A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Monterrey fans are optimistic that the difference between 5th and Mazatlán's 14th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Monterrey have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Liga MX
- Mazatlán have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Monterrey form and stats
The story so far in the Liga MX for Monterrey at their home stadium (Estadio BBVA Bancomer) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Monterrey to get some points in this home game. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Monterrey, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
The fans are hoping that Monterrey will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Liga MX game against Tigres UANL. Preceding that match was a defeat to Guadalajara (1-2).
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Monterrey home games with this odds we find five games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in four wins, one draw and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, two matches were won by at least two goals.
Monterrey have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio BBVA Bancomer with 13 goals in 8 league matches. Monterrey have conceded 9 in these home matches.
Mazatlán form and stats
Mazatlán have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Liga MX, after 1-2-6 (9 played).
Mazatlán go into this game after a win, the home game against Leon that ended 4-3. Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Atlas.
Mazatlán can call themselves comeback kings after the match against Leon. Buried deep in trouble at 0-2, the troops rallied and completely turned the match around to a 4-3 victory. Michael Rangel scored the final goal. As you can tell from the result, the match against Leon was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today?
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Mazatlán played away with similar odds. This revealed two games. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, zero were draws and the home team won as expected two times.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Mazatlán have scored 13 goals in 9 league games away. Mazatlán have conceded 18 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Mazatlán - Monterrey 1-2.Top Goalscorers
  R. Funes Mori 15 goals |   C. Da Silva Sanvezzo 13 goals |  F. Aristeguieta de Luca 7 goals |
Monterrey missing players
Mazatlán missing players
| Monterrey | Mazatlán | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 33 |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 11 | 16 |
| 49 | 24 | 8 | Scored | S | 4 | 20 | 43 |
| 36 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 10 | 33 | 56 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 76% | 76% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 81% | 73% |
| 47% | 41% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 69% | 61% |
| 21% | 24% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 44% | 36% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 27% |
| 68% | 65% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 62% | 58% |
| 18% | 24% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 6% | 21% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 31% | 30% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | 14.5 | 11.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 10.2 | 10.5 |
| 4 | 4.4 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| 36% | 32% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 43% | 43% |
- Mazatlán have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Mazatlán haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Monterrey have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Liga MX
- Monterrey haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 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 | America | 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 | Mazatlán | 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 | Atletico San Luis | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -19 | 11 |