Cruz Azul manager Pedro Caixinha looking for three points in Toluca showdown

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Date: Sun 28.July
Match begins: 02:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Azteca (106187 seats)

Game week two of the Liga MX season and the teams have had a few days to digest the first match. Here's the Cruz Azul - Toluca preview:

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Cruz Azul form and stats

Cruz Azul manager Pedro Caixinha and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Necaxa in the Liga MX. Prior to that, an away loss at América.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Cruz Azul matches with similar probabilities have ended with 2 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat (from seven games).

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Toluca form and stats

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Liga MX home defeat versus Querétaro with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Before that, Toluca secured a home win against Lobos BUAP with the score 4-0.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Toluca when being an outsider away as they are today, we find one match with the visitors losing 0 times, drawing 1 and winning 0 games.

After this away game Toluca return home for a Copa MX game against Zacatepec FC. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 3 Cruz Azul victories, 3 draws and 4 Toluca wins. 2 of these games ended with three goals or more, 8 matches with two goals or less.

Cruz Azul missing players

Toluca missing players

Cruz Azul Toluca
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost 0 0 1
0 0 0 Scored 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded 0 0 2
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 100%
 
4 0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0 5
4 0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 5
1 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 3
1 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 1
Cruz Azul Last season Toluca
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
42 21   Played   18 36
22 15   Won   3 15
11 3   Drew   4 7
9 3   Lost   11 14
58 35   Scored   18 59
35 13   Conceded   33 50
93% 95%   Over 0.5   94% 97%
71% 67%   Over 1.5   83% 86%
36% 48%   Over 2.5   56% 61%
14% 10%   Over 3.5   33% 39%
7% 10%   Over 4.5   17% 17%
45% 43%   BTTS   56% 56%
40% 48%   Clean Sheets   6% 19%
21% 14%   Failed To Score   44% 28%
 
4.3 4.5   Corners For (avg)   5.4 6
4.7 4.3   Corners Against (avg)   5.1 4.6
2 2   Yellow Cards (avg)   2.6 2.6
9 4   Red Cards   8 10
Key stats last season:
  • Cruz Azul have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cruz Azul have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.

Cruz Azul
All Liga MX Club Friendlies Copa MX
All Home Away
04-05-19 LM Cruz Azul 1 - 1 Morelia
10-05-19 LM América 3 - 1 Cruz Azul
12-05-19 LM Cruz Azul 1 - 0 América
06-07-19 CF Cruz Azul 0 - 0 Morelia
21-07-19 LM Necaxa 0 - 0 Cruz Azul
28-07-19 LM Cruz Azul 02:00 Toluca
03-08-19 LM Querétaro 22:00 Cruz Azul
10-08-19 LM Cruz Azul 22:00 Juárez
17-08-19 LM Atlas 02:00 Cruz Azul
25-08-19 LM Cruz Azul - Puebla
Toluca
All CONCACAF Champions League Liga MX Copa MX Club Friendlies
All Home Away
28-04-19 LM Pumas UNAM 2 - 2 Toluca
05-05-19 LM Toluca 4 - 0 Lobos BUAP
07-07-19 CF Santos Laguna 1 - 1 Toluca
11-07-19 CF León 4 - 4 Toluca
21-07-19 LM Toluca 0 - 2 Querétaro
28-07-19 LM Cruz Azul 02:00 Toluca
01-08-19 CM Toluca 00:00 Zacatepec FC
05-08-19 LM Juárez - Toluca
11-08-19 LM Toluca 17:00 América
18-08-19 LM Monterrey 02:00 Toluca

  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 Atlas 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
2 Santos Laguna 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 América 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 León 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
5 Pumas UNAM 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
6 Querétaro 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
7 Tigres UANL 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
8 Tijuana 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
9 Cruz Azul 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
10 Necaxa 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Veracruz 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Pachuca 2 0 1 1 4 6 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 -2 1
13 Juárez 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
14 Atlético San Luis 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
15 Monterrey 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 0
16 Puebla 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
17 Toluca 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
18 Guadalajara 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
19 Morelia 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 4 -3 0

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