A key match in Liga MX as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Cruz Azul in 4th position and Tigres UANL placed 6th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
- Cruz Azul has the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Liga MX
- Tigres UANL has the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Liga MX
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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Cruz Azul form and stats
Cruz Azul, who have the most clean sheets (5) at home in Liga MX, have performed here at Estadio Azteca this season with 5 wins from 8 Liga MX matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2. The Cruz manager R. Siboldi Badiola might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
A strong away win for Cruz against Tigres UANL the last match, as Luís Romo, Jonathan Rodríguez and Juan Escobar were on target. Preceding that match was a defeat to Pumas UNAM (1-2).
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Cruz handle that role? We have found 15 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are seven wins, four draws and four defeats.
Cruz have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Azteca with 12 goals in 8 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Cruz Azul have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Tigres UANL form and stats
Playing away, Tigres UANL have won 3 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the Liga MX this season.
The manager R. Ferretti was unhappy after their last game, a Liga MX match played at their home ground Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León. Tigres suffered a 1-3 loss to Cruz Azul. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Toluca.
Tigres UANL are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, two draws and three defeats. From a total of eight matches.
Tigres has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 12 goals from 8 games. Tigres have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Tigres UANL - Cruz 1-3, played this season. Cruz Azul-Tigres UANL H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Cruz Azul five wins, Tigres UANL two wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Rodríguez Portillo 13 goals |   A. Gignac 13 goals |  N. López Alonso 6 goals |
Cruz Azul missing players
Tigres UANL missing players
| Cruz Azul | Tigres UANL | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 26 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 30 |
| 17 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | 20 |
| 94% | 88% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 95% |
| 72% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 95% |
| 39% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 38% | 47% |
| 22% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 21% |
| 11% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 5% |
| 39% | 25% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 63% |
| 33% | 62% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 50% | 37% |
| 33% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 5% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | 14.5 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 12.6 | 13.3 |
| 3.8 | 3.9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| 38% | 39% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 35% | 34% |
- Cruz Azul has the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul has the most clean sheets (5) at home in Liga MX
- Tigres UANL has the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Liga MX
- Tigres UANL has the most scored goals in the second half (20) 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 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 40 |
| 2 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 32 |
| 3 | America | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 32 |
| 4 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Monterrey | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 29 |
| 6 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 28 |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 25 |
| 9 | Pachuca | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | Necaxa | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 24 |
| 11 | Toluca | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 | Puebla | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 20 |
| 13 | Juarez | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Mazatlan | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -7 | 16 |
| 15 | Tijuana | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 18 | -15 | 15 |
| 16 | Atlas | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 14 |
| 17 | Queretaro | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 13 |
| 18 | Atletico San Luis | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -19 | 11 |