This promises to be quite the appealing contest at Estadio Azteca in the Liga MX. Cruz Azul is in 11th place and welcome Necaxa in 4th place. Read about the match here!
- Cruz Azul have the most matches over the total-line (4) in Liga MX
- Necaxa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Cruz Azul form and stats
The story so far in the Liga MX for Cruz Azul at their home stadium (Estadio Azteca) is 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
An away draw last time out for Cruz Azul, facing Atletico San Luis in a game that ended 0-0. Jurado, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.0 out of 10 in that game. Jurado topped it up with a clean sheet.
In the match before that, Cruz hosted Puebla and drew the game 2-2.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 4 times, drawn 4 and lost 4.
At Estadio Azteca, Cruz Azul has the goal stats of 3-4 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Necaxa form and stats
Things could have gone better for Necaxa in their Liga MX away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Necaxa goalkeeper Luis Angel Malagon Velazquez is eager to challenge this, with his 252 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
The supporters enjoyed Necaxa's previous fixture versus Pachuca (placed 6th), a 2-0 win played at home. Formiliano, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.25. Formiliano served one assist, hit one key pass and won 5 of 8 duels.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Juarez.Necaxa are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 14 matches.
2 goals so far away for Necaxa, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the prior ten meetings between these two participants are: five wins for Cruz, two draws and three wins for Necaxa. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  S. Giménez 5 goals |  M. Giménez 3 goals |  R. Baca Miranda 1 goals |
Cruz Azul missing players
Necaxa missing players
| Cruz Azul | Necaxa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | 4 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 60% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 20% |
| 3 | 5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.5 | 4.8 |
| 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.5 | 5.4 |
| 2.6 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2 | 3.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.2 | 15 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 14 | 11.4 |
| 3.8 | 5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.5 | 3.2 |
| 42% | 30% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 22% | 38% |
| 14.2 | 14.5 | 14.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 15.5 | 13.4 |
| 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.5 | 3.8 |
- All of Cruz Azul's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Cruz Azul have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have the most matches over the total-line (4) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Cruz Azul have yet to win a game at home.
- Necaxa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Necaxa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Cruz Azul | Last season | Necaxa | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 20 | Played | P | 18 | 35 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 5 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Lost | L | 7 | 17 | ||
| 44 | 22 | Scored | S | 20 | 38 | ||
| 40 | 23 | Conceded | C | 21 | 44 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 94% | ||
| 63% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 72% | 66% | ||
| 34% | 35% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 51% | ||
| 18% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 11% | 14% | ||
| 8% | 5% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 6% | ||
| 53% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 56% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 28% | 29% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 28% | 37% | ||
| 4.3 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 10.9 | 12.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 13.5 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.7 | ||
| 32% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 23% | ||
| 13.4 | 12.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.6 | 12.4 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 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 | Monterrey | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | Toluca | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Tigres UANL | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Necaxa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Puebla | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Pachuca | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Pumas UNAM | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Tijuana | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Leon | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Juarez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Cruz Azul | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 12 | Atletico San Luis | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 13 | Santos Laguna | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 14 | Guadalajara | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 15 | America | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 16 | Atlas | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 17 | Mazatlan | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 18 | Queretaro | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 2 |
