Struggling Atlas will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Cruz Azul in the upcoming league round. It’s 18th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Atlas form and stats
Atlas have played three Liga MX home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
The fans are hoping that Atlas will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Liga MX game against León (placed 2nd). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Querétaro in a game that was won 1-0.
Atlas are traveling soon after this match as the Liga MX match at Monterrey awaits in three days.
Atlas has scored 3 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. Atlas have conceded 4 in these home matches.
Cruz Azul form and stats
Things could have gone better for Cruz Azul in their Liga MX away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Cruz are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the Liga MX against Necaxa (placed 12th). Preceding that game was the away victory against Atlético San Luis with the score of 3-1.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Pachuca in just four days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Cruz have scored 4 goals in 3 league games away. As opposed to that, Cruz have seen the ball go into their own net 3 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Atlas wins - draws - Cruz Azul wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Rodríguez Portillo 6 goals |  V. Malcorra 2 goals | J. Escobar Chena 2 goals |
Atlas missing players
Cruz Azul missing players
| Atlas | Cruz Azul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 86% |
| 57% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 43% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 71% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 43% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 43% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 14% |
| 4.6 | 3.7 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9 | 8.3 | 7.4 |
| 4.3 | 3.7 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.3 | 4 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 66 | 32 | 25 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 36 | 99 |
| 16 | 8 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 11 | 27 |
| 38% | 38% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 36% | 52% |
- Atlas has the fewest scored goals in the second half (1)
- Atlas have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Cruz Azul has the the best goal difference (+9)
- Cruz Azul have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Cruz Azul have scored more than double the goals of Atlas.
- Cruz Azul haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| 2 | León | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | Pumas UNAM | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | America | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Monterrey | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 | Toluca | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 12 |
| 7 | Pachuca | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Puebla | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | Tigres UANL | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | Guadalajara | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 11 | Santos Laguna | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 8 |
| 12 | Necaxa | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| 13 | Querétaro | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Tijuana | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -7 | 7 |
| 15 | Juárez | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 6 |
| 16 | Mazatlan | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 17 | Atlético San Luis | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 18 | Atlas | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 5 |