Statistics people will highlight a noteworthy gap in quality between these sides based on the league table so far, with Tigres UANL in front of Cruz Azul by 11 points.
- Tigres UANL have not yet lost a game at home.
- Cruz Azul have the most matches over the total-line (9) in Liga MX
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.
Tigres UANL and Cruz Azul should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Tigres UANL form and stats
Tigres UANL are steadily winning Liga MX games and points here at Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León. 4 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 6 games.
The home team returns to Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León after drawing with Pachuca (placed 15th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. The Tigres UANL goalkeeper Guzmán was crucial in the match against Pachuca last time out, making seven saves.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Toluca that ended 2-2.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Tigres matches with similar probabilities have ended with 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats (from 6 games).
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (15 in 6 games), Tigres UANL's attacking play is working. Tigres UANL have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cruz Azul form and stats
The visitors are W3-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Liga MX. Momentum is building for Cruz in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
This game can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Pumas UNAM with 1-4 on the scoreboard. Rivero, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.45. Rivero hit the woodwork once, hit five key passes and won 5 of 14 duels.
Prior to that result Cruz Azul won their away game at Necaxa. The scoreline was 3-1.Goal hungry football fans should note that 9 of this team's 10 latest league matches have ended with three goals or more.
The visiting Cruz Azul have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 7 games. Cruz Azul have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Tigres wins - draws - Cruz Azul wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Gignac 7 goals |   D. Cambindo Abonia 4 goals |  Á. Sepúlveda Sánchez 4 goals |
Tigres UANL missing players
Cruz Azul missing players
| Tigres UANL | Cruz Azul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 24 | 15 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 92% |
| 58% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 75% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 50% |
| 25% | 33% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 58% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 75% |
| 33% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 25% |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.3 | 5.2 |
| 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.9 | 5.1 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14.2 | 16.3 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 12.9 | 13.2 |
| 5.8 | 6.2 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| 35% | 41% | 53% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 34% | 28% |
| 12.2 | 11.3 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 23 | 15.6 | 14 |
| 4.8 | 4.3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
- Cruz Azul have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Cruz Azul have the most matches over the total-line (9) in Liga MX
- Cruz Azul have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Cruz Azul haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Tigres UANL have not yet lost a game at home.
- Tigres UANL have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tigres UANL have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Tigres UANL have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Tigres UANL 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 | America | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 27 |
| 2 | Tigres UANL | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 22 |
| 3 | Pumas UNAM | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | Atletico San Luis | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 19 |
| 5 | Toluca | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
| 6 | Guadalajara | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | Monterrey | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 8 | Leon | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| 9 | Juarez | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Atlas | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 15 |
| 11 | Puebla | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 15 |
| 12 | Tijuana | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| 13 | Santos Laguna | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -5 | 14 |
| 14 | Querétaro | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -11 | 12 |
| 15 | Pachuca | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | -13 | 12 |
| 16 | Cruz Azul | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -8 | 11 |
| 17 | Mazatlan | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 18 | Necaxa | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -7 | 8 |
