Match Report
América went into the game 4th in the table on 34 points; Monterrey sat 5th on 31 — a 3-point gap. Monterrey ranked just 26th in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.94/1.06 for América and 1.94/1.71 for Monterrey (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.46.
Across 14 recorded meetings, América have 6 wins to Monterrey's 5, with 3 draws, at 3.14 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 71% of the meetings. Goals tend to flow: 71% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 79%.
Estadio Azteca, capacity 87,523, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
América: Álex Zendejas (65')
Key stats
Possession: América 46% · Monterrey 54% · Total shots: 17-4 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 6-3