Match Report
Level on 8 points, Pumas UNAM (12th) and Necaxa (13th) met as equals in the table. Pumas UNAM ranked 7th in the league on five-round form, well above their 12th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.33/1.33 for Pumas UNAM and 1.29/1.71 for Necaxa (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.41.
9 meetings are on record — 2 won by Pumas UNAM, 4 by Necaxa, 3 drawn, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 67% of the meetings.
The venue was Estadio Olímpico de Universitario, with room for 72,000 spectators. The referee was M. Ortíz, with 88 matches in our database and 1.7 yellows per game on average. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Pumas UNAM: Luciano Herrera (88') · Necaxa: Julián Carranza (76')
Key stats
Possession: Pumas UNAM 49% · Necaxa 51% · Total shots: 23-17 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 8-4