Mexico - Ascenso MXData current as of 06 September 2026

Irapuato vs Atlético Zacatepec: match statistics

Irapuato crest
Irapuato
6 : 2half-time 1:1
Atlético Zacatepec crest
Atlético Zacatepec
155%(1.85)
X28%(3.60)
217%(4.50)

Irapuato displays significantly better home form with 46% wins and an impressive goal difference of +10 at their own stadium. The hosts score an average of 2 goals per match at home, boasting high possession (58%) and better xG stats (1.79 vs 1.34). Atlético Zacatepec performs poorly on the road with only 30% wins, a negative goal difference (-3), and lower offensive efficiency (1.3 goals/match). The recent form of both teams is similar; however, Irapuato's advantage in home matches and the clear difference in quality on their own pitch favor a home win. Nevertheless, it's important to consider Irapuato's relatively high draw rate at home (38%), which increases the likelihood of a points split.

Irapuato vs Atlético Zacatepec: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Irapuato played Atlético Zacatepec in Ascenso MX (Mexico). The match was played on 8 March 2026. Final score: 6:2.

Current form

Irapuato: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Atlético Zacatepec: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Irapuato scores 1.48 and concedes 1.41 goals per match. Atlético Zacatepec scores 1.19 and concedes 1.67. League average: 2.88 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Irapuato 52%, Atlético Zacatepec 57%. Over 2.5: Irapuato 59%, Atlético Zacatepec 48%. League level: BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

Irapuato has higher xG: 1.53 vs 1.29. Irapuato: 12.2 shots per match, Atlético Zacatepec: 11.2.

Match halves

Irapuato: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.93. Atlético Zacatepec: half-time lead 19%, second-half goals 0.71.

Goals by minute

Irapuato: 76-90+ (11 goals). Atlético Zacatepec: 16-30 (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ascenso MX: 2.88 goals per match, BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 0%.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Irapuato displays significantly better home form with 46% wins and an impressive goal difference of +10 at their own stadium. The hosts score an average of 2 goals per match at home, boasting high possession (58%) and better xG stats (1.79 vs 1.34). Atlético Zacatepec performs poorly on the road with only 30% wins, a negative goal difference (-3), and lower offensive efficiency (1.3 goals/match). The recent form of both teams is similar; however, Irapuato's advantage in home matches and the clear difference in quality on their own pitch favor a home win. Nevertheless, it's important to consider Irapuato's relatively high draw rate at home (38%), which increases the likelihood of a points split.

View the statistical overview

Half-by-half

1 : 1
1st half
5 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

61Possession (%)39
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
17Shots14
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
11Shots on target5
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
2.18xG1.58
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
2Corners4
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
48Dangerous attacks48
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
11Fouls12
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
2Cards3
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec

Pre-match profilewhat 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.

IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
1.48Goals scored / match1.19
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
1.41Goals conceded / match1.67
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
55%Average possession44%
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
4.56Shots on target / match3.71
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.15Shots per match11.24
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
4.56Shots on target3.71
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
12.2%Shot conversion10.6%
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
55%Possession44%
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
1.53xG for1.29
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
1.41xG against1.43
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec

Shooting quality

Irapuato: BalancedAtlético Zacatepec: Balanced
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
Accuracy (shots on target)38%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.32

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 formwho is in better shape?

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

Atlético Zacatepec is 33% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Irapuato · 1.6 pts / match - Atlético Zacatepec

Irapuato
LWWLL
Season result split
33% W37% R30% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-10-8
1.37 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-5-2
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
DDWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.57Opponent xG: 1.80BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 80%
Atlético Zacatepec
WDDLW
Season result split
24% W33% R43% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-7-9
1.05 pts / match · goal difference -10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-3-4
Last 5 away
1-2-2
WLDDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.00Opponent xG: 1.31BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow 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.

Irapuato is 24% better for: goals scored per match.

1.48 goals / match - Irapuato · 1.19 goals / match - Atlético Zacatepec

Irapuato is 18% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.41 goals / match - Irapuato · 1.67 goals / match - Atlético Zacatepec

Irapuato scoring profile: very strong

Irapuato scores in 70% of matches (19 of 27 matches), while Atlético Zacatepec keeps a clean sheet in 19% (4 of 21 matches).

Atlético Zacatepec scoring profile: strong

Atlético Zacatepec scores in 71% of matches (15 of 21 matches), while Irapuato keeps a clean sheet in 33% (9 of 27 matches).

40Goals scored (season)25
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
38Goals conceded (season)35
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
2.89Average goals in match2.86
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
8Goals scored (last 5)8
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
9Goals conceded (last 5)6
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec

How often they score at least...

70%1 goal71%
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
41%2 goals29%
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
19%3 goals14%
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
15%4 goals5%
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal81%
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
37%2 goals48%
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
19%3 goals29%
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
15%4 goals5%
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec

* 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.

57%
Atlético Zacatepec - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.12 of 21 matches
55%
League average

Goal patterns

15%BTTS at half-time24%
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
0%BTTS in both halves19%
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
26%Scored in both halves24%
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec

BTTS and goal count

41%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
19%Min. 3 goals without BTTS10%
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
40%BTTS - last 540%
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec

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

70%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
15%Min. 3 goals before half-time10%
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec

2nd half

74%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
41%Min. 2 goals after half-time43%
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
30%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Irapuato is 5% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.15 pts / match - Irapuato · 1.1 pts / match - Atlético Zacatepec

Irapuato - half-time state
26% leading37% draw37% trailing
Atlético Zacatepec - half-time state
19% leading52% draw29% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.15Points per match (1st half)1.1
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
0.56Goals scored (1st half)0.48
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
0.63Goals conceded (1st half)0.71
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
1.19Average goals (1st half)1.19
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
56%Clean sheet before half-time48%
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
59%No goal before half-time57%
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec

After half-time (2nd half)

1.56Points per match (2nd half)1.1
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
0.93Goals scored (2nd half)0.71
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
0.78Goals conceded (2nd half)0.95
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
1.7Average goals (2nd half)1.67
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
59%Clean sheet after half-time33%
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec
44%No goal after half-time48%
IrapuatoAtlético Zacatepec

Irapuato - second-half results

41% W33% R26% P
31
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
42
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.15
PPG before half-time
Lead holding127%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Atlético Zacatepec - second-half results

24% W38% R38% P
23
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
23
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.10
PPG before half-time
Lead holding126%

Leads at half-time in 19% of matches and wins 24%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Irapuato - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.20
Goals scored / match0.41.2
Goals conceded / match0.61.2
Average goals in match1.02.4
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Atlético Zacatepec - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.60
Goals scored / match0.61.0
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match1.01.8
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

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

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

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

Irapuato
ScoredConceded
6
5
0-15
3
7
16-30
6
5
31-45
8
5
46-60
6
6
61-75
11
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Atlético Zacatepec
ScoredConceded
1
5
0-15
6
5
16-30
3
5
31-45
6
7
46-60
5
4
61-75
4
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Match profile

2.88
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-30%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
50%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Irapuato

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.05
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
0.00
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
89%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
117%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.17
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

Atlético Zacatepec

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.34
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
98%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
100%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.55
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 4% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

* 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 contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

IrapuatoLigaAtlético Zacatepec
Average goals in match 2.892.88 2.86
Both teams scored 52%55% 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 59%53% 48%
Clean sheets 33%27% 19%
Goal before half-time 70%72% 71%
Goal after half-time 74%80% 81%

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

2.88
Average goals per match
55%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.67
Home goals / match
1.21
Away goals / match
+38%
Home attack advantage
+28%
Home defence advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
21%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. IrapuatoYellow cardRicardo Israel Peña Franco
  2. Atlético ZacatepecGoalJesus Alessandro Bustos CidAssist: Fernando Morales
  3. Atlético ZacatepecSubstitutionOn: Bubakarry FadikaOff: Jose Daniel Franco Aldana
  4. Atlético ZacatepecYellow cardAldo Misael Arellano Miranda
  5. Atlético ZacatepecSubstitutionOn: Héctor Alejandro Mascorro LópezOff: Adrián Vázquez Hernández
  6. IrapuatoYellow cardElbis Sousa Nascimento
  7. Atlético ZacatepecGoalJesus Alessandro Bustos Cid
  8. Atlético ZacatepecYellow cardAdrián Justo Canto
  9. Atlético ZacatepecSubstitutionOn: Yohan Salwan ZetunaOff: Adrián Justo Canto
  10. Atlético ZacatepecYellow cardYohan Salwan Zetuna

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Irapuato 1 - 0 - 0 Atlético Zacatepec. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Club Atlético Zacatepec
0 : 2
Deportivo Irapuato

FAQ

What was the result of Irapuato vs Atlético Zacatepec?

The Ascenso MX match finished Irapuato 6:2 Atlético Zacatepec. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Irapuato vs Atlético Zacatepec?

Irapuato score 1.48 goals per game on average and Atlético Zacatepec 1.19. The Ascenso MX average is 2.88 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 52% of Irapuato's matches and 57% of Atlético Zacatepec's.

What form are Irapuato and Atlético Zacatepec in?

Over the last 5 games Irapuato have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Atlético Zacatepec 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Irapuato vs Atlético Zacatepec?

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.