In this week 12 match, on Sat Mar 18th, Mazatlán hosts Necaxa in a meeting of these two closely matched Liga MX teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, a perfect day for football. Mazatlán is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Toluca. Carlos González scored the first goal for Toluca in the 25th minute, then Nicolás Benedetti tied it up for Mazatlán in the 38th minute on a feed from Aké Loba. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 4 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Necaxa recorded a 1-1 draw against Juárez. Edgar Méndez struck first for Necaxa in the 52nd minute, then Tomás Molina tied it up for Juárez in the 68th minute earning Juárez at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
Necaxa and Mazatlán last played eachother at the Estadio Victoria De Aguascalientes on Saturday Sep 24th. Necaxa and Mazatlán battled to a 2-2 draw. Miguel Sansores scored the first goal for Mazatlán in the 34th minute, but Facundo Batista got the equalizer for Necaxa in the 45th minute .
Necaxa is fortunate enough to have Edgar Méndez in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals. Nicolás Benedetti has been the most prolific scorer on Mazatlán in his last five matches with 3 goals.