Lots of boom and bust for these two participants so far, occupying positions near the midsection of the Liga MX table. Here's the Cruz Azul - León latest:
- Cruz Azul have the most matches over the total-line (14) in Liga MX
Cruz Azul and León should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
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. Ever since the Tijuana game Cruz Azul has been unbeatable here at Estadio Azteca producing four straight wins.
The Cruz fans enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Guadalajara and win 2-1. The victory against Guadalajara came after Estrada's winning goal. The Cruz Azul manager Gutierrez was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 79th minute. Guerrero was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.82 out of 10. The defender Guerrero won 10 of 13 duels.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Pumas UNAM and winning 2-1.Take note that 8 of the latest 10 league games from these players have had at least one goal from each team.
Cruz Azul have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Azteca with 15 goals in 9 league matches. Cruz's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
León form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for León so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-5 (win-draw-lose).
León delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Tijuana in their previous match. As mentioned above, León drew the match against Tijuana. Manager Paiva brought on Alvarado to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked. Midfield player Campbell was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.83/10. Campbell served one assist, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Queretaro.Goal-happy betting people should observe that 9 of this team's 12 latest league rounds have ended with three or more goals.
León's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date registered match involving both these teams is the Cruz Azul - León 2-1 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Cruz victories, two draws and three León wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Di Yorio 8 goals |  V. Dávila Zavala 4 goals |   M. Estrada Martínez 3 goals |
Cruz Azul missing players
León missing players
| Cruz Azul | León | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 26 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 25 |
| 34 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 89% | 94% |
| 88% | 89% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 71% |
| 82% | 78% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 56% | 65% |
| 47% | 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 22% | 41% |
| 29% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 22% | 29% |
| 71% | 78% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 65% |
| 18% | 22% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 22% | 18% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 22% | 24% |
| 4.6 | 6.6 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| 4.3 | 3.9 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 6.9 | 4.9 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 12.1 | 13.8 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 10.4 | 12.1 |
| 4.1 | 5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 37% | 33% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 22% | 33% |
| 13.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 13.9 | 13.4 |
| 5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 5 | 5.1 |
- Cruz Azul have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Cruz Azul have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have the most matches over the total-line (14) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Cruz Azul haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 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 | León | 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 |
