Delightful dogfight as daring Monterrey duel with determined Tigres UANL

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Sun 21.May
Match begins: 01:06 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio BBVA Bancomer (53500 seats)

Buckle up for a show! The leading antagonists are Monterrey and Tigres UANL, 3 points is the objective and 1 1/2 hours the length.

Insights:
  • Monterrey have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Liga MX
  • Tigres UANL have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Liga MX

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Monterrey and Tigres UANL.

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Monterrey form and stats

Monterrey have performed here at Estadio BBVA Bancomer this season with 5 wins from 8 Liga MX matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 0. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estadio BBVA Bancomer.

Monterrey shared the glory with Tigres UANL in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Meza (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.12/10. Meza scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Before that, Monterrey had a home game versus Santos Laguna which ended with a victory 2-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Monterrey have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 9 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 4 and lost 3.

Monterrey have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio BBVA Bancomer with 14 goals in 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Monterrey have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Tigres UANL form and stats

4-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Tigres UANL in their Liga MX matches away. Tigres UANL seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Tigres UANL played 1-1 against Monterrey in their previous match. Which player has beaten the opponent goalie four games in a row for the away side? The answer is Córdova and that is impressive! Midfielder Pizarro was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.62. Pizarro dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 48 successful passes (of 58 total).

Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Toluca's place.

Tigres are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats. From a total of 9 matches.

Tigres UANL have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 12 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far). It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The participants have played each other already this season, with the result Tigres UANL - Monterrey 1-1 logged in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Monterrey wins - draws - Tigres UANL wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), nine had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Tigres UANLA. Gignac
A. Gignac
19 goals
MonterreyR. Funes Mori
R. Funes Mori
18 goals
MonterreyG. Berterame
G. Berterame
11 goals

Monterrey missing players

Tigres UANL missing players

Monterrey Tigres UANL
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
41 20 6 Played P 6 19 41
25 14 3 Won W 1 8 20
9 3 1 Drew D 0 4 8
7 3 2 Lost L 5 7 13
72 40 8 Scored S 8 23 55
34 13 6 Conceded C 12 20 38
88% 85% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 88%
71% 70% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 63% 61%
49% 55% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 47% 41%
22% 30% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 16% 20%
17% 20% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 11% 15%
46% 40% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 42% 41%
46% 50% 33% Clean Sheets C S 17% 47% 46%
20% 25% 33% Failed to Score F T 17% 21% 24%
 
4.8 4.8 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 5.1 5.4
4.9 4.2 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.2 3.8
2.4 2.4 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.8 3.5 2.7
3 1 1 Red cards R C 3 8 12
 
16.1 17.7 17.3 Shots (avg) S ( 12.8 12.4 15.4
6 7 6.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 4.4 5.1
29% 29% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 27% 26%
 
11.1 9.8 10.8 Shots against (avg) S A 14.3 12.2 11.1
3.9 3.4 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 3.7 3.5
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • Monterrey have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Monterrey have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Monterrey have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Liga MX
  • Monterrey have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Liga MX
  • Tigres UANL have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Tigres UANL have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13) in Liga MX
  • Tigres UANL have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Liga MX
  • Tigres UANL have the most matches under the total-line (24) in Liga MX

  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 17 12 2 3 38 17 8 6 2 0 20 6 9 6 0 3 18 11 21 38
2 Monterrey 17 10 5 2 29 13 8 5 3 0 14 5 9 5 2 2 15 8 16 35
3 Santos Laguna 17 10 3 4 38 21 9 8 1 0 24 7 8 2 2 4 14 14 17 33
4 Pachuca 17 9 5 3 28 15 9 6 2 1 17 6 8 3 3 2 11 9 13 32
5 Tigres UANL 17 9 3 5 24 14 8 5 1 2 12 6 9 4 2 3 12 8 10 30
6 Toluca 17 7 6 4 27 23 9 4 4 1 17 13 8 3 2 3 10 10 4 27
7 Cruz Azul 17 7 3 7 26 34 9 5 1 3 15 12 8 2 2 4 11 22 -8 24
8 Puebla 17 4 10 3 25 23 9 3 5 1 13 11 8 1 5 2 12 12 2 22
9 Guadalajara 17 5 7 5 19 17 9 3 4 2 7 7 8 2 3 3 12 10 2 22
10 Leon 17 6 4 7 25 29 8 4 2 2 16 14 9 2 2 5 9 15 -4 22
11 Juarez 17 4 7 6 17 18 9 2 5 2 11 10 8 2 2 4 6 8 -1 19
12 Necaxa 17 5 4 8 19 26 8 3 1 4 11 15 9 2 3 4 8 11 -7 19
13 Atletico San Luis 17 4 6 7 15 23 9 2 2 5 7 12 8 2 4 2 8 11 -8 18
14 Mazatlan 17 3 8 6 17 24 8 2 3 3 9 12 9 1 5 3 8 12 -7 17
15 Tijuana 17 4 5 8 18 30 8 2 2 4 9 13 9 2 3 4 9 17 -12 17
16 Pumas UNAM 17 2 8 7 21 31 9 2 4 3 11 15 8 0 4 4 10 16 -10 14
17 Atlas 17 3 4 10 16 27 8 3 2 3 10 10 9 0 2 7 6 17 -11 13
18 Queretaro 17 1 6 10 18 35 8 1 4 3 10 13 9 0 2 7 8 22 -17 9

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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.