacatecas's place.

Highlight this: 13 of the last 16 league fixtures featuring this side have ended with only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting terms).

Goals are few and far between in Cancún's away league games. Only {2 goals} from 8 travels. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 11 goals have been conceded by Cancún in these games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The participants have played each other previously this season, with the match result Cancún - Celaya 0-4 entered in the official records. Celaya-Cancún H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Celaya six wins, Cancún one win, zero draws. four of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

CelayaR. Marín Sánchez
R. Marín Sánchez
11 goals
CelayaC. Acosta Zavala
C. Acosta Zavala
5 goals
CelayaD. Gonzalez Alcaraz
D. Gonzalez Alcaraz
4 goals

Celaya missing players

Cancún missing players

Celaya Cancún
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
23 11 2 Played P 4 8 17
15 9 1 Won W 0 1 3
4 0 0 Drew D 2 3 5
4 2 1 Lost L 2 4 9
34 19 2 Scored S 0 2 8
17 10 4 Conceded C 5 11 22
87% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 62% 71%
61% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 53%
39% 55% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 38% 41%
26% 27% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 12%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
35% 45% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 12% 24%
57% 45% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 38% 41%
22% 9% 50% Failed to Score F T 100% 88% 65%
 
5.4 6.3 8.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 3.1 4.2
4 3.3 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 6 5.6
3.4 3.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.6 2.8
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 7
 
6.8 6.8 6 Shots (avg) S ( 5 6 6.6
3.2 3.6 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.8 2.4 2.7
46% 48% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 11% 17%
 
6.6 5.8 3.5 Shots against (avg) S A 8 8.4 7.6
2.5 2.5 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.8 2.8 2.7
Key stats in Liga de Expansión MX this season:
  • Cancún have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Cancún have the fewest scored goals (2) away in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Cancún have the fewest scored goals (8) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Cancún have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Cancún have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Celaya have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Celaya have scored more than double the goals of Cancún.
  • Celaya have the most clean sheets (13) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Celaya have the most matches under the total-line (15) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Celaya have the most points (21) at home in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Celaya haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Celaya 17 12 2 3 28 13 8 7 0 1 14 6 9 5 2 2 14 7 15 38
2 Atlante 17 9 7 1 34 14 8 6 2 0 17 4 9 3 5 1 17 10 20 34
3 Universidad Guadalajara 17 9 4 4 26 13 8 4 3 1 15 6 9 5 1 3 11 7 13 31
4 Cimarrones de Sonora 17 8 6 3 29 16 8 5 3 0 18 4 9 3 3 3 11 12 13 30
5 Dorados 17 8 3 6 23 20 9 4 2 3 13 10 8 4 1 3 10 10 3 27
6 Morelia 17 7 5 5 23 17 9 5 3 1 14 6 8 2 2 4 9 11 6 26
7 Venados 17 7 4 6 21 20 8 4 1 3 13 9 9 3 3 3 8 11 1 25
8 Mineros de Zacatecas 17 6 5 6 27 29 9 4 3 2 16 12 8 2 2 4 11 17 -2 23
9 Tapatio 17 6 4 7 22 27 8 5 2 1 11 5 9 1 2 6 11 22 -5 22
10 Tepatitlan de Morelos 17 5 6 6 22 23 9 4 2 3 15 12 8 1 4 3 7 11 -1 21
11 Zacatepec FC 17 4 8 5 21 16 9 3 4 2 17 9 8 1 4 3 4 7 5 20
12 Durango 17 4 8 5 23 28 9 4 5 0 16 7 8 0 3 5 7 21 -5 20
13 Correcaminos UAT 17 5 4 8 19 22 9 3 3 3 12 12 8 2 1 5 7 10 -3 19
14 Tlaxcala 17 5 4 8 14 26 8 4 1 3 8 10 9 1 3 5 6 16 -12 19
15 Raya2 17 4 6 7 16 22 8 1 3 4 7 12 9 3 3 3 9 10 -6 18
16 CA La Paz 17 4 5 8 22 32 8 4 4 0 17 9 9 0 1 8 5 23 -10 17
17 Cancún 17 3 5 9 8 22 9 2 2 5 6 11 8 1 3 4 2 11 -14 14
18 Pumas Tabasco 17 2 4 11 14 32 9 2 2 5 6 13 8 0 2 6 8 19 -18 10

Read more about Liga de Expansión MX

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.