Mazatlán have some lost ground to recover from their 16th place, and the job starts against Querétaro. Read more!
- Mazatlán have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Liga MX
- Querétaro have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Liga MX
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Mazatlán form and stats
Mazatlán's results here at Estadio de Mazatlán in the Liga MX have been very modest with 1 victory, 2 draws and 3 defeats. The Mazatlán manager Sánchez might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Mazatlán are returning here after visiting Atlas and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. Madueña and Loba (2) scored the goal(s). Mazatlán goalkeeper Gonzalez did an outstanding job against Atlas with eight saves, so vital to securing the victory. The striker Loba outdid all the other players in that game and received a match rating of 8.4 out of 10. Loba scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Ahead of that match, Mazatlán lost 1-2 at home to America.This is expected to be a close game, with Mazatlán perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Mazatlán as a small favourite), we find 5 games. Mazatlán has won 1 of these, drawn 2 and lost 2.
Observe: 9 of the latest 10 league matches from this football club have had at least one goal from each side.
Mazatlán are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 6 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Mazatlán defense is not exactly impregnable. 11 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Querétaro form and stats
Playing away, Querétaro have won 3 games, drawn 0 and suffered 4 defeats in the Liga MX this season. Querétaro has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Barrera scored in Querétaro's previous match, the home game against Tijuana that ended 1-0. That win felt sweet as this side had gone three league fixtures without winning. Midfield player Barrera was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.21/10. Barrera scored one goal and hit four key passes.
Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Toluca's place.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Querétaro playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 2 Querétaro wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Querétaro are hosting Guadalajara in the Liga MX only four days away.
Querétaro find the net regularly in their away games. 8 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. Querétaro have conceded 17 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Previous six meetings between these teams: Mazatlán won two, Querétaro triumphed in one and we saw three draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Loba 6 goals |   J. Zúñiga Murillo 3 goals |  N. Benedetti Roa 2 goals |
Mazatlán missing players
Querétaro missing players
| Mazatlán | Querétaro | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 18 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 22 | 11 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 17 | 24 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 85% | 83% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 86% | 85% |
| 69% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 71% | 54% |
| 46% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 71% | 38% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 15% |
| 77% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 43% | 62% |
| 15% | 17% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 29% | 23% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 15% |
| 3.2 | 2.8 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.3 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| 6.7 | 6.2 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 2.8 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10.2 | 10.7 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 12.3 | 12.9 |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 |
| 34% | 28% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 25% | 27% |
| 15.5 | 15.2 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 15.7 | 14.9 |
| 5.8 | 7 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 7.6 | 6.1 |
- Mazatlán have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Mazatlán have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Liga MX
- Mazatlán haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Querétaro have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Querétaro have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Querétaro have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Liga MX
- Querétaro have the most conceded goals (17) away in Liga MX
- Querétaro haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 30 |
| 2 | Tigres UANL | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | Atletico San Luis | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 22 |
| 4 | Pumas UNAM | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 21 |
| 5 | Guadalajara | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 21 |
| 6 | Monterrey | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | Toluca | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 8 | Leon | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| 9 | Juarez | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 15 |
| 10 | Atlas | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 15 |
| 11 | Puebla | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 15 |
| 12 | Querétaro | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 15 |
| 13 | Pachuca | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | -12 | 15 |
| 14 | Tijuana | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 | Santos Laguna | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -6 | 14 |
| 16 | Mazatlán | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -4 | 13 |
| 17 | Cruz Azul | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -9 | 11 |
| 18 | Necaxa | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -11 | 8 |
