Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Durango 1st with 65 points, Tritons Vallarta 6th with 43, 22 apart. Recent form told a different story for Tritons Vallarta: only 20th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Against a league average of 1.43 goals per team per game, Durango ran at 2.73 scored and 0.62 conceded, Tritons Vallarta at 1.23 and 1.04.
Durango arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 13 consecutive games. Momentum sat with Tritons Vallarta, winners of their last three, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
7 meetings are on record — 2 won by Durango, 2 by Tritons Vallarta, 3 drawn, at 2.14 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 29% of the wins in this fixture. These meetings skew tight — only 14% saw more than two goals.
Estadio Francisco Zarco staged the fixture, a ground that holds 18,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Durango: José Múñoz (49'), Aldieri Valenzuela (72')
Key stats
Possession: Durango 65% · Tritons Vallarta 35% · Total shots: 13-3 · On target: 7-2 · Corners: 8-1