Delightful dogfight as daring Necaxa duel with determined Mazatlán

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Sat 30.October
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes (25500 seats)

Necaxa and Mazatlán have both played out a "par" performance up to now, to use a golf expression. Both teams reside in mid-table spots in the Liga MX.

Insights:
  • Necaxa have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Liga MX
  • Mazatlán have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Necaxa form and stats

3 victories, 0 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Necaxa have to build on here at Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes in the Liga MX.

Necaxa enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Monterrey's place. The match ended 1-0 with Rodrigo Aguirre scoring. Some amazing scenes last match, when Rodrigo Aguirre scored the winning goal ten minutes into stoppage time. Alonso Escoboza, defender, was given a rating of 8.1/10 in that game, top of the team. Escoboza hit three key passes and won 8 of 11 duels.

1-1 away at Toluca before that.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Necaxa handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are seven wins, two draws and two defeats.

The Necaxa fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 7 matches. 9 goals have been conceded.

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Mazatlán form and stats

Mazatlán have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Liga MX, after 1-2-4 (7 played). Mazatlán seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Mazatlán go into this game after a win, the home game against Queretaro that ended 2-1. Midfielder Daniel Amador was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.63. Amador served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Puebla's place.

We have checked recent matches where Mazatlán have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were one victory, zero draws and six defeats.

The visitors have scored 4 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 10 goals have been conceded by Mazatlán in these games.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Necaxa one win, zero draws and Mazatlán one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

MazatlánC. Da Silva Sanvezzo
C. Da Silva Sanvezzo
7 goals
NecaxaA. Zendejas Saavedra
A. Zendejas Saavedra
5 goals
NecaxaL. García Bañuelos
L. García Bañuelos
3 goals

Necaxa missing players

Mazatlán missing players

Necaxa Mazatlán
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 7 1 Played P 1 7 15
5 3 0 Won W 0 1 5
2 0 0 Drew D 0 2 5
8 4 1 Lost L 1 4 5
14 8 0 Scored S 0 4 17
18 9 1 Conceded C 2 10 21
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 93%
67% 71% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 80%
53% 71% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 53%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 27%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
27% 14% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 14% 47%
40% 43% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 20%
40% 43% 100% Failed to Score F T 100% 71% 40%
 
4.3 4.4 4 Corners for (avg) C F 1 2.1 2.1
5 5.3 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.3 5.1
1.6 0.6 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.3 2.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
14.5 16.4 14 Shots (avg) S ( 4 6.4 7.4
4.7 4.7 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1.3 2.1
20% 24% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 44% 55%
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • Mazatlán have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Mazatlán have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Necaxa have created more than twice as many corners as Mazatlán.
  • Necaxa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Necaxa have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Liga MX
  • Necaxa haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 15 10 4 1 20 8 8 7 1 0 13 2 7 3 3 1 7 6 12 34
2 Atlas 14 6 5 3 13 6 7 3 2 2 6 3 7 3 3 1 7 3 7 23
3 Tigres UANL 15 5 7 3 21 13 7 2 5 0 10 4 8 3 2 3 11 9 8 22
4 Leon 14 6 4 4 16 14 7 2 3 2 8 6 7 4 1 2 8 8 2 22
5 Toluca 14 6 4 4 20 19 7 3 3 1 13 9 7 3 1 3 7 10 1 22
6 Cruz Azul 14 4 8 2 16 11 6 2 3 1 9 5 8 2 5 1 7 6 5 20
7 Monterrey 15 5 5 5 18 15 8 4 2 2 10 4 7 1 3 3 8 11 3 20
8 Mazatlán 15 5 5 5 17 21 8 4 3 1 13 11 7 1 2 4 4 10 -4 20
9 Guadalajara 15 4 7 4 11 11 8 3 2 3 9 10 7 1 5 1 2 1 0 19
10 Puebla 15 4 6 5 13 16 8 2 3 3 8 9 7 2 3 2 5 7 -3 18
11 Atletico San Luis 13 4 5 4 16 16 6 1 2 3 5 8 7 3 3 1 11 8 0 17
12 Necaxa 15 5 2 8 14 18 7 3 0 4 8 9 8 2 2 4 6 9 -4 17
13 Santos Laguna 13 3 7 3 15 12 7 2 4 1 7 5 6 1 3 2 8 7 3 16
14 Pachuca 13 4 3 6 15 16 6 2 2 2 8 5 7 2 1 4 7 11 -1 15
15 Queretaro 15 3 6 6 9 14 7 3 2 2 6 4 8 0 4 4 3 10 -5 15
16 Juarez 14 4 3 7 13 19 7 3 2 2 9 8 7 1 1 5 4 11 -6 15
17 Pumas UNAM 13 3 5 5 9 15 6 2 3 1 4 3 7 1 2 4 5 12 -6 14
18 Tijuana 14 1 6 7 10 22 8 1 4 3 6 9 6 0 2 4 4 13 -12 9

Read more about Liga MX

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.