After five games we know a little more about the qualities of Necaxa and Santos Laguna in this fresh Liga MX season. Read our match preview!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Necaxa form and stats
1-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga MX numbers at home for Necaxa so far this season.
Necaxa manager L. Sosa Cisneros and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Monterrey (placed 11th) in the Liga MX. Before that, Necaxa had a home game versus Mazatlán which ended with a victory 1-0.
Necaxa's goalie Luis Malagón played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Monterrey with a stunning eight saves.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Necaxa have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won six, drawn five and lost three.
Necaxa aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes in the league, with only 2 goals from 3 games. Necaxa's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Santos Laguna form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Liga MX for Santos Laguna, who have the most conceded goals (7) away in Liga MX, with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts.
Santos delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Atlas (placed 18th) in their previous match; a Liga MX game. Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting América's place.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Santos Laguna in our archives, and the results are: one win for Santos, two draws and four defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Santos Laguna have scored 3 goals in 3 league games away. Santos have conceded 7 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Necaxa won three, Santos Laguna won six and one draw. eight games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Gorriarán Fontes 3 goals |  L. Passerini 2 goals | U. Bilbao Arteta 1 goals |
Necaxa missing players
Santos Laguna missing players
| Necaxa | Santos Laguna | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 60% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 20% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 67% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 40% |
| 20% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
| 4.8 | 4.7 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 9.7 | 7 |
| 3.2 | 3.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 48 | 28 | 7 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 34 | 69 |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 11 | 18 |
| 23% | 29% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 27% | 28% |
- All of Santos Laguna's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Necaxa have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Necaxa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Santos Laguna has the most conceded goals (7) away
- Santos Laguna have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Santos Laguna have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Santos Laguna have yet to win a game away.
| Necaxa | Last season | Santos Laguna | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 32 | 16 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 16 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 7 | 7 | ||
| 57 | 30 | Scored | S | 20 | 57 | ||
| 44 | 20 | Conceded | C | 33 | 45 | ||
| 94% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 91% | 81% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 90% | ||
| 69% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 87% | 80% | ||
| 31% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 47% | 43% | ||
| 22% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 20% | ||
| 59% | 56% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | ||
| 31% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | ||
| 16% | 19% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 17% | ||
| 3.8 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.9 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.4 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 379 | 208 | Total Shots | T S | 220 | 450 | ||
| 123 | 66 | Shots on Target | S O | 65 | 147 | ||
| 46% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 39% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Cruz Azul | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Pumas UNAM | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Toluca | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Tigres UANL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Querétaro | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Puebla | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Guadalajara | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Pachuca | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | León | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Monterrey | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Atlético San Luis | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Juarez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| 14 | Santos Laguna | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 5 |
| 15 | Mazatlán | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | Necaxa | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| 17 | Tijuana | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 4 |
| 18 | Atlas | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 2 |