In the Liga de Expansión MX game on 15 August 2026, Mineros de Zacatecas beat Venados FC 5:1. Match numbers: shots on target 7:3, corners 5:3.
Match report
Mineros de Zacatecas beat Venados 5-1 in the Liga de Expansión MX Apertura round 4 on Friday. The hosts went ahead early and never looked back after that. The result leaves the home side 5th with 11 points while Venados drop to 8th on 10.
And here's the thing about the opening exchanges — Mineros struck twice before the quarter hour mark. A. Dominguez opened the scoring in minute 6 followed quickly by K. Magana in minute 17. To be fair, Venados tried to settle into a shape but the pressure told on them. They lost E. Torres to a booking in minute 27 and never quite found their footing again.
The visitors came out after the break hoping to stiffen their resistance but Mineros had already extended their control. J. A. Moreno Villegas came on for the hosts in minute 46 while Venados shuffled three players at minute 59. E. Carballo added a fourth in minute 50 and that really changed the complexion of the tie.
By then J. Esquivel made it five in minute 64 before C. A. Flores Sanchez sealed the victory in minute 88. The statistics tell a similar story of dominance — Mineros held 64 per cent possession and registered 7 shots on target against 3 for their opponents. Shots accuracy sat at 32 per cent for the hosts while Venados managed 21 per cent. It was a case of chances going begging rather than a lack of effort from the visitors.
The win extends Mineros' unbeaten run to 8 matches across all competitions. They sit 5 points clear of the drop zone now but still have work to do before the season truly settles. Venados remain 8th and will need to turn things around quickly if they want to avoid trouble. One mistake ends it in this division and they made several against a side that found a way through every time. The table goes out of the window in these games.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %64–36
Shots on target7–3
Shots off target10–5
Big chances1–1
HT🟨4' O. Mazatan — Yellow card⚽6' A. Dominguez — Goal⚽16' K. Magana — Goal⚽27' J. Machado — Goal🟨41' E. Torres — Yellow card⇄46' J. A. Moreno Villegas — Substitution⚽50' E. Carballo — Goal🟨53' M. Montelongo — Yellow card🟨56' J. Machado — Yellow card⇄59' O. Mazatan — Substitution⇄59' E. Torres — Substitution⇄59' P. Kilani — Substitution⚽64' J. Esquivel — Goal⇄70' E. Carballo — Substitution⇄70' K. Magana — Substitution🟨71' L. Sandoval — Yellow card🟨71' Ochoa Brandon — Yellow card⇄77' A. Dominguez — Substitution⇄77' D. Tejeda — Substitution⇄81' A. Villalobos — Substitution⇄81' J. Avila — Substitution⚽88' C. A. Flores Sanchez — Goal
