Mexico - Liga MXEstadio Victoria de AguascalientesData current as of 24 August 2026

Necaxa vs León: match statistics

Necaxa crest
Necaxa
1 : 2half-time 0:1
León crest
León

Necaxa vs León: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Necaxa played León in Liga MX (Mexico). The match was played on 18 August 2026. Venue: Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes. Final score: 1:2.

Current form

Necaxa: 2-0-1, 2.00 points/match. León: 1-0-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Necaxa scores 1.67 and concedes 1.67 goals per match. León scores 1.00 and concedes 1.33. League average: 2.79 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Necaxa 100%, León 33%. Over 2.5: Necaxa 100%, León 33%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 59%.

xG, shots and style

León has higher xG: 1.60 vs 1.43. Necaxa: 13.0 shots per match, León: 14.0.

Match halves

Necaxa: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 1.33. León: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.33.

Goals by minute

Necaxa: 76-90+ (3 goals). León: 16-30 (1 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga MX: 2.79 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 59%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-2. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 50%.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Necaxa have an excellent home record: they have won both of their matches so far, scoring an average of 2 goals while conceding just 1. The hosts create more high-quality chances, as reflected by an xG of 1.74 compared with León’s 1.27, as well as 7 shots on target per match versus 2 for the visitors. León are enjoying a strong overall run, with 4 wins in their last 5 matches, but they lost their only away game and failed to score. Necaxa have not yet kept a clean sheet at home, so given León’s recent attacking efficiency, the visitors may find the net. However, the hosts’ edge in chance creation and their home form make a Necaxa win the most likely outcome.

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BTTS - will both teams score?

León have yet to score a goal in the season data, with a shot conversion rate of 0% and just 2 shots on target per match. The visitors have failed to find the net in 100% of their matches so far this season, meaning the most realistic BTTS scenario does not include a goal from them. Necaxa average 1.5 goals and 7 shots on target per match, so they may decide the game on their own, despite scoring only 1.2 goals across their last five appearances. The hosts have recently conceded an average of 2.0 goals per match, while León have recorded 1.4 goals and an xG of 1.52 in this run, providing some arguments for a visitors’ goal. However, the season sample and their lack of clinical finishing so far provide stronger support for BTTS - No. Additionally, the season BTTS rate stands at 50% for Necaxa and 0% for León, compared with 59% across the league.

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Over/Under - goals analysis

Necaxa create chances worth an average of 1.77 xG at home and register 7.0 shots on target per game, giving the hosts a clear foundation for scoring. León have averaged 1.4 goals from 1.52 xG across their last five matches, while Necaxa’s defense conceded as many as 2.0 goals per game over the same period. The last five Necaxa matches produced Over 2.5 goals in 80% of cases, with both teams scoring in 80% of those games. Although León are yet to score on their current away run, their average of 1.52 xG over the last five appearances suggests this is largely the result of a small sample size. The projected total of 2.68 goals gives the strongest edge to Over 1.5 goals, as just two goals are required, while data from both teams points to genuine attacking potential.

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HT/FT - half-time and full-time scenario

The strongest scenario is a draw at half-time followed by a León win in the match, as the visitors have won four of their last five games, while Necaxa have suffered three defeats. The first halves should be cautious: León have averaged only 0.2 goals before the break, with a half-time draw recorded in 40% of their recent matches. Necaxa, however, have a clear problem starting matches, as they were trailing at half-time in 80% of their last five appearances, scoring an average of 0.2 goals and conceding 1.2. After the break, León have shown greater stability, averaging 1.2 goals scored and just 0.4 conceded, while Necaxa have conceded as many as 2.0 goals per game across their last five matches. In addition, León have the stronger current results profile, averaging 2.4 points per game compared with Necaxa’s 1.2, which further supports an HT/FT outcome in the visitors’ favour in the second half.

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Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
1 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

61Possession (%)39
NecaxaLeón
25Shots16
NecaxaLeón
8Shots on target7
NecaxaLeón
2.66xG1.7
NecaxaLeón
7Corners3
NecaxaLeón
73Dangerous attacks28
NecaxaLeón
15Fouls14
NecaxaLeón
2Cards3
NecaxaLeón

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.67Goals scored / match1
NecaxaLeón
1.67Goals conceded / match1.33
NecaxaLeón
51%Average possession53%
NecaxaLeón
5.33Shots on target / match5.33
NecaxaLeón

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13Shots per match14
NecaxaLeón
5.33Shots on target5.33
NecaxaLeón
12.8%Shot conversion7.1%
NecaxaLeón
51%Possession53%
NecaxaLeón
1.43xG for1.6
NecaxaLeón
1.57xG against1.14
NecaxaLeón

Shooting quality

Necaxa: BalancedLeón: Attacking
NecaxaLeón
Accuracy (shots on target)41%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.19

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Necaxa is 100% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Necaxa · 1 pts / match - León

Necaxa
WWL
Season result split
67% W0% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-0-1
2.00 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-0
Last 5 at home
2-0-0
WW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.7Goals conceded: 1.7xG: 1.43Opponent xG: 1.57BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
León
LLW
Season result split
33% W0% R67% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-2
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 away
0-0-1
L
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.3xG: 1.60Opponent xG: 1.14BTTS: 33%Over 2.5: 33%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Necaxa is 67% better for: goals scored per match.

1.67 goals / match - Necaxa · 1 goals / match - León

León is 26% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.67 goals / match - Necaxa · 1.33 goals / match - León

Necaxa scoring profile: very strong

Necaxa scores in 100% of matches (3 of 3 matches), while León keeps a clean sheet in 33% (1 of 3 matches).

León scoring profile: very strong

León scores in 67% of matches (2 of 3 matches), while Necaxa keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 3 matches).

5Goals scored (season)3
NecaxaLeón
5Goals conceded (season)4
NecaxaLeón
3.33Average goals in match2.33
NecaxaLeón
5Goals scored (last 5)3
NecaxaLeón
5Goals conceded (last 5)4
NecaxaLeón

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal67%
NecaxaLeón
67%2 goals33%
NecaxaLeón
0%3 goals0%
NecaxaLeón
0%4 goals0%
NecaxaLeón

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal67%
NecaxaLeón
33%2 goals33%
NecaxaLeón
33%3 goals33%
NecaxaLeón
0%4 goals0%
NecaxaLeón

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time33%
NecaxaLeón
0%BTTS in both halves33%
NecaxaLeón
0%Scored in both halves33%
NecaxaLeón

BTTS and goal count

100%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
NecaxaLeón
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
NecaxaLeón
100%BTTS - last 533%
NecaxaLeón

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

33%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
NecaxaLeón
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
NecaxaLeón
33%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
NecaxaLeón

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
NecaxaLeón
67%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
NecaxaLeón
67%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
NecaxaLeón

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

León is 149% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.67 pts / match - Necaxa · 1.67 pts / match - León

Necaxa - half-time state
0% leading67% draw33% trailing
León - half-time state
33% leading67% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.67Points per match (1st half)1.67
NecaxaLeón
0.33Goals scored (1st half)0.67
NecaxaLeón
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.33
NecaxaLeón
1Average goals (1st half)1
NecaxaLeón
67%Clean sheet before half-time67%
NecaxaLeón
67%No goal before half-time33%
NecaxaLeón

After half-time (2nd half)

2Points per match (2nd half)0.33
NecaxaLeón
1.33Goals scored (2nd half)0.33
NecaxaLeón
1Goals conceded (2nd half)1
NecaxaLeón
2.33Average goals (2nd half)1.33
NecaxaLeón
0%Clean sheet after half-time33%
NecaxaLeón
33%No goal after half-time67%
NecaxaLeón

Necaxa - second-half results

67% W0% R33% P
2
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.67
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

León - second-half results

0% W33% R67% P
5
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
1
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.7

Concedes 0.7 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Necaxa - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.672.00
Goals scored / match0.31.3
Goals conceded / match0.71.0
Average goals in match1.02.3
1 goal33%100%
2 goals33%67%
3 goals33%67%
Clean sheet67%0%
No goal67%33%
Goal difference-1+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 67% draw - 33% trailing
2nd half: 67% won - 0% draw - 33% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 33% - Half-time goals total: 1
León - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.670.33
Goals scored / match0.70.3
Goals conceded / match0.31.0
Average goals in match1.01.3
1 goal67%67%
2 goals33%33%
3 goals0%33%
Clean sheet67%33%
No goal33%67%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 33% leading - 67% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 33% draw - 67% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 33% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Necaxa
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
1
16-30
1
1
31-45
1
2
46-60
0
1
61-75
3
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (3 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

León
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
1
0
16-30
1
0
31-45
0
2
46-60
0
1
61-75
1
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (1 goal). Concedes most in 46-60 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.83
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
67%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-29%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
67%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Necaxa

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.24
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.10
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
114%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
127%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.0
Late goals
60% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
60%

León

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.46
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.79
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.60
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
76%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
90%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Liga MX).

Teams vs league

NecaxaLigaLeón
Average goals in match 3.332.79 2.33
Both teams scored 100%56% 33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 100%59% 33%
Clean sheets 0%26% 33%
Goal before half-time 33%68% 67%
Goal after half-time 100%85% 67%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.79
Average goals per match
56%
Both teams scored
59%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.47
Home goals / match
1.32
Away goals / match
+11%
Home attack advantage
+10%
Home defence advantage
+6%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
9%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
85%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Necaxa 0 - 0 - 2 León. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Club León
2 : 1
Club Necaxa
Club Necaxa
0 : 1
Club León

FAQ

What was the result of Necaxa vs León?

The Liga MX match finished Necaxa 1:2 León. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Necaxa and León?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Necaxa won 0, León won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Necaxa vs León?

Necaxa score 1.67 goals per game on average and León 1.00. The Liga MX average is 2.79 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 59% of games. Both teams score in 100% of Necaxa's matches and 33% of León's.

What form are Necaxa and León in?

Over the last 5 games Necaxa have a 2-0-1 record (2.00 points per game) and León 1-0-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Necaxa vs León?

The statistical background for Necaxa vs León — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.