No shortage of ups and downs for these contenders so far this campaign, situated in positions near the median of the Liga MX table. Here's the Juárez - Necaxa latest:
It's quite the trip for Necaxa when visiting Juárez as the cities are 1300 kilometers apart.
Juárez and Necaxa should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Juárez form and stats
The story so far in the Liga MX for Juárez at their home stadium (Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez) is 2 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats.
Juárez are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 368 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Molina ).
Juárez faced defeat in their previous match, away at Monterrey (0-3).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Cruz Azul (0-1).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Juárez have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 4 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 1 and lost 0.
Goals, goals, goals? We don't know what will happen in this one, but we do know that 9 of the 12 latest league games with this team has had at least three goals.
Juárez has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. 10 goals have been conceded.
Necaxa form and stats
There's been little loot from Necaxa's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 9 away games in the Liga MX. Necaxa only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 3 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Necaxa have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road.
Home advantage was not enough for Necaxa in their previous game as they lost hosting Tigres UANL, 0-1. Formiliano was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.8. The defender Formiliano hit one key pass and won 5 of 6 duels.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Queretaro.We have checked recent matches where Necaxa have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 15 games were 2 victories, 5 draws and 8 defeats.
Observe! Both teams have scored at least one goal in 8 of this club's latest 10 league matches.
The attacking power of Necaxa when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. Necaxa have conceded 11 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The participants have met each other before in this season, with the final score Necaxa - Juárez 1-0 registered in the official records. Juárez-Necaxa H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Juárez three wins, Necaxa six wins, one draw. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  F. Batista Ochoa 9 goals |   G. Fernández Leites 8 goals |  A. Medina Camacho 5 goals |
Juárez missing players
Necaxa missing players
| Juárez | Necaxa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 29 | 18 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 31 |
| 36 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 21 | 43 |
| 89% | 92% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 96% |
| 68% | 77% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 71% | 75% |
| 46% | 46% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 57% | 57% |
| 21% | 23% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 14% | 29% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 50% | 69% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | 64% |
| 21% | 15% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 7% | 14% |
| 39% | 23% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | 25% |
| 5 | 5.6 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| 4.3 | 3.7 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11.7 | 12.5 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 11.6 | 12.2 |
| 3.2 | 3.8 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| 32% | 36% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 26% | 32% |
| 13 | 11.4 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.3 | 16.4 | 15.6 |
| 4 | 3.2 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | America | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 38 |
| 2 | Monterrey | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 35 |
| 3 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 33 |
| 4 | Pachuca | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 32 |
| 5 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 30 |
| 6 | Toluca | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 22 | -8 | 24 |
| 8 | Puebla | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | Guadalajara | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| 10 | Leon | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 22 |
| 11 | Juárez | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 19 |
| 12 | Necaxa | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 19 |
| 13 | Atletico San Luis | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 18 |
| 14 | Mazatlan | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 15 | Tijuana | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -12 | 17 |
| 16 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 14 |
| 17 | Atlas | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 13 |
| 18 | Queretaro | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -17 | 9 |
