GUADALUPE. Monterrey defeats León 3-1.

Monterrey remained with 10 players after Ali Ávila received a red card in the 45′. Anyway, Monterrey still succeeded in win this encounter competing only with 10 players​.

The match was played at the Estadio BBVA Bancomer stadium in Guadalupe on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre who had the assistance of Leonardo Javier Castillo Rodríguez and Jesús Lorenzo Soto Dávila. The 4th official was Jorge Abraham Camacho Peregrina. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 23.61 degrees Celsius or 74.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.​

Match Statistics​

Monterrey

3 - 1

León

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 10 Total 13
  • 5 On Target 7
  • 4 Off Target 6
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 104 Attack 110
  • 58 Dangerous attack 34
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 15 Total 7
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 1

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Monterrey was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. León that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Monterrey had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Monterrey won the match​.

Monterrey shot 10 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, León shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Monterrey received 2 yellow cards (Jordi Cortizo and Maximiliano Meza). Regarding the opposition, León didn’t receive any yellow card.

(Monterrey) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (45′).

Also, León didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Hector Uribe (León) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (66′).

Match Timeline

Maximiliano Meza- Yellow
24'
36'
Osvaldo Rodríguez(own-goal)
45'
Stefan Medina(VAR)
64'
Sergio Canales(penalty)
45'
45'
45'
Federico Viñas(goal)Elías Hernández
Jesús Corona- sub ->Maximiliano Meza
46'
55'
F. Ambríz- sub ->Omar Fernández
56'
H. Uribe- sub ->Elías Hernández
66'
H. Uribe- Red
Jordi Cortizo(VAR)
43'
69'
71'
Óscar Villa- sub ->Osvaldo Rodríguez
71'
75'
Jordi Cortizo(goal)Jesús Corona
81'
Jordi Cortizo- Yellow
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
América
35
17
Monterrey
32
17
Tigres UANL
31
17
Guadalajara
31
17
Pumas UNAM
27
17
León
24
17
Pachuca
22
17
Toluca
21
17
Atlético San Luis
16
17
Mazatlán
16
17
Querétaro
19
17
Juárez
18
17
Santos Laguna
15
17
Cruz Azul
17
17
Tijuana
14
17
Atlas
17
17
Necaxa
15
17
Puebla
5
17

After playing this contest, Monterrey will have 13 points like Guadalajara to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, León will stay with 8 points like Tijuana to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Monterrey will play away against Querétaro on the 11th of November with a 17-8 head to head statistic in favor of Monterrey (5 draws).

León will host Juárez on the 13th of November with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of León (2 draws).

Monterrey – Formation

Monterrey
G
Esteban Andrada 1.Argentina
7.9
D
Víctor Guzmán 4.Mexico
6.4
D
Jesús Gallardo 17.Mexico
7.1
D
S. Vegas 20.Chile
7.0
D
Stefan Medina 33.Colombia
7.0
M
Omar Govea 5.Mexico
7.5
M
Sergio Canales 10.Spain
7.5
69' 45'
M
Maximiliano Meza 11.Argentina
6.4
46' 24'
M
Jordi Cortizo 19.Mexico
8.4
90' 90' 81'
M
Luis Romo 27.Mexico
7.3
F
A. Ávila 207.Mexico
5.8
45'
Substitutes
G
Luis Cárdenas 22.Mexico
D
Édson Gutiérrez 6.Mexico
D
Héctor Moreno 15.Mexico
M
Joao Rojas 8.Ecuador
7.0
69'
M
Érick Aguirre 14.Mexico
M
Jonathan González 25.Mexico
M
Víctor López 210.Mexico
90'
F
Jesús Corona 16.Mexico
7.1
46'

Monterrey started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Fernando Ortiz decided to play with the following team: Esteban Andrada (7.9), Stefan Medina (7.0), Victor Guzmán (6.4), Sebastián Vegas (7.0), Jesús Gallardo (7.1), Jordi Cortizo (8.4), Omar Govea (7.5), Luis Romo (7.3), Maximiliano Meza (6.4), Ali Ávila (5.8) and Sergio Canales (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Edson Gutiérrez, Joao Rojas (7.0), Érick Aguirre, Héctor Moreno, Jesús Corona (7.1), Luis Cárdenas, Jonathan Gonzalez, Kevin Ortega, Víctor López and Luis Ortiz.

Monterrey could not rely on the presence of Joao Rojas (injured).

Substitutions

Monterrey made 2 changes: Maximiliano Meza for Jesús Corona (46′) and Sergio Canales for Joao Rojas (69′).

Best player: Jordi Cortizo​

The most impressive player for Monterrey was Jordi Cortizo.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 43 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 18. He performed 3 crosses.

León – Formation

León
G
Rodolfo Cota 30.Mexico
6.4
D
William Tesillo 6.Colombia
7.0
D
Adonis Frías 22.Argentina
7.3
D
Osvaldo Rodríguez 24.Mexico
6.3
71'
M
Iván Rodríguez 8.Mexico
6.4
75'
M
Elías Hernández 11.Mexico
7.1
56'
M
Omar Fernández 16.Colombia
6.7
55'
M
Alfonso Alvarado 20.Mexico
7.3
M
David Ramírez 28.Mexico
6.6
F
Nicolás López 17.Uruguay
7.1
71'
F
Federico Viñas 18.Uruguay
7.7
45'
Substitutes
G
Alfonso Blanco 1.Mexico
D
Paul Bellón 25.Mexico
D
Óscar Villa 34.Mexico
6.3
71'
D
Luís Cervantes 192.Mexico
M
F. Ambríz 5.Mexico
6.3
55'
M
Lucas Daniel Romero 29.Argentina
6.7
75'
M
H. Uribe 195.Mexico
4.6
56' 66'
M
Sebastian Santos 197.Mexico
F
Ángel Mena 13.Ecuador
7.1
71'

León started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).

Nicolás Ricardo Larcamón played with: Rodolfo Cota (6.4), Adonis Frías (7.3), William Tesillo (7.0), Osvaldo Rodríguez (6.3), Omar Fernández (6.7), David Ramírez (6.6), José Rodríguez (6.4), Elías Hernández (7.1), Nico López (7.1), Federico Viñas (7.7) and José Alvarado (7.3).

They had on the bench: Alfonso Blanco, Fidel Ambríz (6.3), Ángel Mena (7.1), Paul Bellón, Lucas Romero (6.7), Oscar Villa (6.3), Jose Salazar, Luís Cervantes, Hector Uribe (4.6) and Sebastian Santos.

León could not rely on the presence of Fidel Ambríz (injured).

Substitutions

León made 5 changes: Nico López for Ángel Mena (71′), Osvaldo Rodríguez for Oscar Villa (71′), Omar Fernández for Fidel Ambríz (55′), Elías Hernández for Héctor Yael Uribe Guevara (56′) and José Rodríguez for Lucas Romero (75′).

Best player: Federico Viñas​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for León was Federico Viñas.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 18 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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