Monterrey have delivered good football so far this season, proven by 2nd position in the table. Cruz Azul have an outlook both up and down the table from their 7th spot.
- Monterrey have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Monterrey form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio BBVA Bancomer as Monterrey have scored 14 goals to get 18 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Liga MX are 5-3-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Monterrey are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 187 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Gallardo). The Monterrey goalkeeper Esteban Andrada is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 401 minutes without conceding a goal in the Liga MX.
The Monterrey manager Rojas and his crew return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Cruz Azul. Defender Aguirre got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.05/10. Aguirre hit one key pass and won 7 of 7 duels.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Pachuca.It should be added that a peek at the 10 most recent league games shows that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
A decent goal production from Monterrey in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 8 league matches. From these home matches, Monterrey have conceded only 5 goals.
Cruz Azul form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Cruz Azul so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-4 (win-draw-lose).
201 minutes! That's how long the Cruz Azul goalkeeper Jose de Jesus Corona Rodriguez and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Cruz Azul played 0-0 against Monterrey in their previous match. Rivero got a match rating of 7.81 in that game, top player of the team. Rivero hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Leon.Goal-happy betting people should observe that 10 of this side's 13 latest league games have ended with three goals or more.
Cruz find the net regularly in their away games. 11 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Cruz Azul's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 22 goals in 8 travels.
Head 2 Head
Monterrey have avoided a loss in the last 7 games (4-3-0) facing Cruz Azul.Thinking about a gamble on both teams to score (yes or no)? Strangely enough, the previous time both teams found the net in one of the home team's league games was the last time they faced today's opposition Cruz Azul! That was Monterrey - Cruz Azul 3-2, five matches ago.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Aguirre Soto 5 goals |  G. Berterame 5 goals |  J. Gallardo Vasconcelos 4 goals |
Monterrey missing players
Cruz Azul missing players
| Monterrey | Cruz Azul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 29 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 27 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 13 | 22 | 34 |
| 78% | 62% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 89% |
| 56% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 79% |
| 39% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 88% | 74% |
| 22% | 38% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 75% | 42% |
| 22% | 38% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 50% | 26% |
| 39% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 62% | 63% |
| 56% | 62% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 26% |
| 28% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 38% | 21% |
| 5 | 4.4 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 2.5 | 4.8 |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| 2.4 | 2.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 16.1 | 17.1 | 18.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 10.2 | 12.2 |
| 6.1 | 6.5 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| 27% | 27% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 44% | 36% |
| 11.1 | 9.6 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.3 | 15.8 | 13.3 |
| 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 6.6 | 4.6 |
- Cruz Azul have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- 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.
- Monterrey have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Liga MX
- Monterrey have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Liga MX
- Monterrey have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Liga MX
- Monterrey have the most clean sheets (10) 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 | America | 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 | Atletico 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 | Queretaro | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -17 | 9 |
