Season trivia for Liga MX 2021/2022 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 2021/2022 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 Julián Quiñones. Together they were behind 5 goals for Atlas in the 2021/2022 Apertura season.
Fastest goalscorer
The fastest goalscorers during the season 2021/2022 Apertura were these players, all of whom scored in minute 2 of any match of the season:
Fastest hat-trick
Roberto Alvarado, playing for Cruz Azul, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 32 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Pumas UNAM-Cruz Azul.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2021/2022 Apertura was 6 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Nicolas Lopez (Tigres UANL) - August 2021
Germán Berterame (Atlético San Luis) - September 2021
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:
Nicolas Lopez (Tigres UANL)
Ángel Mena (León)
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2021/2022 Apertura season was Julio Furch in Atlas, in total he did it five times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Ángel Mena in León during the 2021/2022 Apertura season, in total he did this four times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2021/2022 Apertura season was Ángel Mena, in total he scored four penalties for his León.
Most penalty goals by team
Santos Laguna was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2021/2022 Apertura season, in total they scored seven 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 Christopher Trejo (Atlas) and Rodrigo Aguirre (Necaxa).
Most stoppage time goals by team
The highest number of goals in added time by a team was four goals, which three teams managed to do, and these were Guadalajara, América and Necaxa.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were two players who scored in 4 consecutive matches during the 2021/2022 Apertura season, and the players who achieved this were Nicolas Lopez (Tigres UANL) and Alejandro Zendejas (Necaxa).
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Alfonso González in Monterrey scored or assisted in 5 consecutive matches during the 2021/2022 Apertura season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Germán Berterame in Atlético San Luis 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
Ángel Mena in León scored a total of 6 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Liga MX during the 2021/2022 Apertura season.
Most consecutive wins
América was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2021/2022 Apertura season, with a total of 5 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
América were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2021/2022 Apertura season, playing 8 straight matches without losing.
Most matches in a row without a win
Mazatlán managed the feat of not winning a single match in 8 consecutive matches during the 2021/2022 Apertura 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 Toluca were best at during the 2021/2022 Apertura season, they came back to win three matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Pachuca have managed this in three matches during the 2021/2022 Apertura season, more than any other team in Liga MX.