Liga de Expansión MX match preview: Celaya versus Dorados

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Competition: Mexico Liga de Expansión MX
Competition: Wed 17.March
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés (32300 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Celaya leading Dorados by 19 points.

Insights:
  • Celaya have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Dorados have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Liga de Expansión MX

Celaya and Dorados should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

These teams have little in common geographically as Dorados have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Celaya form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés as Celaya, who have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Liga de Expansión MX, have scored 10 goals to get 17 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the Liga de Expansión MX are 5-2-0 (wins-draws-losses).

S. Vergara was the last player to score a league goal for Celaya and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Celaya haven't scored in 201 minutes.

Celaya faced defeat in their previous match, away at Tampico Madero (0-1). The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Tlaxcala.

The Celaya fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 7 matches. Defensively Celaya have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Dorados form and stats

2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Dorados, who have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Liga de Expansión MX, playing as the away team in the Liga de Expansión MX this season.

There were no winners in Dorados's previous match, a Liga de Expansión MX home game that ended 1-1 vs Pumas Tabasco. Before that, Dorados travelled to Correcaminos UAT and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

The visiting Dorados have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 7 games. The Dorados manager J. García Torres has some worries about the defense as 15 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Dorados - Celaya 1-2 earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Celaya won four, Dorados won four and two draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

CelayaS. Vergara Sáez
S. Vergara Sáez
10 goals
DoradosJ. Zúñiga Murillo
J. Zúñiga Murillo
9 goals
CelayaG. Martínez Ayala
G. Martínez Ayala
6 goals

Celaya missing players

Dorados missing players

Celaya Dorados
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 12 4 Played P 4 12 24
13 8 4 Won W 0 3 4
9 4 0 Drew D 1 4 11
2 0 0 Lost L 3 5 9
34 19 7 Scored S 2 13 23
15 5 3 Conceded C 8 20 34
88% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
71% 67% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 83% 75%
38% 42% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 50% 38%
8% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 33% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 8% 8%
50% 42% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 62%
42% 58% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 12%
21% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.9 2.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 1.8 1.9
2 1 0 Red cards R C 2 2 3
 
8.8 9 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 5.8 7.2 7.7
3.8 3.8 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.8 3
38% 42% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 15% 29% 32%
Key stats in Liga de Expansión MX this season:
  • Celaya have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Celaya have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Celaya have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Celaya have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Celaya have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Dorados have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Dorados have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Dorados haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 15 9 5 1 21 10 7 5 2 0 10 3 8 4 3 1 11 7 11 35
2 Atlante 15 9 1 5 25 14 8 5 1 2 12 5 7 4 0 3 13 9 11 32
3 Cimarrones de Sonora 15 9 1 5 25 16 7 6 0 1 14 6 8 3 1 4 11 10 9 30
4 Morelia 15 7 5 3 24 18 7 4 1 2 12 8 8 3 4 1 12 10 6 29
5 Cancun 15 7 3 5 19 14 8 4 1 3 11 7 7 3 2 2 8 7 5 27
6 Tampico Madero 15 6 5 4 14 12 7 2 3 2 7 6 8 4 2 2 7 6 2 26
7 Mineros de Zacatecas 15 6 5 4 24 19 8 4 2 2 13 8 7 2 3 2 11 11 5 25
8 Tepatitlán de Morelos 15 6 5 4 20 15 8 5 2 1 16 7 7 1 3 3 4 8 5 24
9 Tapatio 15 5 6 4 20 14 8 4 2 2 13 8 7 1 4 2 7 6 6 22
10 Tlaxcala 15 5 3 7 13 22 8 3 2 3 8 11 7 2 1 4 5 11 -9 20
11 Venados 15 4 4 7 14 21 7 2 3 2 8 9 8 2 1 5 6 12 -7 17
12 Pumas Tabasco 15 3 5 7 20 30 7 0 3 4 8 16 8 3 2 3 12 14 -10 17
13 Dorados 15 3 5 7 18 27 8 1 3 4 8 12 7 2 2 3 10 15 -9 16
14 Universidad Guadalajara 15 3 4 8 17 21 7 1 4 2 8 8 8 2 0 6 9 13 -4 15
15 Zacatepec FC 15 4 1 10 15 25 8 2 1 5 9 14 7 2 0 5 6 11 -10 15
16 Correcaminos UAT 15 3 4 8 17 28 7 3 1 3 10 11 8 0 3 5 7 17 -11 13

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.