Match Report
5 points and 4 places separated them: Pumas UNAM 1st with 36, Monterrey 5th with 31. The last five rounds placed Monterrey no better than 26th for form, against 5th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.46 goals per team per game, Pumas UNAM ran at 2 scored and 1 conceded, Monterrey at 1.94 and 1.71.
9 meetings are on record — 0 won by Pumas UNAM, 6 by Monterrey, 3 drawn, at 3.11 goals per meeting. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 67% of the meetings.
Estadio Olímpico de Universitario staged the fixture, a ground that holds 72,000. On the scoreboard, Pumas UNAM led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Pumas UNAM: Álvaro Angulo (9'), Álvaro Angulo (24')
Key stats
Possession: Pumas UNAM 36% · Monterrey 64% · Total shots: 13-25 · On target: 6-10 · Corners: 4-8