AGUASCALIENTES. Necaxa and Mazatlán didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Necaxa was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes stadium in Aguascalientes on Saturday and it started at 12:00 am local time. The referee was Óscar Mejía García with the help of José Martínez and Leonardo Javier Castillo Rodríguez. The 4th official was Saúl Alfredo Silva Pineda. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18 degrees Celsius or 64.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 31%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Necaxa had a strong ball possession 57% while Mazatlán was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Necaxa was more aggressive with 0 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 7 were on target. However, that was not enough Necaxa to win the match.
Necaxa shot 23 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Mazatlán shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Necaxa received 1 yellow card (A. Medina). Regarding the opposition, Mazatlán received 6 yellow cards (G. Freitas, M. Rangel, J. Zavala, R. Meraz, N. Vidrio and J. Zavala).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Necaxa will have 20 points like Cruz Azul, Monterrey and Mazatlán to move up in the 10th place. On the other side, Mazatlán will have 20 points like Cruz Azul, Monterrey and Necaxa to move up in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Necaxa will play away against León on the 6th of November with a 8-2 head to head in favor of León (1 draw).
Mazatlán will host Guadalajara on the 6th of November with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Guadalajara (1 draw).
Necaxa – Formation
Necaxa
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Necaxa started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Pablo Adrián Guede Barriero decided to play with the following team: H. Jurado, Édgar Hernández , Raúl Sandoval , Luis Quintana , Julio González , Agustín Oliveros , Alex Zendejas , Fernando González , Alan Medina , Rodrigo Aguirre and Facundo Batista .
The home team had on the bench: Maximiliano Salas , Jonathan Gónzalez, E. Pérez, Alonso Escoboza , F. Arce, L. García, Mauro Quiroga , Brian García , B. Casas and F. Formiliano.
Substitutions
Necaxa made 5 changes: F. Batista for M. Salas (62′), H. Jurado for A. Escoboza (62′), J. Gonzalez for M. Quiroga (73′), R. Sandoval for B. A. Garcia Caprizo (73′) and R. Aguirre for L. Garcia (85′).
Best player: Raúl Sandoval
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Necaxa was Raúl Sandoval.
His rating is with 24 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 16. He performed 7 crosses.
Mazatlán – Formation
Mazatlán
Mazatlán started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the opposite side, Beñat San José Gil played with: J. Padilla, Nicolás Vikonis , Carlos Vargas , Néstor Vidrio , Nicolás Díaz , Daniel Amador , Alfonso Sánchez , Iván Moreno , Roberto Meraz , Gonzalo Freitas and Camilo Sanvezzo .
These were the players on the bench: R. Gutiérrez, Ygor Nogueira , M. Lozano, Jesús Zavala , Michael Rangel , B. Rubio, S. Rodríguez, Giovanni Augusto , Gael Sandoval and S. Arce.
Substitutions
Mazatlán made 5 changes: A. Sanchez for G. Augusto (62′), D. Amador for W. Sandoval (63′), I. Moreno for J. Zavala (77′), C. Vargas for Y. Nogueira (86′) and C. Sanvezzo for M. Rangel (86′).
Best player: Nicolás Vikonis
The most impressive player for Mazatlán was the goalkeeper: Nicolás Vikonis. His rating is 7.34. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
