Venados vs Dorados match preview: Even contest expected at Estadio Olímpico Carlos Iturralde Rivero

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Competition: Mexico Liga de Expansión MX
Competition: Wed 30.March
Match begins: 01:05 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Olímpico Carlos Iturralde Rivero (21050 seats)

This should be an absorbing match as Venados have their presumed home advantage, while Dorados are in front by 18 points in the Liga de Expansión MX table.

Insights:
  • Venados have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Dorados have the most scored goals (34) in Liga de Expansión MX

It's quite the trip for Dorados when visiting Venados as the cities are 2500 kilometers apart.

It's no vacation for neither Venados nor Dorados as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Venados form and stats

4-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga de Expansión MX numbers at home for Venados so far this season. The last three games played by Venados, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.

Venados travelled for their previous game, a trip to Cimarrones de Sonora that ended 1-1.

In the match before that, Venados hosted Tepatitlan de Morelos and drew the game 0-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Venados have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 19 matches with the results: Won eight, drawn seven and lost four.

The Venados fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 matches. From these home matches, Venados have conceded only 7 goals.

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Dorados form and stats

Dorados's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Dorados collect 15 points from their 7 away matches in the Liga de Expansión MX. 4 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats). It's all red in the travel logs of Dorados, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Dorados, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-5 versus Alebrijes.

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

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Dorados playing away and similar expectations, we found 15 relevant matches. Results were five Dorados wins, six draws and four defeats.

Dorados has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 13 goals from 7 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Dorados are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Dorados - Venados 3-0 was the score in these participants' last H2H fixture, earlier this season. Venados-Dorados H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Venados two wins, Dorados six wins, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

DoradosJ. Zúñiga Murillo
J. Zúñiga Murillo
16 goals
VenadosÁ. López Sandoval
Á. López Sandoval
8 goals
VenadosE. Herrera Aguirre
E. Herrera Aguirre
6 goals

Venados missing players

Dorados missing players

Venados Dorados
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 6 16 33
11 7 1 Won W 2 7 17
10 5 1 Drew D 2 4 5
11 4 3 Lost L 2 5 11
32 20 4 Scored S 7 20 48
34 14 7 Conceded C 6 20 36
91% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 94% 94%
59% 62% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 75% 73%
38% 38% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 38% 42%
12% 19% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 25% 27%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 12% 15%
41% 44% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 42%
31% 38% 20% Clean Sheets C S 17% 25% 27%
38% 25% 40% Failed to Score F T 50% 31% 36%
 
4.4 5.8 7.6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 3.8 4.5
5.6 5.1 4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.7 5 4.3
2.6 2.4 2.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.9 2
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
9.4 10.6 13 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 7.7 8.3
3.4 4.4 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.9 3.4
29% 29% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 43% 43%
 
10.2 7.7 8.2 Shots against (avg) S A 7 9.6 8
4.1 3.4 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 3.5 3.4
Key stats in Liga de Expansión MX this season:
  • Dorados have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Dorados have the most scored goals (34) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Dorados have the most scored goals in the second half (29) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Dorados have the the best goal difference (+21) in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Dorados have the the best goal difference (+8) away in Liga de Expansión MX
  • Dorados is in the worst form (1-0-5)
  • Venados 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 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 Alebrijes 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

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.