On the 4th of September, Monterrey will play host to Mazatlán in a Liga MX match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 1st placed Monterrey is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Tijuana. Germán Berterame scored the first goal for Monterrey in the 61st minute, then Rodrigo Aguirre added another in the 73rd minute from the penalty spot At the end of 90 a dissapointed Tijuana couldn’t manage to score, and Monterrey took the shutout win. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Monterrey should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 14th placed Mazatlán, recorded a 1-3 loss against América. Diego Valdés struck first for Mazatlán on an own goal in the 11th minute, then Diego Valdés got the equalizer for América in the 39th minute on a feed from Álvaro Fidalgo But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 45th minute on a goal by Henry Josue Martin Mex. Mazatlán is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Monterrey won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Both Oswaldo Alanís and Alfonso Sanchez have been the hottest scorers for Mazatlán in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Rodrigo Aguirre has been the most prolific scorer on Monterrey in the last five matches with three goals.