Liga MX (Mexico): power rankings
Season 2026 (Apertura) · updated 14 October 2026
The strongest side by the model is Toluca: +0.58 goals per game against an average opponent. Biggest climber of the week: Necaxa (+4). Necaxa are 17th in the table but 10th by strength — better than their points.
- Best attackToluca1.83 goals per game
- Best defenceChivas1.10 conceded per game
- Climber of the weekNecaxa▲4 · now 10
- Faller of the weekPachuca▼6 · now 14
Ranking
Rating — goal difference per game against an average opponent at a neutral venue. ▲▼ — places gained or lost in a week.
| # | Team | Rating | Att. | Def. | Table | Form | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toluca | +0.58 | 1.83 | 1.25 | 2 | LDLWW | 18 October · Atlético de San Luis (15) |
| 2 | CF América | +0.48 | 1.79 | 1.31 | 1 | DWDLW | 18 October · at León (9) |
| 3 | Chivas | +0.40 | 1.49 | 1.10 | 4 | DLDWW | 18 October · Tigres (8) |
| 4 | Querétaro FC | +0.33 | 1.53 | 1.19 | 3 | WWDWW | 18 October · at Santos Laguna (11) |
| 5 | Cruz Azul | +0.31 | 1.78 | 1.47 | 7 | DDLWW | 18 October · FC Juárez (18) |
| 6 | Tijuana | +0.14 | 1.51 | 1.37 | 8 | DLDLW | 17 October · Puebla (16) |
| 7 | Monterrey | +0.05 | 1.43 | 1.38 | 10 | DLWDL | 19 October · Pachuca (14) |
| 8▲3 | Tigres | 0.00 | 1.37 | 1.36 | 13 | WWLDD | 18 October · at Chivas (3) |
| 9 | León | −0.02 | 1.29 | 1.31 | 5 | DWDWL | 18 October · CF América (2) |
| 10▲4 | Necaxa | −0.06 | 1.59 | 1.65 | 17 | DLLLD | 17 October · Atlas (13) |
| 11▲4 | Santos Laguna | −0.07 | 1.33 | 1.41 | 14 | WWWWL | 18 October · Querétaro FC (4) |
| 12▼2 | Atlante | −0.11 | 1.27 | 1.38 | 16 | LWDLD | 17 October · Pumas (17) |
| 13 | Atlas | −0.12 | 1.43 | 1.55 | 6 | DWDLD | 17 October · at Necaxa (10) |
| 14▼6 | Pachuca | −0.14 | 1.42 | 1.56 | 11 | DLDWW | 19 October · at Monterrey (7) |
| 15▼3 | Atlético de San Luis | −0.20 | 1.28 | 1.48 | 15 | LWWLL | 18 October · at Toluca (1) |
| 16 | Puebla | −0.24 | 1.04 | 1.28 | 9 | DLDLW | 17 October · at Tijuana (6) |
| 17 | Pumas | −0.29 | 1.21 | 1.50 | 12 | DLDLW | 17 October · at Atlante (12) |
| 18 | FC Juárez | −0.90 | 0.99 | 1.89 | 18 | DLWLL | 18 October · at Cruz Azul (5) |
How it is calculated
Only this season counts. The model rates every team’s attack and defence from this season’s matches — by expected goals (xG, the quality of chances) and actual goals, 60 to 40 — taking into account how strong the opponents were. The rating is the goal difference per game it expects against an average team of the league at a neutral venue. Every team starts with three games of league-average form, so a couple of lucky results early on do not make a leader.