León are going up against guests Monterrey at The Estadio León in the Liga MX (Clausura) game on Monday.
Our tips, poll and stats for León v Monterrey can all be found here (inc. the best betting odds).
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Form Guide
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León
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León will be wanting a better result here after the 2-1 Liga MX (Clausura) losing effort in their last game against Cruz Azul.
In that game, León managed 38% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 3 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for León was Stiven Mendoza (58'). At the other end, Cruz Azul had 22 attempts on goal with 8 of them on target. Luka Romero (84') and Gabriel Fernández (90') scored for Cruz Azul.
León have been finding it hard to keep clean sheets lately, but they’ve also managed to hit the back of the net themselves. Analysis of their previous 6 games shows that León have been punished defensively in 5 of them in addition to getting on the scoresheet in 6 of those games.
Monterrey
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Monterrey go into this game following on from a 1-0 Liga MX (Clausura) win with the defeat of Club América in their most recent fixture.
In that game, Monterrey had 50% possession and 14 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer for Monterrey was Nelson Deossa (75'). For their opponents, America had 7 attempts on goal with 2 on target.
The stats tell the story, and Monterrey have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 9 goals overall. Defensively, Monterrey could really do with shoring things up. We will find out if that trend can be sustained here.
Coming into this fixture, Monterrey are winless against León when having played them away from home in the previous 5 league games. They really have not been travelling well at all.
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Head to head
Inspecting their most recent head to head meetings stretching back to 02/03/2022 tells us that León have won 1 of them & Monterrey 3, with the tally of drawn games being 2.
An aggregate of 17 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 6 for Los Esmeraldas and 11 belonging to Los Rayados. The average goals per game has been 2.83.
The previous league meeting featuring these clubs was Liga MX (Apertura) match day 17 on 11/11/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Monterrey 2-1 León.
In that game, Monterrey had 56% possession and 26 shots on goal with 12 on target. The goals were scored by Edson Gutiérrez (31') and Sergio Canales (77').
On the other side, León had 12 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Stiven Mendoza (63') was the scorer.
The match was refereed by César Ramos.
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Team News: Monterrey
Owing to an otherwise available squad, there is just the lone fitness worry for the Monterrey boss Martín Demichelis to be concerned about. Carlos Salcedo (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be playing here.
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Prediction
We are of the inclination to think that Monterrey and León may well both score at least one goal each although picking a clear a winner isn’t easy.
An eventful draw is therefore a real possibility, and we are expecting it to be very tight. Therefore, we predict a very even match with a 2-2 score draw at the end of the 90.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Checking the betting prices for this game in the 90 min. result market, a victory for León can be had for 2.63, a wager on a draw is 3.4 & taking a punt on a win for Monterrey can get you 2.63. Those are the top market prices offered at the current time.
Victor Martins,
00:04 21/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
León
Formed: 1944
Stadium: The Estadio León (31,297)
Captain: Andrés Guardado
Chairman: Jesús Martínez Murguia
Manager: Eduardo Berizzo
Competitions: Liga MX (Clausura) position 3, Liga MX (Apertura) position 11
🔑 Key Player: Jhonder Cádiz
Normally taking up the Striker position, Jhonder Cádiz was born in Caracas, Venezuela. Having made his senior debut playing for União Madeira in the 2015 - 2016 season, the goalscoring Forward has hit 7 league goals in the Liga MX (Clausura) 2024 - 2025 season so far coming from a total of 16 appearances.