Another adrenaline-pumping fixture in Liga MX as Mazatlán host Cruz Azul

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Competition: Sat 16.Sep
Match begins: 01:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de Mazatlán

Liga MX: We're previewing an interesting and crucial battle between Mazatlán and Cruz Azul at Estadio de Mazatlán. They both need three points!

Insights:
  • Mazatlán have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Cruz Azul have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.

This looks to be an action-packed match with lots of action and energy as both squads are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Get this show on the road!

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Mazatlán form and stats

1 victory, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Mazatlán have to build on here at Estadio de Mazatlán in the Liga MX.

Mazatlán lost their last game at Juárez (placed 3rd) after a 1-3 scoreline. Midfielder Colmán was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.4 (out of ten) in that game. Colmán scored one goal, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 21 successful passes (of 26 total).

Before that, Mazatlán played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Tijuana.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Mazatlán here at Estadio de Mazatlán in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (2 from 3 games). 4 goals have been conceded.

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Cruz Azul form and stats

Playing away, Cruz Azul have won 1 game, drawn 0 and suffered 3 defeats in the Liga MX this season.

Cruz Azul failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs America (placed 6th) that ended with defeat 2-3. The attacker Antuna got a match rating of 8.11 in that game. Antuna scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 20 successful passes (of 23 total).

Preceding that game was the away victory against Monterrey with the score of 2-1.

The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Cruz have conceded 6 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last six meetings: two - one - three (Mazatlán wins - draws - Cruz Azul wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Cruz AzulC. Antuna Romero
C. Antuna Romero
2 goals
MazatlánE. Bello Gil
E. Bello Gil
1 goals

Mazatlán missing players

Cruz Azul missing players

Mazatlán Cruz Azul
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
7 3 1 Played P 2 4 7
1 1 0 Won W 0 1 1
3 1 1 Drew D 0 0 1
3 1 0 Lost L 2 3 5
5 2 1 Scored S 1 3 7
10 4 1 Conceded C 3 6 13
86% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
71% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 75% 86%
43% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 57%
14% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 29%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 14%
57% 33% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 57%
29% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
29% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 43%
 
2.6 2.3 2 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4 4.4
7 7.7 9 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 7 5.3
2.4 2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 3 3.1
5 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
8.6 9 10 Shots (avg) S ( 14.5 13 13.1
3 3.3 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.2 4.9
24% 20% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 18% 21%
 
14.9 16 21 Shots against (avg) S A 15 14.8 13.6
4.6 6 8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 4.5 5
Key stats in Liga MX this season:
  • Cruz Azul have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Cruz Azul haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Mazatlán have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atletico San Luis 7 5 1 1 15 6 4 3 1 0 10 2 3 2 0 1 5 4 9 16
2 Tigres UANL 7 4 2 1 15 6 4 3 1 0 10 3 3 1 1 1 5 3 9 14
3 Juárez 7 4 2 1 15 8 4 2 2 0 9 4 3 2 0 1 6 4 7 14
4 Guadalajara 7 4 1 2 11 7 4 3 0 1 7 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 13
5 Toluca 7 3 3 1 11 5 4 2 1 1 8 4 3 1 2 0 3 1 6 12
6 America 6 3 2 1 12 8 5 2 2 1 9 6 1 1 0 0 3 2 4 11
7 Santos Laguna 7 3 2 2 11 11 4 2 1 1 4 4 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 11
8 Monterrey 6 3 1 2 8 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 2 1 1 6 3 3 10
9 Atlas 7 2 3 2 5 5 2 1 1 0 2 0 5 1 2 2 3 5 0 9
10 Pumas UNAM 7 2 3 2 9 11 3 1 2 0 3 2 4 1 1 2 6 9 -2 9
11 Leon 7 2 2 3 9 9 4 2 1 1 8 4 3 0 1 2 1 5 0 8
12 Puebla 7 2 1 4 8 10 4 2 0 2 7 5 3 0 1 2 1 5 -2 7
13 Queretaro 6 2 1 3 6 12 2 0 1 1 2 3 4 2 0 2 4 9 -6 7
14 Mazatlán 7 1 3 3 5 10 3 1 1 1 2 4 4 0 2 2 3 6 -5 6
15 Pachuca 7 1 3 3 4 14 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 0 2 2 2 11 -10 6
16 Tijuana 6 1 2 3 6 10 3 1 1 1 5 5 3 0 1 2 1 5 -4 5
17 Cruz Azul 7 1 1 5 7 13 3 0 1 2 4 7 4 1 0 3 3 6 -6 4
18 Necaxa 7 0 3 4 4 11 3 0 1 2 1 5 4 0 2 2 3 6 -7 3

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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.