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Right then, let's fire up the braai and get stuck into this proper Mexican derby! Monterrey and Tigres UANL are locking horns in what's always a cracking encounter, and the stats are pointing towards goals, goals, goals!
Looking at the league table, these two are neck and neck - Tigres sitting pretty in 2nd with 32 points, while Monterrey are just behind in 5th with 30. Both know a win here could be massive for their title push.
Monterrey's recent form has been a bit up and down, boet. They've been banging them in at home, averaging 2.20 goals per game on their own patch, but their defence has been leakier than a cheap beer cooler. They put four past FC Juarez but then got stuffed 6-2 by Toluca and couldn't find the net against Cruz Azul. That's proper inconsistent!
Tigres, on the other hand, have been more solid. They're averaging 2.00 points per game over their last 10 and have been tight at the back, especially away from home where they're only letting in 0.83 goals per game. But they can score too - just look at that 5-3 hammering of Necaxa!
Now, the head-to-head is where it gets interesting. These two have been evenly matched over 9 meetings (3W-3D-3L), but here's the kicker - both teams have scored in 6 of those 9 games. Recent encounters have been goal fests too: 4-2, 3-3, 2-1, 1-2. Monterrey's home record against Tigres isn't great either - only 1 win in 4 home meetings.
Both sides are averaging around 1.8-2.0 goals per game recently, and with 60% of both teams' recent games seeing both sides score, this looks like a banker for goals. Monterrey will attack at home, Tigres have enough quality to respond, and neither defence looks completely solid.
Time to get the beers in and enjoy the show - both teams should find the net in this one!
