The first of two encounters in the CONCACAF Champions League 8th Finals, as the hometeam Portmore United will try to edge Cruz Azul in their own ballpark.
Cruz Azul could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Liga MX game only three sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Guadalajara. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Portmore United form and stats
7-1-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Portmore United so far this season. The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Portmore United has won their last four matches. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Ferdie Neita Sports Complex.
Portmore United enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Dunbeholden's place. The match ended 4-1 with R. Morris, S. Smith and C. Willis (2) scoring. Previous to that game, a Premier League home match hosting Jamalco in a game that was won 5-0.
A decent goal production from Portmore United in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 13 league matches. 14 goals have been conceded.
Cruz Azul form and stats
Cruz Azul are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Liga MX, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).
Two travels in a row for Cruz Azul, whose manager R. Siboldi Badiola could celebrate last time after the Liga MX win against Guadalajara. Before that, Cruz Azul secured a home win against Pachuca with the score 3-1.
Cruz Azul goalie Jesús Corona was high and low in the Guadalajara game, contributing eight saves towards the victory.
A new game in only four days for Cruz Azul, the Liga MX home match versus Tigres UANL. Busy days.
Cruz Azul have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 6 goals from 3 away matches. Cruz Azul have conceded 6 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Rodríguez Portillo 12 goals |  M. Caraglio 5 goals |   R. Smith 4 goals |
Portmore United missing players
Cruz Azul missing players
| Portmore United | Cruz Azul | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 35 | 20 | Scored | S | 14 | 41 | ||
| 26 | 14 | Conceded | C | 20 | 35 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 72% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 20% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 16% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 241 | 140 | Total Shots | T S | 158 | 348 | ||
| 86 | 51 | Shots on Target | S O | 41 | 103 | ||
| 38% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Waterhouse | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 43 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 50 |
| 2 | Mount Pleasant Academy | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 44 |
| 3 | Portmore United | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 42 |
| 4 | Humble Lions | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 42 |
| 5 | Arnett Gardens | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 2 | 39 |
| 6 | Dunbeholden | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 36 |
| 7 | Tivoli Gardens | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -1 | 33 |
| 8 | Cavalier | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 32 |
| 9 | Harbour View | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | -9 | 32 |
| 10 | Molynes United | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -15 | 27 |
| 11 | UWI | 25 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -15 | 18 |
| 12 | Jamalco | 26 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 29 | -20 | 18 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Pumas UNAM | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | América | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Leon | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Querétaro | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Juárez | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Cruz Azul | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | Atlético San Luis | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 8 | Necaxa | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Santos Laguna | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 8 |
| 10 | Tigres UANL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Pachuca | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 12 | Toluca | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 13 | Guadalajara | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 14 | Tijuana | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 15 | Atlas | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| 16 | Morelia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 5 |
| 17 | Puebla | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 18 | Monterrey | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 3 |