Necaxa vs Cruz Azul — Liga MX

Liga MX· Clausura - 5

Necaxa

0–2Full-time

Cruz Azul

LWLWLDGoals 14-22

WWWLLLGoals 10-20

Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes · Referee: V. Cáceres

Match events

3'L. Romo (S. Giménez)
26'J. Escobar (R. Alvarado)
44'David Cabrera (Daniel López)
46'R. Sandoval (M. Salas)
59'S. Giménez (Pablo Aguilar)
70'Goal cancelled — Orbelín Pineda
74'R. Alvarado (W. Montoya)
74'R. Baca (Guillermo Fernandez)
78'Alejandro Andrade
80'Orbelín Pineda (E. Hernández)
80'Adrián Aldrete (Yoshimar Yotún)
85'Pablo Aguilar
85'M. Barragán (B. Casas)
85'Mario de Luna (Jair Pereira)

Lineups

Necaxa

Cruz Azul

4-4-2

J. CruzCoach

J. Reynoso

Match trends

Necaxa have averaged 1.4 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Cruz Azul have averaged 1 goal scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 5 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 5 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

3Necaxa wins

1Draws

4Cruz Azul wins

8-12Goals

Cruz Azul

1–2Mar 16, 2024, 11:00 PM

Necaxa

1–3Oct 5, 2023, 1:00 AM

Cruz Azul

Necaxa

1–0Jan 22, 2023, 3:10 AM

Cruz Azul

1–0Jul 30, 2022, 10:00 PM

Necaxa

Cruz Azul

1–1May 7, 2022, 10:45 PM

Necaxa

Cruz Azul

1–2Feb 13, 2022, 1:00 AM

Necaxa

1–2Aug 7, 2021, 2:05 AM

Cruz Azul

3–0Aug 30, 2020, 2:00 AM

Necaxa

Pre-match comparison

1.4Goals scored per game1

2.2Goals conceded per game2

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

V. Cáceres

3Yellow cards / game

0.2Red cards / game

2Penalties scored / game

Based on 5 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Necaxa

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

40%

76-90+'

60%

Cruz Azul

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

50%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

50%

Match statistics

54%Possession46%

—Expected goals (xG)—

7Shots on target5

14Total shots16

4Shots off target6

3Blocked shots5

9Shots inside the box11

5Shots outside the box5

1Corners6

4Offsides0

13Fouls23

1Yellow cards1

—Red cards—

2Goalkeeper saves7

365Total passes291

295Accurate passes219

81%Pass accuracy75%

Player ratings

1Jesús CoronaCruz Azul8.7
2L. RomoCruz Azul⚽ 18.0
3J. EscobarCruz Azul⚽ 17.9
4M. SalasNecaxa7.7
5Idekel DomínguezNecaxa7.7
6Julio Cesar DominguezCruz Azul7.3

Box score

Necaxa

26

26Julio GonzálezD · 90'

7.0

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Shots— on target

Passes29%

Tackles1

Duels90%

21Alex ZendejasM · 90'

6.7

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes30%

Tackles—

Duels50%

25

25L. MalagónG · 90'

6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes13%

Tackles—

Duels0%

24

24Ian GonzálezF · 90'

7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes40%

Tackles—

Duels71%

3

3Unai BilbaoD · 90'

7.0

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes39%

Tackles1

Duels40%

33Mario de LunaD · 85'

5.9

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Shots— on target

Passes20%

Tackles1

Duels36%

7David Cabrera (C)M · 44'

6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes24%

Tackles1

Duels29%

17

17M. BarragánF · 85'

6.5

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes12%

Tackles1

Duels60%

2Idekel DomínguezD · 90'

7.7

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes29%

Tackles2

Duels36%

18

18R. SandovalM · 45'

6.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes10%

Tackles1

Duels83%

194Alejandro AndradeM · 90'

🟨6.6

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes28%

Tackles1

Duels45%

Bench (10)

10M. SalasF · 45'

7.7

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Shots2/3 on target

Passes9%

Tackles3

Duels89%

6

6J. AguilarD

—

14

14O. MillánF

—

28

28F. AcuñaM

—

23

23E. HernándezG

—

4Jair PereiraD · 10'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes2%

Tackles—

Duels—

16

16J. GonzálezD

—

8Fernando Arce JuárezM

—

259B. CasasF · 10'

6.9

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes2%

Tackles—

Duels100%

209Daniel LópezF · 46'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes8%

Tackles—

Duels43%

Cruz Azul

29

29S. GiménezF · 59'

🅰️ 17.2

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes7%

Tackles1

Duels71%

7L. RomoM · 90'

⚽ 18.0

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Shots2/4 on target

Passes23%

Tackles1

Duels53%

21Jonathan RodriguezF · 90'

7.0

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Shots1/3 on target

Passes10%

Tackles—

Duels58%

4Julio Cesar DominguezD · 90'

7.3

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Shots— on target

Passes21%

Tackles1

Duels17%

1Jesús Corona (C)G · 90'

8.7

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Shots— on target

Passes20%

Tackles—

Duels—

16Adrián AldreteD · 80'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes8%

Tackles1

Duels38%

22

22R. BacaM · 74'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes16%

Tackles—

Duels25%

31Orbelín PinedaM · 80'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes29%

Tackles—

Duels17%

24J. EscobarD · 90'

⚽ 17.9

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes22%

Tackles—

Duels67%

25R. AlvaradoM · 74'

🅰️ 17.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes20%

Tackles1

Duels57%

12

12J. MartínezD · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes23%

Tackles1

Duels46%

Bench (10)

17

17Brayan AnguloM

—

9

9W. MontoyaM · 16'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes3%

Tackles1

Duels67%

28Guillermo FernandezM · 16'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes5%

Tackles—

Duels—

19Yoshimar YotúnM · 10'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes5%

Tackles—

Duels0%

11

11E. HernándezM · 10'

6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes2%

Tackles—

Duels0%

23Pablo AguilarD · 31'

🟨6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes5%

Tackles—

Duels0%

14

14J. DomínguezF

—

33Sebastián JuradoG

—

3Jaiber JimenezD

—

87

87J. ReyesD

—

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Necaxa vs Cruz Azul played?+

The match is played at Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes.

What time does Necaxa vs Cruz Azul kick off?+

Kickoff is at Feb 6, 2021, 3:30 AM (your local time, based on your device).