This has the potential to be an action-packed game as Necaxa have their supposed home advantage, while Santos Laguna are in front by 14 points in the Liga MX table.
- Necaxa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Santos Laguna have won significantly less corners away then at home.
Both teams have had time to rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's hope for an in-your-face fixture!
Necaxa form and stats
3-1-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga MX numbers at home for Necaxa so far this season.
It's back home for Necaxa, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Mazatlan away with the result 1-0. Monreal found the net in that victory. Sweet to taste a league win after four matches without one. Midfield player Garnica got a match rating of 8.11 in that game, the max score being 10. Garnica served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times and had 20 successful passes (of 24 total).
Preceding that game was the away draw at Juárez that finished 1-1.Take note that 9 of the most recent 12 league games from these players have had at least one goal from each side.
Necaxa has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Necaxa have conceded 15 from these games.
Santos Laguna form and stats
There's been little loot from Santos Laguna's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games in the Liga MX. Santos Laguna only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Santos are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Santos Laguna play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-4 to Leon. Midfield player González was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.82/10. González served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against Tijuana.Observe that 13 of this side's 15 most recent league rounds have ended with at least three goals.
The travelling fans enjoy Santos Laguna's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 8 league matches away. Santos's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 14 goals from these trips. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Santos Laguna - Necaxa 3-1 was the end result in these teams' previous h2h game, earlier this season. Data for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two sides are: five wins for Necaxa, zero draws and five wins for Santos Laguna. Over 2,5 goals: nine times; under 2,5 goals: one game.
Top Goalscorers
  H. Preciado Villarreal 13 goals |  M. Correa 10 goals |   F. Batista Ochoa 9 goals |
Necaxa missing players
Santos Laguna missing players
| Necaxa | Santos Laguna | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 15 | 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | 11 |
| 33 | 19 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 24 | 60 |
| 44 | 22 | 8 | Conceded | C | 10 | 31 | 54 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 79% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 93% | 94% |
| 53% | 57% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 71% |
| 27% | 43% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 47% | 48% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 33% | 32% |
| 63% | 64% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 61% |
| 17% | 21% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 7% | 19% |
| 23% | 14% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 27% | 19% |
| 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 |
| 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 7.3 | 5.8 |
| 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 12.4 | 12.9 | 13.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 14.1 | 15.8 |
| 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 5.3 | 6 |
| 32% | 37% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 30% | 32% |
| 15.3 | 14.8 | 11.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19.2 | 19.1 | 16.6 |
| 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 6.3 | 5 |
- Necaxa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Necaxa haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Santos Laguna have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Santos Laguna 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 | 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 | Leon | 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 | Atletico 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 |
