Brand new|Fresh|New season, fresh|new potential|opportunities: Here's what you should|need to|must know before the Tigres UANL - Cruz Azul match!
These teams have little in common geographically as Cruz Azul have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Tigres UANL form and stats
In the previous season, Tigres UANL's league results were 7 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses, providing 4th place in the Liga MX. During these 17 matches they scored 26 goals and let in 14. Appearing as the host team in the last season Tigres UANL managed 4-5-0 (win-draw-lost) with 15 goals and 5 conceded.
The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going undefeated in four league rounds.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Tigres have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 3 and lost 3.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Tigres UANL friendly games in pre-season: Tigres UANL played one friendly, won 1, drew 0 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Tigres UANL scored 2 goals and conceded 1 in these one game.
Cruz Azul form and stats
Let's have a look at how Cruz Azul performed last season in the Liga MX: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 5 victories, 8 draws and 4 defeats. In total they scored 21 and conceded 17 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 5 and lost 2 with 10/10 goals scored/conceded.
We have checked recent matches where Cruz Azul have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 2 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Tigres victories, three draws and four Cruz Azul wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Tigres UANL missing players
Cruz Azul missing players
| Tigres UANL | Cruz Azul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tigres UANL | Last season | Cruz Azul | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 42 | 21 | Played | P | 18 | 38 | ||
| 21 | 12 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Drew | D | 9 | 13 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 12 | ||
| 66 | 37 | Scored | S | 22 | 44 | ||
| 45 | 19 | Conceded | C | 17 | 40 | ||
| 95% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 83% | 81% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 56% | 63% | ||
| 55% | 52% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 34% | ||
| 17% | 19% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 22% | 18% | ||
| 7% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 8% | ||
| 50% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 56% | 53% | ||
| 33% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 39% | 32% | ||
| 21% | 24% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 24% | ||
| 5.1 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.3 | ||
| 4 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.1 | 2.6 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 14.3 | 15.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 10.9 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.7 | ||
| 32% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 32% | ||
| 11.3 | 10.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.4 | 13.4 | ||
| 4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.2 | ||
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Pachuca | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 38 |
| 2 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 33 |
| 3 | Atlas | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 27 |
| 4 | América | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | Puebla | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
| 6 | Guadalajara | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 26 |
| 7 | Monterrey | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 26 |
| 8 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 25 |
| 9 | Necaxa | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| 10 | Atlético San Luis | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 22 |
| 12 | Mazatlan | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 21 |
| 13 | León | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -5 | 21 |
| 14 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 15 | Toluca | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | -15 | 19 |
| 16 | Queretaro | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -3 | 17 |
| 17 | Tijuana | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 18 | -12 | 17 |
| 18 | Juarez | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -18 | 11 |
