América vs León pre-match info: Guests will have a difficult 90 minutes at Estadio Azteca

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Sun 02.April
Match begins: 01:05 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Azteca (87000 seats)

América have played better than León so far this season, but every fixture begins at 0-0. Here's all the data you require ahead of kickoff:

Insights:
  • América have the the best goal difference (+21) in Liga MX
  • América have scored at least twice as many goals at home as León have scored away.

América and León should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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América form and stats

América have been outstanding at home so far in the Liga MX with 6 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses.

A good away victory last time out for América, who won 4-2 against Guadalajara. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Rodríguez (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.6/10. Rodríguez scored two goals, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Tigres UANL and winning 2-0.

Betting people might want to know that 16 of the latest 20 league matches from these players have seen goals scored by both teams.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (20 in 8 games), América's attacking play is working. From these home matches, América have conceded only 6 goals. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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León form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for León so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-5 (win-draw-lose). The fact that León have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.

León play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Mazatlán. Rubio came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Mazatlán last time out, making the manager Larcamón feel like a tactical genius. Midfield player Ambríz was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.41/10. Ambríz scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Prior to that match, a home win 4-1 against Santos Laguna.

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

In the opposite end, León have conceded 15 goals in their away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two teams involved played each other before this match year: León - América 3-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (América wins - draws - León wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be hot-tempered, having seen 9 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

AméricaH. Martín Mex
H. Martín Mex
24 goals
AméricaJ. Rodríguez Portillo
J. Rodríguez Portillo
11 goals
LeónL. Di Yorio
L. Di Yorio
11 goals

América missing players

León missing players

América León
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 6 Played P 5 16 30
20 10 5 Won W 1 5 13
8 5 1 Drew D 1 4 7
5 1 0 Lost L 3 7 10
78 38 20 Scored S 3 16 43
38 15 6 Conceded C 8 21 39
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 81% 90%
88% 81% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 56% 67%
79% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 50% 53%
42% 31% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 19% 30%
24% 25% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 19% 23%
64% 56% 83% BTTS BTTS 40% 50% 53%
30% 38% 17% Clean Sheets C S 40% 38% 30%
12% 19% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 31% 27%
 
5.8 6.7 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.6 5.3
3.8 3.5 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 7.2 5.9 4.4
1.8 1.8 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.2 2.7 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 3 5 11
 
17.1 18.8 15.3 Shots (avg) S ( 8 10.9 13.6
5.9 6.2 6.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.8 4.7
40% 38% 54% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 26% 30%
 
11.8 10.8 11.2 Shots against (avg) S A 19.8 14.4 13
3.7 3.3 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.8 4.4 4.4
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • América have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • América have scored at least twice as many goals at home as León have scored away.
  • América have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in Liga MX
  • América have the most matches over the total-line (26) in Liga MX
  • América have the most scored goals in the first half (38) in Liga MX
  • América have the most scored goals in the second half (40) in Liga MX
  • América have the the best goal difference (+21) in Liga 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 América 17 12 2 3 38 17 8 6 2 0 20 6 9 6 0 3 18 11 21 38
2 Monterrey 17 10 5 2 29 13 8 5 3 0 14 5 9 5 2 2 15 8 16 35
3 Santos Laguna 17 10 3 4 38 21 9 8 1 0 24 7 8 2 2 4 14 14 17 33
4 Pachuca 17 9 5 3 28 15 9 6 2 1 17 6 8 3 3 2 11 9 13 32
5 Tigres UANL 17 9 3 5 24 14 8 5 1 2 12 6 9 4 2 3 12 8 10 30
6 Toluca 17 7 6 4 27 23 9 4 4 1 17 13 8 3 2 3 10 10 4 27
7 Cruz Azul 17 7 3 7 26 34 9 5 1 3 15 12 8 2 2 4 11 22 -8 24
8 Puebla 17 4 10 3 25 23 9 3 5 1 13 11 8 1 5 2 12 12 2 22
9 Guadalajara 17 5 7 5 19 17 9 3 4 2 7 7 8 2 3 3 12 10 2 22
10 León 17 6 4 7 25 29 8 4 2 2 16 14 9 2 2 5 9 15 -4 22
11 Juarez 17 4 7 6 17 18 9 2 5 2 11 10 8 2 2 4 6 8 -1 19
12 Necaxa 17 5 4 8 19 26 8 3 1 4 11 15 9 2 3 4 8 11 -7 19
13 Atlético San Luis 17 4 6 7 15 23 9 2 2 5 7 12 8 2 4 2 8 11 -8 18
14 Mazatlán 17 3 8 6 17 24 8 2 3 3 9 12 9 1 5 3 8 12 -7 17
15 Tijuana 17 4 5 8 18 30 8 2 2 4 9 13 9 2 3 4 9 17 -12 17
16 Pumas UNAM 17 2 8 7 21 31 9 2 4 3 11 15 8 0 4 4 10 16 -10 14
17 Atlas 17 3 4 10 16 27 8 3 2 3 10 10 9 0 2 7 6 17 -11 13
18 Queretaro 17 1 6 10 18 35 8 1 4 3 10 13 9 0 2 7 8 22 -17 9

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Liga MX is the top division in the Mexican football league system. Each season the league has two tournaments, Apertura (opening) and Clausura (closing). This means that the Liga MX has two champions per season. The Liga MX is the fourth most attended football league in the world.