Only a win will satisfy the Mineros de Zacatecas supporters in this Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba clash with Venados, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Liga de Expansión MX table.
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only two days ago in the Liga de Expansión MX. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Atlante.
It's quite the trip for Venados when visiting Zacatecas as the cities are 1900 kilometers apart.
Mineros de Zacatecas form and stats
Mineros de Zacatecas are steadily winning Liga de Expansión MX games and points here at Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba. 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 7 games.
No payout for Mineros de Zacatecas in their previous match, an away game at Atlante that ended in defeat 1-2. Before that, Zacatecas had a home game versus Correcaminos UAT which ended with a victory 5-1.
The Zacatecas fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 7 league matches. Zacatecas have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Venados form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Venados, who have the fewest scored goals (12) in Liga de Expansión MX, so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-5 (win-draw-lose). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Venados's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Two away games in a row for Venados, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Cimarrones de Sonora in the Liga de Expansión MX. A loss against Pumas Tabasco was the result prior to that, in a home game.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Venados as they have only managed to score 4 times from 7 away games in the league. Venados struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 11 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: seven wins for Zacatecas, three draws and zero wins for Venados. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  L. Hernández Betancourt 5 goals | J. Calero Sierra 5 goals | M. Hipólito León 4 goals |
Mineros de Zacatecas missing players
Venados missing players
| Mineros de Zacatecas | Venados | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 23 | 12 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 11 | 20 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 79% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 71% | 71% |
| 50% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 43% | 50% |
| 21% | 14% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 21% | 14% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 79% | 71% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 57% |
| 21% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 57% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 134 | 74 | 22 | Total Shots | T S | 30 | 52 | 109 |
| 50 | 30 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 19 | 38 |
| 46% | 40% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 21% | 32% |
- Mineros de Zacatecas has the most points from losing position (10) in Liga de Expansión MX
- Mineros de Zacatecas have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Venados have scored away.
- Mineros de Zacatecas have scored in all their matches so far.
- Mineros de Zacatecas haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Venados has the fewest scored goals (12) in Liga de Expansión MX
- Venados have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Venados have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Venados 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 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 32 |
| 2 | Atlante | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Cimarrones de Sonora | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Cancun | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| 5 | Mineros de Zacatecas | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | Morelia | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 25 |
| 7 | Tampico Madero | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 23 |
| 8 | Tepatitlan de Morelos | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 21 |
| 9 | Tapatío | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 19 |
| 10 | Tlaxcala | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 19 |
| 11 | Pumas Tabasco | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -8 | 17 |
| 12 | Dorados | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 16 |
| 13 | Universidad Guadalajara | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 15 |
| 14 | Zacatepec FC | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 15 |
| 15 | Venados | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 14 |
| 16 | Correcaminos UAT | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 13 |