Soccer betting preview: Tlaxcala welcomes Mineros de Zacatecas in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Mexico Liga de Expansión MX
Competition: Tue 17.January
Match begins: 23:05 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Tlahuicole

Tlaxcala have some lost ground to recover from their 14th place, and the job starts versus Mineros de Zacatecas. Read more!

Insights:
  • Tlaxcala have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Mineros de Zacatecas have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in Liga de Expansión MX

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Tlaxcala form and stats

The story so far in the Liga de Expansión MX for Tlaxcala at their home stadium (Estadio Tlahuicole) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 270 minutes without scoring a league goal. Hernandez was the last player to find the net.

No payout for Tlaxcala in their previous match, an away game at Pumas Tabasco that ended in defeat 0-3.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Morelia that ended 0-0.

It should be noted that a peek at the 12 latest league games shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).

On the other hand, Tlaxcala have conceded 10 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Mineros de Zacatecas form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Mineros de Zacatecas so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-4 (win-draw-lose). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Galindo, the Mineros de Zacatecas manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

Zacatecas played 1-1 against Dorados in their previous match. As mentioned above, Mineros de Zacatecas drew the match against Dorados. Manager Galindo brought on Betancourt to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting CA La Paz's place.

The visiting Zacatecas have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 8 games. The Mineros de Zacatecas manager Galindo has some worries about the defense as 17 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

These opponents have fought earlier this season: Mineros de Zacatecas - Tlaxcala 1-1. As for the last six games between these two teams, there's three Tlaxcala victories, one draw and two Mineros de Zacatecas wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be "violent", having seen 3 red cards from the last six encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Mineros de ZacatecasL. Razo Miranda
L. Razo Miranda
9 goals
Mineros de ZacatecasH. Torres Martínez
H. Torres Martínez
4 goals
Mineros de ZacatecasJ. Blanco Martínez
J. Blanco Martínez
3 goals

Tlaxcala missing players

Mineros de Zacatecas missing players

Tlaxcala Mineros de Zacatecas
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
19 9 1 Played P 3 10 22
5 4 1 Won W 1 2 7
5 2 0 Drew D 1 2 6
9 3 0 Lost L 1 6 9
14 8 2 Scored S 4 12 31
29 10 1 Conceded C 3 21 36
95% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
79% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 90% 82%
37% 22% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 70% 59%
11% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 36%
5% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 30% 18%
26% 22% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 60% 64%
26% 44% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 20% 27%
53% 44% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 20% 9%
 
3.5 2.9 4 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4 5.7
6.5 7.6 11 Corners against (avg) C A 6.7 5.9 5
2.9 3.1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 3.4 3.4
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 8
 
8 9.7 11 Shots (avg) S ( 11 8.7 9.2
3.2 3.9 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 3.6 3.9
23% 23% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 33% 36%
 
11.2 13.7 21 Shots against (avg) S A 10.7 10.6 7.8
4.7 5.9 12 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.7 2.9
Key stats in Liga de Expansión MX this season:
  • Mineros de Zacatecas have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Mineros de Zacatecas have scored more than double the goals of Tlaxcala.
  • Mineros de Zacatecas have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Mineros de Zacatecas have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Mineros de Zacatecas haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Tlaxcala have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
  • Tlaxcala have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Tlaxcala have won significantly less corners at home than 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 17 12 2 3 28 13 8 7 0 1 14 6 9 5 2 2 14 7 15 38
2 Atlante 17 9 7 1 34 14 8 6 2 0 17 4 9 3 5 1 17 10 20 34
3 Universidad Guadalajara 17 9 4 4 26 13 8 4 3 1 15 6 9 5 1 3 11 7 13 31
4 Cimarrones de Sonora 17 8 6 3 29 16 8 5 3 0 18 4 9 3 3 3 11 12 13 30
5 Dorados 17 8 3 6 23 20 9 4 2 3 13 10 8 4 1 3 10 10 3 27
6 Morelia 17 7 5 5 23 17 9 5 3 1 14 6 8 2 2 4 9 11 6 26
7 Venados 17 7 4 6 21 20 8 4 1 3 13 9 9 3 3 3 8 11 1 25
8 Mineros de Zacatecas 17 6 5 6 27 29 9 4 3 2 16 12 8 2 2 4 11 17 -2 23
9 Tapatio 17 6 4 7 22 27 8 5 2 1 11 5 9 1 2 6 11 22 -5 22
10 Tepatitlán de Morelos 17 5 6 6 22 23 9 4 2 3 15 12 8 1 4 3 7 11 -1 21
11 Zacatepec FC 17 4 8 5 21 16 9 3 4 2 17 9 8 1 4 3 4 7 5 20
12 Durango 17 4 8 5 23 28 9 4 5 0 16 7 8 0 3 5 7 21 -5 20
13 Correcaminos UAT 17 5 4 8 19 22 9 3 3 3 12 12 8 2 1 5 7 10 -3 19
14 Tlaxcala 17 5 4 8 14 26 8 4 1 3 8 10 9 1 3 5 6 16 -12 19
15 Raya2 17 4 6 7 16 22 8 1 3 4 7 12 9 3 3 3 9 10 -6 18
16 CA La Paz 17 4 5 8 22 32 8 4 4 0 17 9 9 0 1 8 5 23 -10 17
17 Cancun 17 3 5 9 8 22 9 2 2 5 6 11 8 1 3 4 2 11 -14 14
18 Pumas Tabasco 17 2 4 11 14 32 9 2 2 5 6 13 8 0 2 6 8 19 -18 10

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.