Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for León - Cruz Azul!
- León has the most clean sheets (12) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul is in the best form (5-0-1)
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
León form and stats
Home games in the Liga MX have been a walk in the park for León so far, with 22 points won from 8 matches; 7 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
León enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Pumas UNAM's place. The match ended 1-0 with Ángel Mena scoring. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Tijuana.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Puebla are coming to town in three days.
León have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio León with 15 goals in 8 league matches. León are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio León in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Cruz Azul form and stats
4-1-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Cruz Azul in their Liga MX matches away. Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus León. It’s been three wins in a row for Cruz Azul on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Cruz Azul go into this game after a win, the home game against Toluca that ended 3-2. Prior to that result Cruz Azul won their away game at Tigres UANL. The scoreline was 2-0.
Guillermo Fernández came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Toluca last time out, making the manager J. Reynoso Guzmán feel like a tactical genius.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Mazatlán in just four days.
Cruz Azul are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 9 games (in the league). 10 goals have been conceded by Cruz Azul in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
León and Cruz Azul have met before this season: Cruz Azul - León 2-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): León won two games, four matches ended with a draw and Cruz Azul has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  J. Rodríguez Portillo 15 goals |  Á. Mena Delgado 10 goals | E. Gigliotti 7 goals |
León missing players
Cruz Azul missing players
| León | Cruz Azul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 28 |
| 17 | 11 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 40 | 24 | 9 | Scored | S | 5 | 19 | 42 |
| 26 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 16 | 27 |
| 90% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 76% | 79% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 67% | 68% |
| 38% | 50% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 39% |
| 17% | 21% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 27% | 29% |
| 7% | 7% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 14% |
| 48% | 57% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 33% | 32% |
| 41% | 43% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 27% | 36% |
| 21% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.3 | 12.6 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 11.9 | 12.6 |
| 4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| 34% | 39% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 39% | 44% |
- Cruz Azul has the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Cruz Azul is in the best form (5-0-1)
- León has the most clean sheets (12) in Liga MX
- León has the most points (22) at home in Liga MX
- León has the most points from losing position (20) in Liga MX
- León has the the best goal difference (+13) in Liga MX
- León have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- León have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | León | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 40 |
| 2 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 32 |
| 3 | America | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 32 |
| 4 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Monterrey | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 29 |
| 6 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 28 |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 25 |
| 9 | Pachuca | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | Necaxa | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 24 |
| 11 | Toluca | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 | Puebla | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 20 |
| 13 | Juarez | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Mazatlán | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -7 | 16 |
| 15 | Tijuana | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 18 | -15 | 15 |
| 16 | Atlas | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 14 |
| 17 | Querétaro | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 13 |
| 18 | Atlético San Luis | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -19 | 11 |