Necaxa vs Leon

18 August 2026 · Liga MX · 2026/27 · Referee Luis Santander

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Matías Espíndola 65’
  • Daniel Arcila 27’
  • Juan Dominguez 72’

Match summary

Leon beat Necaxa 2-1 on the road. Leon led 1-0 at half-time.

Daniel Arcila put Leon ahead in the 27th minute, Matías Espíndola equalised in the 65th minute, and Juan Dominguez won it in the 72nd minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Necaxa created 1.22 expected goals (xG) from 25 shots, Leon 0.97 from 16. Leon had a player sent off.

Match stats

61% Possession 39%
25 Shots 16
8 Shots on target 7
7 Corners 3
432 Passes 282
86.8% Pass accuracy 72.0%
13 Tackles 22
15 Fouls 14
2 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 1

Key events

Necaxa Leon
Kick-off
3’
Corner
10’
Iván MorenoShot on target
10’
Corner
Corner
12’
Corner
15’
Ricardo MonrealShot on target
16’
Corner
22’
Corner
24’
Corner
24’
27’
Daniel ArcilaRight foot shot0-1 (Leon)
Lorenzo FaravelliShot on target
27’
29’
Diber CambindoShot on target
Juan ValenciaShot on target
31’
Corner
33’
Francisco MéndezShot on target
35’
Francisco MéndezShot on target
39’
40’
Daniel ArcilaShot on target
40’
Corner
43’
Daniel ArcilaShot on target
44’
Diber CambindoShot on target
Half-time0-1
46’
Bryan ColulaIván Moreno
Juan TorresCarlos Vargas
46’
Juan TorresShot on target
48’
Second half underway
Javier RuizShot on target
54’
Kaiky NavesFoul
58’
60’
Rodrigo EcheverríaViolent conduct
60’
Rodrigo EcheverríaVAR: Card upgraded
Raúl MartínezKaiky Naves
64’
64’
Juan DominguezJordi Cortizo
64’
Luis ValadezFernando Beltrán
Matías EspíndolaRight foot shot1-1 (Necaxa)
65’
Emilio RodriguezRicardo Monreal
65’
Mauro ZaletaLorenzo Faravelli
65’
72’
Juan DominguezLeft foot shot1-2 (Leon)
74’
Salvador ReyesSebastián Vegas
Miguel PedrozaMatías Espíndola
78’
Danny LeyvaFoul
79’
81’
Bryan ColulaFoul
85’
Paul BellónDaniel Arcila
Corner
86’
Full-time1-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.22 0.97 27’ Daniel Arcila (Leon), 0-1 27’ 65’ Matías Espíndola (Necaxa), 1-1 65’ 72’ Juan Dominguez (Leon), 1-2 72’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.22 0.97 27’ Daniel Arcila (Leon), 0-1 Arcila 27’ 65’ Matías Espíndola (Necaxa), 1-1 Espíndola 65’ 72’ Juan Dominguez (Leon), 1-2 Dominguez 72’
Necaxa 1.22 xGLeon 0.97 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leon attacking Necaxa attacking 
65’ Matías Espíndola (Necaxa), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 40’ Daniel Arcila (Leon), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 27’ Daniel Arcila (Leon), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 27’ Lorenzo Faravelli (Necaxa), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 44’ Daniel Arcila (Leon), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 87’ Diber Cambindo (Leon), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 43’ Daniel Arcila (Leon), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 3’ Daniel Arcila (Leon), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+6’ Salvador Reyes (Leon), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 31’ Juan Valencia (Necaxa), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 69’ Emilio Rodriguez (Necaxa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 74’ Juan Torres (Necaxa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 4’ Jhohan Romaña (Leon), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 17’ Javier Ruiz (Necaxa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ Juan Dominguez (Leon), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 87’ Miguel Pedroza (Necaxa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Ricardo Monreal (Necaxa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 78’ Juan Valencia (Necaxa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Iván Moreno (Leon), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ Danny Leyva (Necaxa), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Danny Leyva (Necaxa), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 29’ Diber Cambindo (Leon), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 40’ Daniel Arcila (Leon), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Juan Torres (Necaxa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 84’ Alexis Peña (Necaxa), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 4’ Daniel Arcila (Leon), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Ricardo Monreal (Necaxa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 44’ Diber Cambindo (Leon), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 51’ Francisco Méndez (Necaxa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Carlos Vargas (Necaxa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Danny Leyva (Necaxa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Luis Valadez (Leon), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Bryan Colula (Leon), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Javier Ruiz (Necaxa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Javier Ruiz (Necaxa), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+4’ Javier Ruiz (Necaxa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 22’ Matías Espíndola (Necaxa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 35’ Francisco Méndez (Necaxa), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 39’ Francisco Méndez (Necaxa), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 48’ Juan Torres (Necaxa), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+5’ Danny Leyva (Necaxa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 65’ Matías Espíndola (Necaxa), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 40’ Daniel Arcila (Leon), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 27’ Daniel Arcila (Leon), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 44’ Daniel Arcila (Leon), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 27’ Lorenzo Faravelli (Necaxa), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 43’ Daniel Arcila (Leon), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 87’ Diber Cambindo (Leon), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 3’ Daniel Arcila (Leon), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+6’ Salvador Reyes (Leon), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 31’ Juan Valencia (Necaxa), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 69’ Emilio Rodriguez (Necaxa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 74’ Juan Torres (Necaxa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 4’ Jhohan Romaña (Leon), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 17’ Javier Ruiz (Necaxa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ Juan Dominguez (Leon), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 87’ Miguel Pedroza (Necaxa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Ricardo Monreal (Necaxa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 78’ Juan Valencia (Necaxa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Iván Moreno (Leon), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ Danny Leyva (Necaxa), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Danny Leyva (Necaxa), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 29’ Diber Cambindo (Leon), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 40’ Daniel Arcila (Leon), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Juan Torres (Necaxa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 84’ Alexis Peña (Necaxa), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 4’ Daniel Arcila (Leon), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Ricardo Monreal (Necaxa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 44’ Diber Cambindo (Leon), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 51’ Francisco Méndez (Necaxa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Carlos Vargas (Necaxa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Danny Leyva (Necaxa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Luis Valadez (Leon), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Bryan Colula (Leon), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Javier Ruiz (Necaxa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Javier Ruiz (Necaxa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 35’ Francisco Méndez (Necaxa), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 54’ Javier Ruiz (Necaxa), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+5’ Danny Leyva (Necaxa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 22’ Matías Espíndola (Necaxa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 39’ Francisco Méndez (Necaxa), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 48’ Juan Torres (Necaxa), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
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Lineups

Necaxa 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Jimenez
Naves 64’
Peña
Méndez
Vargas 46’
Leyva
Faravelli 65’
Espíndola 78’
Ruiz
Monreal 65’
Valencia
Leon 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
García
Moreno 46’
Romaña
Guevara
Vegas 74’
Rodríguez
Cortizo 64’
Echeverría
Beltrán 64’
Arcila 85’
Cambindo

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Luis Jimenez
90′ 5 2 20 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Kaiky Naves Taken off
64′ 2 – 1 2 – 29 3 – –
Alexis Peña
90′ 1 2 – 3 2 70 – – – –
Francisco Méndez
90′ – – 1 4 2 53 3 – – –
Carlos Vargas Taken off
45′ 1 – 1 1 – 10 – – – –
Raúl Martínez Came on as a substitute
26′ – – – – – 29 1 – – –
Midfielders8 players
Danny Leyva
90′ – – 50 3 0.21 2 1 3 1 –
Lorenzo Faravelli Taken off
65′ – – 22 1 0.01 2 – 2 1 – –
Matías Espíndola Taken off
78′ 1 – 17 4 0.09 – – 2 1 1 –
Javier Ruiz
90′ – – 34 3 0.18 3 – 15 3 6 –
Juan Torres Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 21 – 0.02 – – 1 – – –
Mauro Zaleta Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 30 1 0.02 1 – 5 1 1 –
Emilio Rodriguez Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 14 – 0.08 – – 1 – – –
Miguel Pedroza Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 3 – 0.00 – – – – – –
Forwards2 players
Ricardo Monreal Taken off
65′ – – 2 1 0.06 0.01 1 4 2 16 –
Juan Valencia
90′ – 1 2 1 0.09 0.02 2 4 1 13 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Necaxa DLWWL
Leon LLLLW

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.