Necaxa beat Club Tijuana 1-0 thanks to early Leyva goal
Necaxa edged Club Tijuana 1-0 at the Estadio Victoria in Liga MX Apertura 2026, Matchday 16. Danny Leyva scored in the 12th minute and that proved enough. Tijuana had more of the ball and more shots, but never found an equaliser.
The goal came early. In the 12th minute, Lorenzo Faravelli provided the assist and Danny Leyva finished to make it 1-0. It was the only goal of the game and the score at half-time.
Tijuana then controlled possession, 58% to 42%. They also had more efforts, 18 shots to Necaxa's 17, and won the corner count 6-5. Their xG was 1.75 against the hosts' 1.33. Even so, they failed to score. Necaxa put more shots on target, five to three.
The contest was even in terms of physicality. The hosts committed seven fouls and the visitors eight. Tijuana picked up two yellow cards and Necaxa one. There were no sendings off. Adonai Escobedo Gonzalez was the referee.
Goals
- 12' Danny Leyva Necaxa
Match stats
Our prediction
Our preview pointed to a 2-1 away win for Tijuana, giving the visitors a 41% chance and Necaxa 28%. The match went another way: the hosts won 1-0 and Tijuana failed to score despite the higher xG.
The three points take Necaxa to 13, up from the 10 they had in 17th place in the pre-match table. Tijuana stay on 22 points, having been sixth before this round.
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