Liga de Expansión MX preview: Can Mineros de Zacatecas edge out victory against Dorados?

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Competition: Mexico Liga de Expansión MX
Competition: Wed 11.January
Match begins: 03:05 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba (18000 seats)

Mineros de Zacatecas will want to use their home advantage to give everything they have against today’s opposition. The home side are currently 4 points behind Dorados.

Insights:
  • Mineros de Zacatecas have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • All of Dorados's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.

Both teams have had sufficient rest since their previous competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Mineros de Zacatecas form and stats

When playing at home in the Liga de Expansión MX, Mineros de Zacatecas have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games. Zacatecas has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Galindo and the players.

Mineros de Zacatecas lost their last game at CA La Paz after a 0-2 scoreline.

Prior to that, an away loss at Atlante.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Zacatecas have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 24 games) they have won 15 times, drawn 7 and lost 2.

A decent goal production from Mineros de Zacatecas in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 9 league matches. Mineros de Zacatecas have conceded 12 in these home matches.

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Dorados form and stats

4 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Dorados playing as the away team in the Liga de Expansión MX this season. It’s been three wins in a row for Dorados on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.

The manager Torres was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Estadio Banorte. Dorados suffered a 1-3 loss to Durango. That loss was their first after three consecutive league rounds winning points.

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Tapatio.

Dorados are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 15 matches.

Dorados have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Dorados have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these parties get together this campaign, as the records show this recent match: Dorados - Mineros de Zacatecas 4-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Zacatecas victories, four draws and four Dorados wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Mineros de ZacatecasL. Razo Miranda
L. Razo Miranda
9 goals
DoradosE. Armenta Palma
E. Armenta Palma
5 goals
Mineros de ZacatecasH. Torres Martínez
H. Torres Martínez
4 goals

Mineros de Zacatecas missing players

Dorados missing players

Mineros de Zacatecas Dorados
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 11 4 Played P 2 8 18
7 5 1 Won W 0 4 8
5 3 1 Drew D 1 1 3
9 3 2 Lost L 1 3 7
30 18 5 Scored S 1 10 24
35 14 7 Conceded C 3 10 23
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
81% 73% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 89%
62% 55% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 50%
38% 36% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 17%
19% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
62% 64% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 25% 44%
29% 36% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 38% 28%
10% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 38% 28%
 
5.5 6.8 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 3 3.5
5 4.2 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 7 4.9 4.6
3.5 3.5 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.1 2.6
8 6 4 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.5 8.4 7.2 Shots (avg) S ( 2.5 5 7.1
3.7 3.7 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.6 2.7
39% 44% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 48% 50%
 
7.8 5.3 6 Shots against (avg) S A 4.5 8.4 7.8
2.8 2 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 3.6 3.3
Key stats in Liga de Expansión MX this season:
  • All of Dorados's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Dorados haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Mineros de Zacatecas have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Mineros de Zacatecas have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Mineros de Zacatecas have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Mineros de Zacatecas haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 Alebrijes 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 Cancun 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.