Juárez vs Guadalajara match preview: Even contest expected at Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Guadalajara have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 13-14-15 (win-draw-loss) from 42 matches.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

Juárez form and stats

Overall Liga MX statistics at home this season for Juárez are 3-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Happy days for Juárez in their previous game, a fixture away at Atletico San Luis that ended with a 1-0 victory. Olivera was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.85 out of 10. The defender Olivera won 6 of 7 duels.

Prior to that, an away loss at Cruz Azul.

This is expected to be a close game, with Juárez perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Juárez as a small favourite), we find 17 games. Juárez has won six of these, drawn four and lost seven.

Juárez are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 8 games. Juárez's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

Guadalajara form and stats

Playing away, Guadalajara, who have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Liga MX, have won 2 games, drawn 5 and suffered 2 defeats in the Liga MX this season.

Guadalajara played 1-1 against Queretaro in their previous match. Vega, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.15. Vega scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 7 times.

Prior to that match, the Guadalajara manager Leaño faced defeat when travelling to Pachuca and losing 1-2.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Guadalajara playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were three Guadalajara wins, four draws and six defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Tigres UANL in just four days.

Guadalajara are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 4 goals from 9 away games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Guadalajara defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (3 goals in 9 games). It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

This happened when the participants met earlier this season; Guadalajara - Juárez 2-2. As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's one Juárez victory, one draw and six Guadalajara wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Á. Zaldívar Caviedes 6 goals

D. Rolan Silva 4 goals

G. Fernández Leites 3 goals

Juárez missing players

Guadalajara missing players