Can Mineros de Zacatecas beat Dorados in Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba clash?

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Competition: Mexico Liga de Expansión MX
Competition: Wed 13.January
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba (18000 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Mineros de Zacatecas are in the 7th position while the guesting Dorados worry at 13th.

Insights:
  • Mineros de Zacatecas has the most points from losing position (10) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Dorados has the fewest clean sheets (0) in Liga de Expansión MX

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Mineros de Zacatecas form and stats

Mineros de Zacatecas have played 8 Liga de Expansión MX games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Mineros de Zacatecas after consecutive victories at their own ground.

The fans are hoping that Zacatecas will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the Liga de Expansión MX game against Tampico Madero. Heartbreak before that as Zacatecas lost 0-3 at Tampico Madero's place.

Zacatecas lost the game against Tampico Madero in the first half with a 0-3 deficit and could never come back from that.

The Mineros de Zacatecas fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 8 league matches. On the other hand, Zacatecas have conceded 8 goals.

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Dorados form and stats

Playing away, Dorados, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Liga de Expansión MX, have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Liga de Expansión MX this season. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on D. Patiño Oviedo, the Dorados manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

Home advantage was not enough for Dorados in their previous game, as they lost their Liga de Expansión MX-match, hosting Tampico Madero, 0-1. A loss against Tampico Madero was the result prior to that, in a home game.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Dorados have scored 10 goals in 7 league games away. The Dorados manager D. Patiño Oviedo has some worries about the defense as 15 goals have been conceded in these travels. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Dorados - Zacatecas 0-1 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Zacatecas victory, five draws and four Dorados wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Mineros de ZacatecasJ. Calero Sierra
J. Calero Sierra
6 goals
DoradosJ. Zúñiga Murillo
J. Zúñiga Murillo
6 goals
Mineros de ZacatecasL. Hernández Betancourt
L. Hernández Betancourt
5 goals

Mineros de Zacatecas missing players

Dorados missing players

Mineros de Zacatecas Dorados
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 10 3 Played P 2 7 15
8 6 2 Won W 0 2 3
5 2 0 Drew D 0 2 5
5 2 1 Lost L 2 3 7
27 16 7 Scored S 1 10 18
23 9 3 Conceded C 6 15 27
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
78% 70% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 87%
56% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 86% 60%
17% 10% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 57% 40%
17% 10% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 13%
72% 70% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 86% 73%
22% 30% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
6% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 14% 27%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 1.9 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 1.9 1.9
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.7 9.4 9.3 Shots (avg) S ( 5.5 4.7 7.2
3.2 3.7 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.6 2.4
47% 43% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 56% 50%
Key stats in Liga de Expansión MX this season:
  • All of Dorados's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Dorados has the fewest clean sheets (0) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Dorados have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Dorados have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Dorados haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Mineros de Zacatecas has the most points from losing position (10) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Mineros de Zacatecas have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • 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 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 Tepatitlan de Morelos 15 6 5 4 20 15 8 5 2 1 16 7 7 1 3 3 4 8 5 24
9 Tapatío 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 Alebrijes de Oaxaca 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.