Mexico - Liga MXData current as of 23 July 2026

Santos Laguna vs Necaxa: match statistics

Santos Laguna crest
Santos Laguna
1 : 3half-time 1:2
Necaxa crest
Necaxa
155%(3.29)
X25%(3.66)
220%(1.84)

Santos Laguna presents solid home form with a 67% win rate, an impressive record of 6 victories in 9 home matches, and a positive goal difference of +4. The hosts also demonstrate high defensive efficiency with 56% clean sheets at home. Conversely, Necaxa performs poorly on the road, losing 67% of their matches without keeping a single clean sheet, while recording a dismal goal difference of -12. The visitors' recent away form is concerning, with only one victory in their last nine away fixtures. Santos Laguna, currently in excellent shape at home (4 wins in their last 5 matches), should exploit the defensive frailty of Necaxa, who concede an average of 2.78 goals per away game. The disparity in home performance and the psychological advantage favor the hosts, although Necaxa's ability to score suggests the match may not be entirely one-sided.

Santos Laguna vs Necaxa: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Santos Laguna play Necaxa in Liga MX (Mexico). The match date is 11 January 2026 at 02:00. Final score: 1:3.

Current form

Santos Laguna: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Necaxa: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Santos Laguna scores 1.24 and concedes 1.94 goals per match. Necaxa scores 1.26 and concedes 1.68. League average: 2.91 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Santos Laguna 59%, Necaxa 62%. Over 2.5: Santos Laguna 71%, Necaxa 56%. League level: BTTS 59%, Over 2.5 55%.

xG, shots and style

Necaxa has higher xG: 1.46 vs 1.20. Santos Laguna: 10.7 shots per match, Necaxa: 14.0.

Match halves

Santos Laguna: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.59. Necaxa: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.71.

Goals by minute

Santos Laguna: 16-30 (9 goals). Necaxa: 46-60 (9 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga MX: 2.91 goals per match, BTTS 59%, Over 2.5 55%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 5.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Santos Laguna presents solid home form with a 67% win rate, an impressive record of 6 victories in 9 home matches, and a positive goal difference of +4. The hosts also demonstrate high defensive efficiency with 56% clean sheets at home. Conversely, Necaxa performs poorly on the road, losing 67% of their matches without keeping a single clean sheet, while recording a dismal goal difference of -12. The visitors' recent away form is concerning, with only one victory in their last nine away fixtures. Santos Laguna, currently in excellent shape at home (4 wins in their last 5 matches), should exploit the defensive frailty of Necaxa, who concede an average of 2.78 goals per away game. The disparity in home performance and the psychological advantage favor the hosts, although Necaxa's ability to score suggests the match may not be entirely one-sided.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

55Possession (%)45
Santos LagunaNecaxa
15Shots14
Santos LagunaNecaxa
4Shots on target6
Santos LagunaNecaxa
1.61xG1.48
Santos LagunaNecaxa
7Corners3
Santos LagunaNecaxa
53Dangerous attacks25
Santos LagunaNecaxa
15Fouls14
Santos LagunaNecaxa
4Cards1
Santos LagunaNecaxa

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.

Santos LagunaNecaxa
1.24Goals scored / match1.26
Santos LagunaNecaxa
1.94Goals conceded / match1.68
Santos LagunaNecaxa
45%Average possession49%
Santos LagunaNecaxa
3.94Shots on target / match4.29
Santos LagunaNecaxa

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

10.71Shots per match13.97
Santos LagunaNecaxa
3.94Shots on target4.29
Santos LagunaNecaxa
11.5%Shot conversion9.1%
Santos LagunaNecaxa
45%Possession49%
Santos LagunaNecaxa
1.2xG for1.46
Santos LagunaNecaxa
1.84xG against1.56
Santos LagunaNecaxa

Shooting quality

Santos Laguna: BalancedNecaxa: Balanced
Santos LagunaNecaxa
Accuracy (shots on target)37%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.29

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 25% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Santos Laguna · 1 pts / match - Necaxa

Santos Laguna
DLLLW
Season result split
26% W15% R59% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-5-20
0.94 pts / match · goal difference -24
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-2-7
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LWDLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 0.99Opponent xG: 1.62BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Necaxa
WLDDL
Season result split
26% W24% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-8-17
1.03 pts / match · goal difference -14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-3-11
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LLDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.10Opponent xG: 1.70BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

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 15% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.94 goals / match - Santos Laguna · 1.68 goals / match - Necaxa

Santos Laguna scoring profile: very strong

Santos Laguna scores in 76% of matches (26 of 34 matches), while Necaxa keeps a clean sheet in 12% (4 of 34 matches).

Necaxa scoring profile: very strong

Necaxa scores in 68% of matches (23 of 34 matches), while Santos Laguna keeps a clean sheet in 18% (6 of 34 matches).

42Goals scored (season)43
Santos LagunaNecaxa
66Goals conceded (season)57
Santos LagunaNecaxa
3.18Average goals in match2.94
Santos LagunaNecaxa
6Goals scored (last 5)5
Santos LagunaNecaxa
8Goals conceded (last 5)9
Santos LagunaNecaxa

How often they score at least...

76%1 goal68%
Santos LagunaNecaxa
38%2 goals29%
Santos LagunaNecaxa
9%3 goals21%
Santos LagunaNecaxa
0%4 goals9%
Santos LagunaNecaxa

How often they concede at least...

82%1 goal88%
Santos LagunaNecaxa
59%2 goals41%
Santos LagunaNecaxa
32%3 goals29%
Santos LagunaNecaxa
18%4 goals6%
Santos LagunaNecaxa

* 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.

59%
League average

Goal patterns

29%BTTS at half-time26%
Santos LagunaNecaxa
6%BTTS in both halves6%
Santos LagunaNecaxa
24%Scored in both halves26%
Santos LagunaNecaxa

BTTS and goal count

56%Min. 3 goals and BTTS44%
Santos LagunaNecaxa
15%Min. 3 goals without BTTS12%
Santos LagunaNecaxa
40%BTTS - last 580%
Santos LagunaNecaxa

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

76%Min. 1 goal before half-time76%
Santos LagunaNecaxa
41%Min. 2 goals before half-time44%
Santos LagunaNecaxa
29%Min. 3 goals before half-time18%
Santos LagunaNecaxa

2nd half

82%Min. 1 goal after half-time74%
Santos LagunaNecaxa
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time38%
Santos LagunaNecaxa
26%Min. 3 goals after half-time15%
Santos LagunaNecaxa

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.

Santos Laguna is 6% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.09 pts / match - Santos Laguna · 1.03 pts / match - Necaxa

Santos Laguna - half-time state
26% leading29% draw44% trailing
Necaxa - half-time state
24% leading32% draw44% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.09Points per match (1st half)1.03
Santos LagunaNecaxa
0.65Goals scored (1st half)0.56
Santos LagunaNecaxa
0.91Goals conceded (1st half)0.91
Santos LagunaNecaxa
1.56Average goals (1st half)1.47
Santos LagunaNecaxa
47%Clean sheet before half-time38%
Santos LagunaNecaxa
47%No goal before half-time59%
Santos LagunaNecaxa

After half-time (2nd half)

1.09Points per match (2nd half)1.38
Santos LagunaNecaxa
0.59Goals scored (2nd half)0.71
Santos LagunaNecaxa
1.03Goals conceded (2nd half)0.76
Santos LagunaNecaxa
1.62Average goals (2nd half)1.47
Santos LagunaNecaxa
35%Clean sheet after half-time53%
Santos LagunaNecaxa
53%No goal after half-time47%
Santos LagunaNecaxa

Santos Laguna - second-half results

26% W29% R44% P
37
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
-9
Goal difference (1st half)
37
Second-half points
-15
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.09
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 26%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Necaxa - second-half results

32% W41% R26% P
35
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
-12
Goal difference (1st half)
47
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.03
PPG before half-time
Lead holding108%

Leads at half-time in 24% of matches and wins 26%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Santos Laguna - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.00
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.61.0
Average goals in match1.21.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Necaxa - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.00
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.61.2
Average goals in match1.01.8
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-1-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - 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.

Santos Laguna
ScoredConceded
5
13
0-15
9
5
16-30
8
13
31-45
9
11
46-60
4
11
61-75
7
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (9 goli). Concedes most in 0-15 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

Necaxa
ScoredConceded
7
6
0-15
4
7
16-30
8
18
31-45
9
5
46-60
9
6
61-75
6
15
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (9 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (18). Late-goal balance (76-90): -9 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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

3.06
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
105%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
61%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+63%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
52%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Santos Laguna

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.64
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.06
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.04
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.
73%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
160%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.14
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Necaxa

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.32
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.20
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
104%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.03
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* 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

Santos LagunaLigaNecaxa
Average goals in match 3.182.91 2.94
Both teams scored 59%59% 62%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 71%55% 56%
Clean sheets 18%24% 12%
Goal before half-time 76%72% 76%
Goal after half-time 82%76% 74%

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

2.91
Average goals per match
59%
Both teams scored
55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.69
Home goals / match
1.21
Away goals / match
+40%
Home attack advantage
+28%
Home defence advantage
+19%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
21%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Santos Laguna 0 - 0 - 1 Necaxa. Average goals 5.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Club Necaxa
4 : 1
Club Santos Laguna

FAQ

What was the result of Santos Laguna vs Necaxa?

The Liga MX match finished Santos Laguna 1:3 Necaxa. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Santos Laguna vs Necaxa?

Santos Laguna score 1.24 goals per game on average and Necaxa 1.26. The Liga MX average is 2.91 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 55% of games. Both teams score in 59% of Santos Laguna's matches and 62% of Necaxa's.

What form are Santos Laguna and Necaxa in?

Over the last 5 games Santos Laguna have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Necaxa 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.