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- Necaxa have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Liga MX
- Puebla have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Liga MX
Necaxa and Puebla 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.
Necaxa form and stats
3 victories, 0 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Necaxa have to build on here at Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes in the Liga MX.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Luis Angel Malagon Velazquez not having conceded a league goal in 255 minutes.
The home team returns to Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes after being equal after 90 minutes with Tigres UANL (placed 5th) on their last time out; the Liga MX game ended 0-0. Necaxa's goalie Luis Malagón played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Tigres UANL with a stunning eight saves. Goalkeeper Luis Malagón got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.41 out of ten. Malagón stopped the opponent with eight saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, Necaxa had a home game versus Tijuana which ended with a victory 3-0.The Necaxa fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 6 matches. 8 goals have been conceded.
Puebla form and stats
Puebla have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Liga MX, after 1-3-2 (6 played).
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Liga MX home defeat versus Pachuca with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Pablo Parra got a match rating of 7.93 in that game, top player of the team. Parra hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 7 times and had 25 successful passes (of 29 total).
Preceding that game was the away victory against Atlas with the score of 1-0.A quick return to home after this game, as Puebla are hosting Mazatlan in the Liga MX only four days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Puebla as they have only managed to score 4 times from 6 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Puebla have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the prior ten meetings): Necaxa won four games, three matches ended with a draw and Puebla managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  A. Zendejas Saavedra 4 goals | L. García Bañuelos 3 goals |  C. Tabó Hornos 2 goals |
Necaxa missing players
Puebla missing players
| Necaxa | Puebla | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | 8 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 16 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 67% | 83% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 58% |
| 42% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 25% |
| 4.2 | 4.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.4 |
| 5.3 | 5.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 7.8 | 6.3 |
| 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 14.2 | 16.8 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11.5 | 12.7 |
| 5.1 | 5.2 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.5 | 3.8 |
| 20% | 26% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 27% | 22% |
- 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.
- Puebla have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Puebla have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Liga MX
- Puebla have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- 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 | America | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 |
| 2 | Atlas | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 22 |
| 3 | Toluca | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 21 |
| 4 | Monterrey | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Tigres UANL | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
| 6 | Cruz Azul | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | Atletico San Luis | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| 8 | Leon | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| 9 | Santos Laguna | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 10 | Pachuca | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| 11 | Guadalajara | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 14 |
| 12 | Mazatlan | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 14 |
| 13 | Juárez | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 14 |
| 14 | Necaxa | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 13 |
| 15 | Puebla | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 12 |
| 16 | Querétaro | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 17 | Pumas UNAM | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 8 |
| 18 | Tijuana | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -12 | 7 |