The Monterrey & América managers J. Aguirre Onaindía and S. Solari Poggio are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Liga MX league table.
- Monterrey is in the best form (4-1-1)
- América has the most scored goals (31) in Liga MX
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Monterrey form and stats
Overall Liga MX stats at home this season for Monterrey are 4-3-1 (wins-draw-losses).
Monterrey enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Atlas's place. The match ended 2-0 with Rogelio Funes Mori (2) scoring. In the match before that, Monterrey hosted Puebla (after extra-time, 2-4 on penalties) and drew the game 2-2.
Hugo Gonzalez loved the game against Atlas. With a stunning eight saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 2-0 victory.
A decent goal production from Monterrey in their home games so far, with 13 goals from 8 league matches. On the other hand, Monterrey have conceded 9 goals.
América form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (31) in Liga MX, on their Liga MX travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
América go into this game after a win, the home game against Atlético San Luis that ended 2-1. It was a CONCACAF Champions League defeat before that one as the away game against Los Angeles FC wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.
Goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa was absolutely vital in the América victory against Atlético San Luis, making six saves. Sebastián Córdova came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Atlético San Luis last time out, making the manager S. Solari Poggio feel like a tactical genius.
América are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 12 times in 8 away games so far. América's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 13 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the América - Monterrey 1-3 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Monterrey victories, two draws and four América wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Funes Mori 8 goals |   H. Martín Mex 8 goals |  N. Sánchez 6 goals |
Monterrey missing players
América missing players
| Monterrey | América | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 30 | 15 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 34 |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 89% | 95% |
| 89% | 89% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 78% | 80% |
| 58% | 56% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 65% |
| 32% | 44% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 45% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 33% | 15% |
| 79% | 78% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 78% | 75% |
| 11% | 11% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 11% | 20% |
| 11% | 11% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 22% | 10% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13.5 | 17.3 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 11.9 | 14.3 |
| 4.3 | 5.4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4.3 | 5 |
| 37% | 31% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 31% | 34% |
- América has the most scored goals (31) in Liga MX
- Monterrey haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Monterrey is in the best form (4-1-1)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leon | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 40 |
| 2 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 32 |
| 3 | América | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 32 |
| 4 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Monterrey | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 29 |
| 6 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 28 |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 25 |
| 9 | Pachuca | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | Necaxa | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 24 |
| 11 | Toluca | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 | Puebla | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 20 |
| 13 | Juarez | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Mazatlan | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -7 | 16 |
| 15 | Tijuana | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 18 | -15 | 15 |
| 16 | Atlas | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 14 |
| 17 | Queretaro | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 13 |
| 18 | Atlético San Luis | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -19 | 11 |