Glory for the home side, the away team with a heroic away win or an exciting draw? It's all up in the air when the mid-table inhabitants Cruz Azul and Puebla duel at Estadio Azteca.
- Cruz Azul have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Liga MX
- Puebla have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Liga MX
It's no vacation for neither Cruz nor Puebla as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Cruz Azul form and stats
3 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Cruz Azul have to build on here at Estadio Azteca in the Liga MX. The Cruz Azul manager Guzmán might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
The Cruz Azul coach Guzmán and his gang return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Tigres UANL. Giménez, who usually features in attack, was the highest rated player for the side in that game, scoring a rating of 7.43 (out of 10). Giménez served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that game, the home loss against Santos Laguna with the scoreline 1-2.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 have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 17 games) they have won nine times, drawn four and lost four.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the CONCACAF Champions League game versus Montreal Impact in only four days. This game is also played here at Estadio Azteca.
The Cruz Azul fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 8 matches. From these home matches, Cruz have conceded only 7 goals. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Puebla form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga MX travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. Puebla have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
Puebla delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Juárez in their previous fixture. Midfielder Reyes was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.45. Reyes dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 39 successful passes (of 45 total).
Preceding that game was the away victory against Guadalajara with the score of 3-2.We have checked recent matches where Puebla have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 16 games were six victories, three draws and seven defeats.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
The two teams involved faced each other before this season: Puebla - Cruz 1-1. Data for the former ten meetings between these two contenders are: two wins for Cruz Azul, six draws and two wins for Puebla. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.Top Goalscorers
  S. Giménez 6 goals | C. Tabó Hornos 6 goals | B. Angulo Tenorio 5 goals |
Cruz Azul missing players
Puebla missing players
| Cruz Azul | Puebla | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 28 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 36 | 17 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 34 |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 27 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 77% | 85% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 79% |
| 42% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 8% | 21% |
| 23% | 15% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 8% | 14% |
| 12% | 8% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 8% | 4% |
| 62% | 54% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 33% | 50% |
| 31% | 31% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 42% | 32% |
| 15% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 25% | 18% |
| 4.2 | 5.1 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
| 4.7 | 4.8 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 6.7 | 5.4 |
| 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 10.7 | 12.1 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 12 | 13.3 |
| 4 | 4.8 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| 35% | 27% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 28% |
| 12.9 | 12.2 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.3 | 15.8 | 12.6 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 5.4 | 3.9 |
- Cruz Azul have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Puebla have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Liga MX
- Puebla have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Puebla haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | América | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 35 |
| 2 | Atlas | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 29 |
| 3 | León | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 4 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 28 |
| 5 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | Toluca | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Puebla | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Monterrey | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 22 |
| 10 | Guadalajara | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 21 |
| 12 | Atletico San Luis | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Mazatlán | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 14 | Necaxa | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 15 | Pachuca | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Juárez | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -11 | 16 |
| 17 | Querétaro | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 15 |
| 18 | Tijuana | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -11 | 15 |
