Tigres UANL vs Monterrey match preview: Even contest expected at Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Sun 24.Sep
Match begins: 03:05 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León (41886 seats)

A total of eight sets of fixtures are played and both Tigres UANL and Monterrey are flying high in the table. Get this show on the road!

Insights:
  • Tigres UANL have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Monterrey have the the best goal difference (+3) away in Liga MX

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Tigres UANL form and stats

All-inclusive Liga MX statistics playing at home this season for Tigres UANL are 3-1-0 (wins-draws-losses).

Tigres UANL lost their last game at Atlas (placed 8th) after a 0-2 scoreline. Carioca (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.43/10. Carioca hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 53 successful passes (of 57 total).

Before that game, the 5-0 home victory against Queretaro.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Tigres have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 1 and lost 3.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Tigres UANL as they are travelling to their away game against Los Angeles FC in the Campeones Cup. That match is four days after this one.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (10 in 4 games), Tigres's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Tigres UANL have conceded only 3 goals.

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Monterrey form and stats

The visitors are W2-D1-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Liga MX.

Monterrey go into this game after a win, the home game against Leon that ended 3-1. Goalkeeper Andrada was absolutely vital in the Monterrey victory against Leon, making six saves. Midfield player Cortizo was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.1/10. Cortizo scored one goal, dribled past the opponent 6 of 7 times and had 40 successful passes (of 43 total).

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Guadalajara at their stadium, the result 2-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Monterrey playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 6 Monterrey wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

Monterrey has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 6 goals from 4 games. Monterrey are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 4 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Tigres UANL wins - draws - Monterrey wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), nine had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Tigres UANLJ. Vigón Cham
J. Vigón Cham
3 goals
MonterreyS. Canales Madrazo
S. Canales Madrazo
3 goals

Tigres UANL missing players

Monterrey missing players

Tigres UANL Monterrey
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
8 4 0 Played P 2 4 7
4 3 0 Won W 1 2 4
2 1 0 Drew D 1 1 1
2 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
15 10 0 Scored S 3 6 11
8 3 0 Conceded C 2 3 6
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
88% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 71%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 57%
25% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 14%
25% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 57%
38% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 29%
12% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 14%
 
5.1 4.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.5 5.4
3.9 3.8 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4 4.3
1.9 1.2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 2.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
14.8 17.8 0 Shots (avg) S ( 12 15 13.3
5.4 6.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.5 4.3
35% 38% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 33% 37%
 
11.8 12 0 Shots against (avg) S A 14 11.2 12.6
4.2 4 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 3.8 4.4
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • Monterrey have the the best goal difference (+3) away in Liga MX
  • Monterrey haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Tigres UANL have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Tigres UANL have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Tigres UANL have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Tigres UANL haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atletico San Luis 8 5 1 2 17 9 4 3 1 0 10 2 4 2 0 2 7 7 8 16
2 Juárez 8 4 3 1 16 9 4 2 2 0 9 4 4 2 1 1 7 5 7 15
3 America 7 4 2 1 16 8 6 3 2 1 13 6 1 1 0 0 3 2 8 14
4 Tigres UANL 8 4 2 2 15 8 4 3 1 0 10 3 4 1 1 2 5 5 7 14
5 Monterrey 7 4 1 2 11 6 3 2 0 1 5 3 4 2 1 1 6 3 5 13
6 Guadalajara 8 4 1 3 11 11 4 3 0 1 7 3 4 1 1 2 4 8 0 13
7 Toluca 8 3 3 2 12 7 4 2 1 1 8 4 4 1 2 1 4 3 5 12
8 Atlas 8 3 3 2 7 5 3 2 1 0 4 0 5 1 2 2 3 5 2 12
9 Pumas UNAM 8 3 3 2 12 13 4 2 2 0 6 4 4 1 1 2 6 9 -1 12
10 Santos Laguna 7 3 2 2 11 11 4 2 1 1 4 4 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 11
11 Leon 8 2 2 4 10 12 4 2 1 1 8 4 4 0 1 3 2 8 -2 8
12 Puebla 8 2 2 4 9 11 4 2 0 2 7 5 4 0 2 2 2 6 -2 8
13 Tijuana 7 2 2 3 8 11 4 2 1 1 7 6 3 0 1 2 1 5 -3 8
14 Queretaro 7 2 2 3 7 13 3 0 2 1 3 4 4 2 0 2 4 9 -6 8
15 Mazatlan 8 1 4 3 7 12 4 1 2 1 4 6 4 0 2 2 3 6 -5 7
16 Pachuca 7 1 3 3 4 14 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 0 2 2 2 11 -10 6
17 Cruz Azul 8 1 2 5 9 15 3 0 1 2 4 7 5 1 1 3 5 8 -6 5
18 Necaxa 8 0 4 4 5 12 4 0 2 2 2 6 4 0 2 2 3 6 -7 4

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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.