In this week 8 match on the 18th of February, Monterrey plays host to Necaxa 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 17 degrees, a perfect day for football. 2nd placed Monterrey is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Atlas. Funes Mori struck first for Monterrey in the 60th minute, then Arturo Alfonso Gonzalez Gonzalez added another in the 63rd minute on a feed from Rogelio Gabriel Funes Mori At the end of 90 a dissapointed Atlas couldn’t manage to score, and Monterrey took the shutout win. Monterrey should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while 15th placed Necaxa is fresh off their 1-2 loss against América. Diego Valdés struck first for América in the 21st minute on a feed from Néstor Araujo, then Henry Josue Martin Mex added another in the 51st minute from the penalty spot. Necaxa looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
Necaxa and Monterrey last played eachother at the Estadio Victoria De Aguascalientes on Saturday Aug 13th. Monterrey won by a score of 2 to 1. Bryan Garnica struck first for Necaxa in the 37th minute, then Rodrigo Aguirre tied it up for Monterrey in the 56th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 77th minute on a goal by Arturo Alfonso Gonzalez Gonzalez.
Facundo Batista has been the most prolific scorer on Necaxa in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Monterrey is fortunate enough to have Funes Mori in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 5 goals.