A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 4th and 16th place in the table will show on the pitch.
Cruz Azul and Morelia 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
Cruz Azul are steadily winning games and points here at Estadio Azteca. 5 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 7 games. Ever since the Alebrijes de Oaxaca game Cruz Azul has been unbeatable here at Estadio Azteca producing four straight wins.Happy days for Cruz Azul in their previous game, a Liga MX match away at Lobos BUAP that ended with a 4-1 victory. Ahead of that match, Cruz Azul won a home game hosting Pumas UNAM (2-1).
A decent goal production from Cruz Azul in their home games so far, with 13 goals from 7 matches. From these home matches, Cruz Azul have conceded only 6 goals.
Morelia form and stats
Morelia have only collected 4 points from their away games after 0-4-3 (7 played). It's three draws from Morelia's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Liga MX home defeat versus Tijuana with 1-4 on the scoreboard. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Tigres UANL that ended 3-3.
The attacking power of Morelia when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored in 7 matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Morelia have conceded 12 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Morelia - Cruz Azul 0-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Cruz Azul 4 wins, 3 draws and Morelia 3 victories.Top Goalscorers
 
M. Caraglio
15 goals / 1 assists
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E. Hernández
9 goals / 6 assists
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M. Sansores
9 goals / 3 assists
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Cruz Azul missing players
Morelia missing players
| Cruz Azul | Morelia | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs
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Statistic | Away vs
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Away | Total |
| 39 | 19 | 6 | Played | 5 | 16 | 33 |
| 21 | 14 | 4 | Won | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | Drew | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 55 | 33 | 12 | Scored | 8 | 20 | 42 |
| 31 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | 10 | 27 | 56 |
| 92% | 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 94% |
| 72% | 68% | 83% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 81% | 85% |
| 36% | 53% | 50% | Over 2.5 | 80% | 62% | 58% |
| 13% | 11% | 17% | Over 3.5 | 40% | 38% | 39% |
| 8% | 11% | 17% | Over 4.5 | 20% | 12% | 18% |
| 44% | 42% | 50% | BTTS | 80% | 62% | 64% |
| 41% | 47% | 33% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 12% | 18% |
| 23% | 16% | 17% | Failed To Score | 20% | 31% | 24% |
| 4.2 | 4.1 | 5.2 | Corners For (avg) | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | 5.2 | 5.9 | 5.1 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Red Cards | 3 | 6 | 8 |
- Morelia is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
- Cruz Azul is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| 23-02-19 |
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Veracruz | 1 - 1 | Cruz Azul |
| 02-03-19 |
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Cruz Azul | 2 - 1 | Necaxa |
| 09-03-19 |
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Atlas | 0 - 2 | Cruz Azul |
| 16-03-19 |
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Cruz Azul | 4 - 1 | Pachuca |
| 31-03-19 |
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Monterrey | 2 - 2 | Cruz Azul |
| 06-04-19 |
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Cruz Azul | 3 - 0 | Queretaro |
| 14-04-19 |
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América | 0 - 0 | Cruz Azul |
| 21-04-19 |
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Cruz Azul | 2 - 1 | Pumas UNAM |
| 28-04-19 |
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Lobos BUAP | 1 - 4 | Cruz Azul |
| 04-05-19 |
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Cruz Azul | 22:00 | Morelia |
| 02-03-19 |
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Morelia | 2 - 2 | América |
| 10-03-19 |
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Pumas UNAM | 2 - 2 | Morelia |
| 13-03-19 |
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Morelia | 0 - 1 | Tijuana |
| 16-03-19 |
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Morelia | 1 - 1 | Lobos BUAP |
| 30-03-19 |
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Morelia | 2 - 3 | Leon |
| 06-04-19 |
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Puebla | 1 - 1 | Morelia |
| 14-04-19 |
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Morelia | 1 - 0 | Guadalajara |
| 21-04-19 |
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Tigres UANL | 3 - 3 | Morelia |
| 27-04-19 |
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Morelia | 1 - 4 | Tijuana |
| 04-05-19 |
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Cruz Azul | 22:00 | Morelia |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | León | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 26 | 38 |
| 2 | Tigres UANL | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 34 |
| 3 | Monterrey | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 30 |
| 4 | Cruz Azul | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 29 |
| 5 | Pachuca | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | América | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| 7 | Necaxa | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | Tijuana | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 25 |
| 9 | Puebla | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 24 |
| 10 | Toluca | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 22 |
| 11 | Lobos BUAP | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 20 |
| 12 | Santos Laguna | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -5 | 19 |
| 13 | Guadalajara | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 18 |
| 14 | Pumas UNAM | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 17 |
| 15 | Atlas | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 16 |
| 16 | Morelia | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -11 | 12 |
| 17 | Querétaro | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 18 | -18 | 11 |
| 18 | Veracruz | 16 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 23 | -25 | 4 |
