Tapatío vs Tampico Madero match preview: Even contest expected at Estadio AKRON

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Competition: Mexico Liga de Expansión MX
Competition: Sun 30.January
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio AKRON (45000 seats)

Tapatío hope to have lots of fans in for this match despite that the season has been rough up to now with 16 points and a 16th position in the Liga de Expansión MX table. Visiting Tampico Madero have 7th place with 24 pts.

Insights:
  • Tapatío have the fewest scored goals (11) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Tampico Madero have the most points from losing position (12) in Liga de Expansión MX

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Tapatío form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Liga de Expansión MX this season. Tapatío have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Estadio AKRON. Tapatío has recorded two wins in a row here at Estadio AKRON, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Tapatío are confident in defense, having played 373 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Tapatío drew their last game, 0-0 away at Atlante.

Ahead of that match, Tapatío won a home game hosting Venados (1-0).

This is expected to be a close game, with Tapatío perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Tapatío as a small favourite), we find eight games. Tapatío has won four of these, drawn three and lost one.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Tapatío as they are travelling to their away game against Morelia in the Liga de Expansión MX. That match is four days after this one.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Tapatío here at Estadio AKRON in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 7 games).

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Tampico Madero form and stats

The visitors are W2-D5-L0 on the road this term. That's in the Liga de Expansión MX. Tampico Madero has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Tampico's last game was the home draw against Dorados (1-1).

A 0-2 defeat away at Pumas Tabasco before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Tampico Madero playing away and similar expectations, we found 16 relevant matches. Results were six Tampico Madero wins, three draws and seven defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Cancun in just three days.

Tampico Madero have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 7 league away games 9 goals have been scored. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).

Head 2 Head

The duelists have met before this season: Tampico Madero - Tapatío 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Tapatío one win, two draws and Tampico Madero one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Tampico MaderoL. Loroña Aguilar
L. Loroña Aguilar
7 goals
Tampico MaderoE. Pérez Reyes
E. Pérez Reyes
5 goals
TapatíoA. Organista Orozco
A. Organista Orozco
3 goals

Tapatío missing players

Tampico Madero missing players

Tapatío Tampico Madero
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
20 9 2 Played P 4 11 26
6 3 2 Won W 0 4 8
6 2 0 Drew D 4 5 14
8 4 0 Lost L 0 2 4
16 9 3 Scored S 4 12 33
27 14 0 Conceded C 4 10 28
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 82% 88%
70% 78% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 73% 81%
35% 44% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 36% 38%
15% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 9% 15%
5% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
35% 56% 0% BTTS BTTS 75% 36% 58%
40% 33% 100% Clean Sheets C S 25% 45% 31%
35% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 36% 23%
 
3.4 4.2 3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 3.9 5.5
4.6 4 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.8 5.7
2.6 2.7 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.5 1.5
5 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
6.8 7.1 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6.2 8.3 7.5
2.6 2.8 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.8 3.3 3
30% 36% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 33% 42%
 
8.6 8 8.5 Shots against (avg) S A 11 10.5 7.5
4.1 3.7 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 3.8 3.1
Key stats in Liga de Expansión MX this season:
  • Tampico Madero have scored more than double the goals of Tapatío.
  • Tampico Madero have the most points from losing position (12) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Tampico Madero have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Tapatío have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Tapatío have the fewest scored goals (11) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Tapatío have the the worst goal difference (-16) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Tapatío have the the worst goal difference (-8) at home in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Tapatío have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Tapatío haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Tapatío is in the best form (3-2-1) in Liga de Expansión MX

  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 Tapatío 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

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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.