Per Odds Portal Monterrey leads a tight top of the Clausura deep into the he second half. Who will hold first place going into the postseason tournament? Monterrey has the lead closely followed by Club América and Toluca.
How do the teams play rank at this time? Let's go over the details surrounding that question.
1. Monterrey leads in first place with 28 points. Next they play Chivas de Guadalajara.
2. Second place belongs to Club América. They come in with only allowing a league lowest six goals against.
3. Toluca is one of only three teams with a plus ten goals differential. They round out the top three. Next they play a tough opponent in fifth place Pachuca.
4. Cruz Azul is tied for fourth with Pachuca. They do lead with a better goal differential and less goals allowed.
5. Fifth on the list and tied for fourth this season is Pachuca. They have scored more goals than Cruz Azul but also have allowed more and have a worse goal differential.
6. In sixth place sits Necaxa and they are tied with Tigres . Necaxa earns this spot due to their recent win over Cruz Azul.
7. Tigres UANL is next. They are coming off a 5-1 victory over Mazatlán. Their next match is Friday, March 29 verses Puebla.
8. In eighth sits Querétero. Tied with León in points, this team is coming off two straight wins.
9. León has captured ninth place on the list. León has done quite well recently in getting three wins and a tie in their last five matches. Next they face a rough opportunity in playing against Necaxa.
10. Pumas UNAM is in tenth and they are tied with Chivas de Guadalajara. They have scored four more goals than Chivas this season.
11. Chivas de Guadalajara sits in eleventh though they beat tenth place Pumas UNAM head to head. Next for Guadalajara is a telling match versus first place Monterrey.
12. Twelfth place is the last Final Series Play-off spot; in hat spot would belong to Santos Laguna if the playoffs began today. That seeding should improve after they face Juárez soon.
13. San Luis has thirteen points and sits just one point out of the last spot for the postseason tournament. Will they get it going against Club América Friday, March 29? That win would be unexpected and really help.
14. Atlas is having a lousy campaign. They are four points out of contention. Next for Atlas is a match against Querétero on March 31.
15. Mazatlán sits in fifteenth. Not much positive to say here; their minus nine goal differential certainly is not positive. Can they follow up a 5-1 loss to Tigres UANL with a win over Club Tijuana?
16. Sixteenth place is third to last and it belongs to a m agent Club Tijuana unit. They come off a rather decent run of four consecutive ties. Will they continue that pattern and draw against Mazatlán?
17. Coming in at second to last in Liga MX is none other than Juárez. They hold one of only two negative ten goals differentials. They won their last match against Puebla. Next they face Santos Laguna on March 32.
18. Last place belongs to Puebla who boasts only one win. They have a league worst goal differential of negative nineteen to go along with a league high 31 goals allowed. They look to improve their play in the upcoming game verses Tigres UANL March 29.