Match Report
9 points and 4 places separated them: Mineros de Zacatecas 5th with 21, Atlante 1st with 30. The last five rounds placed Atlante no better than 13th for form, against 1st in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.86/1.71 for Mineros de Zacatecas and 2.5/0.71 for Atlante (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.48.
Atlante carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this.
The sides have met 9 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Mineros de Zacatecas, 1 draw and 6 for Atlante, at 2.33 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 67% of the meetings won by the home side. 67% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Atlante led 3-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-4.
Goal scorers
Mineros de Zacatecas: José Ávila (20') · Atlante: Samuel Andani González Naranjo (45'), Maximiliano García (36'), L. Calzadilla (41'), R. Coubert (79')
Key stats
Possession: Mineros de Zacatecas 50% · Atlante 50% · Total shots: 15-16 · On target: 7-9 · Corners: 3-4