The América & Monterrey bosses Ortiz and Rojas are both worrying about and eagerly anticipating this key match in the higher regions of the Liga MX league table.
- América have the the best goal difference (+21) in Liga MX
- Monterrey have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Liga MX
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
América form and stats
This stadium, Estadio Azteca, has been a fortress for América in the Liga MX so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 6-2-0.
América drew their last game, also a home match. Leon was the opponent, 2-2 the score. Defender Cáceres got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.01/10. Cáceres served one assist, hit one key pass and won 3 of 7 duels.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Guadalajara with a 4-2 scoreline.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how América have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 9 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 3 and lost 2.
Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 21 latest league matches highlights that 17 of them had goals from both sides.
The América manager Ortiz has got the team scoring with 20 from 8 home games in the league. From these home matches, América have conceded only 6 goals. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Monterrey form and stats
5-2-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Monterrey in their Liga MX matches away. In general it has been a productive period now for Monterrey as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games.
267 minutes! That's how long the Monterrey goalkeeper Esteban Andrada and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Monterrey won their last game, 4-0 versus Tijuana played at home. As mentioned above, Monterrey was the only team on the pitch versus Tijuana in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task. The attacker Aguirre got a match rating of 8.83 in that game. Aguirre scored two goals, hit the woodwork once and dribled past the opponent 5 of 6 times.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Tigres UANL with the score of 1-0.The travelling fans enjoy Monterrey's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 9 league matches away. Monterrey are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Monterrey have put together a sequence of 6 consecutive matches without defeat (5-1-0) when playing América.Monterrey - América 3-2 was the story when these squads previously did battle, also in this season. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be hostile, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  H. Martín Mex 25 goals |   R. Funes Mori 13 goals |  J. Rodríguez Portillo 11 goals |
América missing players
Monterrey missing players
| América | Monterrey | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 17 | 34 |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 10 | 22 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 80 | 40 | 7 | Scored | S | 9 | 28 | 61 |
| 40 | 17 | 8 | Conceded | C | 11 | 18 | 28 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 88% |
| 88% | 82% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 71% | 68% |
| 79% | 76% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 47% | 50% |
| 44% | 35% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 18% | 24% |
| 24% | 24% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 18% | 18% |
| 65% | 59% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 53% | 44% |
| 29% | 35% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 41% | 47% |
| 12% | 18% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 21% |
| 5.8 | 6.5 | 7.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| 3.9 | 3.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.4 | 5.6 | 4.9 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 16.9 | 18.2 | 22.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 15.2 | 16.6 |
| 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.4 | 6.2 |
| 40% | 38% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 31% | 29% |
| 12 | 11.4 | 11.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.8 | 13.5 | 11.4 |
| 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
- América have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- América have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in Liga MX
- América have the most matches over the total-line (27) in Liga MX
- América have the most scored goals in the first half (38) in Liga MX
- América have the most scored goals in the second half (42) in Liga MX
- América have the the best goal difference (+21) in Liga MX
- Monterrey have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Monterrey have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Liga MX
- Monterrey is in the best form (5-1-0) in Liga MX
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | América | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 38 |
| 2 | Monterrey | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 35 |
| 3 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 33 |
| 4 | Pachuca | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 32 |
| 5 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 30 |
| 6 | Toluca | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 22 | -8 | 24 |
| 8 | Puebla | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | Guadalajara | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| 10 | Leon | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 22 |
| 11 | Juarez | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 19 |
| 12 | Necaxa | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 19 |
| 13 | Atlético San Luis | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 18 |
| 14 | Mazatlan | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 15 | Tijuana | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -12 | 17 |
| 16 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 14 |
| 17 | Atlas | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 13 |
| 18 | Querétaro | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -17 | 9 |
