Seattle Sounders have traveled here for an interesting Leagues Cup fight against Monterrey. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
The hosts Monterrey saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Leagues Cup. This match was also played here at CenturyLink Field. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Seattle Sounders have had more rest.
Monterrey form and stats
Monterrey have played 1 Liga MX games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-0-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Monterrey are confident in defense, having played 221 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Monterrey's previous fixture was a Leagues Cup game also played at their home, ending 3-0 versus Real Salt Lake. The home team hope to to repeat that performance.
Before that match, a Liga MX win away at Mazatlan.Early season league goal statistics from Monterrey's 1 home game: {1 goals}, 0 conceded.
Seattle Sounders form and stats
As the visiting team in Major League Soccer matches, Seattle Sounders have produced an overall stat of 4-2-5 so far.
Two away matches in a row for Seattle Sounders, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 against Real Salt Lake in the Leagues Cup.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Dallas in the Major League Soccer.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sounders have scored 14 goals in 11 league games away. Seattle Sounders's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 17 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Monterrey one win, zero draws and Seattle Sounders one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Morris 9 goals |  R. Ruidíaz Misitich 4 goals |  L. Alves Chú Franco 3 goals |
Monterrey missing players
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| Monterrey | Seattle Sounders | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 47 | 27 | Scored | S | 15 | 29 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Conceded | C | 23 | 33 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 56% | ||
| 52% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 40% | ||
| 3.9 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5.8 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14.4 | 15.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11.7 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.5 | ||
| 37% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 33% | ||
| 10.2 | 9.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 11.6 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Monterrey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Real Salt Lake | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Guadalajara | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Monterrey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Juarez | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Pumas UNAM | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Tigres UANL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Atletico San Luis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Atlas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Tijuana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Toluca | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Santos Laguna | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Leon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | America | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Queretaro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Necaxa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 15 | Mazatlan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| 16 | Pachuca | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
| 17 | Puebla | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 18 | Cruz Azul | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Saint Louis City | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 41 |
| 2 | Los Angeles FC | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 37 |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 37 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 36 |
| 5 | Austin | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 32 |
| 6 | SJ Earthquakes | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -1 | 32 |
| 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 31 |
| 8 | Dallas | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -1 | 30 |
| 9 | Houston Dynamo | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -5 | 29 |
| 10 | Minnesota United | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 28 |
| 11 | Sporting KC | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -5 | 26 |
| 12 | Portland Timbers | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -7 | 26 |
| 13 | LA Galaxy | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -12 | 22 |
| 14 | Colorado Rapids | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -14 | 19 |
