Liga MX: León - Cruz Azul pre-match guide and numbers

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Tue 08.February
Match begins: 03:05 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio León (31297 seats)

It's looking good for León so far, with their 3rd position in the Liga MX table and hosting Cruz Azul (who are placed 8th).

Insights:
  • León have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cruz Azul have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in Liga MX

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León form and stats

León have played 8 Liga MX games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).

León's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Pachuca. The home side are looking to build on that result. Cota, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.4 out of 10 in that game. Cota topped it up with a clean sheet.

In the match before that, León hosted Atlas and drew the game 1-1.

The León fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. León 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 three home matches.

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Cruz Azul form and stats

2-5-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Cruz Azul in their Liga MX matches away.

Cruz are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Monterrey. The attacker Rodriguez got a match rating of 7.71 in that game. Rodriguez served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Juarez.

Cruz Azul have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 10 goals have been conceded by Cruz Azul in these games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is what happened when the contenders played each other earlier this campaign; Cruz Azul - León 0-1. Data for the prior ten meetings featuring these two teams are: three wins for León, three draws and four wins for Cruz Azul. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.

Top Goalscorers

LeónÁ. Mena Delgado
Á. Mena Delgado
11 goals
LeónV. Dávila Zavala
V. Dávila Zavala
9 goals
Cruz AzulB. Angulo Tenorio
B. Angulo Tenorio
5 goals

León missing players

Cruz Azul missing players

León Cruz Azul
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 2 10 21
12 7 1 Won W 0 2 7
7 4 1 Drew D 2 6 9
7 2 1 Lost L 0 2 5
33 21 3 Scored S 1 12 27
25 11 2 Conceded C 1 12 23
92% 92% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 80% 90%
69% 85% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 70% 76%
46% 54% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 40% 33%
12% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 19%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 10%
46% 62% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 70% 57%
38% 31% 67% Clean Sheets C S 50% 30% 33%
23% 15% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 20% 19%
 
4.4 4.8 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 3.2 3.8
4.9 4.5 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.9 4.7
2.3 2.2 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.5 3.2 2.6
3 2 1 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
11.4 13.1 13 Shots (avg) S ( 8 9.6 10.6
3.5 4.5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.8 3.8
36% 36% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 43% 34%
 
12.7 9.9 9 Shots against (avg) S A 8 13.2 12
4.7 3.6 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.8 3.6
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • Cruz Azul have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cruz Azul have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Liga MX
  • Cruz Azul have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Liga MX
  • Cruz Azul have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in Liga MX
  • León 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 America 17 10 5 2 21 10 9 7 2 0 13 2 8 3 3 2 8 8 11 35
2 Atlas 17 8 5 4 21 10 9 4 2 3 8 5 8 4 3 1 13 5 11 29
3 León 17 8 5 4 20 14 8 3 3 2 11 6 9 5 2 2 9 8 6 29
4 Tigres UANL 17 7 7 3 26 14 9 4 5 0 15 5 8 3 2 3 11 9 12 28
5 Santos Laguna 17 5 9 3 23 16 9 2 6 1 9 7 8 3 3 2 14 9 7 24
6 Toluca 17 6 6 5 22 22 8 3 4 1 13 9 9 3 2 4 9 13 0 24
7 Puebla 17 6 6 5 16 16 9 3 3 3 9 9 8 3 3 2 7 7 0 24
8 Cruz Azul 17 5 8 4 21 17 8 3 3 2 11 7 9 2 5 2 10 10 4 23
9 Monterrey 17 5 7 5 19 16 8 4 2 2 10 4 9 1 5 3 9 12 3 22
10 Guadalajara 17 5 7 5 13 13 8 3 2 3 9 10 9 2 5 2 4 3 0 22
11 Pumas UNAM 17 5 6 6 17 23 9 4 3 2 11 10 8 1 3 4 6 13 -6 21
12 Atletico San Luis 17 4 8 5 19 23 8 1 3 4 8 15 9 3 5 1 11 8 -4 20
13 Mazatlan 17 5 5 7 18 24 9 4 3 2 13 12 8 1 2 5 5 12 -6 20
14 Necaxa 17 6 2 9 16 22 8 4 0 4 10 10 9 2 2 5 6 12 -6 20
15 Pachuca 17 4 6 7 19 21 9 2 5 2 10 7 8 2 1 5 9 14 -2 18
16 Juarez 17 4 4 9 14 25 8 3 2 3 9 10 9 1 2 6 5 15 -11 16
17 Queretaro 17 3 6 8 11 19 8 3 2 3 8 7 9 0 4 5 3 12 -8 15
18 Tijuana 17 3 6 8 16 27 9 2 4 3 9 11 8 1 2 5 7 16 -11 15

Read more about Liga MX

Liga MX is the top division in the Mexican football league system. Each season the league has two tournaments, Apertura (opening) and Clausura (closing). This means that the Liga MX has two champions per season. The Liga MX is the fourth most attended football league in the world.