Home advantage could prove decisive in Dorados - Celaya battle

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Competition: Mexico Liga de Expansión MX
Competition: Wed 23.March
Match begins: 03:05 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Banorte (20017 seats)

Lots to play for in this game, with Dorados placed 1st and Celaya at 4th. Here's our match guide!

Insights:
  • Dorados have the most scored goals (34) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Celaya haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

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

Both participants have had adequate rest since their last match. Let's have faith in that this will be an animated fixture!

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Dorados form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Banorte as Dorados have scored 21 goals to get 22 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Liga de Expansión MX are 7-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Dorados are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 218 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Betancourt).

The Dorados crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Mineros de Zacatecas here at Estadio Banorte.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Morelia.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Dorados handle that role? We have found 16 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, six draws and four defeats.

There will be little rest for Dorados after this match as they are travelling to Zacatepec FC for a Liga de Expansión MX game in only four days.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (21 in 9 games), Dorados's attacking play is working. More than 55 percent of these goals (16 in total) came after at least one hour had been played. Dorados have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Celaya form and stats

As the visiting team in Liga de Expansión MX matches, Celaya have produced an overall stat of 3-2-4 so far. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Celaya are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Celaya lost away at Cimarrones de Sonora (2-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.

A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Morelia.

Celaya are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, two draws and five defeats. From a total of eleven matches.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Tapatio in just three days.

11 goals have been conceded by Celaya in these games.

Head 2 Head

The former head to head game ended Celaya - Dorados 2-2, played this season. Last ten meetings involving these teams: Dorados won four, Celaya triumphed in two and we saw four draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less. The games between these sides have sometimes been hostile, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

DoradosJ. Zúñiga Murillo
J. Zúñiga Murillo
15 goals
CelayaD. Jiménez Hernández
D. Jiménez Hernández
10 goals
CelayaF. Illescas Mariñelarena
F. Illescas Mariñelarena
7 goals

Dorados missing players

Celaya missing players

Dorados Celaya
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 16 2 Played P 4 16 31
17 10 2 Won W 1 5 11
5 1 0 Drew D 2 3 10
9 5 0 Lost L 1 8 10
47 28 7 Scored S 5 15 36
29 14 2 Conceded C 5 20 32
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
71% 69% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 56% 61%
42% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 38% 42%
26% 31% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 19% 19%
13% 19% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
42% 38% 100% BTTS BTTS 75% 50% 52%
29% 31% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 19% 29%
35% 38% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 31% 26%
 
4.5 5.2 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 4 4.2
4.5 3.7 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 5.1 5.2
2 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.2 2.3
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8.3 8.6 12 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 7.4 8.1
3.3 3.7 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.2 3.6
46% 47% 58% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 29% 32%
 
8 6.4 9.5 Shots against (avg) S A 11 9.3 9
3.2 3.1 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.8 3.6
Key stats in Liga de Expansión MX this season:
  • Celaya haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Dorados have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Dorados have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Dorados have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Dorados have the most points (22) at home in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Dorados have the most scored goals (21) at home in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Dorados have the most scored goals (34) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Dorados have the most scored goals in the second half (28) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Dorados have the the best goal difference (+13) at home in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Dorados have the the best goal difference (+21) in Liga de Expansión MX

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dorados 16 11 4 1 34 13 9 7 1 1 21 8 7 4 3 0 13 5 21 41
2 Atlante 16 9 4 3 22 9 8 6 1 1 12 4 8 3 3 2 10 5 13 33
3 Morelia 16 8 4 4 22 18 9 4 3 2 13 12 7 4 1 2 9 6 4 32
4 Celaya 16 7 4 5 20 16 7 4 2 1 11 5 9 3 2 4 9 11 4 28
5 Pumas Tabasco 16 5 8 3 16 15 7 0 5 2 3 7 9 5 3 1 13 8 1 28
6 Universidad Guadalajara 16 7 4 5 21 18 7 4 2 1 11 6 9 3 2 4 10 12 3 27
7 Tampico Madero 16 4 10 2 23 18 9 2 5 2 14 13 7 2 5 0 9 5 5 24
8 Cimarrones de Sonora 16 6 3 7 22 22 7 3 1 3 9 7 9 3 2 4 13 15 0 24
9 Venados 16 6 3 7 17 19 9 4 2 3 12 7 7 2 1 4 5 12 -2 23
10 Mineros de Zacatecas 16 6 1 9 24 28 8 3 0 5 11 14 8 3 1 4 13 14 -4 21
11 Correcaminos UAT 16 5 4 7 19 27 8 3 3 2 11 11 8 2 1 5 8 16 -8 20
12 Tepatitlan de Morelos 16 4 6 6 17 20 8 3 2 3 10 11 8 1 4 3 7 9 -3 19
13 Tlaxcala 16 4 6 6 15 20 8 2 5 1 8 6 8 2 1 5 7 14 -5 19
14 Raya2 16 4 5 7 16 18 9 3 2 4 9 7 7 1 3 3 7 11 -2 18
15 Zacatepec FC 16 3 7 6 14 17 8 2 3 3 8 9 8 1 4 3 6 8 -3 16
16 Tapatio 16 3 5 8 11 27 7 1 2 4 6 14 9 2 3 4 5 13 -16 16
17 Cancun 16 3 4 9 14 22 8 1 2 5 7 10 8 2 2 4 7 12 -8 15

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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.