Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Pumas UNAM - Cruz Azul!
- Pumas UNAM has the the best goal difference (+11) at home in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul has the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Liga MX
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Pumas UNAM form and stats
19 points is a decent return from 9 Liga MX games here at Estadio Olímpico de Universitario for Pumas UNAM. The data says 5 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 263 minutes without scoring a league goal. F. Alvarez was the last player to find the net.
The fans are hoping that Pumas will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the Liga MX game against Cruz Azul. Before that, Pumas UNAM drew at home versus Pachuca.
As you see from the result above, Pumas UNAM suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Pumas can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 19 times. Pumas UNAM are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Olímpico de Universitario in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 9 matches.
Cruz Azul form and stats
4 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. That’s the product of Cruz Azul playing as the away team in the Liga MX this season.
Cruz Azul are travelling after their nice 4-0 home win in the Liga MX against Pumas UNAM. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Tigres UANL.
As you can tell from the results above, Cruz was very dominant against Pumas UNAM, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Luís Romo (2), Rafael Baca and Roberto Alvarado providing the goals.
The visiting Cruz have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 9 games. Cruz have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Cruz Azul - Pumas UNAM 4-0 earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Pumas, four draws and four wins for Cruz Azul. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Rodríguez Portillo 13 goals |  J. Dinenno De Cara 10 goals | C. González Espínola 5 goals |
Pumas UNAM missing players
Cruz Azul missing players
| Pumas UNAM | Cruz Azul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 30 | 19 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 30 |
| 21 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 18 |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 80% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 70% | 70% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 40% |
| 25% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 30% | 25% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 60% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 35% |
| 30% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 35% |
| 20% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 35% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.4 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 14.5 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 13.6 | 13.7 |
| 3.1 | 3.9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 48% | 49% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 38% | 39% |
- 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.
- Pumas UNAM has the the best goal difference (+11) at home in Liga MX
- Pumas UNAM have not yet lost a game at home.
- Pumas UNAM 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 | Leon | 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 | Mazatlan | 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 | Queretaro | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 13 |
| 18 | Atletico San Luis | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -19 | 11 |