Season trivia for Liga MX 2018/2019 Apertura
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 2018/2019 Apertura 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 Julio Furch and Jonathan Rodríguez. Together they were behind 5 goals for Santos Laguna in the 2018/2019 Apertura season.
Fastest goalscorer
Felipe Mora, playing in Pumas UNAM, was the fastest scorer this season. In the match between América-Pumas UNAM, he scored in the very first minute of the match.
Fastest hat-trick
André-Pierre Gignac, playing for Tigres UANL, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 29 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Tigres UANL-Puebla.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2018/2019 Apertura was 4 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Julio Furch (Santos Laguna) - September 2018
Leonardo Ramos (Lobos BUAP) - September 2018
Victor Guzmán (Pachuca) - November 2018
André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres UANL) - November 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:
Franco Jara (Pachuca)
André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres UANL)
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2018/2019 Apertura season was Julio Furch in Santos Laguna, in total he did it seven times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Jonathan Rodríguez in Santos Laguna during the 2018/2019 Apertura season, in total he did this five times.
Most penalty goals by player
The title of the league's best penalty taker in 2018/2019 Apertura was shared between three players, all of whom scored three penalties each, and these were
Most penalty goals by team
América was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2018/2019 Apertura season, in total they scored four of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, two players scored two goals in added time, and the players who did so were Sebastián Ferreira (Morelia) and Eduardo Vargas (Tigres UANL).
Most stoppage time goals by team
The highest number of goals in added time by a team was three goals, which five teams managed to do, and these were Tigres UANL, América, Querétaro, Cruz Azul and Lobos BUAP.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Leonardo Ramos in Lobos BUAP scored in 6 consecutive matches during the 2018/2019 Apertura season, which was the best in the league.
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
It was Julio Furch in Santos Laguna who had the longest streak of matches in a row with at least one assist, achieving this in 4 consecutive matches.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Leonardo Ramos in Lobos BUAP scored or assisted in 9 consecutive matches during the 2018/2019 Apertura season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Julio Furch in Santos Laguna who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 6 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
André-Pierre Gignac in Tigres UANL scored a total of 11 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Liga MX during the 2018/2019 Apertura season.
Most consecutive wins
There were three teams that had 4 consecutive wins in the 2018/2019 Apertura season, and those teams were Cruz Azul, Tigres UANL and Monterrey.
Most matches in a row without losing
The longest unbeaten streak belonged to Cruz Azul and Pumas UNAM, who had 8 consecutive matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Atlas had a streak of 6 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Liga MX during the 2018/2019 Apertura season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Atlas managed the feat of not winning a single match in 10 consecutive matches during the 2018/2019 Apertura season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The teams that were best at trailing and then eventually winning the match were Tigres UANL, Toluca and Pumas UNAM, and these teams turned the game around three times in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Guadalajara have managed this in three matches during the 2018/2019 Apertura season, more than any other team in Liga MX.