Atlas vs Necaxa: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Date: Sat 26.October
Match begins: 04:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Jalisco (70000 seats)

Atlas will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 4 points behind Necaxa.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Atlas form and stats

When playing at home in the Liga MX, Atlas have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 7 games.

Happy days for Atlas in their previous game, a Liga MX match away at Puebla (placed 18th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. 2-2 away at Tijuana before that.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Atlas have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won 2 Drawn 0 Lost 2.

Atlas are traveling soon after this match as the Liga MX match at Pumas UNAM awaits in four days.

Atlas are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 7 attempts. On the other hand, Atlas have conceded 7 goals.

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Necaxa form and stats

Necaxa's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Necaxa collect 12 points from their 6 away matches in the Liga MX. 4 victories and 0 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats). Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Necaxa's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Tigres UANL game.

Necaxa's last game was the home draw against America (2-2). Before that one, a nice away victory 3-2 at Morelia.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Necaxa playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were 6 Necaxa wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat.

The travelling fans enjoy Necaxa's attacking play in away games, having scored 10 goals in 6 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Necaxa have conceded 9 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Atlas-Necaxa H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Atlas 0 wins, Necaxa 3 wins, 4 draws. 4 of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

NecaxaM. Quiroga
M. Quiroga
9 goals / 3 assists
NecaxaM. Salas
M. Salas
6 goals / 1 assists
AtlasF. Barcelo
F. Barcelo
4 goals

Atlas missing players

Necaxa missing players

Atlas Necaxa
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs mid Away Total
14 7 4 Played P 3 6 14
6 3 2 Won W 2 4 7
3 1 1 Drew D 0 0 4
5 3 1 Lost L 1 2 3
17 9 7 Scored S 5 10 28
15 7 3 Conceded C 4 9 18
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 86%
64% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 86%
43% 43% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 67% 64%
21% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 33% 43%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 17% 29%
50% 43% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 67% 57%
36% 43% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 17% 36%
14% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 17% 21%
 
3.5 3.4 2 Corners For (avg) C F 2.7 2.7 3.6
5 5 5.8 Corners Against (avg) C A 4.3 4.8 5.3
2.7 3.9 4 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 2.5
2 1 1 Red Cards R C 1 1 1
Key stats this season:
  • All of Necaxa's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Atlas haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Necaxa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Necaxa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Necaxa haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Atlas
All Liga MX Copa MX
All Home Away Home vs top
25-09-19 LM Leon 1 - 1 Atlas
28-09-19 LM Atlas 2 - 0 Querétaro
02-10-19 CM Atlas 2 - 0 Atletico Zacatepec
06-10-19 LM Tijuana 2 - 2 Atlas
19-10-19 LM Puebla 0 - 1 Atlas
26-10-19 LM Atlas 04:00 Necaxa
30-10-19 LM Pumas UNAM 04:00 Atlas
02-11-19 LM Atlas 04:00 Atletico San Luis
07-11-19 CM Pachuca 02:00 Atlas
24-11-19 LM Monterrey 02:00 Atlas
Necaxa
All Liga MX Copa MX Club Friendlies
All Home Away Away vs mid
22-09-19 LM Necaxa 2 - 4 Leon
25-09-19 LM Querétaro 1 - 2 Necaxa
29-09-19 LM Necaxa 0 - 0 Juarez
05-10-19 LM Morelia 2 - 3 Necaxa
20-10-19 LM Necaxa 2 - 2 America
23-10-19 CM Dorados 04:00 Necaxa
26-10-19 LM Atlas 04:00 Necaxa
03-11-19 LM Necaxa 04:05 Pachuca
07-11-19 CM Celaya 02:00 Necaxa
10-11-19 LM Atletico San Luis - Necaxa

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Santos Laguna 13 8 2 3 30 19 7 6 1 0 23 5 6 2 1 3 7 14 11 26
2 Necaxa 14 7 4 3 28 18 8 3 4 1 18 9 6 4 0 2 10 9 10 25
3 Querétaro 13 7 3 3 23 14 6 3 1 2 9 9 7 4 2 1 14 5 9 24
4 Leon 13 6 5 2 28 18 6 2 4 0 11 8 7 4 1 2 17 10 10 23
5 Tigres UANL 13 6 5 2 22 12 6 3 2 1 13 6 7 3 3 1 9 6 10 23
6 America 14 5 7 2 23 20 7 4 3 0 16 8 7 1 4 2 7 12 3 22
7 Atlas 14 6 3 5 17 15 7 3 1 3 9 7 7 3 2 2 8 8 2 21
8 Morelia 13 6 1 6 18 17 6 3 0 3 6 5 7 3 1 3 12 12 1 19
9 Pachuca 13 5 3 5 26 20 7 3 0 4 11 10 6 2 3 1 15 10 6 18
10 Pumas UNAM 13 5 3 5 14 12 7 4 1 2 10 5 6 1 2 3 4 7 2 18
11 Tijuana 13 5 3 5 22 27 6 3 3 0 11 8 7 2 0 5 11 19 -5 18
12 Monterrey 14 5 2 7 17 20 7 4 1 2 11 9 7 1 1 5 6 11 -3 17
13 Atletico San Luis 13 5 2 6 17 21 7 1 2 4 7 12 6 4 0 2 10 9 -4 17
14 Cruz Azul 14 3 7 4 19 19 7 2 4 1 13 9 7 1 3 3 6 10 0 16
15 Juarez 13 4 2 7 10 16 6 3 1 2 7 5 7 1 1 5 3 11 -6 14
16 Guadalajara 13 3 4 6 17 22 6 3 1 2 10 7 7 0 3 4 7 15 -5 13
17 Toluca 13 3 4 6 11 16 6 2 1 3 6 7 7 1 3 3 5 9 -5 13
18 Puebla 13 3 4 6 14 24 7 2 1 4 7 14 6 1 3 2 7 10 -10 13
19 Veracruz 13 0 4 9 8 34 7 0 3 4 7 16 6 0 1 5 1 18 -26 4

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