Monterrey are favourites to win this home fixture vs Mazatlán, if the league positions are thought to provide some clues. Or are we in for a surprise?
- Monterrey have not yet lost a game at home.
- All of Mazatlán's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Monterrey form and stats
The story so far in the Liga MX for Monterrey at their home stadium (Estadio BBVA Bancomer) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.
A good away victory last time out for Monterrey, who won 3-0 against Tijuana (placed 11th). Sweet to taste a league win after three games without one. Meza (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.03/10. Meza hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 36 successful passes (of 45 total).
Prior to that, an away loss at Guadalajara.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 5 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 2 matches were won by at least two goals.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Liga MX game versus Cruz Azul in only three days. This game is also played here at Estadio BBVA Bancomer.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (9 in 4 games), Monterrey's attacking play is working. Monterrey are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio BBVA Bancomer in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.
Mazatlán form and stats
The visitors are W1-D3-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Liga MX.
Mazatlán's previous game was their home loss versus America (1-3). That loss was their first after four consecutive league rounds winning points. Alanís, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 6.84. Alanís won 1 of 1 duels.
Before that, Mazatlán travelled to Juarez and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.You'll want to know how Mazatlán managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found 5 similar matches resulting in 1 away win, 1 draw and 3 home wins.
A quick return to home after this game, as Mazatlán are hosting Atlas in the Liga MX only four days away.
Mazatlán find the net regularly in their away games. 6 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league.
Head 2 Head
Monterrey have pulled off a streak of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (3-1-0) when facing Mazatlán.The games between these clubs sometimes lean towards being brutal, having seen 4 red cards from the last four encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Aguirre Soto 5 goals |  A. González González 4 goals |  R. Funes Mori 4 goals |
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| Monterrey | Mazatlán | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 23 | 9 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 92% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 36% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 73% |
| 42% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 9% |
| 17% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 5.2 | 4.2 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3 | 4.1 |
| 5.8 | 6.5 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 7.8 | 7.1 |
| 2.4 | 1.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16.4 | 17.2 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.6 | 9.4 |
| 6.2 | 6.5 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
| 31% | 35% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 33% | 37% |
| 11.8 | 10.5 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 23 | 16.2 | 14.4 |
| 4.1 | 4.5 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
- All of Mazatlán's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Mazatlán have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Mazatlán have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Mazatlán haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Monterrey have not yet lost a game at home.
- Monterrey have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Monterrey have won significantly less corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Monterrey | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 24 |
| 2 | America | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 22 |
| 3 | Santos Laguna | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 22 |
| 4 | Pachuca | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 |
| 5 | Tigres UANL | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Toluca | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 21 |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 8 | Puebla | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 14 |
| 9 | Atlético San Luis | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 10 | Necaxa | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 14 |
| 11 | Tijuana | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 14 |
| 12 | Juarez | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | León | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 12 |
| 14 | Mazatlán | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | Cruz Azul | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 | -12 | 11 |
| 16 | Atlas | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 9 |
| 17 | Pumas UNAM | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -9 | 9 |
| 18 | Queretaro | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 7 |
