León vs Atlas betting preview: Visitors should struggle

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Date: Sat 20.April
Match begins: 22:06 (UTC)

Only a win will satisfy the home supporters in this clash with Atlas, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Liga MX table.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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León form and stats

León, who have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Liga MX, have performed well so far this season with 5 wins from 7 matches. Points have also been lost, 1 after draws and 1 from defeats. León has a nice streak going on as they have played 14 consecutive games without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Tijuana defeat. After failing to beat Cruz Azul here, León has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.

A good away victory last time out for León, who won 3-0 against Puebla. Before that, León had a home game versus Necaxa which ended with a victory 2-1.

León are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found one match and the win/draw/lost stats: W1-D0-L0.

Goals decide football matches and León are scoring many of them at home; 14 on target from 7 matches. From these home matches, León have conceded only 4 goals.

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Atlas form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Liga MX home defeat versus Necaxa with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Prior to that result Atlas won their away game at Veracruz. The scoreline was 1-0.

We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Atlas played away with similar odds. This revealed 50 games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 15 times, 9 were draws and the home team won as expected 26 times.

Atlas find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 8 goals from 7 away fixtures. In the opposite end, Atlas have conceded 12 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Atlas - León 0-0 played earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): León won 5 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and Atlas has 3 wins.

Top Goalscorers

Á. Mena
12 goals / 9 assists
L. Montes
6 goals / 5 assists
J. Macías
6 goals

León missing players

Atlas missing players

León Atlas
Total Home Statistic Away Total
31 15 Played 15 31
51 22 Scored 13 26
32 16 Conceded 30 49
97% 100% Over 0.5 93% 87%
84% 80% Over 1.5 87% 68%
58% 53% Over 2.5 67% 52%
26% 20% Over 3.5 40% 26%
3% 0% Over 4.5 0% 3%
32% 27% Both teams to score 53% 42%
42% 40% Clean Sheet 13% 23%
29% 33% Failed To Score 40% 48%
 
5.6 6.6 Corners For (avg) 5.5 5.2
4.4 4.2 Corners Against (avg) 4.6 4.4
1.8 2 Yellow Cards (avg) 2.2 2
6 3 Red Cards (total) 1 6
Key stats this season:
  • León hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Atlas is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 León 14 11 2 1 33 9 7 5 1 1 14 4 7 6 1 0 19 5 24 35
2 Tigres UANL 14 10 2 2 27 11 6 5 0 1 14 5 8 5 2 1 13 6 16 32
3 Monterrey 14 7 5 2 30 17 8 4 4 0 21 7 6 3 1 2 9 10 13 26
4 Necaxa 14 7 3 4 27 20 6 2 3 1 9 7 8 5 0 3 18 13 7 24
5 Pachuca 14 7 3 4 28 22 7 7 0 0 25 5 7 0 3 4 3 17 6 24
6 América 14 7 2 5 23 16 8 5 1 2 13 6 6 2 1 3 10 10 7 23
7 Cruz Azul 14 6 5 3 19 12 6 4 0 2 11 5 8 2 5 1 8 7 7 23
8 Tijuana 14 7 1 6 16 17 6 5 0 1 12 6 8 2 1 5 4 11 -1 22
9 Puebla 14 5 5 4 14 15 8 2 4 2 7 11 6 3 1 2 7 4 -1 20
10 Toluca 14 5 3 6 19 19 6 4 1 1 13 4 8 1 2 5 6 15 0 18
11 Lobos BUAP 14 5 2 7 14 25 8 3 1 4 10 14 6 2 1 3 4 11 -11 17
12 Pumas UNAM 14 4 4 6 14 17 8 3 4 1 10 9 6 1 0 5 4 8 -3 16
13 Santos Laguna 14 4 4 6 14 19 6 3 2 1 8 3 8 1 2 5 6 16 -5 16
14 Atlas 14 5 1 8 15 22 7 2 0 5 7 10 7 3 1 3 8 12 -7 16
15 Guadalajara 14 4 3 7 12 15 7 3 1 3 6 5 7 1 2 4 6 10 -3 15
16 Morelia 14 2 5 7 15 23 8 2 2 4 12 14 6 0 3 3 3 9 -8 11
17 Querétaro 14 2 2 10 8 26 8 2 2 4 6 10 6 0 0 6 2 16 -18 8
18 Veracruz 14 0 4 10 6 29 6 0 2 4 3 8 8 0 2 6 3 21 -23 4