A key match in Liga MX as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Cruz Azul in 2nd position and Tigres UANL placed 5th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Tigres UANL, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.
Cruz Azul form and stats
This stadium, Estadio Azteca, has been a fortress for Cruz Azul in the Liga MX so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 5-1-0.
J. Rodriguez was the last player to score a league goal for Cruz Azul and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Cruz Azul haven't scored in 192 minutes.
In their previous game, the manager R. Siboldi Badiola led his Cruz to a defeat in the Liga MX match away at Toluca. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Azteca. Preceding that game was the home draw versus America that ended 0-0.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Cruz Azul have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found three matches with the results: Won three, drawn zero and lost zero.
The Cruz fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 6 league matches. Cruz have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.
Tigres UANL form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the the best goal difference (+11) in Liga MX, on their Liga MX travels is 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Tigres hope to make it five in this match.
405 minutes! That's how long the Tigres goalkeeper Nahuel Ignacio Guzman and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Tigres are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the Liga MX against Atletico San Luis (placed 18th). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Monterrey at their stadium, the result 2-0.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Tigres in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Tigres UANL, two draws and three defeats.
The travelling fans enjoy Tigres UANL's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 6 league matches away. Tigres are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Cruz Azul won four games, five matches ended with a draw and Tigres UANL has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  J. Rodríguez Portillo 10 goals |   A. Gignac 9 goals | S. Giménez 4 goals |
Cruz Azul missing players
Tigres UANL missing players
| Cruz Azul | Tigres UANL | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| 11 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 92% | 83% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 69% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 46% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 38% | 17% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 54% |
| 38% | 83% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 46% |
| 31% | 17% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 199 | 94 | 30 | Total Shots | T S | 24 | 81 | 181 |
| 52 | 24 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 30 | 63 |
| 38% | 46% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 30% | 35% |
- Cruz Azul has the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul has the most clean sheets (5) at home in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have not yet lost a game at home.
- Cruz Azul have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Tigres UANL has the the best goal difference (+11) in Liga MX
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leon | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 30 |
| 2 | Cruz Azul | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 26 |
| 3 | America | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| 4 | Pumas UNAM | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| 5 | Tigres UANL | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | Monterrey | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| 7 | Pachuca | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 8 | Guadalajara | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 9 | Toluca | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -5 | 17 |
| 10 | Santos Laguna | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -2 | 15 |
| 11 | Puebla | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 14 |
| 12 | Juarez | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 14 |
| 13 | Tijuana | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -7 | 14 |
| 14 | Atlas | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 13 |
| 15 | Queretaro | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -2 | 12 |
| 16 | Necaxa | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 12 |
| 17 | Mazatlan | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 10 |
| 18 | Atletico San Luis | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -13 | 8 |