Necaxa vs Morelia match preview

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Sun 08.March
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes (25500 seats)

With their 3 point advantage in the league table, Necaxa fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Morelia.

Necaxa and Morelia should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Necaxa form and stats

Necaxa have collected 5 points from their Liga MX home games so far after 1-2-1.

Happy days for Necaxa in their previous game, a Liga MX match away at América (placed 2nd) that ended with a 3-0 victory. Heartbreak before that as Necaxa lost 1-2 at León's place.

A decent goal production from Necaxa in their home games so far, with 7 goals from 4 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.

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Morelia form and stats

2-1-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Morelia in their Liga MX matches away. Morelia has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

Home advantage was not enough for Morelia in their previous game, as they lost their Liga MX-match, hosting Cruz Azul, 2-4. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Pumas UNAM.

A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Morelia, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?

Morelia are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 7 times in 4 away games so far. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Morelia have conceded 7 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Necaxa and Morelia have met before this season: Morelia - Necaxa 2-3. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Necaxa won two games, four matches ended with a draw and Morelia has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three

Top Goalscorers

Necaxa
M. Quiroga
18 goals
Necaxa
M. Salas
8 goals
MoreliaF. Aristeguieta de Luca
F. Aristeguieta de Luca
8 goals

Necaxa missing players

Morelia missing players

Necaxa Morelia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
30 15 5 Played P 4 15 30
14 5 2 Won W 1 6 12
6 6 2 Drew D 1 3 6
10 4 1 Lost L 2 6 12
55 29 8 Scored S 6 23 49
40 18 6 Conceded C 9 26 47
93% 87% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
90% 80% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 93% 80%
67% 60% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 67% 57%
33% 40% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 40% 40%
23% 27% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 20% 27%
57% 53% 60% BTTS BTTS 100% 73% 63%
33% 40% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 17%
17% 20% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 20%
 
3.9 4.3 4.4 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 3.5 4.2
5.2 5.7 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 5.7 5.3
2.3 2.5 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.2 2.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 2 3 7
 
359 199 67 Total Shots T S 39 141 352
117 63 19 Shots on Target S O 18 53 117
47% 46% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 43% 42%
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • Morelia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Morelia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Necaxa has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (15)
  • Necaxa has the most scored goals in the second half (40)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cruz Azul 9 6 1 2 23 14 5 4 0 1 13 6 4 2 1 1 10 8 9 19
2 América 9 5 2 2 11 10 4 2 0 2 4 6 5 3 2 0 7 4 1 17
3 León 8 5 0 3 16 12 4 4 0 0 11 3 4 1 0 3 5 9 4 15
4 Pumas UNAM 9 4 3 2 19 16 5 3 1 1 11 6 4 1 2 1 8 10 3 15
5 Guadalajara 9 4 3 2 12 10 4 2 1 1 7 4 5 2 2 1 5 6 2 15
6 Juárez 8 4 2 2 17 11 4 2 1 1 10 7 4 2 1 1 7 4 6 14
7 Queretaro 9 4 2 3 13 11 4 1 1 2 5 4 5 3 1 1 8 7 2 14
8 Pachuca 9 4 2 3 9 9 5 3 2 0 5 1 4 1 0 3 4 8 0 14
9 Santos Laguna 9 4 2 3 12 13 4 3 1 0 7 4 5 1 1 3 5 9 -1 14
10 Atlético San Luis 9 3 4 2 11 14 4 2 1 1 7 7 5 1 3 1 4 7 -3 13
11 Necaxa 8 3 2 3 15 12 4 1 2 1 7 6 4 2 0 2 8 6 3 11
12 Tigres UANL 9 3 2 4 10 8 4 3 1 0 8 1 5 0 1 4 2 7 2 11
13 Puebla 9 3 2 4 6 7 5 1 2 2 4 4 4 2 0 2 2 3 -1 11
14 Toluca 9 2 4 3 14 15 4 1 1 2 9 9 5 1 3 1 5 6 -1 10
15 Morelia 8 2 2 4 11 15 4 0 1 3 4 8 4 2 1 1 7 7 -4 8
16 Tijuana 9 1 3 5 7 14 5 1 2 2 3 4 4 0 1 3 4 10 -7 6
17 Atlas 9 2 0 7 7 15 5 1 0 4 4 9 4 1 0 3 3 6 -8 6
18 Monterrey 9 0 4 5 9 16 5 0 3 2 6 8 4 0 1 3 3 8 -7 4

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.