Necaxa vs Atlas match preview: Even contest expected at Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Sat 18.September
Match begins: 02:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes (25500 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Necaxa have their presumed home advantage while Atlas are ahead 4 points in the Liga MX table.

Insights:
  • Necaxa have the most matches over the total-line (6) in Liga MX
  • Atlas have not yet lost a game away.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Necaxa form and stats

2-0-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga MX numbers at home for Necaxa so far this season. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Necaxa after consecutive victories at their own ground.

No payout for Necaxa in their previous match, an away game at Queretaro that ended in defeat 0-3. The striker Rodrigo Aguirre was named "man of the match" for Necaxa with the rating of 7.0/10. Aguirre hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Heartbreak before that as Necaxa lost 1-2 at Guadalajara's place.

Necaxa has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. 5 goals have been conceded.

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Atlas form and stats

Playing away, Atlas have won 1 game, drawn 3 and suffered 0 defeats in the Liga MX this season. Visiting Atlas has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Atlas are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Liga MX against Monterrey (placed 7th). Attacker Julio Furch got a player rating of 7.64 in the game. "Man of the match" Furch scored one goal and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Tigres UANL.

The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Atlas are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 2 goals away.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings featuring these teams: Necaxa won five, Atlas triumphed in one and we saw four draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

NecaxaA. Zendejas Saavedra
A. Zendejas Saavedra
4 goals
AtlasJ. Furch
J. Furch
3 goals
NecaxaL. García Bañuelos
L. García Bañuelos
2 goals

Necaxa missing players

Atlas missing players

Necaxa Atlas
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
8 4 1 Played P 0 4 8
3 2 0 Won W 0 1 3
0 0 0 Drew D 0 3 4
5 2 1 Lost L 0 0 1
9 5 0 Scored S 0 3 7
12 5 3 Conceded C 0 2 4
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 75% 75%
88% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 50%
75% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 12%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
38% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 38%
38% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 50%
25% 25% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 38%
 
3.5 3.8 6 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.8 4.6
5.2 6 7 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3.5 3.1
1.2 0.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
13.9 16 22 Shots (avg) S ( 0 13.8 14.1
5.5 5.5 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 5 4.6
20% 23% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 15% 19%
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • Atlas have not yet lost a game away.
  • Necaxa have the most matches over the total-line (6) in Liga MX
  • Necaxa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 8 6 2 0 12 3 4 4 0 0 8 1 4 2 2 0 4 2 9 20
2 León 8 4 3 1 13 9 4 2 2 0 7 3 4 2 1 1 6 6 4 15
3 Toluca 7 4 2 1 12 9 3 2 1 0 7 4 4 2 1 1 5 5 3 14
4 Tigres UANL 8 3 4 1 14 9 4 1 3 0 7 4 4 2 1 1 7 5 5 13
5 Atlas 8 3 4 1 7 4 4 2 1 1 4 2 4 1 3 0 3 2 3 13
6 Santos Laguna 8 2 5 1 10 6 4 1 3 0 4 2 4 1 2 1 6 4 4 11
7 Monterrey 8 2 5 1 11 8 4 2 2 0 6 2 4 0 3 1 5 6 3 11
8 Cruz Azul 8 2 4 2 10 8 4 1 2 1 6 4 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 10
9 Atlético San Luis 7 2 4 1 10 9 3 0 2 1 1 3 4 2 2 0 9 6 1 10
10 Guadalajara 8 2 4 2 7 8 4 1 1 2 5 8 4 1 3 0 2 0 -1 10
11 Necaxa 8 3 0 5 9 12 4 2 0 2 5 5 4 1 0 3 4 7 -3 9
12 Mazatlan 8 2 3 3 9 14 4 1 2 1 5 7 4 1 1 2 4 7 -5 9
13 Pachuca 6 2 1 3 9 7 2 1 0 1 4 1 4 1 1 2 5 6 2 7
14 Puebla 8 1 4 3 6 11 4 1 2 1 4 5 4 0 2 2 2 6 -5 7
15 Queretaro 8 1 3 4 4 8 4 1 1 2 3 3 4 0 2 2 1 5 -4 6
16 Tijuana 8 1 3 4 8 13 5 1 2 2 6 8 3 0 1 2 2 5 -5 6
17 Pumas UNAM 8 1 3 4 4 10 5 1 3 1 3 3 3 0 0 3 1 7 -6 6
18 Juárez 8 1 2 5 7 14 4 1 1 2 5 7 4 0 1 3 2 7 -7 5

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Liga MX is the top division in the Mexican football league system. Each season the league has two tournaments, Apertura (opening) and Clausura (closing). This means that the Liga MX has two champions per season. The Liga MX is the fourth most attended football league in the world.