Club de Fútbol Monterrey host Tigres UANL at Estadio BBVA on Sunday in a Liga MX clash that arrives at the club's lowest ebb of form this season. Domènec Torrent's side sit 11th in the table with 9 points from six games, having won three, drawn none and lost three.
A run that hurts
Monterrey's last outing ended in a 2-0 defeat away to Toluca on September 7, with Alexis Vega scoring in the 4th minute and Hélio Júnior Nunes de Castro adding a second in the 70th. Before that, the club drew 2-2 at Club America and lost 1-3 at home to Atletico San Luis, though they did beat Chicago Fire 2-1. Across their last five matches, Monterrey have managed just one win, one draw and three losses.
The opponent and the history
Tigres UANL arrive sitting 15th, on a run of draws themselves: 1-1 with Necaxa and 0-0 with Santos Laguna in their last two league fixtures. The most recent meeting between the two sides went to Tigres, who won 1-0 on March 8. Monterrey enter this derby seven points behind leaders Club America, still holding a positive goal difference of 13 scored to 10 conceded.
Torrent's starting eleven against Toluca lined up in a 4-2-3-1, with Esteban Andrada in goal and Hector Cuypers leading the attack alongside Jesus Corona. Fans can check the full group on our squad page or track the rest of the Apertura calendar on the fixtures page ahead of kickoff at Estadio BBVA.
