This could be an interesting match as Morelia have their presumed home advantage while Cruz Azul are ahead 5 points in the Liga MX table.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the CONCACAF Champions League.
Morelia form and stats
Morelia have played three Liga MX home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 1 point from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
It's back home for Morelia, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Pumas UNAM away with the result 2-1. Miguel Sansores found the net in that victory. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Tijuana that ended 0-0.
The victory against Pumas UNAM came after Miguel Sansores's winning goal. The Morelia manager P. Guede Barriero was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 55th minute. Some amazing scenes last match, when Miguel Sansores scored the winning goal one minutes into stoppage time.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Morelia have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won two, drawn three and lost seven.
Morelia aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Generalísimo José María Morelos y Pavón in the league, with only 2 goals from 3 games. Morelia have conceded 4 in these home matches.
Cruz Azul form and stats
Things could have gone better for Cruz Azul in their Liga MX away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Cruz Azul go into this game after a win, the home game against Portmore United that ended 4-0. Before that, Cruz Azul secured a home win against Tigres UANL with the score 2-1.
As you can tell from the results above, Cruz Azul was very dominant against Portmore United, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with O. Pineda, P. Ceppelini, L. Passerini and J. Borja providing the goals.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Cruz Azul playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were three Cruz Azul wins, three draws and three defeats.
The Cruz Azul manager R. Siboldi Badiola has got the team scoring on the road, with 6 away goals in 3 league matches. For Cruz Azul, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Cruz Azul - Morelia 2-3 played earlier this season. Morelia-Cruz Azul H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Morelia two wins, Cruz Azul three wins, five draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
 J. Rodríguez Portillo 12 goals |   F. Aristeguieta de Luca 8 goals | A. Rocha González 5 goals |
Morelia missing players
Cruz Azul missing players
| Morelia | Cruz Azul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 47 | 24 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 40 |
| 43 | 17 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 20 | 34 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 83% | 92% |
| 79% | 64% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 83% | 88% |
| 55% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 58% | 56% |
| 38% | 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 33% | 32% |
| 24% | 29% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 16% |
| 62% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 72% |
| 17% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 17% | 20% |
| 21% | 21% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 16% |
| 4.3 | 5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
| 5.4 | 5.1 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.2 | 5.6 | 5 |
| 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 325 | 184 | 41 | Total Shots | T S | 58 | 158 | 353 |
| 113 | 60 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 41 | 105 |
| 42% | 40% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 34% | 38% |
- Cruz Azul has the most dropped points from leading position (22)
- Cruz Azul have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cruz Azul have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Morelia has the fewest scored goals (2) at home
- Morelia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | América | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 | León | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | Pumas UNAM | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Cruz Azul | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Querétaro | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | Atlético San Luis | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Juárez | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | Santos Laguna | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 11 |
| 9 | Pachuca | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 10 |
| 10 | Guadalajara | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 11 | Necaxa | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 12 | Morelia | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 8 |
| 13 | Tigres UANL | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 7 |
| 14 | Puebla | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 15 | Toluca | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 16 | Tijuana | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 17 | Atlas | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 6 |
| 18 | Monterrey | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 3 |