Monterrey are ready to clash heads with Cruz Azul in this Liga MX game. All you should know about the match is found right here!
- Monterrey have the fewest conceded goals (1) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in Liga MX
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Liga MX game only four days ago. That game was also an away game, at Pachuca. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Monterrey form and stats
Monterrey have only played one Liga MX game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 7 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats from 9 matches.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Monterrey, as their goalkeeper Esteban Andrada has completely shut out the opponents for 221 minutes in the Liga MX.
The regulars hope that Monterrey will fight back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away defeat in the Leagues Cup fixture against Philadelphia Union.
Before that match, a home loss in the Leagues Cup against Nashville SC. The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Monterrey's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 7 games, won 4 matches, drawn 2 and lost 1.
There will be little rest for Monterrey after this match as they are travelling to Toluca for a Liga MX game in only three days.
Monterrey has scored {1 goals} so far and conceded {0 goals} from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Cruz Azul form and stats
It's not happening yet for Cruz Azul on their Liga MX travels, with zero points from their first 3 away games. Maybe today will be different?
Cruz Azul are travelling again after losing away to Pachuca in their previous match (0-1). Rotondi got a match rating of 7.83 in that game, top player of the team. Rotondi hit one key pass.
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Santos Laguna.Goals are few and far between in Cruz Azul's away league games. Only {1 goals} from 3 travels. In the opposite end, Cruz Azul have conceded 5 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Monterrey have won at least one point in the last 9 matches (6-3-0) against Cruz Azul.The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being "violent", having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels. One of the stars has been Funes with 7 goals scored against Cruz Azul in these 10 meetings.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Rojas López 2 goals |  R. Funes Mori 1 goals |  J. Medina Ramírez 1 goals |
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| Monterrey | Cruz Azul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 80% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 60% |
| 3.3 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 4.3 | 6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6.3 | 5.2 |
| 2.7 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 9 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 13.3 | 13.6 |
| 3.7 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
| 45% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 9% | 12% |
| 13.7 | 17 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 15 | 14.6 |
| 3.7 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.7 | 5.6 |
- Cruz Azul have the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have the most conceded goals in the second half (6) in Liga MX
- Monterrey have the fewest conceded goals (1) in Liga MX
| Monterrey | Last season | Cruz Azul | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 42 | 21 | Played | P | 18 | 38 | ||
| 25 | 14 | Won | W | 4 | 15 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 9 | 16 | ||
| 72 | 40 | Scored | S | 22 | 48 | ||
| 35 | 14 | Conceded | C | 38 | 60 | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 92% | ||
| 69% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 52% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 72% | 61% | ||
| 21% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 56% | 39% | ||
| 17% | 19% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 22% | 18% | ||
| 45% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 61% | 55% | ||
| 45% | 48% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 29% | ||
| 21% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 24% | ||
| 4.7 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 7 | ||
| 16 | 17.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.4 | 12.6 | ||
| 6 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.2 | ||
| 29% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 30% | ||
| 11 | 9.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.6 | 13.6 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Guadalajara | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Juarez | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | Atletico San Luis | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Tigres UANL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | Monterrey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | América | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | León | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Pumas UNAM | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 6 |
| 9 | Pachuca | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 10 | Atlas | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Toluca | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Santos Laguna | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 13 | Mazatlan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| 14 | Tijuana | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 15 | Querétaro | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 16 | Necaxa | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 2 |
| 17 | Puebla | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| 18 | Cruz Azul | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
