Which team will go home victorious when Juárez go to play Cruz Azul? In this game guide you'll find all the relevant information and statistics required to enjoy the game more.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
These are hectic days for the host team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Liga MX. Thankfully the previous game, versus Atlas, was also a home game here at Estadio Azteca. The away team is better rested.
Cruz Azul form and stats
When playing at home in the Liga MX, Cruz Azul have managed 5 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 9 games.
A nice win for Cruz last time playing, versus Atlas. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Lotti scoring for the victors. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Ferretti when Lotti scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute. Defender Domínguez got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.63/10. Domínguez hit two key passes and won 6 of 11 duels.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Puebla and winning 3-1.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Cruz Azul have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 12 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 3 and lost 4.
A decent goal production from Cruz in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 9 league matches. 12 goals have been conceded.
Juárez form and stats
Juárez have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Liga MX, after 2-2-4 (8 played).
Molina was the last player to score for the away team. Juárez haven't scored a league goal in the last 188 minutes. Juárez have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Alfredo Talavera Diaz. It's been 249 minutes since they last conceded in Liga MX.
Juárez's last game was the home draw against Leon (0-0). Defender Salcedo was the best team player with a rating of 7.63. Salcedo won 4 of 4 duels.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Tigres UANL.We have checked recent matches where Juárez have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 16 games were 4 victories, 2 draws and 10 defeats.
Goal-happy betting people should observe that 8 of this team's 10 most recent league games have ended with three goals or more.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Juárez as they have only managed to score 6 times from 8 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date recorded match involving both these contenders is the Juárez - Cruz 2-2 played not long ago this season. Cruz Azul-Juárez H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Cruz Azul five wins, Juárez one win, two draws. three of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  G. Fernández Leites 8 goals |  A. Medina Camacho 5 goals |   G. Carneiro Méndez 4 goals |
Cruz Azul missing players
Juárez missing players
| Cruz Azul | Juárez | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 10 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 35 | 19 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 29 |
| 47 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 32 |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 85% | 88% |
| 74% | 64% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 62% | 69% |
| 67% | 57% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 46% | 46% |
| 41% | 21% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 23% | 23% |
| 22% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 8% |
| 59% | 57% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 38% | 54% |
| 22% | 36% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 31% | 23% |
| 26% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 46% | 35% |
| 5.2 | 6.2 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5 |
| 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | 13.9 | 15.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.8 |
| 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| 31% | 30% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 30% | 33% |
| 13.5 | 11.9 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 14.5 | 12.9 |
| 4.8 | 3.5 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | America | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 38 |
| 2 | Monterrey | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 35 |
| 3 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 33 |
| 4 | Pachuca | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 32 |
| 5 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 30 |
| 6 | Toluca | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 22 | -8 | 24 |
| 8 | Puebla | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | Guadalajara | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| 10 | Leon | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 22 |
| 11 | Juárez | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 19 |
| 12 | Necaxa | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 19 |
| 13 | Atletico San Luis | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 18 |
| 14 | Mazatlan | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 15 | Tijuana | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -12 | 17 |
| 16 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 14 |
| 17 | Atlas | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 13 |
| 18 | Queretaro | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -17 | 9 |
