On Aug 13th, Necaxa and Monterrey will play a match in Aguascalientes in a meeting of these two closely matched Liga MX teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which is great football weather. Necaxa sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Atlético San Luis. Milton Giménez scored the first goal for Atlético San Luis on an own goal in the 10th minute, then Facundo Batista tied it up for Necaxa in the 14th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 34th minute on a goal by Fernando Madrigal to cap off a wild match. Necaxa is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while monterrey sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 5-1 win against León. Germán Berterame struck first for Monterrey in the 4th minute on a feed from Arturo Alfonso Gonzalez Gonzalez, then Arturo Alfonso Gonzalez Gonzalez added another in the 34th minute. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Monterrey should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Both Gonzalez Gonzalez and Germán Berterame have been the hottest scorers for Monterrey in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals. Necaxa’s top weapon lately has been Facundo Batista, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches.