13th- against 8th position might not sound all that steamy. But look: We have the information that makes Mazatlán - Cruz Azul (even) more exciting!
- Mazatlán have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cruz Azul have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Liga MX
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a CONCACAF Champions League game only three days ago. That game, against Pumas UNAM, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Cruz Azul.
Mazatlán form and stats
4 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Mazatlán have to build on here at Estadio de Mazatlán in the Liga MX.
In their previous game, the manager Schiker led his Mazatlán to a defeat away at Atletico San Luis. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio de Mazatlán. Defender Vidrio got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.34/10. Vidrio won 3 of 6 duels.
1-1 away at Pumas UNAM before that.Mazatlán are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 9 games. Mazatlán's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cruz Azul form and stats
2-5-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Cruz Azul in their Liga MX matches away.
Two away games in a row for Cruz, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Pumas UNAM in the CONCACAF Champions League. Lira got a match rating of 7.35 in that game, top player of the team. Lira dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 32 successful passes (of 37 total).
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Atlas in the Liga MX.After this away game Cruz Azul return home for a CONCACAF Champions League game against Pumas UNAM. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Cruz have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. Many of these goals have been scored late in the matches; more than 50 percent (13 goals) after the 60th minute. Cruz Azul have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these parties face each other this season, as the statistics show this recent match: Cruz Azul - Mazatlán 0-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Mazatlán one win, zero draws and Cruz Azul two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Giménez 7 goals | J. Escobar Chena 4 goals |
Mazatlán missing players
Cruz Azul missing players
| Mazatlán | Cruz Azul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 30 |
| 7 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 30 | 19 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 19 | 40 |
| 45 | 17 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 35 |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 79% | 79% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 73% |
| 55% | 64% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 43% |
| 21% | 21% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 23% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 10% |
| 52% | 64% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | 60% |
| 17% | 21% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 29% | 30% |
| 38% | 21% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 21% | 17% |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.2 | 4.3 |
| 5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8.7 | 9.3 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 9.4 | 10.8 |
| 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | 4 |
| 42% | 50% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 42% | 33% |
| 14.5 | 13.1 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 13.6 | 13.1 |
| 4.9 | 3.9 | 5.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4 |
- Cruz Azul have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Mazatlán have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Mazatlán 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 | Leon | 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 | Mazatlán | 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 |
