In this 7th week match, on Thu Feb 16th, Necaxa will host Pumas UNAM at Estadio Victoria De Aguascalientes in a meeting of these two mismatched Liga MX teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Necaxa is fresh off their 1-2 loss against América. Diego Valdés scored the first goal for América in the 21st minute, then Henry Josue Martin Mex added another in the 51st minute from the penalty spot. Necaxa looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while pumas UNAM sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-4 loss against Tigres UANL. Nicolás Ibañez struck first for Tigres UANL in the 12th minute on a feed from Luis Enrique Quinones, then Gustavo Del Prete tied it up for Pumas UNAM in the 16th minute , but fortunately for Tigres UANL it didn’t end there. They added more goals to be able to earn themselves the win. Pumas UNAM looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
Pumas UNAM and Necaxa last played eachother at the Estadio Olímpico De Universitario on Jul 17th. Pumas UNAM was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Adrián Aldrete scored the first goal for Pumas UNAM in the 18th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Necaxa couldn’t muster any offence and Pumas UNAM ran away with the shutout win.
Pumas UNAM is glad to have Juan Dinenno in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. Facundo Batista has been the most effective weapon for Necaxa lately. The attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches.