On Sun Mar 6th, in week 9, Monterrey plays host to América in a clash of these two evenly matched Liga MX teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 30 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. Monterrey is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against León. León had 16 on net, and Monterrey had 15, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Monterrey is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 17th placed América, recorded a 1-1 draw against Querétaro. Valdez scored the first goal for América in the 5th minute on a penalty, but Ángel Sepúlveda got the equalizer for Querétaro in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a penalty earning them at least the one point. América looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estadio Azteca, América and Monterrey battled to a 0-0 draw. América had 13 on net, and Monterrey had 8, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,.
Bruno Amilcar Valdez has been the most prolific scorer on América in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Rogelio Gabriel Funes Mori has been the most prolific scorer on Monterrey in his last five matches with 2 goals.