Week 15 brings us a match on Sep 19th where Tijuana hosts Necaxa in a clash of these two closely matched Liga MX teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 15th placed Tijuana, recorded a 1-6 blowout loss against Pachuca. Romario Andres Ibarra Mina struck first for Pachuca in the 20th minute, then Erick Sanchez added another in the 22nd minute. Tijuana looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while necaxa is fresh off their 1-2 loss against América. Facundo Batista scored the first goal for Necaxa in the 8th minute, then Jonathan Dos Santos got the equalizer for América in the 57th minute on a feed from Álvaro Fidalgo Finally they completed the comback in the 74th minute on a goal by Roger Martínez to cap off a wild match. Necaxa is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Necaxa won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Necaxa’s most prolific scorer has been Facundo Batista. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Tijuana hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Franco di Santo and Alexis Canelo, and they each have 1 goal.