Necaxa vs Monterrey

26 July 2026 · Liga MX · 2026/27 · Referee Ivan Antonio Lopez Sanchez

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Julián Carranza 56’
  • Juan Valencia 90+1’
  • Lucas Ocampos 67’ (pen)

Match summary

Necaxa won 2-1 at home to Monterrey, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was goalless at half-time.

Julián Carranza put Necaxa ahead from a corner in the 56th minute, Lucas Ocampos equalised from the penalty spot in the 67th minute, and Juan Valencia won it in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Necaxa created 2.99 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Monterrey's 1.03 from 6. Monterrey had a player sent off.

Match stats

65% Possession 35%
19 Shots 6
9 Shots on target 2
4 Corners 1
71 Attacks 55
42 Dangerous attacks 18
431 Passes 237
84.7% Pass accuracy 72.6%
17 Tackles 20
22 Fouls 14
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 1
2 Offsides 2

Key events

Necaxa Monterrey
Kick-off
Lorenzo FaravelliShot on target
3’
Ricardo MonrealFoul
5’
12’
Luca OrellanoShot on target
19’
Stefan MedinaVAR: Card upgraded
20’
Stefan MedinaFoul
Danny LeyvaShot on target
26’
Lorenzo FaravelliFoul
27’
Juan TorresShot on target
27’
32’
Ricardo ChávezFoul
Danny LeyvaShot on target
34’
36’
Carlos SalcedoFoul
Julián CarranzaShot on target
38’
Half-time0-0
46’
Orbelín PinedaJesús Corona
Emilio RodriguezRicardo Monreal
46’
Second half underway
Juan TorresShot on target
51’
Juan TorresShot on target
55’
Julián CarranzaRight foot shot1-0 (Necaxa)
56’
60’
Alonso AcevesGerardo Arteaga
60’
Hugo CuypersDiego Rossi
63’
Luca OrellanoVAR: No penalty
67’
Lucas OcamposPenalty1-1 (Monterrey)
Miguel PedrozaJuan Torres
75’
77’
Luis ReyesLuca Orellano
M. VariniManagerArgument
79’
Mauro ZaletaCarlos Vargas
87’
Rogelio Cortéz PinedaLorenzo Faravelli
87’
Juan ValenciaJavier Ruiz
90’
Juan Valencia2-1 (Necaxa)
90+1’
90+3’
Uroš ĐurđevićJorge Rodríguez
Full-time2-1

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 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.99 1.03 56’ Julián Carranza (Necaxa), 1-0 56’ 67’ Lucas Ocampos (Monterrey), 1-1 67’ 90+1’ Juan Valencia (Necaxa), 2-1 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.99 1.03 56’ Julián Carranza (Necaxa), 1-0 Carranza 56’ 67’ Lucas Ocampos (Monterrey), 1-1 Ocampos 67’ 90+1’ Juan Valencia (Necaxa), 2-1 Valencia 90+1’
Necaxa 2.99 xGMonterrey 1.03 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Monterrey attacking Necaxa attacking 
90+1’ Juan Valencia (Necaxa), set piece, 0.98 xG, goal 67’ Lucas Ocampos (Monterrey), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 56’ Julián Carranza (Necaxa), from a corner, 0.61 xG, goal 38’ Julián Carranza (Necaxa), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 51’ Juan Torres (Necaxa), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 53’ Julián Carranza (Necaxa), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 84’ Hugo Cuypers (Monterrey), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 47’ Julián Carranza (Necaxa), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 39’ Agustín Oliveros (Necaxa), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 73’ Lorenzo Faravelli (Necaxa), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 55’ Juan Torres (Necaxa), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 75’ Julián Carranza (Necaxa), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+1’ Mauro Zaleta (Necaxa), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 27’ Juan Torres (Necaxa), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 3’ Lorenzo Faravelli (Necaxa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 56’ Francisco Méndez (Necaxa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Luca Orellano (Monterrey), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 34’ Danny Leyva (Necaxa), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 12’ Luca Orellano (Monterrey), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 37’ Francisco Méndez (Necaxa), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Carlos Vargas (Necaxa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Juan Torres (Necaxa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Lucas Ocampos (Monterrey), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Danny Leyva (Necaxa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 2’ Lucas Ocampos (Monterrey), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+1’ Juan Valencia (Necaxa), set piece, 0.98 xG, goal 67’ Lucas Ocampos (Monterrey), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 56’ Julián Carranza (Necaxa), from a corner, 0.61 xG, goal 38’ Julián Carranza (Necaxa), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 51’ Juan Torres (Necaxa), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 53’ Julián Carranza (Necaxa), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 84’ Hugo Cuypers (Monterrey), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 47’ Julián Carranza (Necaxa), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 39’ Agustín Oliveros (Necaxa), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 73’ Lorenzo Faravelli (Necaxa), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 55’ Juan Torres (Necaxa), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 75’ Julián Carranza (Necaxa), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+1’ Mauro Zaleta (Necaxa), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 27’ Juan Torres (Necaxa), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 3’ Lorenzo Faravelli (Necaxa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 56’ Francisco Méndez (Necaxa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Luca Orellano (Monterrey), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 34’ Danny Leyva (Necaxa), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 12’ Luca Orellano (Monterrey), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 45’ Carlos Vargas (Necaxa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Lucas Ocampos (Monterrey), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Francisco Méndez (Necaxa), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Juan Torres (Necaxa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Danny Leyva (Necaxa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 2’ Lucas Ocampos (Monterrey), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Necaxa 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Jimenez
Martínez
Méndez
Oliveros
Vargas 87’
Faravelli 87’
Leyva
Torres 75’
Ruiz 90’
Monreal 46’
Carranza
Monterrey 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Cárdenas
Arteaga 60’
Medina
Salcedo
Chávez
Torres
Rodríguez 90’
Orellano 77’
Corona 46’
Ocampos
Rossi 60’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Luis Jimenez
90′ 1 1 20 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Raúl Martínez
90′ 1 1 – 3 – 45 1 – – –
Francisco Méndez
90′ – 2 – 6 6 67 – – 1 –
Agustín Oliveros
90′ – 2 – 4 4 54 – – – –
Carlos Vargas Taken off
87′ 5 – – 8 1 33 3 – – –
Midfielders7 players
Lorenzo Faravelli Taken off
87′ – – 25 2 0.07 1 – 4 3 3
Danny Leyva
90′ – – 75 3 0.18 1 – 2 2 – –
Juan Torres Taken off
75′ – – 25 – 0.02 – – 1 1 – –
Javier Ruiz Taken off
89′ – – 19 4 0.21 2 – 4 3 – –
Emilio Rodriguez Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 23 1 0.10 3 – 3 – – –
Miguel Pedroza Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 2 – 0.00 – – – – – –
Mauro Zaleta Came on as a substitute
12′ – 1 2 1 0.00 – – 1 – 1 –
Forwards3 players
Ricardo Monreal Taken off
45′ – – – – – 0.01 – 2 – 17
Julián Carranza
90′ 1 – 6 3 1.15 0.01 – 11 7 19 –
Rogelio Cortéz Pineda Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – 0.00 – – – 8 –
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 LDDLW
Monterrey DLWLW

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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.