This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Monterrey at Khalifa International Stadium when the FIFA Club World Cup tournament arrives in town and Liverpool with it. Read all about the Semi-finals match here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Monterrey form and stats
5 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Monterrey have to build on here at Khalifa International Stadium in the Liga MX. Monterrey are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
Monterrey's last game was hosting Al Sadd and winning 3-2. A strong away win before that one, visiting Necaxa and winning 1-0.
The Monterrey fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 9 league matches. On the other hand, Monterrey have conceded 10 goals.
Liverpool form and stats
Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Liverpool so far, with 7-1-0 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are Premier League statistics. Things are running smoothly for Liverpool who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 34 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Manchester City. Liverpool are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played 16 in a row without losing.
Two away games in a row for Liverpool, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-5 versus Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup. A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Watford.
Liverpool lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-5 beating and focus on this one.
As mentioned earlier, Liverpool will not be satisfied unless they get maximum points from this game. Performing as huge favourites away from home has earlier resulted in 7 wins (4 by two or more goals winning margin), 0 draws and 1 surprising defeat.
Liverpool has another fixture away, a Premier League game, against West Ham United in just two days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
The Liverpool manager J. Klopp has got the team scoring on the road, with 16 away goals in 8 league matches. Liverpool are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  R. Funes Mori 11 goals |   S. Mané 9 goals |  Mohamed Salah 9 goals |
Monterrey missing players
Liverpool missing players
| Monterrey | Liverpool | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 10 | Won | W | 10 | 20 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 49 | 32 | Scored | S | 24 | 58 | ||
| 27 | 16 | Conceded | C | 13 | 31 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 8% | ||
| 6.6 | 7.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.9 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 368 | 248 | Total Shots | T S | 203 | 405 | ||
| 120 | 81 | Shots on Target | S O | 73 | 151 | ||
| 41% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Santos Laguna | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 37 |
| 2 | Leon | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 33 |
| 3 | Tigres UANL | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 32 |
| 4 | Queretaro | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 31 |
| 5 | Necaxa | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 31 |
| 6 | America | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 31 |
| 7 | Morelia | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 27 |
| 8 | Monterrey | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 27 |
| 9 | Pachuca | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 25 |
| 10 | Guadalajara | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | Tijuana | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 24 |
| 12 | Cruz Azul | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 23 |
| 13 | Pumas UNAM | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 23 |
| 14 | Atlas | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 21 |
| 15 | Atletico San Luis | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -9 | 20 |
| 16 | Juarez | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | -10 | 18 |
| 17 | Toluca | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -10 | 17 |
| 18 | Puebla | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -11 | 17 |
| 19 | Veracruz | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 24 | -34 | 8 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 28 | 49 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 29 | 39 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 28 | 35 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 29 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 25 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 25 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 23 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 22 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -7 | 22 |
| 12 | Burnley | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 21 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 20 |
| 14 | AFC Bournemouth | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 19 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -9 | 19 |
| 16 | Everton | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 18 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 15 |
| 18 | Southampton | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -18 | 15 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -17 | 12 |
| 20 | Watford | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -23 | 9 |
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