In this week 2 match on Jan 15th, Necaxa will host Monterrey at Estadio Victoria De Aguascalientes in a clash of these two mismatched Liga MX teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, a perfect day for football. Necaxa sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Juárez. Diego Rolán struck first for Juárez in the 2nd minute, but Alex Zendejas got the equalizer for Necaxa in the 47th minute. Necaxa is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Monterrey recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Querétaro. Monterrey had 25 on net, and Querétaro had 9, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
Monterrey and Necaxa last played eachother at the Hamad Bin Khalifa Stadium on Oct 23rd. Necaxa took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Rodrigo Aguirre struck first for Necaxa in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Monterrey couldn’t manage to score, and Necaxa took the shutout win.
Rogelio Gabriel Funes Mori has been the most effective weapon for Monterrey lately. The Argentinian attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Alex Zendejas has been the most prolific scorer on Necaxa in the last 5 matches with 3 goals.