Necaxa fights Monterrey in Liga MX battle

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Sat 20.February
Match begins: 01:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes (25500 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Necaxa have their presumed home advantage while Monterrey are ahead 5 points in the Liga MX table.

Insights:
  • Necaxa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Monterrey have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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

Overall Liga MX stats at home this season for Necaxa are 4-1-4 (wins-draw-losses).

Necaxa shared the glory with Guadalajara in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Preceding that match was a defeat to Cruz Azul (0-2).

Necaxa are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 9 games. Necaxa's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Monterrey form and stats

4-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Monterrey in their Liga MX matches away.

There might be some fixture complaints from Monterrey as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Liga MX match against Santos Laguna (0-1). A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Pumas UNAM.

Monterrey have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. 12 goals have been conceded by Monterrey in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Monterrey - Necaxa 1-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Necaxa won three, Monterrey won three and four draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

MonterreyR. Funes Mori
R. Funes Mori
9 goals
MonterreyN. Sánchez
N. Sánchez
6 goals
NecaxaI. González Nieto
I. González Nieto
5 goals

Necaxa missing players

Monterrey missing players

Necaxa Monterrey
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
24 11 4 Played P 4 12 23
8 5 0 Won W 0 5 11
5 1 1 Drew D 2 3 7
11 5 3 Lost L 2 4 5
22 11 1 Scored S 2 15 32
31 14 8 Conceded C 5 13 24
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 92% 96%
67% 73% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 75% 74%
33% 36% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 50% 48%
12% 9% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 17% 26%
8% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
42% 36% 25% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 65%
25% 27% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 17% 22%
33% 36% 75% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 17%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.7 2.5 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.9 1.9
5 3 1 Red cards R C 1 4 4
 
10.8 11.8 12 Shots (avg) S ( 11.8 11.2 13.6
3.2 3.5 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.2 4.2
29% 28% 7% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 39% 33%
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • Monterrey have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • 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 Queretaro 17 3 4 10 23 28 8 3 2 3 15 11 9 0 2 7 8 17 -5 13
18 Atlético San Luis 17 3 2 12 16 35 9 2 2 5 9 18 8 1 0 7 7 17 -19 11

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.