Tigres UANL have been busy practising for this match after their 3-0 result versus Atletico San Luis, a game that gave some clarity. How will this affect the battle against Necaxa?
- Tigres UANL have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Necaxa have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Liga MX
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Tigres UANL form and stats
16 points is a decent return from 8 Liga MX games here at Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León for Tigres UANL. The data says 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
A good away victory last time out for Tigres, who won 3-0 against Atletico San Luis. The forward Gignac bested all the other players in that game and received a match rating of 9.12 out of 10. Gignac scored two goals, hit two key passes and had 17 successful passes (of 21 total).
Heartbreak before that as Tigres UANL lost 1-2 at Puebla's place.A decent goal production from Tigres in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 8 league matches. Tigres UANL have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Necaxa form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Necaxa so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-4 (win-draw-lose).
Necaxa play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Atlas. Midfielder Esquivel was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.61. Esquivel hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 29 successful passes (of 34 total).
A draw for Necaxa before that, at their own venue hosting Mazatlan (2-2).The attacking power of Necaxa when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. 11 goals have been conceded by Necaxa in these games.
Head 2 Head
Necaxa have not lost in the last 4 matches (1-3-0) versus Tigres UANL.The contenders have met each other previously this season, with the result Tigres - Necaxa 0-0 written in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Batista Ochoa 7 goals |   F. Córdova Reyes 4 goals |
Tigres UANL missing players
Necaxa missing players
| Tigres UANL | Necaxa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| 14 | 6 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 26 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 65% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 56% | 71% |
| 41% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 44% | 59% |
| 18% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 22% | 35% |
| 12% | 12% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 41% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 59% |
| 47% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 18% |
| 24% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 44% | 29% |
| 6.1 | 5.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 3.9 | 5.1 |
| 2.7 | 2 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16.2 | 19.8 | 17.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 20 | 14.4 | 13.4 |
| 5.6 | 5.6 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| 25% | 27% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 22% | 30% |
| 11.1 | 10.2 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20 | 16 | 15.4 |
| 3.9 | 3.4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
- Necaxa have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Liga MX
- Tigres UANL have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
| 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 |
