This could be an interesting match as Necaxa have their presumed home advantage while Cruz Azul are ahead 5 points in the Liga MX table.
- Necaxa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cruz Azul has the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Liga MX
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!
Necaxa form and stats
When playing at home in the Liga MX, Necaxa have managed 4 wins, 1 draw and suffered 4 defeats from 9 games. It’s been three wins in a row for Necaxa here at Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Necaxa travelled for their previous game, a trip to Tigres UANL that ended 1-1. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Toluca (0-2).
The Necaxa fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Necaxa have conceded 12 in these home matches.
Cruz Azul form and stats
4-1-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Cruz Azul in their Liga MX matches away.
The supporters enjoyed Cruz's previous game versus Querétaro, a Liga MX 4-1 win played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Pachuca at their stadium, the result 1-0.
Cruz find the net regularly in their away games. 11 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Cruz have conceded 10 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Cruz Azul - Necaxa 3-0 earlier this season. Necaxa-Cruz Azul H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Necaxa two wins, Cruz Azul four wins, four draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Rodríguez Portillo 14 goals |  A. Zendejas Saavedra 4 goals | I. González Nieto 4 goals |
Necaxa missing players
Cruz Azul missing players
| Necaxa | Cruz Azul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 25 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 20 | 11 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 35 |
| 27 | 12 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 64% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 62% | 64% |
| 32% | 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 40% |
| 9% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 31% | 28% |
| 9% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 41% | 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 38% | 32% |
| 27% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 15% | 32% |
| 32% | 30% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 46% | 40% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 2.7 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.8 | 11.8 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 12 | 12.7 |
| 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 29% | 31% | 9% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 36% | 41% |
- Cruz Azul has the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Necaxa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- 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 | Leon | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 40 |
| 2 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 32 |
| 3 | America | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 32 |
| 4 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Monterrey | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 29 |
| 6 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 28 |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 25 |
| 9 | Pachuca | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | Necaxa | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 24 |
| 11 | Toluca | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 | Puebla | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 20 |
| 13 | Juarez | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Mazatlan | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -7 | 16 |
| 15 | Tijuana | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 18 | -15 | 15 |
| 16 | Atlas | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 14 |
| 17 | Querétaro | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 13 |
| 18 | Atletico San Luis | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -19 | 11 |