Match Report
Tigres UANL went into the game 14th in the table on 7 points; Necaxa sat 13th on 8 — a 1-point gap. Necaxa had been under-performing their position — 17th on five-round form against 13th in the table. Per game in the league, Tigres UANL were scoring 1.13 and conceding 1.38, Necaxa 1.13 and 1.63, against a competition average of 1.41 goals per team per game.
11 meetings are on record — 6 won by Tigres UANL, 1 by Necaxa, 4 drawn, at 3.27 goals per meeting.
Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León staged the fixture, a ground that holds 42,000. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Tigres UANL: Rodrigo Aguirre (40') · Necaxa: Owen González (12')
Key stats
Possession: Tigres UANL 58% · Necaxa 42% · Total shots: 22-16 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 6-3