Liga MX: The mid-table placements tell a story of the journey León and Cruz Azul have undertaken uptil now. Both participants are ready for the match; bring it!
- León have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cruz Azul have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
The hosts León saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the CONCACAF Champions League. This match was also played here at Estadio León. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Cruz Azul have had more rest.
León form and stats
The complete Liga MX statistics playing at home this season for León are 4-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). León has recorded two wins in a row here at Estadio León, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
León's previous fixture was a CONCACAF Champions League game also played at their home, ending 5-0 against Violette AC. The home side are looking to build on that result. Midfield player Mena got a match rating of 9.22 in that game, the max score being 10. Mena scored one goal, signed up for two assists, hit seven key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 43 successful passes (of 51 total).
A 2-2 draw away in the Liga MX before that, with America the opponent.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how León have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 4 and lost 2.
There will be little rest for León after this match as they are travelling to Violette AC for a CONCACAF Champions League game in only three days.
With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the León defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Cruz Azul form and stats
There's been little loot from Cruz Azul's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games in the Liga MX. Cruz Azul only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
It's the second away game in a row for Cruz Azul, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Pachuca last time out. Rotondi got a match rating of 8.01 in that game, top player of the team. Rotondi scored one goal and hit two key passes.
Before that, Cruz Azul travelled to Queretaro and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.We have checked recent matches where Cruz have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 9 games were 3 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
The visiting Cruz Azul have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 8 games. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Cruz Azul's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 22 goals in 8 travels.
Head 2 Head
León and Cruz Azul have faced off before this season: Cruz Azul - León 1-0. Last ten meetings involving these teams: León won three, Cruz Azul were winners in six and we saw one draw. two games with more than 2,5 goals, eight matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Di Yorio 11 goals |  V. Dávila Zavala 9 goals |   C. Antuna Romero 5 goals |
León missing players
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| León | Cruz Azul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 16 | 33 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 45 | 27 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 21 | 43 |
| 41 | 18 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 36 | 52 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 94% |
| 68% | 79% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 88% | 70% |
| 55% | 57% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 75% | 61% |
| 32% | 43% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 62% | 39% |
| 23% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 18% |
| 55% | 57% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 62% | 55% |
| 29% | 21% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 30% |
| 26% | 21% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 31% | 21% |
| 5.3 | 6.1 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.9 |
| 4.3 | 2.6 | 1.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
| 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 13.8 | 16.7 | 23 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.7 | 11.4 | 12.7 |
| 4.7 | 5.7 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| 31% | 34% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 34% | 30% |
| 12.8 | 11.3 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 15.6 | 13.4 |
| 4.4 | 4.4 | 1.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 6.2 | 4.5 |
- Cruz Azul have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cruz Azul have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- León have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- León have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- León haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 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 | Juarez | 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 |
