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- Tijuana have the most conceded goals (27) in Liga MX
- Necaxa have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Liga MX
This ground has artifical turf, which is not Necaxa's everyday surface at their own field. When appearing on artifical turf Necaxa have performed like this: Played five matches with the output 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats with the goal production 5-7 (scored/conceded).
These teams have little in common geographically as Necaxa have to travel 2400 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
This should be an entertaining match with lots of spark and excitement as both contenders are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!
Tijuana form and stats
The story so far in the Liga MX for Tijuana at their home stadium (Estadio Caliente) is 2 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. When Tijuana hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Mazatlán, Tijuana, Pachuca, Queretaro and Juarez), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
No payout for Tijuana in their previous match, an away game at Mazatlán that ended in defeat 0-2. López was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.23 out of 10. The defender López hit two key passes and won 8 of 10 duels.
Ahead of that match, Tijuana won a home game hosting Pumas UNAM (1-0).The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Tijuana handle that role? We have found 20 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are twelve wins, three draws and five defeats.
11 goals have been conceded.
Necaxa form and stats
There's been little loot from Necaxa's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 9 away games in the Liga MX. Necaxa only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Necaxa are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
It's the second away game in a row for Necaxa, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Cruz Azul last time out. Attacker Giménez got a player rating of 8.42 in the game. "Man of the match" Giménez scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Preceding that, the 1-3 home loss versus Pachuca.Necaxa are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, three draws and five defeats. From a total of twelve matches.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Necaxa have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road. When Necaxa is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Mazatlán, Necaxa, Pachuca, Queretaro and Juarez.
Head 2 Head
These opponents have battled previously this season: Necaxa - Tijuana 3-0. Stats for the previous ten meetings between these two sides are: four wins for Tijuana, one draw and five wins for Necaxa. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Manotas Páez 5 goals | L. Rodríguez 4 goals |  R. Aguirre Soto 4 goals |
Tijuana missing players
Necaxa missing players
| Tijuana | Necaxa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 22 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 19 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 13 | 24 |
| 35 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 16 | 33 |
| 91% | 82% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 95% |
| 82% | 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 77% |
| 41% | 36% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 58% | 68% |
| 23% | 18% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 14% |
| 9% | 9% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 5% |
| 55% | 55% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 41% |
| 18% | 27% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 27% |
| 36% | 36% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 33% | 36% |
| 4.3 | 5.3 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.7 | 5 | 5.2 |
| 4.3 | 3.9 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 12.9 | 16.5 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 14.2 | 15 |
| 3.9 | 4.9 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| 22% | 20% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 7% | 21% | 21% |
| 12.9 | 11 | 16 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.7 | 11.5 | 11.8 |
| 4 | 3.5 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.7 | 4 |
- Necaxa have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Liga MX
- Tijuana have the most conceded goals (27) in Liga MX
- Tijuana have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 35 |
| 2 | Atlas | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 29 |
| 3 | Leon | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 4 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 28 |
| 5 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | Toluca | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Puebla | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Monterrey | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 22 |
| 10 | Guadalajara | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 21 |
| 12 | Atletico San Luis | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Mazatlán | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 14 | Necaxa | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 15 | Pachuca | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Juarez | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -11 | 16 |
| 17 | Queretaro | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 15 |
| 18 | Tijuana | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -11 | 15 |
