Liga MX: Top-drawer against below par, at least that's what the standings say. Monterrey - Cruz Azul. Home victory or a shock?
- Monterrey have not yet lost a game at home.
- Cruz Azul have the most conceded goals (28) in Liga MX
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Monterrey and Cruz Azul.
Monterrey form and stats
3 victories, 2 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Monterrey have to build on here at Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium in the Liga MX. Two draws in a row at home now for Monterrey.
Monterrey are confident in defense, having played 190 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Monterrey drew their last game, also a home match. Mazatlan (placed 13th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Medina was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.81 out of 10. The defender Medina hit two key passes and won 6 of 9 duels.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Tijuana with a 3-0 scoreline.The manager Rojas will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Juarez in only three days.
Monterrey have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium with 9 goals in 5 league matches. Monterrey are not conceding a lot of goals here at Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 5 matches.
Cruz Azul form and stats
There's been little loot from Cruz Azul's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 6 away games in the Liga MX. Cruz Azul only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 2 draws.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Juarez (placed 12th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 2-2. It looked so good for Cruz Azul vs Juarez, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw. The attacker Estrada got a match rating of 8.24 in that game. Estrada scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that, Cruz Azul secured a home win against Queretaro with the score 2-1.Observe that 10 of this club's 12 most recent league rounds have ended with three or more goals.
Cruz Azul find the net regularly in their away games. 7 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. Cruz has visited these top teams three times, and 3 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Monterrey have avoided a loss in the last 5 fixtures (3-2-0) against Cruz Azul.Top Goalscorers
  R. Aguirre Soto 5 goals |  A. González González 4 goals |  R. Funes Mori 4 goals |
Monterrey missing players
Cruz Azul missing players
| Monterrey | Cruz Azul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 23 | 9 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 13 | 18 | 28 |
| 85% | 60% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 62% | 40% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 46% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 23% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 83% | 58% |
| 23% | 40% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 50% | 33% |
| 46% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 67% |
| 46% | 60% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 23% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 25% |
| 5.3 | 4.6 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.9 |
| 5.7 | 6 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 16.8 | 18.2 | 18.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 10.8 | 11.7 |
| 6.2 | 6.6 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.8 |
| 28% | 27% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 44% | 35% |
| 11.6 | 10.2 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.3 | 14.3 | 14 |
| 3.8 | 3.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
- Cruz Azul have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Cruz Azul have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have the most conceded goals (18) away in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have the most conceded goals (28) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have the most conceded goals in the second half (16) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have the most matches over the total-line (10) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have the the worst goal difference (-11) away in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have the the worst goal difference (-12) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Monterrey have not yet lost a game at home.
- Monterrey have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| 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 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 25 |
| 2 | Monterrey | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | Pachuca | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 |
| 4 | Santos Laguna | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 22 |
| 5 | Toluca | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Tigres UANL | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | Necaxa | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 17 |
| 8 | Guadalajara | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 9 | Puebla | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 15 |
| 10 | Atlético San Luis | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 15 |
| 11 | Tijuana | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 15 |
| 12 | Juarez | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 13 | Mazatlan | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -3 | 12 |
| 14 | Leon | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 12 |
| 15 | Cruz Azul | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 | -12 | 12 |
| 16 | Atlas | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 10 |
| 17 | Pumas UNAM | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -9 | 10 |
| 18 | Queretaro | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 8 |
