Both these contenders are sailing pretty smoothly so far, Tigres UANL enjoying a 11 point advantage on Necaxa in the standings. Bring it on!
- Necaxa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tigres UANL have the most clean sheets (15) in Liga MX
This looks to be an engaging game with lots of spark and excitement as both teams are well revitalized since they last played a game. Get this show on the road!
Necaxa form and stats
Necaxa have played 8 Liga MX games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-4 (wins-draws-losses).
The home regulars saw a 1-1 draw versus Queretaro last time out and are looking for a win here. Formiliano, defender, was given a rating of 7.45/10 in that game, top of the team. Formiliano won 6 of 10 duels.
Heartbreak before that as Necaxa lost 1-2 at Monterrey's place.Sports bettors, take note: A review of the 16 latest league matches reveals that 13 of them had at least one goal from each side.
Necaxa are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games. Necaxa have conceded 15 from these games.
Tigres UANL form and stats
4 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Tigres UANL playing as the away team in the Liga MX this season. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Tigres UANL, as they have won on their previous two travels.
The manager Pera was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León. Tigres suffered a 1-2 loss to Guadalajara. Until that defeat this team had gained at least a draw from eight league games in a row. Midfielder Gorriarán was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.72. Gorriarán hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 47 successful passes (of 55 total).
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Atlas.After this away game Tigres UANL return home for a CONCACAF Champions League game against Orlando City. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Tigres find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
The latest H2H match ended Tigres UANL - Necaxa 2-0, earlier this season. Aquino (Tigres UANL) and Batista (Necaxa) were sent off when these sides met previously this season. Will it be as hard this time? Head-to-head totals (for the prior ten meetings): Necaxa won one game, five matches ended with a tie and Tigres UANL managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven. One of the stars has been Gignac with 9 goals scored against Necaxa in these 10 matches.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Gignac 16 goals |   F. Batista Ochoa 9 goals |  E. Méndez Ortega 4 goals |
Necaxa missing players
Tigres UANL missing players
| Necaxa | Tigres UANL | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 31 | 19 | 5 | Scored | S | 7 | 19 | 43 |
| 42 | 21 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 86% |
| 78% | 85% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 62% |
| 59% | 62% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 41% |
| 30% | 46% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 7% | 17% |
| 7% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 7% | 14% |
| 67% | 69% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 41% |
| 15% | 23% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 52% |
| 22% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6 |
| 5.4 | 6.5 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 12 | 12.5 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 12.7 | 15.6 |
| 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5 |
| 32% | 38% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 28% | 29% |
| 15.9 | 15.3 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.2 | 12.1 | 11 |
| 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
- Necaxa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Necaxa haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Tigres UANL have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Tigres UANL have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Liga MX
- Tigres UANL have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Liga MX
- Tigres UANL have the most clean sheets (15) in Liga MX
- Tigres UANL have the most clean sheets (7) away in Liga MX
- Tigres UANL have the most matches under the total-line (17) in Liga MX
| 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 | Juarez | 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 | Mazatlán | 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 |
