Get ready for the return leg of the CONCACAF Champions League 8th Finals between Monterrey and Deportivo Pantoja. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!
Monterrey have less rest than Deportivo Pantoja in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Liga MX game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Toluca.
Monterrey form and stats
Monterrey was eliminated in the finals last season in the CONCACAF Champions League.14 points is a decent return from 6 Liga MX games here at Estadio BBVA Bancomer for Monterrey. The data says 4 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.
Happy days for Monterrey in their previous game, a Liga MX match away at Toluca that ended with a 2-1 victory. In the game before, an away victory in the CONCACAF Champions League match versus Deportivo Pantoja with a 3-0 scoreline.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Monterrey, as the Liga MX home game vs Pachuca is only three days away.
The Monterrey fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 6 matches. Monterrey have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.
Deportivo Pantoja form and stats
They also participated in CONCACAF Champions League last season. This ended in the 8th finals, when New York RB drew the shortest straw.No Liga Mayor points yet away for Deportivo Pantoja, from their first 3 matches. Recent form does not give Pantoja much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Monterrey will be a tough nut to crack. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Pantoja's last three away games as they have all been lost.
The manager M. Mazmud was unhappy after their last game, a CONCACAF Champions League match played at their home ground. Deportivo Pantoja suffered a 0-3 loss to Monterrey. A 0-2 loss hosting Universidad O&M before that.
Deportivo Pantoja has another fixture away, a Liga Mayor game, against Universidad O&M in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
The visiting Pantoja have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 3 goals from 3 games. For Pantoja, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Deportivo Pantoja - Monterrey 0-3 entered in the official records.Top Goalscorers
  R. Funes Mori 15 goals |  N. Sánchez 6 goals | M. Meza 6 goals |
Monterrey missing players
Deportivo Pantoja missing players
| Monterrey | Deportivo Pantoja | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 38 | 15 | Scored | S | 14 | 27 | ||
| 21 | 9 | Conceded | C | 11 | 27 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 72% | ||
| 40% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 56% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.3 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11.8 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.5 | ||
| 4 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.7 | ||
| 38% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 24% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 36 |
| 2 | América | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 34 |
| 3 | Monterrey | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 25 |
| 4 | Puebla | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 23 |
| 5 | Santos Laguna | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Atlas | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | León | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | Toluca | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| 9 | Queretaro | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -6 | 17 |
| 10 | Mazatlan | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 17 |
| 11 | Tijuana | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | Pumas UNAM | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 16 |
| 13 | Tigres UANL | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 15 |
| 14 | Pachuca | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 14 |
| 15 | Guadalajara | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -4 | 13 |
| 16 | Atlético San Luis | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 12 |
| 17 | Juarez | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -13 | 12 |
| 18 | Necaxa | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 10 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Universidad O&M | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Delfines Del Este | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | San Cristobal | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 4 | Deportivo Pantoja | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 4 |