Delightful dogfight as daring Querétaro duel with determined Mazatlán

It's no vacation for neither Querétaro nor Mazatlán as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Querétaro form and stats

Querétaro's struggle is real here at Estadio La Corregidora with only 7 points collected from 8 Liga MX games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-4-3.

Querétaro are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 192 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Barrera).

In their previous game, the manager Larrea led his Querétaro to a defeat away at Monterrey. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio La Corregidora. Midfielder Rivera was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.24 (out of ten) in that game. Rivera hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 56 successful passes (of 65 total).

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 Querétaro have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 3 and lost 1.

The Querétaro fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 13 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. Querétaro 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.

Mazatlán form and stats

There's been little loot from Mazatlán's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 9 away games in the Liga MX. Mazatlán only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 5 draws. Mazatlán are generally in trouble as the list of consecutive losses is growing into an ugly monster. Regardless of home/away, the visitors have now lost seven in a row. It's been 21 weeks since they last avoided defeat. (The Necaxa game.)

Mazatlán might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Pachuca proved too strong as Mazatlán slumped to a 2-3 defeat in front of their own fans. Almada, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.41. Almada hit two key passes and won 7 of 11 duels.

Mazatlán 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, 3 draws and 10 defeats. From a total of 14 matches.

Observe that 8 of this side's 10 latest league rounds have ended with at least three goals.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Mazatlán as they have only managed to score 8 times from 9 away games in the league. 12 goals have been conceded by Mazatlán in these games. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Mazatlán - Querétaro 1-1 was the story when this pair of contenders previously played each other, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: one - two - two (Querétaro wins - draws - Mazatlán wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Á. Sepúlveda Sánchez 5 goals

N. Benedetti Roa 4 goals

P. Barrera Acosta 3 goals

Querétaro missing players

Mazatlán missing players