Liga MX· Round 4
Necaxa 1-2 Leon
Match summary
Leon beat Necaxa 2-1 in Liga MX on Tue, 18 Aug 2026.
Goals — Necaxa: Espíndola 65' | Leon: Arcila 27'; Domínguez 72'.
Necaxa had 61% of the possession and 25 shots (8 on target) against 16 (7) for Leon; corners 7-3, yellow cards 2-1.
Red cards: Necaxa 0, Leon 1.
In their last 14 meetings Necaxa won 5, Leon won 6 and 3 ended level.
Venue: Estadio Victoria. Referee: L. Santander.
Match timeline
- 27'ArcilaAssist: BeltranGoal0-1
- 46'⇄In TorresOut VargasSubstitution
- 46'⇄In ColulaOut MorenoSubstitution
- 58'NavesYellow card
- 60'EcheverríaRed card
- 64'⇄In MartínezOut NavesSubstitution
- 64'⇄In DomínguezOut CortizoSubstitution
- 64'⇄In ValadezOut BeltranSubstitution
- 65'EspíndolaAssist: ValenciaGoal1-1
- 65'⇄In ZaletaOut FaravelliSubstitution
- 65'⇄In RodriguezOut MonrealSubstitution
- 72'DomínguezAssist: ValadezGoal1-2
- 74'⇄In ReyesOut VegasSubstitution
- 78'⇄In PedrozaOut EspíndolaSubstitution
- 79'LeyvaYellow card
- 81'ColulaYellow card
- 85'⇄In BellónOut ArcilaSubstitution
Match highlights
Top performers
ValenciaNecaxa · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.09
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes90
DomínguezLeon · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.04
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes27
EspíndolaNecaxa · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.48
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes77
ArcilaLeon · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.6
- Shots On Target3
- Minutes84
PeñaNecaxa · Defender
- Interceptions2
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
GuevaraLeon · Defender
- Interceptions0
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
Lineups
Leon 4-1-4-1Necaxa 3-4-2-1
Necaxa
Coach: Martín Varini Di Zioli
Substitutes
- 33Raúl MartínezDefender6.2
- 14Mauro ZaletaMidfielder6.3
- 11Juan TorresMidfielder6.5
- 99Emilio RodríguezAttacker6.2
- 27Misael PedrozaAttacker6.5
- 1Christopher AndradeGoalkeeper
- 15Diego OchoaDefender
- 16Pedro PedrazaMidfielder
- 17Rogelio CortézMidfielder
- 13Owen GonzalezAttacker
Unavailable players
- Kevin RoseroKnock injury
- Julian CarranzaRed Card
- Agustín OliverosRed Card
Leon
Coach: Javier Gandolfi
Substitutes
- 25Paul BellónDefender
- 4Bryan ColulaDefender6.1
- 26Salvador ReyesDefender6.6
- 35Luis ValadezMidfielder6.8
- 8Juan DomínguezAttacker7.6
- 12Julio GonzalezGoalkeeper
- 185Christopher MoraDefender
- 22Sebastian SantosDefender
- 203Jesús LaraMidfielder
- 19Alfonso AlvaradoAttacker
Unavailable players
- Ismael DiazKnock injury
- Ángel EstradaBroken leg
- Edgar GuerraThigh injury
Statistics
NecaxaLeon
Key statistics
61%Possession39%
1.22Expected Goals0.97
25Total Shots16
8Shots On Target7
1Big Chances Created4
7Corners3
15Fouls14
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards1
0Offsides0
5Goalkeeper Saves7
375Passes Completed203
All statistics
119Attacks63
11Shots Off Target4
6Shots Blocked5
0Hit Woodwork0
1.44Expected Goals On Target1.77
12Free Kicks15
12Shots Inside The Box7
432Total Passes282
13Shots Outside The Box9
0Big Chances Missed3
0.79Expected Assists0.86
9/37 (24%)Crosses Completed3/12 (25%)
147Passes Own Half141
322Passes Opposition Half153
46/67 (69%)Long Passes Completed16/56 (29%)
23Throw-Ins13
19Key Passes13
129Passes Into Final Third47
56Backward Passes40
8Goal Kicks16
3Interceptions2
0.97Expected Goals Conceded1.22
9/13 (69%)Tackles Won15/22 (68%)
13Clearances36
48Duels Won57
11/22 (50%)Aerial Duels Won11/22 (50%)
37/83 (45%)Ground Duels Won46/83 (55%)
12Was Fouled15
12/23 (52%)Successful Dribbles9/13 (69%)
11Was Dribbled Past4
4Final Third Possession Won4
131Possession Lost122
5Substitutions5
Previous meetings
5 Necaxa3 draws6 Leon
Match information
- Competition
- Liga MX
- Round
- Round 4 · Apertura
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Estadio Victoria
- Capacity
- 23,898
- Attendance
- 17,132
- Referee
- L. Santander