Pumas UNAM vs Mazatlán: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Sun 17.January
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Olímpico de Universitario (72000 seats)

The league table in Liga MX tells a story about these teams so far, with Pumas UNAM leading Mazatlán by 16 points. Match preview to follow:

Insights:
  • Pumas UNAM has the the best goal difference (+11) at home in Liga MX
  • Mazatlán has the most scored goals in the first half (17) 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.

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Pumas UNAM form and stats

Pumas UNAM, who have the the best goal difference (+11) at home in Liga MX, have performed here at Estadio Olímpico de Universitario this season with 5 wins from 9 Liga MX matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 0.

C. Gonzalez Espinola was the last player to score a league goal for Pumas and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Pumas UNAM haven't scored in 198 minutes.

An away draw last time out for Pumas, facing Tijuana in a game that ended 0-0. Prior to that, an away loss at Leon.

The Pumas UNAM manager A. Lillini has got the team scoring with 19 from 9 home games in the league. Pumas UNAM have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Mazatlán form and stats

Mazatlán have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Liga MX, after 1-2-6 (9 played).

Mazatlán had fun at their own home (Estadio Olímpico de Universitario) last time out, beating Necaxa 3-2. Camilo Sanvezzo, Carlos Vargas and Fernando Aristeguieta scored. Preceding that game was the away victory against Atletico San Luis with the score of 5-0.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Mazatlán have scored 13 goals in 9 league games away. Mazatlán have conceded 18 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Mazatlán - Pumas 0-0.

Top Goalscorers

Pumas UNAMJ. Dinenno De Cara
J. Dinenno De Cara
12 goals
MazatlánC. Da Silva Sanvezzo
C. Da Silva Sanvezzo
9 goals
PumasC. González Espínola
C. González Espínola
7 goals

Pumas UNAM missing players

Mazatlán missing players

Pumas UNAM Mazatlán
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 12 4 Played P 2 9 18
10 6 3 Won W 0 1 5
11 6 1 Drew D 0 2 4
3 0 0 Lost L 2 6 9
35 24 10 Scored S 2 13 27
24 9 3 Conceded C 5 18 33
88% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
79% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 89% 83%
46% 50% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 67%
25% 33% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 44% 44%
8% 17% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 22% 33%
54% 58% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 72%
33% 42% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 17%
25% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 22% 17%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 2.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.3 2
5 3 1 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
11.8 14.2 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 10 10.6
3.2 4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.8 3.2
45% 50% 62% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 52% 47%
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • Mazatlán has the most conceded goals in the second half (21) in Liga MX
  • Mazatlán has the most scored goals in the first half (17) in Liga MX
  • Mazatlán haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Pumas UNAM has the the best goal difference (+11) at home in Liga MX
  • Pumas UNAM have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Pumas UNAM have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Pumas UNAM have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 Leon 17 12 4 1 27 14 8 7 1 0 15 7 9 5 3 1 12 7 13 40
2 Pumas UNAM 17 8 8 1 29 17 9 5 4 0 19 8 8 3 4 1 10 9 12 32
3 America 17 9 5 3 31 22 9 6 2 1 19 9 8 3 3 2 12 13 9 32
4 Cruz Azul 17 9 2 6 23 16 8 5 1 2 12 6 9 4 1 4 11 10 7 29
5 Monterrey 17 8 5 4 26 21 8 4 3 1 13 9 9 4 2 3 13 12 5 29
6 Tigres UANL 17 7 7 3 27 16 9 4 4 1 15 8 8 3 3 2 12 8 11 28
7 Guadalajara 17 7 5 5 20 17 9 4 3 2 11 9 8 3 2 3 9 8 3 26
8 Santos Laguna 17 7 4 6 24 20 8 5 2 1 14 5 9 2 2 5 10 15 4 25
9 Pachuca 17 6 7 4 18 14 9 3 3 3 11 10 8 3 4 1 7 4 4 25
10 Necaxa 17 7 3 7 16 20 9 4 1 4 10 12 8 3 2 3 6 8 -4 24
11 Toluca 17 6 3 8 23 28 8 5 1 2 14 9 9 1 2 6 9 19 -5 21
12 Puebla 17 6 2 9 22 25 8 2 2 4 12 13 9 4 0 5 10 12 -3 20
13 Juarez 17 4 7 6 16 19 9 3 4 2 6 6 8 1 3 4 10 13 -3 19
14 Mazatlán 17 4 4 9 24 31 8 3 2 3 11 13 9 1 2 6 13 18 -7 16
15 Tijuana 17 4 3 10 12 27 9 4 2 3 9 9 8 0 1 7 3 18 -15 15
16 Atlas 17 3 5 9 13 20 8 2 1 5 5 8 9 1 4 4 8 12 -7 14
17 Queretaro 17 3 4 10 23 28 8 3 2 3 15 11 9 0 2 7 8 17 -5 13
18 Atletico San Luis 17 3 2 12 16 35 9 2 2 5 9 18 8 1 0 7 7 17 -19 11

Read more about Liga MX

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.