The Liga MX league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Necaxa and Monterrey are placed 8th and 16th respectively.
It's no vacation for neither Necaxa nor Monterrey as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Necaxa form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Necaxa's two home games in the Liga MX so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes.
A nice win for Necaxa last time playing, versus Puebla. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Diego Chávez and Mauro Quiroga scoring for the victors. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Atlético San Luis.
Necaxa are traveling soon after this match as the Liga MX match at Juarez awaits in four days.
Necaxa has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Monterrey form and stats
Playing away, Monterrey have won 0 games, drawn 0 and suffered 1 defeat in the Liga MX this season. Monterrey seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Liga MX home defeat versus Queretaro with 1-2 on the scoreboard. That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Celaya in the Copa MX.
The schedule is very tough for Monterrey now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Liga MX game at Leon is waiting in only three days.
Monterrey have the goal stats of 0-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Necaxa - Monterrey 0-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Necaxa won three, Monterrey won four and three draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Quiroga 16 goals |   R. Funes Mori 14 goals |  N. Sánchez 9 goals |
Necaxa missing players
Monterrey missing players
| Necaxa | Monterrey | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 13 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 46 | 25 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 16 | 42 |
| 31 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 35 |
| 92% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 77% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 62% | 81% |
| 60% | 54% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 46% | 48% |
| 32% | 31% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 23% | 26% |
| 24% | 23% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 19% |
| 52% | 46% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 54% | 59% |
| 36% | 46% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 23% | 22% |
| 20% | 23% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 23% | 19% |
| 4 | 4.5 | 6.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.7 |
| 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 11 | 7.7 | 5.1 |
| 2.4 | 2.7 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 301 | 175 | 44 | Total Shots | T S | 28 | 152 | 390 |
| 98 | 56 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 49 | 119 |
| 47% | 45% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 35% |
- Monterrey has the most conceded goals in the first half (21)
- Monterrey haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Necaxa has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11)
- Necaxa has the fewest dropped points from leading position (4)
- Necaxa has the most clean sheets (6) at home
- Necaxa has the most scored goals in the second half (36)
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Queretaro | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Pumas UNAM | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Juarez | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Necaxa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Guadalajara | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Atlético San Luis | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Atlas | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Toluca | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Cruz Azul | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | América | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Pachuca | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Tigres UANL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Santos Laguna | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 15 | Tijuana | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 16 | Puebla | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 17 | Monterrey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 18 | Morelia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 1 |