SAN NICOLáS DE LOS GARZA. Tigres UANL and Necaxa didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Tigres UANL was much superior in terms of ball possession (61%)​.

The match was played at the Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León stadium in San Nicolás de los Garza on Saturday and it started at 7:05 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Hernández Gómez with the assistance of Christian Kiabek Espinosa Zavala and Jéssica Fernanda Morales Morales. The 4th official was Lizzet Amairany García Olvera. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.1 degrees Celsius or 88.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Tigres UANL had a strong ball possession 61% while Necaxa was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Tigres UANL was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Tigres UANL to win the match​.

Tigres UANL shot 17 times, 2 on target, 15 off target. On the other side, Necaxa shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Tigres UANL received 1 yellow card (J. Angulo). On the other side, Necaxa received 3 yellow cards (A. Araos, J. Esquivel and L. Malagon).

Standings

After this match, Tigres UANL will have 21 points like Monterrey, Pachuca and Toluca to gain in the 5th place. On the other side, Necaxa will have 14 points like Puebla, Atlético San Luis and Tijuana to drop in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Tigres UANL will play away against Atlético San Luis on the 1st of October with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Tigres UANL (3 draws).

Necaxa will play away agasint Atlas on the 2nd of October with a 9-8 head to head statistic in favor of Atlas (6 draws).

Tigres UANL – Formation

Tigres UANL started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre decided to play with the following team: Nahuel Guzmán (7.4), Javier Aquino (6.4), Igor Lichnovsky (7.6), Diego Reyes (7.3), Jesús Angulo (7.4), Juan Vigón (6.4), Rafael Carioca (7.3), Luis Quiñones (6.2), Guido Pizarro (6.9), Raymundo Fulgencio (6.2) and André-Pierre Gignac (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Eduardo Tercero, Jesus Angel Garza Garcia (6.7), David Ayala, Jordy Caicedo (6.8), Luís Rodríguez (7.0), Francisco Venegas (7.0), Leonardo Flores, Vladimir Loroña, Hugo Ayala and Miguel Ortega.

Tigres UANL could not rely on the presence of L. Rodriguez (injured).

Substitutions

Tigres UANL made 4 changes: J. Aquino for L. Rodriguez (55′), J. Vigon for J. Caicedo (63′), J. Angulo for F. Venegas (81′) and R. Fulgencio for J. Garza (81′).

Best player: Igor Lichnovsky​

The most impressive player for Tigres UANL was Igor Lichnovsky.

His rating is (7.6) with 53 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 19. He hit the woodwork once times.

Necaxa – Formation

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

Jaime Arturo Lozano Espin played with: Luis Malagón (7.4), Brian García (7.8), Alexis Peña (7.2), Juan Pablo Segovia (7.2), Agustín Oliveros (7.2), Ángelo Araos (7.4), José Joaquín Esquivel (7.9), Fernando Madrigal (6.8), Bryan Garnica (6.8), Milton Giménez (6.9) and José Godínez (6.8).

They had on the bench: Daniel Parra, Hugo Gonzalez, Vicente Poggi (6.5), Rogelio Cortéz Pineda, Facundo Batista (6.5), Diego Gómez (6.3), Fabricio Formiliano, Luis Quintana, Ricardo Monreal and Heriberto De Jesus (6.2).

Substitutions

Necaxa made 5 changes: A. Araos for D. Gomez (58′), J. Godinez for F. Batista (58′), F. Madrigal for V. Poggi (84′), B. Garnica for H. Jurado (85′) and B. A. Garcia Caprizo for F. Formiliano (90′).

Best player: José Joaquín Esquivel​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Necaxa was José Joaquín Esquivel.

His rating is (7.9) with 44 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

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

• Toluca – Pachuca – 1-4
• Guadalajara – Pumas UNAM – 3-1
• Tigres UANL – Necaxa – 0-0