Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Monterrey 5th with 31 points, Mazatlán 16th with 15, 16 apart. On recent form Monterrey sat only 26th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Mazatlán 1.29 scored and 2.18 conceded per game, Monterrey 1.94 and 1.71, with the league averaging 1.46.
Mazatlán had not won in 7 games. The last-five ledger: Mazatlán 2/15, Monterrey 9/15.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Mazatlán, 1 draw and 5 for Monterrey, at 2.43 goals per meeting.
Estadio de Mazatlán (Mazatlán), capacity 25,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Monterrey led 3-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-5.
Goal scorers
Mazatlán: Jordan Sierra (86') · Monterrey: Jorge Rodríguez (21'), Jesús Corona (8'), Iker Fimbres (66'), Anthony Martial (25'), Germán Berterame (56')
Key stats
Possession: Mazatlán 35% · Monterrey 65% · Total shots: 9-18 · On target: 4-11 · Corners: 4-7