After two games we know a little more about the qualities of Necaxa and Puebla in this fresh Liga MX season. Read our match preview!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Necaxa form and stats
0-1-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga MX numbers at home for Necaxa so far this season.
The spoils were shared in Necaxa's previous game, also at home. Visiting Atletico San Luis (placed 5th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. A strong away win before that one, visiting Toluca and winning 3-2.
Necaxa's goalie Hugo Gonzalez played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Atletico San Luis with a stunning seven saves. Daniel Alvarez was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Atletico San Luis after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Necaxa handle that role? We have found five games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are Wone-Dfour-Lzero.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Liga MX game versus Monterrey in only four days. This game is also played here at Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes.
At Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes, Necaxa has the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Puebla form and stats
The visitors are W1-D0-L0 on the road this term. That's in the Liga MX.
The manager J. Reynoso Guzmán was unhappy after their last game, a Liga MX match played at their home ground Estadio Cuauhtémoc. Puebla suffered a 0-1 loss to Querétaro (placed 4th). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Atlas at their stadium, the result 1-0.
Puebla are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, four draws and five defeats. From a total of twelve matches.
A new game in only three days for Puebla, the Liga MX home match versus América. Busy days.
Puebla have the goal stats of 1-0 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Puebla - Necaxa 3-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Necaxa three wins, four draws and Puebla three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Quiroga 15 goals |  M. Salas 7 goals |   C. Tabó Hornos 3 goals |
Necaxa missing players
Puebla missing players
| Necaxa | Puebla | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 44 | 23 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 31 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 32 |
| 92% | 83% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 70% | 75% |
| 62% | 58% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 30% | 45% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 30% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 30% | 15% |
| 54% | 50% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 60% | 60% |
| 33% | 42% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 15% |
| 21% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | 25% |
| 4 | 4.6 | 6.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 3.9 | 4 |
| 5.5 | 6.1 | 7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 10.3 | 7 | 6 |
| 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 294 | 168 | 58 | Total Shots | T S | 33 | 102 | 224 |
| 96 | 54 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 30 | 66 |
| 46% | 43% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 33% | 32% |
- Necaxa have scored more than double the goals of Puebla.
- Puebla 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 | Pumas UNAM | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | León | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Guadalajara | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Querétaro | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Atletico San Luis | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Atlas | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Juárez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Necaxa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | América | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Toluca | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Tigres UANL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Tijuana | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 13 | Cruz Azul | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Puebla | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Santos Laguna | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 16 | Monterrey | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 17 | Morelia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| 18 | Pachuca | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |