Soccer betting preview: Necaxa welcomes Pumas UNAM in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Thu 16.February
Match begins: 03:05 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes (25500 seats)

Necaxa have won 19 points running out as the hosting team. Pumas UNAM have claimed 14 points as the visiting team. Could we look at anything else than a home win?

Insights:
  • Necaxa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Pumas UNAM have the most conceded goals in the first half (24) in Liga MX

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Necaxa form and stats

3 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats. That’s what Necaxa have to build on here at Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes in the Liga MX.

Necaxa faced defeat in their previous match, away at América (1-2).

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Tijuana that ended 1-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Necaxa perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Necaxa as a small favourite), we find 9 games. Necaxa has won 4 of these, drawn 2 and lost 3.

Sports bettors, take note: A review of the 13 latest league matches shows that 10 of them had goals from both teams.

Necaxa are traveling soon after this match as the Liga MX match at Monterrey awaits in three days.

Necaxa has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Necaxa have conceded 15 from these games.

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Pumas UNAM form and stats

Pumas UNAM have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Liga MX, after 0-4-4 (8 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Pumas UNAM have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road.

Pumas UNAM are travelling again after losing away to Tigres UANL in their previous match (2-4). That loss was their first after three consecutive league fixtures winning points. As you can tell from the result, the match against Tigres UANL was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Tijuana that ended 0-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by Pumas in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Pumas UNAM, 3 draws and 6 defeats.

Goal hungry football fans should note that 10 of this team's 11 most recent league fixtures have ended with at least three goals.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Guadalajara in just three days.

Pumas UNAM have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league.

Head 2 Head

The most up to date logged meeting between these teams is the Pumas UNAM - Necaxa 1-0 played previously this season. Last ten meetings with these teams: Necaxa won five, Pumas UNAM triumphed in three and we saw two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Pumas UNAMJ. Dinenno De Cara
J. Dinenno De Cara
11 goals
NecaxaF. Batista Ochoa
F. Batista Ochoa
9 goals
Pumas UNAME. Salvio
E. Salvio
6 goals

Necaxa missing players

Pumas UNAM missing players

Necaxa Pumas UNAM
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
24 11 3 Played P 4 11 23
6 4 0 Won W 0 0 4
5 2 2 Drew D 1 5 10
13 5 1 Lost L 3 6 9
26 15 5 Scored S 6 12 31
38 19 6 Conceded C 11 23 42
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 73% 87%
75% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 73% 83%
58% 64% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 73% 65%
29% 45% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 55% 43%
8% 18% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 27% 26%
62% 64% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 64% 74%
17% 27% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 27% 17%
25% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 36% 22%
 
3.9 4.5 6.3 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 5.2 5.2
5.2 6.2 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.8 4.9
2.9 3.2 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.1 2.5
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
12.2 12.3 15 Shots (avg) S ( 19.2 16.5 15.6
3.6 3.9 6.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.8 4.6
30% 35% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 29% 29%
 
15.7 14.8 13.3 Shots against (avg) S A 10 14.8 12.6
5.5 5.5 4.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 6.2 5
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • Necaxa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Necaxa haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Pumas UNAM have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Pumas UNAM have the most conceded goals in the first half (24) in Liga MX
  • Pumas UNAM have yet to win a game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 América 17 12 2 3 38 17 8 6 2 0 20 6 9 6 0 3 18 11 21 38
2 Monterrey 17 10 5 2 29 13 8 5 3 0 14 5 9 5 2 2 15 8 16 35
3 Santos Laguna 17 10 3 4 38 21 9 8 1 0 24 7 8 2 2 4 14 14 17 33
4 Pachuca 17 9 5 3 28 15 9 6 2 1 17 6 8 3 3 2 11 9 13 32
5 Tigres UANL 17 9 3 5 24 14 8 5 1 2 12 6 9 4 2 3 12 8 10 30
6 Toluca 17 7 6 4 27 23 9 4 4 1 17 13 8 3 2 3 10 10 4 27
7 Cruz Azul 17 7 3 7 26 34 9 5 1 3 15 12 8 2 2 4 11 22 -8 24
8 Puebla 17 4 10 3 25 23 9 3 5 1 13 11 8 1 5 2 12 12 2 22
9 Guadalajara 17 5 7 5 19 17 9 3 4 2 7 7 8 2 3 3 12 10 2 22
10 León 17 6 4 7 25 29 8 4 2 2 16 14 9 2 2 5 9 15 -4 22
11 Juárez 17 4 7 6 17 18 9 2 5 2 11 10 8 2 2 4 6 8 -1 19
12 Necaxa 17 5 4 8 19 26 8 3 1 4 11 15 9 2 3 4 8 11 -7 19
13 Atlético San Luis 17 4 6 7 15 23 9 2 2 5 7 12 8 2 4 2 8 11 -8 18
14 Mazatlan 17 3 8 6 17 24 8 2 3 3 9 12 9 1 5 3 8 12 -7 17
15 Tijuana 17 4 5 8 18 30 8 2 2 4 9 13 9 2 3 4 9 17 -12 17
16 Pumas UNAM 17 2 8 7 21 31 9 2 4 3 11 15 8 0 4 4 10 16 -10 14
17 Atlas 17 3 4 10 16 27 8 3 2 3 10 10 9 0 2 7 6 17 -11 13
18 Queretaro 17 1 6 10 18 35 8 1 4 3 10 13 9 0 2 7 8 22 -17 9

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.