Guadalajara will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 4 points behind Cruz Azul.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Cruz Azul play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artifical turf. Recent stats for Cruz Azul when playing on artifical turf are 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat from five matches. They have scored 9 goals and conceded 7 times in these games.
Guadalajara form and stats
Guadalajara have collected 12 points from their Liga MX home games so far after 3-3-1. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Guadalajara after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Guadalajara's last game was hosting Atlas (placed 15th) and winning 3-2. 0-0 away at Tijuana before that.
Guadalajara has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Guadalajara have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cruz Azul form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga MX travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Cruz aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 282 league minutes without a goal. J. Rodriguez was the last player to find the net.
Cruz's previous game was their home loss versus Tigres UANL (0-2). Prior to that match, the Cruz manager R. Siboldi Badiola faced defeat when travelling to Toluca and losing 0-2.
Cruz find the net regularly in their away games. 9 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. 9 goals have been conceded by Cruz Azul in these games.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Guadalajara won two, Cruz Azul won five and three draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Rodríguez Portillo 10 goals |  J. Macías Guzmán 5 goals | S. Giménez 4 goals |
Guadalajara missing players
Cruz Azul missing players
| Guadalajara | Cruz Azul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 79% | 71% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 57% | 57% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 71% |
| 36% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 36% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 21% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 43% | 57% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 36% |
| 29% | 29% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 36% |
| 50% | 43% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 191 | 96 | 9 | Total Shots | T S | 47 | 105 | 212 |
| 51 | 25 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 28 | 55 |
| 29% | 32% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 32% | 36% |
- Cruz Azul has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Cruz Azul have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cruz Azul haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Guadalajara have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 | Leon | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 30 |
| 2 | Tigres UANL | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| 3 | Cruz Azul | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | America | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| 5 | Pumas UNAM | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| 6 | Monterrey | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 23 |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 |
| 8 | Pachuca | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 9 | Santos Laguna | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| 10 | Toluca | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -5 | 17 |
| 11 | Necaxa | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 15 |
| 12 | Puebla | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 14 |
| 13 | Juárez | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 14 |
| 14 | Tijuana | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14 | -11 | 14 |
| 15 | Atlas | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 13 |
| 16 | Mazatlan | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 13 |
| 17 | Queretaro | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -3 | 12 |
| 18 | Atletico San Luis | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -12 | 11 |