América are prepared for Cruz Azul with hopes of acquiring all three points. Can they? Open our match preview!
- América have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have the most conceded goals (18) in Liga MX
This is a match between two teams close to each other, usually meaning extra nervousness and importance.
It's no vacation for neither América nor Cruz Azul as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
América form and stats
América have collected seven points from their first three Liga MX games here at Estadio Azteca, a promising start. Hopes of three in a row are alive for América after consecutive victories at their own ground.
The América goalkeeper Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magana is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the Liga MX.
América enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Pachuca's place. The match ended 3-0 with Martín, Rodríguez and Zendejas scoring. The striker Martín bested all teammates in that match and got a match rating of 8.04 out of 10. Martín scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Pumas UNAM with a 3-0 scoreline.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for América as they are travelling to their away game against Querétaro in the Liga MX. That match is three days after this one.
Defensively América have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 3 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cruz Azul form and stats
1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Cruz Azul playing as the away team in the Liga MX this season. It's a growing despair in Cruz as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
Cruz Azul might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Tijuana proved too strong as Cruz Azul slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Azteca. Midfield player Rivero was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.71/10. Rivero scored one goal, hit two key passes and had 27 successful passes (of 31 total).
A loss against Toluca was the result prior to that, in a home game.Cruz Azul have scored 5 goals on their travels this season, from 4 away games in the league. The Cruz manager Camblor has some worries about the defense as 9 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Cruz Azul have not lost in the last 7 games (4-3-0) facing América.Top Goalscorers
  H. Martín Mex 5 goals |  J. Rodríguez Portillo 3 goals | R. Sánchez Guerrero 1 goals |
América missing players
Cruz Azul missing players
| América | Cruz Azul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 88% | 67% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 89% |
| 75% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 78% |
| 62% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 78% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 75% | 56% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 67% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 25% | 33% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 22% |
| 4.8 | 4.7 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.8 | 4.2 |
| 4.2 | 3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| 1.8 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15.2 | 18.7 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 10.5 | 12.1 |
| 5.4 | 5.3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 2.5 | 4 |
| 30% | 19% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 50% | 33% |
| 11.9 | 9.3 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 21 | 14.5 | 14.1 |
| 3.8 | 1.7 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
- América have not yet lost a game at home.
- América have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have the most conceded goals (18) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have the most matches over the total-line (7) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Toluca | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Monterrey | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | Tigres UANL | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | Tijuana | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 5 | América | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | Necaxa | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Puebla | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | Pachuca | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Santos Laguna | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | Juarez | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Mazatlan | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Leon | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 9 |
| 13 | Pumas UNAM | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 14 | Atletico San Luis | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 15 | Atlas | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 16 | Cruz Azul | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 17 | Guadalajara | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 18 | Querétaro | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 4 |
