Soccer betting preview: Durango welcomes Tlaxcala in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Mexico Liga de Expansión MX
Competition: Tue 02.August
Match begins: 22:05 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Francisco Zarco (18000 seats)

Here's another entertaining fixture in the Liga de Expansión MX. Durango is in the 16th position from playing five matches. They welcome Tlaxcala who are placed 15th from five games.

Insights:
  • Durango have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Tlaxcala have the fewest points (0) away in Liga de Expansión MX

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Durango form and stats

Durango have less points than they have played home games in the Liga de Expansión MX so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 2 points. Durango have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

The Durango coach Cobián and his gang return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Tepatitlan de Morelos (placed 12th).

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Venados that ended 1-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Durango perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Durango as a small favourite), we find 4 games. Durango has won 2 of these, drawn 2 and lost 0.

Durango has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 1 goal from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only. Durango has at home met teams with this table position (low), two times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.

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Tlaxcala form and stats

It's not happening yet for Tlaxcala on their Liga de Expansión MX travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different? The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Tlaxcala have lost on their last two travels.

There were no winners in Tlaxcala's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Raya2 (placed 2nd).

Prior to that match, the Tlaxcala manager Romo faced defeat when travelling to Cancun and losing 0-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Tlaxcala playing away and similar expectations, we found 5 relevant matches. Results were 1 Tlaxcala win, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

Betting on few goals? 5 league games in a row with this club have had less than three (under 2.5) goals.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Tlaxcala has managed 0 goals and let in 3 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

DurangoJ. Jiménez Ulloa
J. Jiménez Ulloa
4 goals
DurangoW. Guzmán Aguilar
W. Guzmán Aguilar
1 goals
TlaxcalaE. Hernández Neri
E. Hernández Neri
1 goals

Durango missing players

Tlaxcala missing players

Durango Tlaxcala
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
5 2 2 Played P 0 2 5
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
3 2 2 Drew D 0 0 1
2 0 0 Lost L 0 2 3
5 1 1 Scored S 0 0 3
9 1 1 Conceded C 0 3 6
60% 50% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
60% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 80%
40% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
40% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
20% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
60% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 20%
40% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 20%
40% 50% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 60%
 
7.8 3.5 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5.5 4.2
3.4 4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.5 4.8
2.6 2.5 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.5 3.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
5.8 3 3 Shots (avg) S ( 0 6.5 10.6
2.2 1 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0.5 3.4
45% 50% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 18%
 
5.2 2 2 Shots against (avg) S A 0 8.5 7.8
2.2 0.5 0.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3 3.4
Key stats in Liga de Expansión MX this season:
  • Durango have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Durango have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Durango have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Durango have yet to win a game.
  • Tlaxcala have failed to score a single goal away.
  • Tlaxcala have lost all their away matches so far.
  • Tlaxcala have the fewest points (0) away in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Tlaxcala have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Tlaxcala haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Durango Last season Tlaxcala
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 18   Played P   17 33
22 13   Won W   3 10
11 5   Drew D   5 10
3 0   Lost L   9 13
67 36   Scored S   15 33
25 9   Conceded C   27 41
92% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 91%
69% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   76% 70%
39% 44%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   35% 33%
25% 22%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   18% 18%
17% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 6%
50% 50%   BTTS BTTS   47% 42%
42% 50%   Clean Sheets C S   12% 27%
17% 11%   Failed to Score F T   47% 39%
 
6.1 7.4   Corners for (avg) C F   4.6 4.9
2.9 2.9   Corners against (avg) C A   5.4 4.3
2.1 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.9 2.5
6 3   Red cards R C   3 5
 
9.4 12.3   Shots (avg) S (   6.8 8.9
5.3 7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.8 3.6
41% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 28%
 
4.9 4.8   Shots against (avg) S A   10.1 10.2
2.2 2.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.1 3.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atlante 5 4 1 0 10 1 3 3 0 0 8 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 9 13
2 Raya2 5 3 2 0 5 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 4 2 3 11
3 Universidad Guadalajara 5 2 3 0 7 2 3 1 2 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 4 2 5 9
4 Tapatio 5 3 0 2 9 8 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 1 0 1 4 5 1 9
5 Correcaminos UAT 5 2 2 1 9 6 3 1 1 1 6 5 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 8
6 Cimarrones de Sonora 5 2 2 1 6 4 2 1 1 0 3 0 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 8
7 Zacatepec FC 5 1 4 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 7
8 Celaya 5 2 1 2 6 5 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 0 1 2 2 4 1 7
9 Morelia 5 2 1 2 5 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 1 0 2 2 3 1 7
10 Cancun 5 2 1 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 3 -1 7
11 Dorados 5 2 0 3 4 7 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 1 0 2 2 5 -3 6
12 Tepatitlan de Morelos 5 1 2 2 4 6 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 4 -2 5
13 Mineros de Zacatecas 5 1 2 2 6 9 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 0 1 1 1 4 -3 5
14 Venados 5 1 2 2 5 8 3 1 0 2 4 7 2 0 2 0 1 1 -3 5
15 Tlaxcala 5 1 1 3 3 6 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3 4
16 Durango 5 0 3 2 5 9 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 4 8 -4 3
17 CA La Paz 5 0 3 2 2 6 2 0 2 0 2 2 3 0 1 2 0 4 -4 3
18 Pumas Tabasco 5 0 2 3 4 8 3 0 1 2 2 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 -4 2

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.