Season trivia for Liga MX 2017/2018 Clausura
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2017/2018 Clausura Liga MX season in Mexico.
Best scoring couple
The top goal-scoring pair, in other words two players where one scored the goal and the other player assisted to it, were Matías Alustiza and Nicolás Castillo. Together they were behind 5 goals for Pumas UNAM in the 2017/2018 Clausura season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2017/2018 Clausura season:
Fastest hat-trick
Djaniny, playing for Santos Laguna, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 8 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Santos Laguna-León.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2017/2018 Clausura was 6 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Djaniny (Santos Laguna) - January 2018
Sebastián Palacios (Pachuca) - April 2018
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored three times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2017/2018 Clausura season was Mauro Boselli in León, in total he did it six times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by André-Pierre Gignac in Tigres UANL during the 2017/2018 Clausura season, in total he did this six times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2017/2018 Clausura season was Jérémy Menez, in total he scored four penalties for his América.
Most penalty goals by team
América was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2017/2018 Clausura season, in total they scored six of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Morelia was the best team, in total they scored three goals in the final minutes of the match.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Milton Caraglio in Atlas scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2017/2018 Clausura season, which was the best in the league.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
The players who were involved in goals in the most consecutive matches during the 2017/2018 Clausura season were Keisuke Honda (Pachuca) and Milton Caraglio (Atlas), with a streak of 6 matches in a row with at least one goal and/or assist.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Djaniny in Santos Laguna who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 8 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Djaniny in Santos Laguna scored a total of 8 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Liga MX during the 2017/2018 Clausura season.
Most consecutive wins
Toluca was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2017/2018 Clausura season, with a total of 9 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
América were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2017/2018 Clausura season, playing 11 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Puebla had a streak of 5 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Liga MX during the 2017/2018 Clausura season.
Most matches in a row without a win
The longest winless run in the 2017/2018 Clausura season was 8 matches in a row, and it was Cruz Azul and Pumas UNAM who managed that dubious achievement.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something Santos Laguna were best at during the 2017/2018 Clausura season, they came back to win four matches in total.