Liga MX match lowdown: Pumas UNAM vs Atlas

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Sun 05.February
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Olímpico de Universitario (72000 seats)

This fixture involves two participants living in the lower section of the Liga MX, Pumas UNAM at 16th spot and Atlas lying 17th. A nice chance for one of the sides to boost their position.

Insights:
  • Pumas UNAM haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Atlas have yet to win a game away.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Liga MX.

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Pumas UNAM form and stats

Pumas UNAM have collected 10 points from their Liga MX home games so far after 2-4-3. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estadio Olímpico de Universitario.

The home team returns to Estadio Olímpico de Universitario after drawing with Tijuana on their last time out; the game ended 0-0. Pumas's goalie Sosa played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Tijuana with a stunning six saves. Sosa, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.14 out of 10 in that game. Sosa topped it up with a clean sheet.

Before that game, the 4-1 home victory against Leon.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Pumas UNAM handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

Some stats: A review of the 14 latest league matches reveals that 11 of them had goals from both teams.

The Pumas fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded. Pumas UNAM has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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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). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.

Atlas delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Toluca in their previous game. Vargas was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.85. The agile goalkeeper Vargas topped it up with a clean sheet.

A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Santos Laguna.

Atlas are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 4 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 11 matches.

After this away game Atlas return home for a Liga MX game against Monterrey. That game is only four sleeps after this.

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 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Atlas have conceded 17 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Atlas - Pumas 0-0 was the scoreline in these contenders' latest h2h game, earlier this season. Head to head numbers (for the previous ten meetings): Pumas UNAM won four games, five matches ended with a draw and Atlas got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.

Top Goalscorers

Pumas UNAMJ. Dinenno De Cara
J. Dinenno De Cara
9 goals
AtlasJ. Quiñones Quiñones
J. Quiñones Quiñones
8 goals
PumasE. Salvio
E. Salvio
6 goals

Pumas UNAM missing players

Atlas missing players

Pumas UNAM Atlas
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
21 11 3 Played P 2 10 21
4 4 1 Won W 0 0 4
9 4 2 Drew D 1 3 7
8 3 0 Lost L 1 7 10
27 17 6 Scored S 3 9 23
36 17 3 Conceded C 4 20 33
86% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 86%
81% 91% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 70% 67%
62% 55% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 48%
38% 27% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 40% 38%
24% 27% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 30% 19%
71% 82% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 57%
19% 9% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 19%
24% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 38%
 
5.1 5.3 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 3.9 4.8
4.7 3.9 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.6 3.8
2.4 1.8 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.9 1.8
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
15.8 14.9 16.7 Shots (avg) S ( 20 12.1 12.7
4.5 5.4 6.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 3.2 3.4
29% 29% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 28% 32%
 
12.3 10.3 6.7 Shots against (avg) S A 13.5 17.5 15.5
5.1 4.2 1.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 6.2 4.6
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • Atlas have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Atlas have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Atlas have yet to win a game away.
  • Pumas UNAM haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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

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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.