In this week 17 match, on Sun May 1st, Monterrey hosts Tijuana at Hamad Bin Khalifa Stadium in a meeting of these two Liga MX teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 32 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. In their last match, Monterrey recorded a 0-3 loss against Pachuca. Luis Chavez scored the first goal for Pachuca in the 17th minute, then De La Rosa Gonzalez added another in the 71st minute In the end, Monterrey was frustrated by Pachuca’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Pachuca ended the match with the shutout victory. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Monterrey should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 16th placed Tijuana is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Querétaro. Mauro Andres Manotas Paez scored the first goal for Tijuana in the 6th minute, then Lisandro López added another in the 23rd minute on a penalty shot . Tijuana is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estadio Caliente, Tijuana and Monterrey battled to a 2-2 draw. Rogelio Gabriel Funes Mori struck first for Monterrey in the 18th minute, then Carlos Rodriguez added another in the 37th minute on a feed from Gonzalez Gonzalez.
Tijuana’s most prolific scorer has been Lisandro López. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Luís Romo and Vincent Janssen are the top scorers for Monterrey in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.