The Tigres UANL & Monterrey managers R. Ferretti and J. Aguirre Onaindía are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Liga MX league table.
- Tigres UANL have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Monterrey have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Liga MX
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Liga MX game only three days ago.
Tigres UANL form and stats
4-4-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga MX numbers at home for Tigres UANL so far this season. Three consecutive losses here at Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match.
Tigres shared the glory with Pumas UNAM in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. In the preceding match a 3-2 victory visiting Juarez.
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 six matches with the results: Won two, drawn one and lost three.
Tigres have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León with 15 goals in 9 league matches. From these home matches, Tigres have conceded only 8 goals. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Monterrey form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga MX travels is 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Monterrey's previous game was their home loss versus Guadalajara (1-2). The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Pachuca.
Monterrey were so close to getting something from the game against Guadalajara, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal one minutes into overtime.
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 eleven relevant matches. Results were six Monterrey wins, two draws and three defeats.
Monterrey has another fixture away, a CONCACAF Champions League game, against Columbus Crew in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Monterrey have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 13 goals have been scored. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Monterrey have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Monterrey - Tigres 0-2, played this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Tigres UANL, four draws and two wins for Monterrey. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Gignac 15 goals |   R. Funes Mori 15 goals |  N. López Alonso 12 goals |
Tigres UANL missing players
Monterrey missing players
| Tigres UANL | Monterrey | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 18 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 33 |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 48 | 26 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 24 | 48 |
| 39 | 23 | 9 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 34 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 97% |
| 83% | 94% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 76% |
| 40% | 50% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 50% | 45% |
| 23% | 22% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 19% | 21% |
| 9% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 3% |
| 54% | 67% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 69% | 67% |
| 34% | 22% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 18% |
| 17% | 11% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 13.1 | 13.6 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 11.6 | 13.1 |
| 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| 32% | 31% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 40% | 36% |
- Monterrey have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Monterrey have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Liga MX
- Tigres UANL have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tigres UANL haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Leon | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 40 |
| 2 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 32 |
| 3 | America | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 32 |
| 4 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Monterrey | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 29 |
| 6 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 28 |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 25 |
| 9 | Pachuca | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | Necaxa | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 24 |
| 11 | Toluca | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 | Puebla | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 20 |
| 13 | Juarez | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Mazatlan | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -7 | 16 |
| 15 | Tijuana | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 18 | -15 | 15 |
| 16 | Atlas | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 14 |
| 17 | Queretaro | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 13 |
| 18 | Atletico San Luis | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -19 | 11 |