Match Report
8 points for Necaxa W (16th), 12 for Santos Laguna W (15th): a 4-point gap. Necaxa W's recent output lagged their position: 33rd on form over five rounds while 16th in the table. Per game in the league, Necaxa W were scoring 0.53 and conceding 2.35, Santos Laguna W 1.12 and 2.35, against a competition average of 1.69 goals per team per game.
Necaxa W had been beaten in 15 straight games. A win had eluded Santos Laguna W for 9 matches.
9 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Necaxa W 4, draws 4, Santos Laguna W 1, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 22% of the meetings went to the host. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 33% of the meetings went over two goals.
Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes staged the fixture, a ground that holds 23,851. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Santos Laguna W: Nataly Roque (90' og), Mayra Santana (63')
Key stats
Possession: Necaxa W 35% · Santos Laguna W 65% · Total shots: 6-20 · On target: 2-7 · Corners: 3-11