GUADALUPE. Monterrey annihilates Tijuana 4-0 with goals of Rodrigo Aguirre (5′), Rodrigo Aguirre (22′), Germán Berterame (33′) and Germán Berterame (76′). Tijuana lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Estadio BBVA Bancomer stadium in Guadalupe on Saturday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The referee was Óscar Macías Romo with the collaboration of Leonardo Javier Castillo Rodríguez and Rodrigo René Sansores Díaz. The 4th official was Eduardo Galván Basulto. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 25.1 degrees Celsius or 77.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Tijuana had a superior ball possession 57% while Monterrey was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Tijuana was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 1 were on target. Even so, Monterrey found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Monterrey shot 20 times, 10 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Tijuana shot 5 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Monterrey received 2 yellow cards (Maximiliano Meza and Rodrigo Aguirre). Regarding the opposition, Tijuana received 3 yellow cards (Lucas Rodríguez, F. Valenzuela and N. Díaz).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Monterrey will have 34 points to sit in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Tijuana will stay with 12 points like Atlético San Luis to move up in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Monterrey will host Pumas UNAM on the 30th of April with a 16-15 head to head in favor of Monterrey (8 draws).

Tijuana will play away agasint Puebla on the 29th of April with a 9-7 head to head stats in favor of Tijuana (7 draws).

Monterrey – Formation

Monterrey adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Víctor Manuel Vucetich Rojas decided to play with the following team: Esteban Andrada (6.5), Stefan Medina (7.3), Victor Guzmán (6.6), Héctor Moreno (6.9), Jesús Gallardo (7.0), Maximiliano Meza (7.5), Luis Romo (8.2), Celso Ortiz (7.3), Arturo González (7.1), Rodrigo Aguirre (8.5) and Germán Berterame (8.8).

The home team had on the bench: Sebastián Vegas (6.7), Erick Germain Aguirre Tafolla, Joao Rojas (6.3), Axel Said Grijalva (6.8), Jordi Cortizo (6.4), Iván Oswaldo Tona Olmeda, Luis Alberto Cárdenas López, Duván Vergara (6.5), Luis Gustavo Sánchez Saucedo and Omar Nicolás Govea García.

Substitutions

Monterrey made 5 changes: Stefan Medina for Axel Said Grijalva (46′), Jesús Gallardo for Sebastián Vegas (46′), Maximiliano Meza for Joao Rojas (65′), Arturo González for Duván Vergara (66′) and Germán Berterame for Jordi Cortizo (77′).

Best player: Germán Berterame​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Monterrey was Germán Berterame.

His rating is (8.8) with 2 goals, 20 passes (65% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9.

Tijuana – Formation

Also Tijuana adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre played with: Antonio Rodríguez (6.2), Ismael Govea (6.7), Lisandro López (6.6), Nicolás Díaz (6.6), Jair Díaz (5.8), Fernando Valenzuela (5.4), José Juan Vázquez (6.6), Lucas Rodríguez (6.2), Silvio Martínez (6.3), Alexis Canelo (6.4) and Lucas Cavallini (6.4).

They had on the bench: Francisco Contreras (6.8), Jesús Everardo Rubio Quintero, Braian Romero (6.6), Joaquín Alberto Montecinos Naranjo, Ricardo Díaz Quirarte, Leonel López González, Eduardo Alonso Armenta Palma, Rodrigo Godinez (6.8), Josué Misael Domínguez González and Kevin Castañeda.

Substitutions

Tijuana made 3 changes: José Juan Vázquez for Rodrigo Godínez Orozco (35′), Alejandro Martínez for Braian Romero (57′) and J. Díaz for Francisco Contreras Báez (65′).

Best player: Rodrigo Godinez​

The most impressive player for Tijuana was Rodrigo Godinez.

His rating is (6.8) with 22 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 35′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.​

• Atlético San Luis – Mazatlán – 2-1
• Toluca – Tigres UANL – 3-2
• Atlas – Guadalajara – 3-3
• Monterrey – Tijuana – 4-0
• América – León – 2-2