Having a 9 point advantage in the league standings, Guadalajara regulars want to see their side earn max points from this match vs Atlas.
This ground uses the playing surface artifical turf, unlike Atlas's home stadium. The last five games by the away team on artifical turf have generated 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
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.
Guadalajara form and stats
3 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Guadalajara have to build on here at Estadio AKRON in the Liga MX. There’s a good atmosphere here at Estadio AKRON after three straight home wins.
Guadalajara faced defeat in their previous match, away at Atlas (0-1). The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going undefeated through five league games. Some supporters pointed their nail-bitten fingers at Guzmán for missing a penalty kick versus Atlas in the 29th minute. It's possible that a goal in that situation would have changed the outcome.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Mazatlan in a game that was won 4-1.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Guadalajara have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 3 and lost 3.
Guadalajara have scored {7 league goals} here from 9 matches, not a lot. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Guadalajara have conceded only 7 goals.
Atlas form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Atlas so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-7 (win-draw-lose).
Atlas have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Camilo Andres Vargas Gil. It's been 278 minutes since they last conceded in Liga MX.
Atlas had fun at their own home (Estadio AKRON) last time out, beating Guadalajara 1-0. Quiñones scored. Goalkeeper Vargas was absolutely vital in the Atlas victory against Guadalajara, making seven saves. Vargas (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.83. Vargas saved a penalty and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Cruz Azul.We have checked recent matches where Atlas have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 9 games were 1 victory, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Atlas as they have only managed to score 6 times from 9 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Atlas rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 17 goals from these away matches. 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 sides have faced each other already this season, with the result Atlas - Guadalajara 1-0 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Guadalajara victories, four draws and three Atlas wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less. The matches between these teams have had a tendency to be a bit rough, having seen 7 red cards from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Quiñones Quiñones 18 goals |   V. Guzmán Guzmán 7 goals |  B. Lozano Aparicio 7 goals |
Guadalajara missing players
Atlas missing players
| Guadalajara | Atlas | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 17 | 5 | Played | P | 6 | 18 | 36 |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 48 | 22 | 10 | Scored | S | 11 | 21 | 45 |
| 37 | 17 | 5 | Conceded | C | 7 | 26 | 49 |
| 86% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 67% | 59% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 64% |
| 47% | 41% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 39% | 44% |
| 19% | 24% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 39% | 39% |
| 11% | 18% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 58% | 53% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 53% |
| 33% | 41% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 22% | 22% |
| 22% | 24% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 39% | 36% |
| 5.4 | 6.3 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 15.2 | 16.4 | 15.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 12.2 | 13.2 |
| 5 | 5 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| 27% | 26% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 33% | 33% |
| 14.1 | 12 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.2 | 16.2 | 15.4 |
| 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | America | 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 | Leon | 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 | Atletico San Luis | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 18 |
| 14 | Mazatlan | 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 |
