Match Report
The table gap was wide: 21 points between Guadalajara (2nd, 36 pts) and Mazatlán (16th, 15 pts). The last five rounds placed Guadalajara no better than 20th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Against a league average of 1.46 goals per team per game, Mazatlán ran at 1.29 scored and 2.18 conceded, Guadalajara at 1.94 and 1.
Mazatlán had lost four in a row. Guadalajara came in having won four on the spin. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for Mazatlán against 13/15 for Guadalajara.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Mazatlán 1, draws 2, Guadalajara 3, at 2.83 goals per meeting.
Estadio de Mazatlán (Mazatlán), capacity 25,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Guadalajara led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Mazatlán: Yoel Bárcenas (56') · Guadalajara: Efraín Álvarez (15'), Armando González (29')
Key stats
Possession: Mazatlán 32% · Guadalajara 68% · Total shots: 6-14 · On target: 3-6 · Corners: 1-2