Home advantage could prove decisive in Morelia - Cancún battle

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Competition: Mexico Liga de Expansión MX
Competition: Fri 18.February
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Generalísimo José María Morelos y Pavón (35000 seats)

Only victory will do for the Morelia followers in this Estadio Generalísimo José María Morelos y Pavón duel with Cancún, seeing as they have a robust lead on the opposition in the Liga de Expansión MX standings.

Insights:
  • Morelia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cancún have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Liga de Expansión MX

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Morelia form and stats

The Liga de Expansión MX stats playing at home this season for Morelia are 4-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).

The home team returns to Estadio Generalísimo José María Morelos y Pavón after drawing with Correcaminos UAT on their last time out; the game ended 1-1.

Before that game, the home loss against Tapatio with the scoreline 1-2.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Morelia handle that role? We have found 18 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are seven wins, four draws and seven defeats.

Morelia has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. 12 goals have been conceded.

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Cancún form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Cancún so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-4 (win-draw-lose).

Zamorano and Delgadillo scored in Cancún's previous match, the home game against Tepatitlan de Morelos that ended 2-1.

A loss against Atlante was the result prior to that, in a home game.

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

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Cancún's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 12 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these teams get together this season, as the records show this recent match: Cancún - Morelia 0-1. Head to head statistics (for the prior three meetings): Morelia won two games, zero matches ended in a draw and Cancún managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / one

Top Goalscorers

CancúnD. Delgadillo Pulido
D. Delgadillo Pulido
7 goals
MoreliaD. Abella Calleja
D. Abella Calleja
5 goals

Morelia missing players

Cancún missing players

Morelia Cancún
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 12 5 Played P 4 11 23
11 5 2 Won W 0 3 6
7 3 1 Drew D 1 2 4
7 4 2 Lost L 3 6 13
34 15 6 Scored S 1 9 22
30 16 7 Conceded C 6 16 31
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 91% 96%
72% 67% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 73% 70%
56% 58% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 45% 48%
28% 33% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 18% 17%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
56% 58% 60% BTTS BTTS 25% 55% 57%
32% 25% 40% Clean Sheets C S 25% 9% 9%
12% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 75% 45% 39%
 
5.8 6.2 5.6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 3.9 5.3
4.7 4.1 4.4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 5.4 4.2
2.2 1.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 2.1
4 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
10.4 11.5 10 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 6.3 8.3
4.6 5.1 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 2.9 3.6
30% 25% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 6% 24% 25%
 
8.8 8.2 7.8 Shots against (avg) S A 10 10.9 8.7
3.8 4.3 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 3.8 3.2
Key stats in Liga de Expansión MX this season:
  • Cancún have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Cancún have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Cancún have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Morelia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Morelia 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 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 Cancún 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.