Liga MX duel: Close contest expected between Necaxa and Cruz Azul

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Date: Sun 21.July
Match begins: 02:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes (25500 seats)

This is the Liga MX season opener for these teams, who are finally competing for points again. Who will get that important first win?

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Necaxa form and stats

Necaxa have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and one practice match played. These training games have ended with 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Necaxa scored 0 goals and let in 1 goal during these one game.

Last season, Necaxa's league statistics were 8 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses, resulting in a 6th position in the Liga MX. Over these 17 matches they scored 32 goals and conceded 24. Playing at home last season Necaxa managed 3-4-1 (win-draw-lost) with 12 goals and 9 conceded.

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Cruz Azul form and stats

It's a day of discovery for Cruz Azul as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Cruz Azul have played one with the results W0-D1-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games Cruz Azul has scored 0 goals and conceded 0 times.

Let's have a look at how Cruz Azul performed last season in the Liga MX: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 6 draws and 3 defeats. In total they scored 26 and conceded 15 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 5 and lost 1 with 12/8 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Necaxa 3 wins, 3 draws and Cruz Azul 4 victories. As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 8 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

M. Caraglio
11 goals

Necaxa missing players

Cruz Azul missing players

Necaxa Cruz Azul
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
0 0 0 Played 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Necaxa Last season Cruz Azul
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
36 18   Played   21 42
12 7   Won   7 22
10 8   Drew   8 11
14 3   Lost   6 9
52 24   Scored   23 58
54 19   Conceded   22 35
94% 94%   Over 0.5   90% 93%
72% 72%   Over 1.5   76% 71%
56% 39%   Over 2.5   24% 36%
33% 22%   Over 3.5   19% 14%
19% 6%   Over 4.5   5% 7%
64% 56%   BTTS   48% 45%
19% 33%   Clean Sheets   33% 40%
22% 17%   Failed To Score   29% 21%
 
4.4 5.3   Corners For (avg)   4.2 4.3
5.4 4.4   Corners Against (avg)   5.1 4.7
1.9 2.1   Yellow Cards (avg)   2 2
5 2   Red Cards   5 9
Key stats last season:
  • Necaxa have won significantly more corners at home than away.

Necaxa
28-04-19 LM Monterrey 2 - 2 Necaxa
05-05-19 LM Necaxa 1 - 0 Querétaro
10-05-19 LM Necaxa 1 - 0 Monterrey
13-05-19 LM Monterrey 1 - 0 Necaxa
30-06-19 CF Necaxa 0 - 1 Herediano
21-07-19 LM Necaxa 02:00 Cruz Azul
28-07-19 LM Pumas UNAM 17:00 Necaxa
04-08-19 LM Necaxa 02:00 Veracruz
11-08-19 LM Tigres UANL - Necaxa
14-08-19 CM Necaxa - Dorados
Cruz Azul
28-04-19 LM Lobos BUAP 1 - 4 Cruz Azul
04-05-19 LM Cruz Azul 1 - 1 Morelia
10-05-19 LM América 3 - 1 Cruz Azul
12-05-19 LM Cruz Azul 1 - 0 América
06-07-19 CF Cruz Azul 0 - 0 Morelia
21-07-19 LM Necaxa 02:00 Cruz Azul
28-07-19 LM Cruz Azul 02:00 Toluca
03-08-19 LM Querétaro 22:00 Cruz Azul
10-08-19 LM Cruz Azul 22:00 Juárez
17-08-19 LM Atlas 02:00 Cruz Azul

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