Week 1 features a match on Saturday Jan 8th, where Monterrey hosts Querétaro in a meeting of these two closely matched Liga MX teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which is great football weather. Monterrey sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Atlas. Julio Furch struck first for Atlas in the 18th minute from the penalty spot, then Gonzalez Gonzalez tied it up for Monterrey in the 73rd minute from the penalty spot earning Monterrey a comeback draw. Monterrey looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while querétaro sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Atlas. Julio Furch struck first for Atlas in the 73rd minute on a feed from Julian Andres Quinones Quinones, then Christopher Brayan Trejo Morantes added another in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Julio Furch At the end of 90 a dissapointed Querétaro couldn’t manage to score, and Atlas took the shutout win. Querétaro is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
On Oct 19th, Querétaro hosted Monterrey in their last match together. Querétaro won by a score of 1 to 0. Erik Vera struck first for Querétaro in the 34th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Monterrey couldn’t muster any offence and Querétaro ran away with the shutout win.
Jonathan Dos Santos Duré has been the most effective weapon for Querétaro lately. The attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Monterrey’s most prolific scorer has been Rogelio Gabriel Funes Mori. He has netted two goals over the last five matches.