In this 7th week match, on Sunday Aug 7th, Monterrey plays host to León in a meeting of these two Liga MX teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 34 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. In their last match, Monterrey recorded a 1-1 draw against Pumas UNAM. Rodriguez Guemes scored the first goal for Pumas UNAM in the 44th minute, but Nicolás Freire got the equalizer for Monterrey on an own goal in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time earning Monterrey a comeback draw. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Monterrey should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 6th placed León is fresh off their 3-2 win against América. Victor Dávila scored the first goal for León in the 31st minute, but Martin Mex got the equalizer for América in the 6th minute of the first half’s stoppage time , but fortunately for León it didn’t end there. They added more goals to be able to earn themselves the win. León is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season León won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Lucas Di Yorio has been the most effective weapon for León lately. The Argentinian attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches. For Monterrey, their top scorers are Funes Mori and John Stefan Medina Ramirez, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.