Football betting preview: Monterrey favourites when Mazatlán arrive

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Sun 13.March
Match begins: 01:06 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio BBVA Bancomer (53500 seats)

In total; 17 league matches are played and Monterrey are 2 points on top of Mazatlán. How will it turn out?

Insights:
  • Mazatlán have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Monterrey form and stats

The Liga MX results playing at home this season for Monterrey are 4-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).

A nice win for Monterrey last time playing, versus América. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Campbell and Mori scoring for the victors. Campbell (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.43/10. Campbell scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times and had 41 successful passes (of 46 total).

Preceding that game was the away draw at Leon that finished 0-0.

Monterrey are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 8 games. Monterrey have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Mazatlán form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Mazatlán so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-5 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Mazatlán have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Cruz Azul game.

There were no winners in Mazatlán's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Necaxa. Vikonis (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.31. Vikonis topped it up with a clean sheet.

Prior to that match, the Mazatlán manager Gil faced defeat when travelling to Pachuca and losing 1-3.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Mazatlán as they have only managed to score 5 times from 8 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Mazatlán have conceded 12 goals in their away games. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have played earlier this season: Mazatlán - Monterrey 1-1. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: two - one - zero (Monterrey wins - draws - Mazatlán wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less. The matches between these teams have had a tendency to be a bit wild, having seen 3 red cards from the last three encounters.

Top Goalscorers

MonterreyR. Funes Mori
R. Funes Mori
9 goals
MonterreyM. Meza
M. Meza
5 goals
MonterreyD. Vergara Hernández
D. Vergara Hernández
5 goals

Monterrey missing players

Mazatlán missing players

Monterrey Mazatlán
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 3 12 25
8 5 1 Won W 1 1 7
12 5 1 Drew D 0 2 6
7 3 1 Lost L 2 9 12
32 14 3 Scored S 2 9 27
24 9 2 Conceded C 5 24 39
81% 77% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
67% 62% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 80%
33% 23% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 56%
22% 15% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 24%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 4%
48% 31% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 48%
33% 46% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 17% 20%
37% 46% 67% Failed to Score F T 67% 58% 40%
 
5.1 5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 2.7 2.3 2.2
4.1 3.6 4 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.8 5.2
2.5 2.2 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 3 2.6
7 4 1 Red cards R C 0 1 5
 
13.7 15.2 15 Shots (avg) S ( 9 8.2 8.7
4.4 4.5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.3 2.1 2.4
27% 24% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 36% 45%
 
11.2 10.4 12.3 Shots against (avg) S A 17 15.8 14.5
4 4 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7.3 5.8 4.7
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • Mazatlán have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Mazatlán have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Monterrey have created more than twice as many corners as Mazatlán.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 América 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 Atlético San Luis 17 4 8 5 19 23 8 1 3 4 8 15 9 3 5 1 11 8 -4 20
13 Mazatlán 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 Juárez 17 4 4 9 14 25 8 3 2 3 9 10 9 1 2 6 5 15 -11 16
17 Querétaro 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

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Liga MX is the top division in the Mexican football league system. Each season the league has two tournaments, Apertura (opening) and Clausura (closing). This means that the Liga MX has two champions per season. The Liga MX is the fourth most attended football league in the world.