Round 1 of Liga MX and the Gigantes del Norte open at home against a Santos Laguna side they know well. Monterrey carry three absentees - Salcedo, Jorge Rodriguez and Oliver Torres - but the Estadio BBVA crowd and a familiar opponent set the stage for a statement performance.
The head-to-head record is striking: Monterrey have won 4 of the last 5 meetings, keeping 3 clean sheets in those 5 games. Santos BTTS count in that same run is just 1 in 5. Santos' recent form shows only 1 BTTS in their last 5 outings, while Monterrey's last 5 produced 4 over 2.5 games - this is a side that plays in open, attacking fashion.
At 1.57 the home win is not short, and with Santos' lone Liga MX win over Monterrey being a 3-0 away result that looks like an outlier, I'll back Rayados at home. Verdict: Monterrey HOME at 1.57.
The numbers behind the tip
Form · last five
Goals per game · last five
Head-to-head · last five
| 27.04.26 | Liga MX | 3–0 | O2.5 |
| 28.09.25 | Liga MX | 1–0 | U2.5 |
| 03.03.25 | Liga MX | 4–2 | O2.5 |
| 15.09.24 | Liga MX | 0–2 | U2.5 |
| 22.01.24 | Liga MX | 0–2 | U2.5 |
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