On Sunday Jan 8th, Monterrey will host Chivas at Hamad Bin Khalifa Stadium in a clash of the Liga MX. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Monterrey recorded a 0-1 loss against Winner Quarter-final 3. Avilés Hurtado struck first for Pachuca in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a penalty shot, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else . Monterrey should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed Chivas is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Puebla. Martín Barragán scored the first goal for Puebla in the 58th minute, then Carlos Cisneros tied it up for Chivas in the 6th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Chivas at least a draw. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Chivas should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, Chivas won by a score of 1 to 0. Santiago Ormeño struck first for Chivas in the 80th minute on a feed from Carlos Cisneros, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Monterrey couldn’t manage to score, and Chivas took the shutout win.
Cristian Calderon and Sergio Flores Reyes are the top scorers for Chivas in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Monterrey is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Jesus Daniel Gallardo Vasconcelos and Rogelio Gabriel Funes Mori each only have 1 goal in their last 5.