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Liga MX · Matchday 17

Pumas vs Monterrey: Match Preview & Stats

Pumas crest Pumas
vs
Monterrey crest Monterrey
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Ciudad de México

Our picks

Model predictions are published 48 hours before kick-off

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Our record

  • Pumas: 2 of 4 right
  • Monterrey: 2 of 4 right

Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.

Match facts

Competition
Liga MX, Matchday 17
Kick-off
Local time
19:00 (Mexico City time)
Venue
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Ciudad de México
Since last match
Pumas: 13 days (Liga MX) · CF América (2‑2) Monterrey: 7 days (Liga MX) · Querétaro FC
Next match
Pumas: not scheduled yet Monterrey: not scheduled yet

Last starting XI

Pumas 4-4-2

  1. 1 Navas
  2. 7 López
  3. 6 Silva
  4. 5 Duarte
  5. 2 Bennevendo
  6. 21 Antuna
  7. 8 Carrasquilla
  8. 45 Vite
  9. 10 Huerta
  10. 31 Morales
  11. 23 Juninho

Coach: Esteban Solari vs CF América, 2-2 · Liga MX · 8 Nov

Monterrey 4-2-3-1

  1. 1 Andrada
  2. 2 Chávez
  3. 4 Guzmán
  4. 13 Salcedo
  5. 3 Arteaga
  6. 8 Torres
  7. 25 Pineda
  8. 18 Garza
  9. 9 Rossi
  10. 7 Ocampos
  11. 9 Cuypers

Coach: Matías Almeyda at Toluca, 0-4 · Liga MX · 8 Nov

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

Pumas

  • DF Cristian CalderónInjured · Doubtful
  • MF Sebastián CórdovaInjured · Late April 2027
  • FW José MaciasInjured · Early November 2026 (date passed)

Monterrey

  • FW Uroš DjurdjevicInjured · Doubtful

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

Pumas

Low impact
Missing attack share 0.0%
Missing minutes share 0.0%
3 players out

Monterrey

Low impact
Missing attack share 1.0%
Missing minutes share 1.0%
1 player out

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 10 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)

Pumas Monterrey
Box & Territory Pressure 44 50
Set-Piece & Corner Threat 47 51
Finishing Efficiency 62 89
Defensive & Goalkeeper Wall 23 50
Underlying Play Power 40 54
Pumas Balanced (results match underlying play)
Monterrey Playing above results (positive regression candidate)

OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 10 matches before kick-off.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

Pumas

When scoring first 57% won · 100% unbeaten (7 matches)
When conceding first 43% points rescued · 14% won (7 matches)
1st Half: 42% 2nd Half: 58%
First 15': 12% Last 15' (76-90'): 25%

Monterrey

When scoring first 86% won · 100% unbeaten (7 matches)
When conceding first 14% points rescued · 0% won (7 matches)
1st Half: 69% 2nd Half: 31%
First 15': 15% Last 15' (76-90'): 12%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

Pumas

  1. 1. FW Robert Morales 4G · 1A
    Team attack 18.0% Team shots 17.0%
  2. 2. FW Juninho 6G · 1A
    Team attack 18.0% Team shots 13.0%
  3. 3. MF César Huerta 2G · 1A
    Team attack 11.0% Team shots 17.0%

Monterrey

  1. 1. FW Lucas Ocampos 2G · 2A
    Team attack 17.0% Team shots 22.0%
  2. 2. FW Hugo Cuypers 4G · 0A
    Team attack 17.0% Team shots 13.0%
  3. 3. MF Diego Rossi 3G · 0A
    Team attack 11.0% Team shots 12.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

Pumas Monterrey
Over 1.5 goals 10/10 7/10
Over 2.5 goals 7/10 5/10
Over 3.5 goals 4/10 4/10
Both teams scored 8/10 5/10
Clean sheet 0/10 2/10
Failed to score 2/10 4/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 1.6 / 1.8 1.3 / 1.7

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

Pumas

  • D 2-2 vs CF América (H) Liga MX · 8 Nov
  • W 2-1 at Puebla (A) Liga MX · 31 Oct
  • D 1-1 vs Tigres (H) Liga MX · 25 Oct
  • L 0-2 at Santos Laguna (A) Liga MX · 22 Oct
  • W 2-1 at Atlante (A) Liga MX · 17 Oct

Monterrey

  • L 0-4 at Toluca (A) Liga MX · 8 Nov
  • D 3-3 vs Tijuana (H) Liga MX · 1 Nov
  • L 0-1 vs Chivas (H) Liga MX · 25 Oct
  • W 4-1 at Puebla (A) Liga MX · 22 Oct
  • W 2-1 vs Pachuca (H) Liga MX · 19 Oct

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

Pumas

Monterrey

Goals in each 15-minute period, Liga MX this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

Pumas

Player G A
Juninho (2 pens) 9 1
Robert Morales (1 pen) 5 4
César Huerta 2 1
Rodrigo López 1 3
Guillermo Martínez 1 1

Monterrey

Player G A
Lucas Ocampos (2 pens) 7 3
Hugo Cuypers (1 pen) 6 1
Diego Rossi 5 3
Jesús Corona 2 2
Roberto de la Rosa 2 0

Goals and assists in the Liga MX this season.

Corners and yellow cards

Pumas Monterrey
  • 4.9 Corners won 6.6
  • 4.8 Corners conceded 3.5
  • 1.7 Yellow cards 2.0
  • 1.6 Opponents' yellow cards 1.7

Per match in the Liga MX this season. Average per club and match: 5.5 corners, 1.9 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

PumasMonterrey
Attack 65 82 1.5 goals per match this season1.7 goals per match this season
Defence 65 59 1.6 conceded per match this season1.7 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Liga MX clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

1771Elo #146 Elo rating 1755Elo #167

Head-to-head

11Pumas wins
10draws
20Monterrey wins

41 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 22 Feb 2026 · Liga MX Pumas 2-0 Monterrey
  • 19 Oct 2025 · Liga MX Monterrey 1-1 Pumas
  • 17 Mar 2025 · Liga MX Pumas 1-3 Monterrey
  • 1 Dec 2024 · Liga MX Pumas 3-5 Monterrey
  • 29 Nov 2024 · Liga MX Monterrey 1-0 Pumas

Table

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Cruz Azul 16 1024 37:26 +11 32
2 CF América 16 862 38:23 +15 30
3 Chivas 16 862 26:15 +11 30
4 Toluca 16 763 35:21 +14 27
5 Atlas 16 835 27:30 -3 27
6 Santos Laguna 16 817 23:20 +3 25
7 León 16 655 23:21 +2 23
8 Pachuca 16 646 29:20 +9 22
9 Tijuana 16 574 25:22 +3 22
10 Monterrey 15 636 26:25 +1 21
11 Pumas 16 565 24:26 -2 21
12 Querétaro FC 15 627 18:23 -5 20
13 Puebla 16 547 19:23 -4 19
14 Atlético de San Luis 16 547 19:24 -5 19
15 Tigres 16 367 17:25 -8 15
16 Atlante 16 358 16:26 -10 14
17 Necaxa 16 349 17:28 -11 13
18 FC Juárez 16 3211 13:34 -21 11

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

Season projection

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Where these two clubs are projected to finish in the Liga MX: average points, likely range and chances.

ClubPts Avg ptsLikely 1stLiguilla
Pumas 21
Monterrey 21

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