Mexico - Ascenso MXData current as of 17 October 2026

Cancún vs Venados: match statistics

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Cancún vs Venados: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Cancún play Venados in Ascenso MX (Mexico). The match date is 18 October 2026.

Current form

Cancún: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Venados: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Cancún scores 1.75 and concedes 1.42 goals per match. Venados scores 2.25 and concedes 1.83. League average: 3.26 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Cancún 50%, Venados 83%. Over 2.5: Cancún 58%, Venados 83%. League level: BTTS 59%, Over 2.5 61%.

xG, shots and style

Venados has higher xG: 1.87 vs 1.72. Cancún: 14.4 shots per match, Venados: 15.2.

Match halves

Cancún: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 1.08. Venados: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 1.50.

Goals by minute

Cancún: 76-90+ (7 goals). Venados: 61-75 (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ascenso MX: 3.26 goals per match, BTTS 59%, Over 2.5 61%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-1. Average goals 1.50, BTTS 0%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.70)
(3.90)
(3.95)

Pre-match profile— what do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.75Goals scored / match2.25
CancúnVenados
1.42Goals conceded / match1.83
CancúnVenados
43%Average possession48%
CancúnVenados
5.58Shots on target / match6.83
CancúnVenados

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

14.42Shots per match15.17
CancúnVenados
5.58Shots on target6.83
CancúnVenados
12.1%Shot conversion14.8%
CancúnVenados
43%Possession48%
CancúnVenados
1.72xG for1.87
CancúnVenados
1.56xG against1.58
CancúnVenados

Shooting quality

Cancún: Counter-attackingVenados: Attacking
CancúnVenados
Accuracy (shots on target)39%45%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.33

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Venados is 25% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Cancún · 2 pts / match - Venados

Cancún
DWLWD
Season result split
42% W25% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-3-4
1.50 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-0-2
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
WLWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.82Opponent xG: 1.49BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Venados
WLWWD
Season result split
50% W17% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-2-4
1.67 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-4
Last 5 away
1-0-4
LLLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.60Opponent xG: 1.80BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Venados is 29% better for: goals scored per match.

1.75 goals / match - Cancún · 2.25 goals / match - Venados

Cancún is 29% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.42 goals / match - Cancún · 1.83 goals / match - Venados

Cancún scoring profile: very strong

Cancún scores in 92% of matches (11 of 12 matches), while Venados keeps a clean sheet in 17% (2 of 12 matches).

Venados scoring profile: very strong

Venados scores in 100% of matches (12 of 12 matches), while Cancún keeps a clean sheet in 42% (5 of 12 matches).

21Goals scored (season)27
CancúnVenados
17Goals conceded (season)22
CancúnVenados
3.17Average goals in match4.08
CancúnVenados
8Goals scored (last 5)11
CancúnVenados
7Goals conceded (last 5)5
CancúnVenados

How often they score at least...

92%1 goal100%
CancúnVenados
42%2 goals58%
CancúnVenados
17%3 goals42%
CancúnVenados
8%4 goals17%
CancúnVenados

How often they concede at least...

58%1 goal83%
CancúnVenados
50%2 goals50%
CancúnVenados
17%3 goals25%
CancúnVenados
17%4 goals17%
CancúnVenados

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

25%BTTS at half-time33%
CancúnVenados
8%BTTS in both halves0%
CancúnVenados
17%Scored in both halves33%
CancúnVenados

BTTS and goal count

42%Min. 3 goals and BTTS67%
CancúnVenados
17%Min. 3 goals without BTTS17%
CancúnVenados
60%BTTS - last 580%
CancúnVenados

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

83%Min. 1 goal before half-time83%
CancúnVenados
67%Min. 2 goals before half-time42%
CancúnVenados
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time33%
CancúnVenados

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
CancúnVenados
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time83%
CancúnVenados
33%Min. 3 goals after half-time50%
CancúnVenados

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Venados is 14% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.17 pts / match - Cancún · 1.33 pts / match - Venados

Cancún - half-time state
25% leading42% draw33% trailing
Venados - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.17Points per match (1st half)1.33
CancúnVenados
0.67Goals scored (1st half)0.75
CancúnVenados
0.83Goals conceded (1st half)0.92
CancúnVenados
1.5Average goals (1st half)1.67
CancúnVenados
42%Clean sheet before half-time42%
CancúnVenados
50%No goal before half-time42%
CancúnVenados

After half-time (2nd half)

1.83Points per match (2nd half)1.5
CancúnVenados
1.08Goals scored (2nd half)1.5
CancúnVenados
0.58Goals conceded (2nd half)0.92
CancúnVenados
1.67Average goals (2nd half)2.42
CancúnVenados
75%Clean sheet after half-time42%
CancúnVenados
42%No goal after half-time25%
CancúnVenados

Cancún - second-half results

50% W33% D17% L
14
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.17
PPG before half-time
Lead holding168%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 42%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Venados - second-half results

33% W50% D17% L
16
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding152%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Cancún - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.602.40
Goals scored / match0.21.4
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.02.0
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-3+4
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 0% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Venados - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.40
Goals scored / match0.81.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match1.22.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+2+4
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Cancún
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
2
3
16-30
3
4
31-45
2
1
46-60
4
1
61-75
7
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Venados
ScoredConceded
2
3
0-15
2
2
16-30
5
6
31-45
5
5
46-60
8
3
61-75
5
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (8 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.63
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.8 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
111%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
67%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-59%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
92%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Cancún

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.16
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.17
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
88%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
112%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

Venados

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.29
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.38
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.25
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
177%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
92%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.33
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.8
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Ascenso MX).

Teams vs league

CancúnLigaVenados
Average goals in match• 3.173.26▲ 4.08
Both teams scored▼ 50%59%▲ 83%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 58%61%▲ 83%
Clean sheets▲ 42%23%▼ 17%
Goal before half-time▲ 83%74%▲ 83%
Goal after half-time▼ 75%81%▲ 83%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.26
Average goals per match
59%
Both teams scored
61%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.99
Home goals / match
1.27
Away goals / match
+57%
Home attack advantage
+36%
Home defence advantage
+23%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
58%
2 goals
35%
3 goals
15%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Cancún 1 - 0 - 1 Venados. Average goals 1.50, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Venados FC Yucatán
2 : 0
Cancún FC
Cancún FC
1 : 0
Venados FC Yucatán

FAQ

When do Cancún and Venados play?

Cancún face Venados on 18 October 2026 in Ascenso MX. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Cancún and Venados?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Cancún won 1, Venados won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 1.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Cancún vs Venados?

Cancún score 1.75 goals per game on average and Venados 2.25. The Ascenso MX average is 3.26 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 61% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Cancún's matches and 83% of Venados's.

What form are Cancún and Venados in?

Over the last 5 games Cancún have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Venados 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Cancún vs Venados?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.