León vs Monterrey Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

León

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León will be hoping to bounce back here after a 1-0 Liga MX (Clausura) defeat last time out to Universidad Nacional.

In that match, León managed 37% possession and 11 shots on goal with 4 on target. On the other side, UNAM got 18 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Piero Quispe (68') scored for Universidad Nacional.

It has been a rare occasion in recent games where León have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. It will be a concern for them that León have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, shipping 7 goals along the way.

Heading into this contest, León haven't beaten Monterrey in their last 4 league games.

Monterrey

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In their previous fixture, Monterrey drew 3-3 in the Liga MX (Clausura) match with Tigres de la UANL.

In that game, Monterrey had 60% possession and 23 attempts on goal with 9 of them on target. For Monterrey, the goalscorers were Luis Romo (8'), Gerardo Arteaga (61') and Germán Berterame (100'). For their opponents, Tigres UANL got 7 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Juan Brunetta (1', 46') and Fernando Gorriarán (45') scored for Tigres de la UANL.

Illustrating their appetite for high-scoring encounters, the back of the net has been hit 21 times in the previous six games in which Monterrey have taken to the field, giving a mean average of 3.5 goals for each clash. Their opponents have managed 10 of these goals. Despite that, we will just have to wait and see if the trend might be replicated in this upcoming match.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Monterrey:

• have not emerged victorious against León in away games against them for the last 4 matches in the league. Not good at all.
• haven't been defeated by León when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 league matches.

👥 Head to head

Inspecting their prior head to head meetings dating back to 11/03/2021 tells us that León have won 1 of these games & Monterrey 2, with the tally of draws being 3.

A combined total of 15 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 5 from Los Esmeraldas and 10 belonging to Los Rayados. That is an average goals per game value of 2.5.

The previous league match between these clubs was Liga MX (Apertura) match day 8 on 17/09/2023 and the score finished Monterrey 3-1 León.

On that occasion, Monterrey had 54% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. The goalscorers were Sergio Canales (45') and Jordi Cortizo (81').

León got 13 shots on goal with 7 on target. Osvaldo Rodríguez (36' Own goal) and Federico Viñas (45') scored.

The match was refereed by Luis Santander.

📋 Team News: León

The León manager Jorge Bava does not have any fitness worries whatsoever before this game owing to a fully injury-free squad available to choose from.

In all likelihood, Los Esmeraldas should opt for a 4-4-2 formation this time and select Rodolfo Cota, Edgar Guerra, Paul Bellón, J. Stiven Barreiro, William Tesillo, J. Ivan Rodríguez, Luis Cervantes, Andres Guardado, José Alvarado, Federico Viñas and Nicolás López.

📰 Team News: Monterrey

With a fully injury-free squad available to choose from, the Monterrey boss Fernando Ortiz has zero fitness concerns to speak of coming into this game.

It’s our belief that Los Rayados appear most likely to play in a 4-2-3-1 formation using Esteban Andrada, Érick Aguirre, V. Andrés Guzmán, Sebastian Vegas, Gerardo Arteaga, Jorge Rodriguez, Luis Francisco Romo, M. Eduardo Meza, Sergio Canales, Jesús Gallardo and Brandon Vázquez.

🔮 Prediction

We’re of the opinion that Monterrey and León should both be able to score here although it’s hard to pick a clear winner.

There should be little in it, and a draw looks to be quite a realistic result. We’re therefore seeing a close game with a 1-1 score draw at the end of the 90 minutes.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 04:08 20/04/2024