Soccer preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Universidad Guadalajara take on Pumas Tabasco

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Competition: Mexico Liga de Expansión MX
Competition: Sun 08.January
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Jalisco (70000 seats)

We should have a pronounced difference in performance between these teams based on the matches played so far, with Universidad Guadalajara leading Pumas Tabasco by 21 points.

Insights:
  • Universidad Guadalajara have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Pumas Tabasco is in the worst form (0-1-5)

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Universidad Guadalajara form and stats

The story so far in the Liga de Expansión MX for Universidad Guadalajara at their home stadium (Estadio Jalisco) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

No payout for Universidad in their previous match, an away game at Atlante that ended in defeat 0-1.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Atlante that ended 1-1.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Universidad Guadalajara's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 7 games, won 4 matches, drawn 2 and lost 1.

It should be taken into account that a glance at the 12 most recent league matches reveals that 10 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).

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

A decent goal production from Universidad Guadalajara in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 8 league matches. From these home matches, Universidad Guadalajara have conceded only 6 goals. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Pumas Tabasco form and stats

There's been little loot from Pumas Tabasco's travels as they have only collected 2 points from 8 away games in the Liga de Expansión MX. Pumas Tabasco only have 0 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws.

Pumas Tabasco are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Raya2.

Preceding that, the 0-3 home loss versus Dorados.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Tabasco playing away, we found 7 games. Results were 4 away wins, 2 draws and 1 home win.

A quick return to home after this game, as Pumas Tabasco are hosting Tlaxcala in the Liga de Expansión MX only two days away.

For Pumas Tabasco, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The newest logged result involving both these participants is the Pumas Tabasco - Universidad 0-2 played not long ago this season. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's two Universidad Guadalajara victories, two draws and one Pumas Tabasco win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Universidad GuadalajaraM. Vallejo Navarro
M. Vallejo Navarro
6 goals
Universidad GuadalajaraM. Galván Romo
M. Galván Romo
4 goals
Pumas TabascoL. Sámano Salgado
L. Sámano Salgado
3 goals

Universidad Guadalajara missing players

Pumas Tabasco missing players

Universidad Guadalajara Pumas Tabasco
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 10 2 Played P 2 8 17
10 5 1 Won W 0 0 2
5 4 1 Drew D 1 2 4
6 1 0 Lost L 1 6 11
30 19 3 Scored S 2 8 14
17 7 0 Conceded C 3 19 32
90% 80% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
71% 80% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 76%
38% 60% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 41%
19% 30% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 38% 18%
5% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 12%
24% 30% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 62% 53%
52% 60% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 6%
33% 30% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 41%
 
4.3 5.5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 2 5.6 4.9
4.6 4.6 5 Corners against (avg) C A 8.5 7 5.4
2.6 2.5 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 3.4 3.6
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 6
 
9.2 10.8 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 3.5 9.1 7.6
3.5 4.4 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 3.8 3.2
41% 43% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 27% 26%
 
10.3 10.9 11 Shots against (avg) S A 11.5 11.4 9.4
3.3 3.1 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 4.5 3.9
Key stats in Liga de Expansión MX this season:
  • Pumas Tabasco have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Pumas Tabasco have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Pumas Tabasco have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Pumas Tabasco have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Pumas Tabasco have the the worst goal difference (-18) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Pumas Tabasco have yet to win a game away.
  • Pumas Tabasco haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Pumas Tabasco is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Universidad Guadalajara have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Universidad Guadalajara have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Universidad Guadalajara have scored more than double the goals of Pumas Tabasco.
  • Universidad Guadalajara have won significantly more 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 Tepatitlan 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 Cancún 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.