On the 2nd of March, León will host Monterrey in a meeting of these two Liga MX teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 6th placed León, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Necaxa. Victor Dávila scored the first goal for León in the 32nd minute on a penalty shot, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Necaxa couldn’t manage to score, and León took the shutout win. León should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while monterrey is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Puebla. Diego De Buen struck first for Puebla in the 3rd 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 Puebla ran away with the shutout win. Monterrey is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Saturday Oct 16th, Monterrey hosted León in their last match together. León took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Elías Hernández struck first for León in the 15th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Monterrey was frustrated by León’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. León ended the match with the shutout victory.
Rogelio Gabriel Funes Mori has been the most prolific scorer on Monterrey in the last 5 matches with two goals. Victor Dávila has been the most effective weapon for León lately. The attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches.