Necaxa 2–1 Monterrey
- Season
- Liga MX
- 2026 · Apertura - 2
Referee
Ivan Antonio Lopez Sanchez (Mexico)
Liga MX: Necaxa beat Monterrey 2–1. Goals: J. Carranza 56', L. Ocampos 67' (pen.), J. Valencia 90'.
Top rated
The provider's match ratings, out of 10.
How the score moved
The running score, step by step, with every score marked.
- Necaxa
- Monterrey
Show as a table
| When | Necaxa | Monterrey |
|---|---|---|
| 56′ · J. Carranza | 1 | 0 |
| 67′ · L. Ocampos | 1 | 1 |
| 90′ · J. Valencia | 2 | 1 |
| 90′ | 2 | 1 |
Chances and finishing
Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.
- Necaxa
- Monterrey
NecaxaGoals2xG2.92
- xG per shot
- 0.16
- Goals minus xG
- -0.92
MonterreyGoals1xG1.03
- xG per shot
- 0.17
- Goals minus xG
- -0.03
How the chances split
Necaxa win 76%Draw 14%Monterrey win 10%
Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.
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| Necaxa | Monterrey | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 2.92 | 1.03 |
| xG per shot | 0.162 | 0.172 |
| Goals minus xG | -0.92 | -0.03 |
| Necaxa win | 76% | |
| Draw | 14% | |
| Monterrey win | 10% |
Goals & cards
- Ricardo MonrealFoul5′
- 20′Stefan MedinaFoul
- 27′
- 32′Ricardo ChávezFoul
- 36′Carlos SalcedoFoul
- J. CarranzaAssist: F. Mendez56′
- 67′L. Ocampos(Penalty)
- J. ValenciaAssist: M. Zaleta90′
Key stats
- 65%Ball Possession35%
- 2.92Expected goals1.03
- 18Total Shots6
- 9Shots on goal2
- 4Corner Kicks1
Half by half
- Necaxa
- Monterrey
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Necaxa | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Monterrey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this match.
- Necaxa: 1 won, 0 drawn, 0 lost in their last 1 matches.
- Necaxa scored 2 and conceded 1 in their last 1 matches.
- Monterrey: 2 won, 2 drawn, 1 lost in their last 5 matches.
- Monterrey kept 2 clean sheets in their last 5 matches.
- Monterrey scored 9 and conceded 5 in their last 5 matches.
Recent form
Standings
Liga MX: Apertura
| POS | Team | GP | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |  Club Tijuana | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 22 |
| 9 |  Leon | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 10 | Monterrey | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 |
| 11 |  U.N.A.M. - Pumas | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| 12 |  Club Queretaro | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 20 |
| 15 |  Tigres UANL | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 16 |  Atlante FC | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
| 17 | Necaxa | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 18 |  FC Juarez | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 |
Timeline
- Ricardo MonrealFoul5′
- 19′Stefan Medina(VAR)Card upgrade
- 20′Stefan MedinaFoul
- 27′
- 32′Ricardo ChávezFoul
- 36′Carlos SalcedoFoul
- Off: R. MonrealOn: E. Rodriguez46′
- 46′Off: J. CoronaOn: O. Pineda
- J. CarranzaAssist: F. Mendez56′
- 60′Off: D. RossiOn: H. Cuypers
- 60′Off: G. ArteagaOn: A. Aceves
- 63′Luca Orellano(VAR)Penalty confirmed
- 67′L. Ocampos(Penalty)
- Off: J. P. Torres PatinoOn: M. Pedroza75′
- 77′Off: L. OrellanoOn: L. Reyes
- Off: L. FaravelliOn: R. Cortez87′
- Off: C. VargasOn: M. Zaleta87′
- Off: J. RuizOn: J. Valencia90′
- J. ValenciaAssist: M. Zaleta90′
- 90+3′Off: J. RodriguezOn: U. Djurdjevic
Chances and finishing
Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.
- Necaxa
- Monterrey
NecaxaGoals2xG2.92
- xG per shot
- 0.16
- Goals minus xG
- -0.92
MonterreyGoals1xG1.03
- xG per shot
- 0.17
- Goals minus xG
- -0.03
How the chances split
Necaxa win 76%Draw 14%Monterrey win 10%
Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.
Show as a table
| Necaxa | Monterrey | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 2.92 | 1.03 |
| xG per shot | 0.162 | 0.172 |
| Goals minus xG | -0.92 | -0.03 |
| Necaxa win | 76% | |
| Draw | 14% | |
| Monterrey win | 10% |
Every shot, and how it ended
Goals, shots the keeper saved, shots off target and shots blocked before they reached goal — then where they were taken from.
- Goals
- Saved
- Off target
- Blocked
Necaxa18 shots2763
Monterrey6 shots1122
- 114Inside the box
- 72Outside the box
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| Necaxa | Monterrey | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1 |
| Saved | 7 | 1 |
| Off target | 6 | 2 |
| Blocked | 3 | 2 |
| Inside the box | 11 | 4 |
| Outside the box | 7 | 2 |
The ball: possession and passing
Who had it, how often they moved it, and how many of those passes found a teammate.
- Necaxa
- Monterrey
65%Possession35%
84%365 of 436 passes72%172 of 239 passes
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| Necaxa | Monterrey | |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 65% | 35% |
| Passes | 436 | 239 |
| Completed | 365 | 172 |
| Pass accuracy | 84% | 72% |
Discipline
Fouls, cards and offsides, and when each card was shown.
- 2114Fouls
- 22Yellow cards
- 01Red cards
- 22Offsides
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| Necaxa | Monterrey | |
|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 21 | 14 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 1 |
| Offsides | 2 | 2 |
Every player's rating
The provider's match ratings out of ten, one dot per player who featured. Point at a dot for the name.
- Necaxa
- Monterrey
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| Player | Team | Rating | Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Cárdenas | Monterrey | 8.9 | 90 |
| Mauro Zaleta | Necaxa | 7.7 | 12 |
| Lucas Ocampos | Monterrey | 7.7 | 90 |
| Juan Valencia | Necaxa | 7.3 | 9 |
| Francisco Méndez | Necaxa | 7.2 | 90 |
| Agustín Oliveros | Necaxa | 7.2 | 90 |
| Carlos Vargas | Necaxa | 7.2 | 87 |
| Emilio Rodriguez | Necaxa | 7.2 | 45 |
| Óliver Torres | Monterrey | 7.2 | 90 |
| Lorenzo Faravelli | Necaxa | 6.9 | 87 |
| Danny Leyva | Necaxa | 6.9 | 90 |
| Javier Ruiz | Necaxa | 6.9 | 89 |
| Julián Carranza | Necaxa | 6.9 | 90 |
| Rogelio Cortéz Pineda | Necaxa | 6.9 | 12 |
| Luis Jimenez | Necaxa | 6.7 | 90 |
| Carlos Salcedo | Monterrey | 6.7 | 90 |
| Luca Orellano | Monterrey | 6.7 | 77 |
| Jesús Corona | Monterrey | 6.7 | 45 |
| Juan Torres | Necaxa | 6.6 | 75 |
| Hugo Cuypers | Monterrey | 6.5 | 30 |
| Raúl Martínez | Necaxa | 6.3 | 90 |
| Ricardo Monreal | Necaxa | 6.3 | 45 |
| Miguel Pedroza | Necaxa | 6.3 | 15 |
| Gerardo Arteaga | Monterrey | 6.3 | 60 |
| Jorge Rodríguez | Monterrey | 6.3 | 89 |
| Alonso Aceves | Monterrey | 6.3 | 30 |
| Luis Reyes | Monterrey | 6.3 | 13 |
| Ricardo Chávez | Monterrey | 6.2 | 90 |
| Diego Rossi | Monterrey | 6.2 | 60 |
| Orbelín Pineda | Monterrey | 6.2 | 45 |
| Stefan Medina | Monterrey | 3.5 | 20 |
The goalkeepers
Saves against shots on target faced; goals prevented is the provider's measure of goals saved beyond what the shots' quality predicted.
50%
Luis Jimenez
Luis Jimenez- Saves
- 1
- Conceded
- 1
- Goals prevented
- +1.55
78%
Luis Cárdenas
Luis Cárdenas- Saves
- 7
- Conceded
- 2
- Goals prevented
- +1.55
- Necaxa
- Monterrey
Top stats
- 65%Ball Possession35%
- 2.92Expected goals1.03
- 18Total Shots6
- 9Shots on goal2
- 4Corner Kicks1
Shots
- 6Shots off Goal2
- 3Blocked shots2
- 11Shots insidebox4
- 7Shots outsidebox2
Passing
- 436Total passes239
- 365Passes accurate172
- 84%Pass accuracy72%
Defence & set pieces
- 1Goalkeeper Saves7
- 2Offsides2
Discipline
- 21Fouls14
- 2Yellow Cards2
- 0Red Cards1
More
- 84%Passes %72%
- 1.55Goals prevented1.55
Half by half
- Necaxa
- Monterrey
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Necaxa | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Monterrey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Necaxa3-4-2-1Monterrey4-2-3-1Necaxa3-4-2-1Coach: Martin Varini
Bench
1C. AndradeG
5NavesD
17R. CortezM
16P. PedrazaM
2E. MartinezD
27M. PedrozaF
14M. ZaletaM
21M. EspindolaM
90J. ValenciaF
99E. RodriguezM
Monterrey4-2-3-1Coach: Matias Almeyda
Bench
31C. RamosG
32U. DjurdjevicF
21L. ReyesD
11I. FimbresM
194C. ReyesM
25O. PinedaM
99H. CuypersF
19A. AcevesD
4V. GuzmanD
5F. AmbrizM
| 12Luis JimenezG | 90 | 6.7 | – | 0 | – | – | 21 | – | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33Raúl MartínezD | 90 | 6.3 | – | 0 | – | – | 44 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 20Francisco MéndezD | 90 | 7.2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 67 | 1 | 59 | – | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 3Agustín OliverosD | 90 | 7.2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 54 | – | 47 | – | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 30Ricardo MonrealM | 45 | 6.3 | – | 0 | – | – | 17 | – | 13 | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 0 |
| 8Lorenzo FaravelliM | 87 | 6.9 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 22 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 10 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 |
| 6Danny LeyvaM | 90 | 6.9 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 3 | 58 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 88Carlos VargasM | 87 | 7.2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 33 | 2 | 26 | 5 | – | – | 8 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 11Juan TorresF | 75 | 6.6 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | – | 17 | – | – | – | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 10Javier RuizF | 89 | 6.9 | – | 0 | – | – | 19 | 4 | 18 | 2 | – | – | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 9Julián CarranzaF | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | – | 12 | 1 | – | – | 11 | 21 | – | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 99Emilio RodriguezM | 45 | 7.2 | – | 0 | – | – | 23 | 1 | 21 | 3 | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 27Miguel PedrozaF | 15 | 6.3 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 14Mauro ZaletaM | 12 | 7.7 | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 17Rogelio Cortéz PinedaM | 12 | 6.9 | – | 0 | – | – | 8 | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 90Juan ValenciaF | 9 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 1Christopher AndradeG | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 5Kaiky NavesD | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 2Emilio MartinezD | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 21Matías EspíndolaM | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 16Pedro PedrazaM | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
Liga MX: Apertura
| POS | Team | GP | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cruz Azul | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 32 |
| 2 |  Club America | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 30 |
| 3 |  Guadalajara Chivas | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 |
| 4 |  Toluca | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 27 |
| 5 |  Atlas | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 |
| 6 |  Santos Laguna | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 25 |
| 7 |  CF Pachuca | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 |
| 8 | Club Tijuana | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 22 |
| 9 | Leon | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 10 | Monterrey | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 |
| 11 | U.N.A.M. - Pumas | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| 12 | Club Queretaro | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 20 |
| 13 |  Atletico San Luis | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 |
| 14 |  Puebla | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 15 | Tigres UANL | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 16 | Atlante FC | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
| 17 | Necaxa | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 18 | FC Juarez | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 |