AGUASCALIENTES. Necaxa and Santos Laguna didn’t manage to score any goal on Friday..

The match was played at the Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes stadium in Aguascalientes on Friday and it started at 7:05 pm local time. The referee was Edgar Allan Morales Olvera with the help of Marco Antonio Bisguerra Mendiola and Manuel Enrique Martínez Sánchez. The 4th official was Abraham de Jesús Quirarte Contreras. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.2 degrees Celsius or 70.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 21%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 12 Total 13
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 6
  • 2 Shots blocked 5
  • 108 Attack 109
  • 41 Dangerous attack 40
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 14 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0

Ball possession

Santos Laguna had a strong ball possession 55% while Necaxa was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Necaxa was putting more pressure with 41 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Necaxa to win the match​.

Necaxa shot 13 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Santos Laguna shot 13 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Necaxa received 2 yellow cards (A. Oliveros and J. Esquivel). Talking about the opposition, Santos Laguna received 2 yellow cards (A. Cervantes and Óscar Manzanarez).

Match Timeline

Agustín Oliveros- Yellow
12'
14'
A. Cervantes- Yellow
34'
46'
55'
55'
Aldo López- sub ->A. Cervantes
66'
Heriberto Jurado- sub ->Damián Batallini
66'
Rogelio Cortéz- sub ->Fernando Madrigal
73'
77'
Diego Medina- sub ->J. González
83'
85'

Standings

After this encounter, Necaxa will have 13 points like Juárez to go up in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Santos Laguna will have 16 points like Puebla to hold in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Necaxa will play away against Toluca on the 30th of April with a 10-4 head to head stats in favor of Toluca (9 draws).

Santos Laguna will play away agasint Cruz Azul on the 30th of April with a 18-14 head to head stats in favor of Santos Laguna (9 draws).

Necaxa – Formation

Necaxa
G
Hugo González 22.Mexico
6.9
D
J. Van Rankin 2.Mexico
6.9
D
José Esquivel 16.Mexico
7.2
34'
D
Alexis Peña 4.Mexico
7.2
D
Agustín Oliveros 3.Uruguay
7.2
12'
M
Juan Pablo Segovia 6.Argentina
7.1
M
6.7
73'
M
Brayan Garnica 18.Mexico
6.5
66'
F
Edgar Méndez 7.Spain
7.4
F
Damián Batallini 10.Argentina
6.9
66'
F
Ricardo Monreal 30.Mexico
6.6
46'
Substitutes
G
Rafael Ramirez 28.Mexico
M
V. Poggi 25.Uruguay
M
Heriberto Jurado 27.Mexico
7.1
66'
F
Rogelio Cortéz 188.Mexico
7.0
73'
F
Facundo Batista 11.Uruguay
6.1
46'
F
Juan Domínguez 17.Mexico
6.9
66'
F
M. Silvera 21.Uruguay

Necaxa started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Andrés Luciano Lillini decided to play with the following team: Hugo Gonzalez (6.9), José Joaquín Esquivel (7.2), Josecarlos van Rankin (6.9), Agustín Oliveros (7.2), Alexis Peña (7.2), Fernando Madrigal (6.7), Bryan Garnica (6.5), Juan Pablo Segovia (7.1), Ricardo Monreal (6.6), Edgar Méndez (7.4) and Damián Batallini (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Rogelio Cortéz Pineda (7.0), Facundo Batista (6.1), Vicente Poggi Sassi, Juan Dominguez (6.9), Heriberto De Jesus (7.1), Edson Jair Partida Almaráz, Rafael de Jesús Ramírez Miranda, Maximiliano Joaquín Silvera Cabo, and Arath Moreno.

Substitutions

Necaxa made 3 changes: R. Monreal for Facundo Batista (46′), Brayan Garnica for Juan Pablo Domínguez Chonteco (66′) and Damián Batallini for Heriberto De Jesus Jurado Flores (66′).

Best player: Edgar Méndez​

The player that probably impressed the most for Necaxa was Edgar Méndez.

His rating is (7.4) with 15 passes (53% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.

Santos Laguna – Formation

Santos Laguna
G
Carlos Acevedo 1.Mexico
7.4
D
Matheus Dória 21.Brazil
7.6
D
Omar Campos 2.Mexico
D
Jair González 221.Mexico
7.0
77'
M
F. Torres 5.Ecuador
6.9
M
Óscar Manzanárez 26.Mexico
6.9
83'
M
A. Cervantes 6.Mexico
6.8
55' 14'
M
7.1
F
Juan Brunetta 29.Argentina
6.6
85'
F
Harold Preciado 7.Colombia
7.0
F
Santiago Muñoz 199.Mexico
6.6
55'
Substitutes
Aldo López 16.Mexico
55'
G
Gibrán Lajud 25.Mexico
D
Raúl López 23.Mexico
D
José Lozano 18.Mexico
M
Diego Medina 24.Mexico
6.3
77'
M
Emerson Rodríguez 11.Colombia
M
Lucas González 8.Argentina
85'
F
Javier Correa 9.Argentina
6.2
55'

Santos Laguna started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Eduardo Fentanes Orozco played with: Carlos Acevedo (7.4), Omar Chagoya, Oscar Manzanares (6.9), Dória (7.6), Félix Torres (6.9), Juan Brunetta (6.6), Salvador Mariscal (7.1), Alan Cervantes (6.8), Jair Gonzalez (7.0), Santiago Muñoz (6.6) and Harold Preciado (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Raúl López Gómez, Javier Correa (6.2), José Andrés Ávila De Santiago, Diego Medina (6.3), , Aldo Lopez, Manuel Gibran Lajud Bojalil, José Rivaldo Lozano Silva, Emerson Rivaldo Rodríguez Valois and Lucas González.

Substitutions

Santos Laguna made 4 changes: S. Muñóz for Javier Correa (55′), A. Cervantes for Aldo López Vargas (55′), J. González for Diego Medina (77′) and Juan Brunetta for Lucas González (85′).

Best player: Dória​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Santos Laguna was Dória.

His rating is (7.6) with 48 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.​