Struggling Veracruz will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying América in the upcoming league round. It’s 18th vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
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.
Veracruz form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories so far this season. Veracruz, who have the fewest points (2) at home in Liga MX, have only managed 0 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses so far from their games here at Estadio Luis de la Fuente. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Veracruz with their six defeats in a row. Not since the Juarez game, 50 days ago, have they avoided a loss. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Veracruz, their manager J. González and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.In their previous game, the manager J. González led his Veracruz to a defeat in the Liga MX match away at Queretaro. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Luis de la Fuente. Before that game, the home loss against Monterrey with the scoreline 0-1.
Veracruz has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches: 3 goals from 7 games. Veracruz's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
América form and stats
There's been little loot from América's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 7 away games. América only has 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 1 draw.América are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Liga MX against Santos Laguna. Prior to that match, the América manager M. Herrera faced defeat when travelling to Toluca and losing 2-3.
América are not goal shy away from home, finding the net 12 times in 7 away games so far. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as América have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result América - Veracruz 4-1 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Veracruz won 0 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and América has 8 wins.Top Goalscorers
  B. Valdez 9 goals / 1 assists |  G. Rodríguez 8 goals / 2 assists |  E. Aguilera 7 goals / 1 assists |
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| Veracruz | América | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 5 | Played | 6 | 19 | 39 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | 2 | 7 | 20 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 23 | 10 | 4 | Lost | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Scored | 8 | 31 | 73 |
| 72 | 27 | 11 | Conceded | 6 | 27 | 42 |
| 91% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 95% | 92% |
| 76% | 62% | 80% | Over 1.5 | 83% | 89% | 85% |
| 45% | 38% | 40% | Over 2.5 | 33% | 53% | 59% |
| 36% | 38% | 40% | Over 3.5 | 17% | 42% | 33% |
| 18% | 12% | 20% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 26% | 21% |
| 42% | 38% | 40% | BTTS | 67% | 68% | 54% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 17% | 21% | 38% |
| 55% | 56% | 60% | Failed To Score | 17% | 16% | 15% |
| 4.1 | 3.9 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | 2.2 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
| 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.8 | Corners Against (avg) | 5 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Red Cards | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 03-03-19 | | Toluca | 3 - 1 | Veracruz |
| 09-03-19 | | Veracruz | 2 - 2 | Santos Laguna |
| 15-03-19 | | Juarez | 2 - 2 | Veracruz |
| 18-03-19 | | Leon | 2 - 0 | Veracruz |
| 31-03-19 | | Necaxa | 2 - 0 | Veracruz |
| 06-04-19 | | Veracruz | 0 - 1 | Atlas |
| 14-04-19 | | Pachuca | 9 - 2 | Veracruz |
| 20-04-19 | | Veracruz | 0 - 1 | Monterrey |
| 28-04-19 | | Queretaro | 2 - 1 | Veracruz |
| 04-05-19 | | Veracruz | 02:00 | América |
| 17-03-19 | | Guadalajara | 0 - 2 | América |
| 24-03-19 | | América | 2 - 2 | Atlas |
| 31-03-19 | | América | 3 - 0 | Tigres UANL |
| 03-04-19 | | América | 4 - 0 | Tijuana |
| 07-04-19 | | Tijuana | 3 - 2 | América |
| 11-04-19 | | Juarez | 0 - 1 | América |
| 14-04-19 | | América | 0 - 0 | Cruz Azul |
| 21-04-19 | | Toluca | 3 - 2 | América |
| 28-04-19 | | América | 1 - 0 | Santos Laguna |
| 04-05-19 | | Veracruz | 02:00 | América |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | León | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 26 | 38 |
| 2 | Tigres UANL | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 34 |
| 3 | Monterrey | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 30 |
| 4 | Cruz Azul | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 29 |
| 5 | Pachuca | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | América | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| 7 | Necaxa | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | Tijuana | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 25 |
| 9 | Puebla | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 24 |
| 10 | Toluca | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 22 |
| 11 | Lobos BUAP | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 20 |
| 12 | Santos Laguna | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -5 | 19 |
| 13 | Guadalajara | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 18 |
| 14 | Pumas UNAM | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 17 |
| 15 | Atlas | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 16 |
| 16 | Morelia | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -11 | 12 |
| 17 | Querétaro | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 18 | -18 | 11 |
| 18 | Veracruz | 16 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 23 | -25 | 4 |
