Can Morelia outperform Venados in Estadio Generalísimo José María Morelos y Pavón clash?

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Competition: Mexico Liga de Expansión MX
Competition: Thu 07.April
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Generalísimo José María Morelos y Pavón (35000 seats)

Morelia get ready for another game following their 1-2 result versus Tepatitlan de Morelos, a fixture that made them wiser. What will happen against Venados?

Insights:
  • Morelia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Venados have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Morelia form and stats

4-3-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga de Expansión MX numbers at home for Morelia so far this season. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Morelia to get some points in this home game.

Morelia faced defeat in their previous match, away at Tepatitlan de Morelos (1-2).

Preceding that match was the home game against Universidad Guadalajara that was lost 0-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Morelia handle that role? We have found 19 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are eight 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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Venados form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Venados so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-4 (win-draw-lose). It's three draws from Venados's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.

Venados had fun at their own home (Estadio Generalísimo José María Morelos y Pavón) last time out, beating Dorados 2-1. Pérez and González scored.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Cimarrones de Sonora that ended 1-1.

We have checked recent matches where Venados have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 16 games were three victories, six draws and seven defeats.

The attacking power of Venados when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 7 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Venados's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 12 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Venados - Morelia 0-1 was the output when this pair of contenders last did battle, some time ago this season. Last four meetings involving these participants: Morelia won two, Venados were winners in zero and we saw two draws. zero games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less. The games between these teams have had a tendency to be a bit rough, having seen 2 red cards from the last four duels.

Top Goalscorers

MoreliaJ. Ramírez Díaz
J. Ramírez Díaz
8 goals

Morelia missing players

Venados missing players

Morelia Venados
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 6 Played P 4 16 33
14 8 2 Won W 0 4 12
8 3 2 Drew D 2 5 10
10 5 2 Lost L 2 7 11
45 23 8 Scored S 2 12 34
39 19 9 Conceded C 6 20 35
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 88% 91%
75% 69% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 56% 61%
56% 56% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 38% 39%
28% 31% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 12%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
56% 56% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 38% 42%
28% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 25% 30%
16% 19% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 36%
 
5.3 5.2 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 2.9 4.4
4.8 4.3 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 6.1 5.6
2.3 1.9 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.8 2.6
5 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
10.6 11.6 10 Shots (avg) S ( 9 8.2 9.4
4.6 5.1 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 2.4 3.4
30% 28% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 31% 30%
 
9.2 8.8 7 Shots against (avg) S A 13 12.6 10.2
3.8 4.2 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 4.9 4.1
Key stats in Liga de Expansión MX this season:
  • Morelia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Venados have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Venados have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  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 Cancun 16 3 4 9 14 22 8 1 2 5 7 10 8 2 2 4 7 12 -8 15

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.