Match Report
Mineros de Zacatecas went into the game 6th in the table on 14 points; Venados sat 9th on 13 — a 1-point gap. Mineros de Zacatecas had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Against a league average of 1.61 goals per team per game, Mineros de Zacatecas ran at 2 scored and 1.67 conceded, Venados at 2.44 and 2.11.
Venados's unbeaten run stood at 7, having scored in 7 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Mineros de Zacatecas 5/15, Venados 11/15.
GioScore's database holds 11 meetings between the two: 5 for Mineros de Zacatecas, 4 for Venados and 2 drawn, at 2.55 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 73% of the meetings won by the home side.
Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba, capacity 18,000, hosted the game. Mineros de Zacatecas led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 5-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Mineros de Zacatecas: Kevin Magana (16'), Juan José Machado Siqueiros (27'), Erick Fernando Carballo Flores (50'), José Esquivel (64'), Coupper Alejandro Flores Sánchez (88') · Venados: Adolfo Domínguez (6')
Key stats
Possession: Mineros de Zacatecas 64% · Venados 36% · Total shots: 17-8 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 5-3