Necaxa 1-2 Leon — Liga MX, 18 Aug 2026
Leon beat Necaxa 2-1 in the Liga MX Apertura - 4 on 18 August 2026 at Estadio Victoria, Aguascalientes. Matías Espíndola scored for Necaxa; Daniel Arcila and Juan Domínguez for Leon. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Necaxa have won 1 and Leon 3, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 0-127'
- Half-time0-1
- 46'
- 46'
- 58'Foul
- 60'Unsportsmanlike conduct
- 64'
- 64'
- 64'out: Raúl Martínez
- 65'
- 65'
- 1-165'assist: J. Valencia
- 1-272'assist: Luis Valadez
- 74'
- 78'
- 79'Foul
- 81'Foul
- 85'
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Necaxa
- 8.3Javier RuizF
- 7.7Matías EspíndolaF
- 7.0Luis JiménezG
- 7.0Alexis PeñaD
- 6.9Daniel LeyvaM
- 6.9Mauro ZaletaM
- 6.7Juan ValenciaF
- 6.7Lorenzo FaravelliM
- 6.6Francisco MéndezD
- 6.6Carlos VargasM
- 6.6Juan TorresM
- 6.6Miguel RodríguezM
- 6.5Raúl MartínezD
- 6.5Kaiky NavesD
- 6.3Ricardo MonrealM
- 6.2Miguel PedrozaF
Leon
- 7.6Juan DomínguezM
- 7.5Daniel ArcilaM
- 7.3Juan GuevaraD
- 7.3Óscar GarcíaG
- 7.3Diber CambindoF
- 7.2Fernando BeltránM
- 6.7Paúl BellónD
- 6.7Luis ValadezM
- 6.6José RodríguezM
- 6.6Iván MorenoD
- 6.6Jordi CortizoM
- 6.6Jhohan RomañaD
- 6.6Sebastián VegasD
- 6.3Salvador ReyesM
- 6.2Bryan ColulaD
- 5.9Rodrigo EcheverríaM
Line-ups
Substitutes
NecaxaMartin Varini
Substitutes
- 16Pedro PedrazaM
- 33Raúl Martínez64'D6.5
- 27Miguel Pedroza78'F6.2
- 14Mauro Zaleta65'M6.9
- 11Juan Torres46'M6.6
- 99Miguel Rodríguez65'M6.6
- 17Rogelio CortézM
- 13Owen GonzálezM
- 15Diego OchoaD
- 1Christopher AndradeG
LeonJavier Gandolfi
Substitutes
- 12Julio GonzálezG
- 26Salvador Reyes74'M6.3
- 4Bryan Colula81'46'D6.2
- 19José AlvaradoF
- 25Paúl Bellón85'D6.7
- 8Juan Domínguez72'64'M7.6
- 22Sebastián SantosM
- 35Luis Valadez64'M6.7
- 185Christopher MoraD
- 203Jesús LaraD
Team statistics
Necaxa
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier Ruiz | 95 | – | – | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8.3 |
| Matías Espíndola | 78 | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | 7.7 |
| Luis Jiménez | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Alexis Peña | 95 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Daniel Leyva | 95 | – | – | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Mauro Zaleta | 30 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Juan Valencia | 95 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Lorenzo Faravelli | 65 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Francisco Méndez | 95 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Carlos Vargas | 45 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Juan Torres | 50 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Miguel Rodríguez | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Raúl Martínez | 31 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Kaiky Naves | 64 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Ricardo Monreal | 65 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Miguel Pedroza | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Leon
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Domínguez | 31 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.6 |
| Daniel Arcila | 85 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Juan Guevara | 95 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Óscar García | 95 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Diber Cambindo | 95 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Fernando Beltrán | 64 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Paúl Bellón | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Luis Valadez | 31 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| José Rodríguez | 95 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Iván Moreno | 45 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Jordi Cortizo | 64 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Jhohan Romaña | 95 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Sebastián Vegas | 74 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Salvador Reyes | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Bryan Colula | 50 | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.2 |
| Rodrigo Echeverría | 60 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5.9 |
Recent Form
NecaxaLWWLD
- L03 Aug 26AToluca1-3
- W26 Jul 26HMonterrey2-1
- W17 Jul 26HAtlante FC2-1
- L27 Apr 26ACruz Azul1-4
- D23 Apr 26HGuadalajara Chivas0-0
LeonWLLLL
- W02 Aug 26HCF Pachuca1-0
- L25 Jul 26AClub Tijuana0-1
- L18 Jul 26HAtlas2-3
- L26 Apr 26AToluca1-4
- L22 Apr 26HClub America2-3
Head-to-head
Before and after
Necaxa
- Previous: Toluca 3-1 Necaxa, 3 Aug 2026 · Liga MX
- Next: U.N.A.M. - Pumas 1-1 Necaxa, 24 Aug 2026 · Liga MX
Leon
- Previous: Leon 1-0 CF Pachuca, 2 Aug 2026 · Liga MX
- Next: Leon 2-0 Monterrey, 22 Aug 2026 · Liga MX
Data updated