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Liga MX · Matchday 17

Querétaro FC vs Necaxa: Match Preview & Stats

Querétaro FC crest Querétaro FC
vs
Necaxa crest Necaxa
Estadio Corregidora, Santiago de Querétaro

Our picks

Model predictions are published 48 hours before kick-off

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Our record

  • Querétaro FC: 3 of 4 right
  • Necaxa: 3 of 4 right

Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.

Match facts

Competition
Liga MX, Matchday 17
Kick-off
Local time
19:00 (Mexico City time)
Venue
Estadio Corregidora, Santiago de Querétaro
Since last match
Querétaro FC: 8 days (Liga MX) · Monterrey Necaxa: 16 days (Liga MX) · Tijuana (1‑0)
Next match
Querétaro FC: not scheduled yet Necaxa: not scheduled yet

Last starting XI

Querétaro FC 4-2-3-1

  1. 25 Allison
  2. 24 Duarte
  3. 13 Reyes
  4. 2 Abascia
  5. 27 Parra
  6. 4 García
  7. 5 Homenchenko
  8. 7 Benito
  9. 11 Coronel
  10. 17 Muñoz
  11. 9 Ávila

Coach: Esteban González vs Puebla, 0-2 · Liga MX · 9 Nov

Necaxa 4-1-4-1

  1. 181 Orantes
  2. 33 Martínez
  3. 5 Naves
  4. 3 Oliveros
  5. 14 Zaleta
  6. 15 Ochoa
  7. 99 Rodríguez
  8. 6 Leyva
  9. 8 Faravelli
  10. 13 González
  11. 9 Carranza

Coach: Juan Reynoso vs Tijuana, 1-0 · Liga MX · 7 Nov

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

Querétaro FC

  • MF Erik DueñasInjured · Doubtful
  • FW Jean UnjanqueInjured · Doubtful

Necaxa

  • FW Javier RuizInjured · Doubtful

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

Querétaro FC

Low impact
Missing attack share 0.0%
Missing minutes share 0.0%
2 players out

Necaxa

Moderate impact
Missing attack share 7.0%
Missing minutes share 4.0%
1 player out 1 regular starter out
Key absences:
  • FW Javier Ruiz 7% attack · 4% mins

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 10 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)

Querétaro FC Necaxa
Box & Territory Pressure 46 52
Set-Piece & Corner Threat 38 47
Finishing Efficiency 15 15
Defensive & Goalkeeper Wall 33 26
Underlying Play Power 46 56
Querétaro FC Playing above results (positive regression candidate)
Necaxa Playing above results (positive regression candidate)

OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 10 matches before kick-off.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

Querétaro FC

When scoring first 100% won · 100% unbeaten (5 matches)
When conceding first 22% points rescued · 11% won (9 matches)
1st Half: 39% 2nd Half: 61%
First 15': 11% Last 15' (76-90'): 28%

Necaxa

When scoring first 25% won · 75% unbeaten (8 matches)
When conceding first 0% points rescued · 0% won (7 matches)
1st Half: 60% 2nd Half: 40%
First 15': 27% Last 15' (76-90'): 27%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

Querétaro FC

  1. 1. MF Mateo Coronel 3G · 2A
    Team attack 22.0% Team shots 26.0%
  2. 2. FW Alí Ávila 3G · 0A
    Team attack 14.0% Team shots 14.0%
  3. 3. MF Santiago Homenchenko 3G · 1A
    Team attack 14.0% Team shots 13.0%

Necaxa

  1. 1. FW Julián Carranza 3G · 1A
    Team attack 16.0% Team shots 15.0%
  2. 2. FW Owen González 3G · 0A
    Team attack 13.0% Team shots 10.0%
  3. 3. FW Emilio Rodríguez 0G · 0A
    Team attack 12.0% Team shots 14.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

Querétaro FC Necaxa
Over 1.5 goals 9/10 6/10
Over 2.5 goals 5/10 3/10
Over 3.5 goals 4/10 3/10
Both teams scored 5/10 5/10
Clean sheet 3/10 1/10
Failed to score 2/10 4/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 1.2 / 1.7 0.9 / 1.7

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

Querétaro FC

  • L 0-2 vs Puebla (H) Liga MX · 9 Nov
  • L 1-3 at FC Juárez (A) Liga MX · 31 Oct
  • L 1-3 vs Cruz Azul (H) Liga MX · 26 Oct
  • L 1-2 at Atlético de San Luis (A) Liga MX · 21 Oct
  • L 0-5 at Santos Laguna (A) Liga MX · 17 Oct

Necaxa

  • W 1-0 vs Tijuana (H) Liga MX · 7 Nov
  • L 0-1 at Santos Laguna (A) Liga MX · 1 Nov
  • D 1-1 vs FC Juárez (H) Liga MX · 24 Oct
  • L 0-1 at Chivas (A) Liga MX · 21 Oct
  • L 0-2 vs Atlas (H) Liga MX · 17 Oct

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

Querétaro FC

Necaxa

Goals in each 15-minute period, Liga MX this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

Querétaro FC

Player G A
Alí Ávila (1 pen) 6 0
Santiago Homenchenko (3 pens) 5 2
Mateo Coronel 4 2
Iker Benito 1 3
Carlo García 1 0

Necaxa

Player G A
Julián Carranza (2 pens) 7 2
Owen González 3 0
Juan Valencia (1 pen) 2 1
Matías Espíndola 2 1
Emilio Rodríguez 1 1

Goals and assists in the Liga MX this season.

Corners and yellow cards

Querétaro FC Necaxa
  • 5.2 Corners won 5.6
  • 6.1 Corners conceded 5.7
  • 2.9 Yellow cards 2.2
  • 1.8 Opponents' yellow cards 1.8

Per match in the Liga MX this season. Average per club and match: 5.5 corners, 1.9 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

Querétaro FCNecaxa
Attack 6 29 1.2 goals per match this season1.1 goals per match this season
Defence 41 18 1.5 conceded per match this season1.8 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Liga MX clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

1667Elo #275 Elo rating 1641Elo #301

Head-to-head

7Querétaro FC wins
6draws
11Necaxa wins

24 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 11 Apr 2026 · Liga MX Querétaro FC 3-1 Necaxa
  • 19 Jul 2025 · Liga MX Necaxa 3-1 Querétaro FC
  • 29 Mar 2025 · Liga MX Necaxa 2-0 Querétaro FC
  • 28 Sep 2024 · Liga MX Querétaro FC 0-0 Necaxa
  • 17 Feb 2024 · Liga MX Querétaro FC 1-1 Necaxa

Table

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Cruz Azul 16 1024 37:26 +11 32
2 CF América 16 862 38:23 +15 30
3 Chivas 16 862 26:15 +11 30
4 Toluca 16 763 35:21 +14 27
5 Atlas 16 835 27:30 -3 27
6 Santos Laguna 16 817 23:20 +3 25
7 León 16 655 23:21 +2 23
8 Pachuca 16 646 29:20 +9 22
9 Tijuana 16 574 25:22 +3 22
10 Monterrey 15 636 26:25 +1 21
11 Pumas 16 565 24:26 -2 21
12 Querétaro FC 15 627 18:23 -5 20
13 Puebla 16 547 19:23 -4 19
14 Atlético de San Luis 16 547 19:24 -5 19
15 Tigres 16 367 17:25 -8 15
16 Atlante 16 358 16:26 -10 14
17 Necaxa 16 349 17:28 -11 13
18 FC Juárez 16 3211 13:34 -21 11

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

Season projection

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Where these two clubs are projected to finish in the Liga MX: average points, likely range and chances.

ClubPts Avg ptsLikely 1stLiguilla
Querétaro FC 20
Necaxa 13

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