Season trivia for Liga MX 2019/2020 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 2019/2020 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 Roberto Alvarado and Jonathan Rodríguez. Together they were behind 3 goals for Cruz Azul in the 2019/2020 Clausura season.
Fastest goalscorer
Emmanuel Gigliotti, playing in Toluca, was the fastest scorer this season. In the match between Toluca-Pumas UNAM, he scored in the very first minute of the match.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In February 2020, Jonathan Rodríguez (Cruz Azul) scored 5 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2019/2020 Clausura season.
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored two times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Leonardo Fernández (Toluca)
Mauro Quiroga (Necaxa)
Franco Jara (Pachuca)
André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres UANL)
Ángel Mena (León)
Most first goals in a match
The first goal of a match means a lot, and these players each scored it in a total of four matches during the season:
Franco Jara (Pachuca)
Jonathan Rodríguez (Cruz Azul)
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 2019/2020 Clausura season, in total he did this four times.
Most penalty goals by player
The title of the league's best penalty taker in 2019/2020 Clausura was shared between two players, all of whom scored four penalties each, and these were Franco Jara (Pachuca) and Ángel Mena (León).
Most penalty goals by team
León was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2019/2020 Clausura season, in total they scored five of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Necaxa was the best team, in total they scored two goals in the final minutes of the match.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Jonathan Rodríguez in Cruz Azul scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2019/2020 Clausura season, which was the best in the league.
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
It was Roberto Alvarado in Cruz Azul who had the longest streak of matches in a row with at least one assist, achieving this in 4 consecutive matches.
Players with most goals in the first half
The players with the most goals in the first half of the match scored 5 goals, and the players who did this were:
Players with most goals in the second half
André-Pierre Gignac in Tigres UANL scored a total of 7 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Liga MX during the 2019/2020 Clausura season.
Most consecutive wins
Cruz Azul was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2019/2020 Clausura season, with a total of 6 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Pumas UNAM were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2019/2020 Clausura season, playing 6 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Atlas had a streak of 5 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Liga MX during the 2019/2020 Clausura season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Monterrey managed the feat of not winning a single match in 11 consecutive matches during the 2019/2020 Clausura season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something León were best at during the 2019/2020 Clausura season, they came back to win three matches in total.