In this 13th week match, on Wed Sep 7th, Santos Laguna will host Necaxa at Estadio Nuevo Corona in a clash of the Liga MX. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which is great football weather. 3rd placed Santos Laguna is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Pachuca. Nicolás Ibañez struck first for Pachuca in the 54th minute, then Javier López added another in the 77th minute In the end, Santos Laguna was frustrated by Pachuca’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Pachuca ended the match with the shutout victory. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Santos Laguna should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 7th placed Necaxa, recorded a 3-2 win against León. Milton Giménez struck first for Necaxa in the 34th minute on a feed from Brian García Carpizo, then Facundo Batista added another in the 45th minute on a feed from V. Poggi Sassi. Necaxa is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Facundo Batista has been the most prolific scorer on Necaxa in the last 5 matches with two goals. Both Harold Fabian Preciado Villarreal and Juan Brunetta have been the hottest scorers for Santos Laguna in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.