Match details:

Mexican League, 2022
FC Juarez vs Necaxa
Estadio Olimpico Benito Juarez, Ciudad Juarez
Date: January 08, 2022
Kick-off: 06:30 am IST

Preview:

FC Juarez and Necaxa are all set to host round 1 game of the Mexican Liga MX, Clausura at Estadio Olimpico Benito Juarez, Ciudad Juarez in Mexico. In the last encounter of the Mexican Liga MX, Apertura, FC Juarez faced an embarrassing 3-0 defeat against Tigres UANL and are currently standing at the 9th spot on the points table. On the other hand, Necaxa also faced a 3-2 defeat against Guadalajara in the last Club Friendly encounter and are currently placed at the 6th position on the points table.

After examining the recent form and statistics of these two sides, host FC Juarez are the slight favorites to secure a win in the encounter but goals from both ends of the pitch are expected.

Head to Head record:

FC Juarez: 2
Necaxa: 6
Draw: 1

Probable starting line-up:

FC Juarez(4-2-3-1):

Hugo Gonzalez, Pol Garcia, Maximiliano Olivera, Victor Velazquez, Jaime Gomez, Alberto Acosta, Jose Joaquin Esquivel, Ariel Matias Garcia, Fabian Castillo, Gabriel Fernandez, Pedro Raul.

Necaxa(4-4-2):

Luis Malagon, Luis Quintana, Raul Sandoval, Julio Gonzalez, Fabricio Formiliano, Fernando Meza, Fernando Gonzalez, Brian Alberto Garcia, Alex Zendejas, Rodrigo Aguirre, Maximiliano Salas.

Top picks:

Alex Zendejas: Necaxas midfielder has scored 6 goals and claimed 2 assists in the Mexican Liga MX, Apertura last season. He has an average of 1.5 shots per game on goal post with a successful passing percentage of 81%. He is a clear choice for captaincy in this encounter.

Gabriel Fernandez: FC Juarezs attacking forward has scored 3 goals in the Mexican Liga MX, Apertura last season. He has an average of 1.0 shots per game on goal post with a successful passing percentage of 69%. He is a differential pick for captaincy in your small league fantasy teams.

Rodrigo Aguirre: Necaxas attacking forward has scored 2 goals along with 3 assists in the Mexican Liga MX, Apertura last season. He has an average of 3.1 shots per game on goal post with a successful passing percentage of 64%. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Pedro Raul: FC Juarezs attacking forward has scored 2 goals and provided an assist in the Mexican Liga MX, Apertura last season. He has an average of 3.6 shots per game on goal post with a successful passing percentage of 65%. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Choices for captain and vice-captain:

Alex Zendejas, Gabriel Fernandez, Rodrigo Aguirre, Pedro Raul.

Score prediction for the Small League:

FC Juarez(2-1)Necaxa.

Team Combination:

Preferable contest: Head to Head, Small league up to 10 members.

Disclaimer: The views expressed here are of the author and are not a reflection of the actual points you might earn.