Here's everything you need to learn, and then some, before the Cruz Azul - Mazatlán fixture!
- Cruz Azul have the most conceded goals (31) in Liga MX
- Mazatlán have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Liga MX.
Cruz Azul form and stats
2-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga MX numbers at home for Cruz Azul, who have the most conceded goals (31) in Liga MX, so far this season.
Cruz Azul faced defeat in their previous match, away at Monterrey (2-3). Cruz Azul's goalkeeper Corona was extremely busy against Monterrey, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning eight saves. Midfielder Antuna was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.44 (out of ten) in that game. Antuna scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Before that, Cruz played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Juarez.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Cruz Azul handle that role? We have found 12 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.
Goals, goals, goals? We don't know what will happen in this one, but we do know that 11 of the 13 latest league games with this side has contained at least three goals.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Liga MX game versus León in only four days. This game is also played here at Estadio Azteca.
The Cruz fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 6 league matches. Cruz Azul have conceded 10 from these games.
Mazatlán form and stats
The visitors are W1-D4-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Liga MX. Two points from the last two away games for Mazatlán, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
221 minutes! That's how long the Mazatlán goalkeeper Nicolas Vikonis Mureau and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Mazatlán go into this game after a win, the home game against Atlas that ended 1-0. Those three points felt sweet as this side had gone four league fixtures without victory. Vikonis was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.84. The agile goalkeeper Vikonis topped it up with a clean sheet.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Monterrey that ended 0-0.Mazatlán are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 2 draws and 9 defeats. From a total of 12 matches.
Low-scoring game? 9 of this club's last 12 league fixtures have seen two goals or less.
It's not easy to score on Mazatlán as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last four games between these two teams, there's two Cruz victories, one draw and one Mazatlán win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Bello Gil 3 goals | N. Benedetti Roa 3 goals |  C. Tabó Hornos 2 goals |
Cruz Azul missing players
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| Cruz Azul | Mazatlán | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 31 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 85% | 83% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 77% |
| 85% | 83% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 31% |
| 62% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 38% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 69% | 83% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 62% |
| 15% | 17% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 23% |
| 23% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 23% |
| 3.6 | 5.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.2 | 4 |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 7.5 | 7.1 |
| 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.2 | 12.5 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.6 |
| 3.8 | 5 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 36% | 30% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 34% |
| 14.4 | 13.7 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 17.2 | 15.8 |
| 5.6 | 4.7 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 5 | 5.5 |
- Cruz Azul have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Cruz Azul have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have the most conceded goals (31) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have the most matches over the total-line (11) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have the the worst goal difference (-13) 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.
- Mazatlán have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Mazatlán 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 | America | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 28 |
| 2 | Monterrey | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 28 |
| 3 | Santos Laguna | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 25 |
| 4 | Pachuca | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 25 |
| 5 | Tigres UANL | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| 6 | Toluca | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 22 |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 8 | Necaxa | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -5 | 17 |
| 9 | Puebla | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 16 |
| 10 | Mazatlán | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 15 |
| 11 | León | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 15 |
| 12 | Atlético San Luis | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 15 |
| 13 | Tijuana | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 15 |
| 14 | Juarez | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 13 |
| 15 | Pumas UNAM | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 13 |
| 16 | Cruz Azul | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 21 | -13 | 12 |
| 17 | Atlas | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -8 | 10 |
| 18 | Querétaro | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -12 | 8 |
