Guadalajara are up for a new test after their 2-0 versus León previously. Cruz Azul are coming to town!
- Guadalajara have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (14) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in Liga MX
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.
Guadalajara form and stats
The story so far in the Liga MX for Guadalajara at their home stadium (Estadio AKRON) is 3 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
The Guadalajara goalkeeper Miguel Jimenez Ponce is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 213 minutes without conceding a goal in the Liga MX.
Guadalajara enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at León's place. The match ended 2-0 with González and Pérez scoring. Midfielder Vega was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.65 (out of ten) in that game. Vega signed up for two assists, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 5 of 5 times.
Before that, Guadalajara had a home game versus Necaxa which ended with a victory 1-0.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 Guadalajara have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 11 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 3 and lost 4.
Guadalajara aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio AKRON in the league, with only {7 goals} from 9 games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Guadalajara are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio AKRON in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Cruz Azul form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Cruz Azul so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-4 (win-draw-lose).
Cruz Azul failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs América that ended with defeat 1-3. That loss was their first after five consecutive league games winning points. Domínguez was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.03. The defender Domínguez won 6 of 8 duels.
A 0-0 draw at León's stadium before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Cruz Azul playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 2 Cruz Azul wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats.
Cruz Azul have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Cruz concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams met each other earlier this season: Cruz Azul - Guadalajara 2-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Guadalajara victories, two draws and six Cruz Azul wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Antuna Romero 6 goals |   E. Vega Rojas 5 goals |  C. Cisneros Barajas 5 goals |
Guadalajara missing players
Cruz Azul missing players
| Guadalajara | Cruz Azul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 17 | 35 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 42 | 16 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 21 | 44 |
| 34 | 15 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 36 | 55 |
| 85% | 80% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 88% | 91% |
| 67% | 53% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 82% | 69% |
| 45% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 71% | 60% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 59% | 40% |
| 9% | 13% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 24% | 17% |
| 58% | 47% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 59% | 54% |
| 36% | 47% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 18% | 31% |
| 21% | 27% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 35% | 23% |
| 5.3 | 6.5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
| 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 15.2 | 16.7 | 15.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 11.3 | 12.5 |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| 26% | 22% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 33% | 30% |
| 14 | 12 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 15.6 | 13.6 |
| 4.3 | 3.9 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 6 | 4.6 |
- Cruz Azul have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cruz Azul have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Guadalajara have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (14) in Liga MX
- Guadalajara have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 38 |
| 2 | Monterrey | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 35 |
| 3 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 33 |
| 4 | Pachuca | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 32 |
| 5 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 30 |
| 6 | Toluca | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 22 | -8 | 24 |
| 8 | Puebla | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | Guadalajara | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| 10 | León | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 22 |
| 11 | Juárez | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 19 |
| 12 | Necaxa | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 19 |
| 13 | Atletico San Luis | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 18 |
| 14 | Mazatlan | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 15 | Tijuana | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -12 | 17 |
| 16 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 14 |
| 17 | Atlas | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 13 |
| 18 | Queretaro | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -17 | 9 |
