A tale of ups and downs for these contenders so far this season, sitting in positions near the middle of the Liga MX table. Here's the Monterrey - Cruz Azul latest:
- Monterrey have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Cruz Azul have the most scored goals in the first half (17) in Liga MX
Both squads have had enough days rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's have faith in that this will be an active match!
Monterrey form and stats
Monterrey have played 8 Liga MX games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). Monterrey have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Monterrey, as their goalkeeper Esteban Andrada has completely shut out the opponents for 252 minutes in the Liga MX.
Monterrey enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Necaxa's place. The match ended 4-0 with Meza, Vergara, Gallardo and Mori scoring. Midfield player Meza got a match rating of 8.84 in that game, the max score being 10. Meza scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 5 of 6 times and had 21 successful passes (of 26 total).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Queretaro.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 Monterrey have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won four times, drawn one and lost two.
Monterrey has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively Monterrey have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 8 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cruz Azul form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga MX travels is 2 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats.
The Cruz goalkeeper Jose de Jesus Corona Rodriguez is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 185 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Cruz Azul go into this game after a win, the home game against Juarez that ended 1-0. Defender Aguilar was the best team player with a rating of 8.0. Aguilar won 10 of 14 duels.
Before that, Cruz Azul secured a home win against Tijuana with the score 2-0.Cruz Azul are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, two draws and two defeats. From a total of six matches.
Cruz Azul find the net regularly in their away games. 10 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Cruz have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties get together this campaign, as the statistics show this recent game: Cruz Azul - Monterrey 1-4. Previous ten meetings with these participants: Monterrey won five, Cruz Azul triumphed in two and we saw three draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  R. Funes Mori 7 goals |  M. Meza 5 goals | D. Vergara Hernández 5 goals |
Monterrey missing players
Cruz Azul missing players
| Monterrey | Cruz Azul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 28 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 10 | 25 |
| 18 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 10 | 21 |
| 82% | 70% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 78% | 90% |
| 68% | 50% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 67% | 75% |
| 32% | 10% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 33% | 30% |
| 23% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 11% | 15% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 11% | 10% |
| 50% | 20% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 67% | 55% |
| 36% | 60% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 33% | 35% |
| 32% | 50% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 22% | 20% |
| 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4 |
| 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.6 | 14.5 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 9.9 | 10.8 |
| 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.7 |
| 29% | 24% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 45% | 34% |
| 11.2 | 10.8 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 12.1 | 11.4 |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
- Cruz Azul have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cruz Azul have the most scored goals in the first half (17) in Liga MX
- Monterrey have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| 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 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 35 |
| 2 | Atlas | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 29 |
| 3 | Leon | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 4 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 28 |
| 5 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | Toluca | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Puebla | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Monterrey | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 22 |
| 10 | Guadalajara | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 21 |
| 12 | Atletico San Luis | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Mazatlan | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 14 | Necaxa | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 15 | Pachuca | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Juarez | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -11 | 16 |
| 17 | Queretaro | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 15 |
| 18 | Tijuana | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -11 | 15 |
