📊 Form Guide

Monterrey

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Monterrey fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being the 2-5 Liga MX (Clausura) triumph against Necaxa.

In that match, Monterrey managed 65% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 6 on target. For Monterrey, the scorers were Germán Berterame (50'), Sergio Canales (52', 64'), Alfonso González (81') and Brandon Vázquez (86'). At the other end, Necaxa had 16 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. Diber Cambindo (59') and Heriberto Jurado (96') scored for Necaxa.

It has been a rare occasion in recent times that Monterrey have shown defensive steel. In fact, Monterrey have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 10 goals along the way.

Columbus Crew

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In the game prior to this, Columbus Crew drew 0-0 in the MLS tie with Montreal Impact.

In that match, Columbus Crew had 67% possession and 13 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. For their opponents, CF Montreal got 8 attempts on goal with 2 on target.

In the course of their 6 most recent matches, Wilfried Nancy's Columbus Crew have turned their attacks into goals a total of 6 times, yielding them the goals scored per game average of 1.

📋 Team News: Monterrey

The Monterrey boss Fernando Ortiz has zero fitness worries whatsoever before this game with a fully injury-free squad to pick from.

🗞️ Team News: Columbus Crew

With a completely injury-free squad ready to go, the Columbus Crew boss Wilfried Nancy has no fitness concerns at all coming into this clash.

🧠 Prediction

In our opinion, Columbus Crew have the capability to put one past this Monterrey outfit, however it probably shouldn’t be enough to prevent defeat.

We’re going for both teams to score in a 2-1 advantage for Monterrey when all is said and done. Let’s see what happens here.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 02:13 02/05/2024