Home advantage could prove decisive in Pumas UNAM - Mazatlán battle

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Sun 06.March
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Olímpico de Universitario (72000 seats)

Pumas UNAM have won 15 of their 21 in total here at their own stadium. How will they do against Mazatlán?

Insights:
  • Mazatlán have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

These are full days for the home side, as they were in action only four days ago in the Liga MX. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Santos Laguna.

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Pumas UNAM form and stats

When playing at home in the Liga MX, Pumas UNAM have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games.

No payout for Pumas in their previous match, an away game at Santos Laguna that ended in defeat 2-3. Ortiz was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.12 out of 10. The defender Ortiz scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 5 of 8 duels.

Before that, Pumas UNAM drew at home versus América.

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 Pumas UNAM have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won ten times, drawn two and lost one.

There will be little rest for Pumas after this match as they are travelling to New England for a CONCACAF Champions League game in only three days.

Pumas UNAM has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Pumas UNAM have conceded 10 in these home matches.

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Mazatlán form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Mazatlán so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-5 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Mazatlán have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Cruz Azul game.

Mazatlán played 0-0 against Necaxa in their previous match. Intriago got a match rating of 8.02 in that game, top player of the team. Intriago hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.

Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Pachuca's place.

Mazatlán are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, zero draws and seven defeats. From a total of eight matches.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Mazatlán as they have only managed to score 5 times from 8 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Mazatlán have conceded 12 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The latest registered meeting between these participants is the Mazatlán - Pumas 2-2 played not long ago this season. Head to head data (for the last three meetings): Pumas UNAM won one game, two matches ended in a draw and Mazatlán managed zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / one

Top Goalscorers

Pumas UNAMJ. Dinenno De Cara
J. Dinenno De Cara
8 goals
Pumas UNAMJ. de Oliveira Melo
J. de Oliveira Melo
5 goals
Pumas UNAMW. Corozo Becerra
W. Corozo Becerra
5 goals

Pumas UNAM missing players

Mazatlán missing players

Pumas UNAM Mazatlán
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
30 15 3 Played P 3 12 25
11 6 2 Won W 1 1 7
9 5 1 Drew D 0 2 6
10 4 0 Lost L 2 9 12
36 19 4 Scored S 2 9 27
34 14 1 Conceded C 5 24 39
77% 67% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
63% 53% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 80%
50% 47% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 56%
27% 27% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 24%
10% 13% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 4%
43% 33% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 48%
37% 53% 67% Clean Sheets C S 33% 17% 20%
43% 47% 33% Failed to Score F T 67% 58% 40%
 
4.5 5.3 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 2.7 2.3 2.2
4 3.6 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.8 5.2
2.2 1.9 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 3 2.6
8 3 1 Red cards R C 0 1 5
 
14.2 15.5 17 Shots (avg) S ( 9 8.2 8.7
4.9 5.1 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.3 2.1 2.4
24% 25% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 36% 45%
 
14.3 10.7 9.3 Shots against (avg) S A 17 15.8 14.5
4.5 3.8 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7.3 5.8 4.7
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • Mazatlán have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Mazatlán have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Pumas UNAM have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Mazatlán have scored away.

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

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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.