AGUASCALIENTES. América didn’t concede much to Necaxa to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday. América was truly superior in terms of ball possession (70%)​.

The match was played at the Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes stadium in Aguascalientes on Saturday and it started at 9:05 pm local time. The referee was Diego Montaño Robles with the collaboration of Michel Alejandro Morales Morales and Oscar Yahir Barriga Castro. The 4th official was Miguel Ángel Anaya Suárez. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 20.22 degrees Celsius or 68.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 24%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

América had a strong ball possession 70% while Necaxa was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

América had a more offensive attitude with 81 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough América to win the contest​.

Necaxa shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, América shot 11 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Necaxa received 1 yellow card (Alexis Peña). Regarding the opposition, América received 4 yellow cards (Diego Valdés, Andrei, Jonathan Dos Santos and Andrei).

(Necaxa) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (25′).

Also, América didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Richard Sánchez (América) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (15′).

Standings

After playing this match, Necaxa has 15 points to remain in the 18th place. On the other side, América will has 10 points to go up in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Necaxa will play away with Pumas UNAM on the 1st of February with a 9-7 head to head statistic in favor of Pumas UNAM (8 draws).

Necaxa – Formation

Necaxa started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Eduardo Fentanes Orozco decided to play with the following team: Ezequiel Unsain (7.1), Emilio Martínez (7.3), Alexis Peña (7.5), Alán Montes (7.5), Alejandro Mayorga (7.0), Brayan Garnica (7.0), Fernando Arce (7.1), Diego Gómez (7.0), Heriberto Jurado (6.4), Ricardo Monreal (6.4) and Diber Cambindo (4.6).

The home team had on the bench: Raúl Gudiño, Agustín Oliveros (6.4), Edgar Méndez (7.0), José Paradela (7.1), Alejandro Andrade (7.0), Rogelio Cortéz, Braian Samudio, Jorge Rodríguez, Jair Cortés and Andrés Colorado.

Necaxa could not rely on the presence of Agustín Oliveros (injured) and Edgar Méndez (injured).

Substitutions

Necaxa made 5 changes: Alejandro Mayorga for Agustín Oliveros (19′), Ricardo Monreal for Edgar Méndez (59′), Heriberto Jurado for José Paradela (60′), Diego Gómez for Alejandro Andrade (60′) and Emilio Martínez for Jair Cortés (90′).

Player of the match: Alexis Peña​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Necaxa was Alexis Peña.

His rating is 7.5 with 38 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 4.

América – Formation

América started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

André Soares Jardine played with: Luis Malagón (8.2), Kevin Álvarez (7.3), Igor Lichnovsky (7.8), Sebastián Cáceres (7.8), Salvador Reyes (7.7), Richard Sánchez (3.1), Jonathan Dos Santos (7.3), Álvaro Fidalgo (7.0), Álex Zendejas (7.5), Henry Martín (6.7) and Jonathan Rodríguez (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Luis Fuentes, Brian Rodríguez (6.7), Diego Valdés (7.3), Santiago Naveda, Cristian Calderón (6.4), Illian Hernández, Emilio Lara (7.0), Óscar Jiménez, Ramón Juárez and Julián Quiñones (7.1).

Substitutions

América made 5 changes: Salvador Reyes for Cristian Calderón (74′), Kevin Álvarez for Emilio Lara (74′), Henry Martín for Diego Valdés (46′), Jonathan Rodríguez for Julián Quiñones (46′) and Álex Zendejas for Brian Rodríguez (64′).

Player of the match: Luis Malagón​

The most impressive player for América was the goalkeeper: Luis Malagón. His rating is 8.16. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Monterrey – Atlético San Luis – 3-1
• Necaxa – América – 0-0
• Pumas UNAM – Pachuca – 3-1