Monterrey are prepared for Necaxa with expectations of securing all three points. Will they? Check our in-depth preview!
- Monterrey have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Necaxa have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
It's no vacation for neither Monterrey nor Necaxa as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Monterrey form and stats
Monterrey have performed here at Estadio BBVA Bancomer this season with 4 wins from 6 Liga MX matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2.
The Monterrey supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here at Estadio BBVA Bancomer: A 0-3 defeat against America (placed 1st). The first loss after going undefeated in four league matches. The game against America was basically lost in the first half (0-3) and the second half was more of a formality.
Before that, Monterrey had a home game versus Tijuana which ended with a victory 3-1.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 6 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 6 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 4 matches were won by at least two goals.
The manager Ortiz will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Pachuca in only four days.
A decent goal production from Monterrey in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 6 league matches. 8 goals have been conceded.
Necaxa form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Necaxa so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-3 (win-draw-lose).
Necaxa won their last game, 1-0 versus Pumas UNAM played at home. Those three points felt good as this team had gone four league rounds without victory. Samudio came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Pumas UNAM last time out, making the manager Orozco feel like a tactical genius. Midfielder Garnica was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.65. Garnica hit five key passes.
Prior to that match, the Necaxa manager Orozco faced defeat when travelling to Atletico San Luis and losing 0-4.You'll want to know how Necaxa managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found 4 similar matches resulting in 1 away win, 1 draw and 2 home wins.
Necaxa have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 7 league away games 9 goals have been scored. As for defending, Necaxa rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 13 goals from these away matches. Necaxa has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Monterrey wins - draws - Necaxa wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Funes Mori 5 goals |   F. Batista Ochoa 4 goals |  S. Canales Madrazo 3 goals |
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 19 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 13 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 86% | 93% |
| 77% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 86% | 79% |
| 62% | 83% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 43% | 43% |
| 23% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 43% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 29% | 14% |
| 54% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 57% | 57% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 14% | 14% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 43% | 36% |
| 5.1 | 4.5 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
| 4.4 | 5 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 8.1 | 6.8 |
| 2.8 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.4 | 3.1 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | 11.2 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.4 | 11.2 |
| 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3 | 3.4 |
| 34% | 44% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 43% | 29% |
| 11.9 | 12.5 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.7 | 18.1 | 15.1 |
| 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 6.4 | 4.9 |
- Monterrey have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Monterrey haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Necaxa have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Necaxa have won significantly less corners away then 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 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 33 |
| 2 | Tigres UANL | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 28 |
| 3 | Monterrey | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 23 |
| 4 | Atletico San Luis | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Toluca | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
| 6 | Pumas UNAM | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 21 |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 21 |
| 8 | León | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| 9 | Juarez | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| 10 | Mazatlan | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 11 | Atlas | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 16 |
| 12 | Puebla | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 16 |
| 13 | Pachuca | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | -12 | 16 |
| 14 | Querétaro | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -13 | 15 |
| 15 | Tijuana | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 | Santos Laguna | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -6 | 14 |
| 17 | Cruz Azul | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -8 | 14 |
| 18 | Necaxa | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -10 | 11 |
