Matchday 15 of the Torneo Clausura in Mexico will close this Sunday with an attractive match between Monterrey and Santos.
Monterrey can secure their direct passage to the quarterfinals with just one point, but they will go out to win in front of their fans.
Santos is on the tightrope and, despite playing at the leader’s home, they have to win because their classification is in trouble.
When:
Sunday, April 16 at 9:10 pm ET at the BBVA Bancomer stadium
Moneyline odds:
Monterrey -170
Santos +430
Draw Offs:
+330
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Why Bet on Monterrey?
Last weekend Monterrey lost its long unbeaten streak of 12 games by falling to América 2-1 in a match where goalkeeper Esteban Andrada made a serious mistake and midfielder Joao Rojas missed a penalty. However, with 34 points they are still first in the tournament and with an advantage of 6 points. They only need to get 1 more point to be able to ensure their passage to the next phase directly.
Víctor Vucetich’s team has 6 consecutive home wins and continues to be the top contender for the title, but they know that it is important to get a direct berth to the quarterfinals and take advantage of the last two dates to rest their players. Among the absences that will be this weekend is that of the goalkeeper Andrada, sent off against América. Luis Cárdenas will be his replacement.
In their last 2 home games, Rayados scored 7 goals and conceded none.
Why Bet on Santos?
Bad moment for Santos. In the absence of 3 games to finish the tournament, the Torreón team is in 12th position with 16 points. Right now they are taking the last place in the playoffs, but they will face 3 teams that are above them in the table, so it will be more difficult and they have to get as many points as possible.
They have only managed 1 point out of the last 9, and it was in a goalless draw against Necaxa, who is further down, and the falls were very resounding: a 4-1 with León and a 1-4 against Pachuca. Therefore, they have only scored 2 goals in their last 3 games and conceded 8.
Only Mazatlán (33) has conceded more goals than them (31), even though Carlos Acevedo is a great goalkeeper and is being called up to the Mexican National Team. Juan Brunetta, who had started the tournament very well, has dropped his level a lot, and that has affected the team: he has gone 5 games without scoring or assisting.
Final Betting Analysis: Monterrey vs. Santos Laguna
A Santos in need visits the leader Monterrey, but from a soccer point of view, there are no arguments for them to beat Rayados, who are very solid in all their lines, although they will not have their starting goalkeeper, we believe that the team of Vucetich will be the one who takes the 3 points.
At MyBookie.ag we find that Monterrey is the favorite of the match with a Moneyline of -170, while Santos has +430, and the draw is +330.
Their previous encounter for Liga MX was on July 3 of last year, and Santos won 4-3 in a great match with goals from Fernando Gorriarán, Félix Torres, Harold Preciado, and Brian Lozano. At the BBVA Bancomer, the last winner was Monterrey with a solitary goal from Luis Romo. Santos won a league match on the road versus Rayados for the last time on February 20, 1999.
Go for a straight win for Monterrey in the Moneyline. If you bet $100 on the win at -170, you will gain $59 for a total payout of $159.
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