Soccer match preview: Cruz Azul confident before travelling to Veracruz

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Competition: Mexico Liga MX
Date: Sat 14.September
Match begins: 02:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Luis de la Fuente (26316 seats)

Season ticket holders at Estadio Luis de la Fuente haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Veracruz languishing in the 19th position so far. The guesting Cruz Azul will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

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.

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Veracruz form and stats

Overall Liga MX stats at home this season for Veracruz, who have the fewest points (1) at home in Liga MX, are 0-1-3 (wins-draw-losses). Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Veracruz with their six defeats in a row. Not since the Pachuca game, 49 days ago, have they avoided a loss. With Veracruz having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager J. González.

In their previous game, the manager J. González led his Veracruz to a defeat in the Liga MX match away at Morelia. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Luis de la Fuente. Before that game, the home loss against Queretaro with the scoreline 0-5.

The Veracruz fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 4 matches. Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Veracruz have allowed the opposition to score 12 goals here at Estadio Luis de la Fuente. This has been a stadium of sighs so far as Veracruz have let the opposition score 12 times, an average of more than three per game.

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Cruz Azul form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga MX travels is 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

There were no winners in Cruz Azul's previous match, a Liga MX home game that ended 1-1 vs Guadalajara (placed 15th). A 2-3 defeat away at Tijuana before that.

Cruz Azul are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 5 away goals from 4 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Cruz Azul have conceded 7 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Veracruz, 4 draws and 4 wins for Cruz Azul. Over 2,5 goals: 5 times; under 2,5 goals: 5 games.

Top Goalscorers

P. Aguilar
2 goals
M. Caraglio
2 goals / 1 assists
J. Rodríguez
2 goals

Veracruz missing players

Cruz Azul missing players

Veracruz Cruz Azul
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs low Away Total
7 4 1 Played 0 4 8
0 0 0 Won 0 1 2
1 1 0 Drew 0 1 4
6 3 1 Lost 0 2 2
5 5 1 Scored 0 5 10
22 12 2 Conceded 0 7 10
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 0% 75% 88%
86% 100% 100% Over 1.5 0% 75% 88%
71% 100% 100% Over 2.5 0% 75% 38%
43% 50% 0% Over 3.5 0% 50% 25%
43% 50% 0% Over 4.5 0% 25% 12%
43% 75% 100% BTTS 0% 50% 62%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 25% 25%
57% 25% 0% Failed To Score 0% 50% 25%
 
3.9 4.2 2 Corners For (avg) 0 3 4.8
3.6 3 1 Corners Against (avg) 0 4.2 4
1.7 1.5 2 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 2.8 2.4
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 3 3
Key stats this season:
  • All of Veracruz's home matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Cruz Azul have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cruz Azul have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Veracruz have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Veracruz have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Veracruz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Veracruz have yet to win a game.
  • Veracruz haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Veracruz
All Liga MX Copa MX
All Home Away
10-08-19 LM Veracruz 1 - 2 Atlas
18-08-19 LM Pumas UNAM 2 - 0 Veracruz
24-08-19 LM Veracruz 1 - 2 Atlético San Luis
28-08-19 LM Veracruz 0 - 5 Queretaro
31-08-19 LM Morelia 1 - 0 Veracruz
14-09-19 LM Veracruz 02:00 Cruz Azul
23-09-19 LM Juarez - Veracruz
26-09-19 LM Santos Laguna - Veracruz
30-09-19 LM Veracruz - Toluca
03-10-19 CM Toluca - Veracruz
Cruz Azul
All Liga MX Club Friendlies Copa MX
All Home Away
10-08-19 LM Cruz Azul 2 - 0 Juarez
17-08-19 LM Atlas 1 - 3 Cruz Azul
25-08-19 LM Cruz Azul 1 - 1 Puebla
29-08-19 LM Tijuana 3 - 2 Cruz Azul
01-09-19 LM Cruz Azul 1 - 1 Guadalajara
14-09-19 LM Veracruz 02:00 Cruz Azul
22-09-19 LM Pumas UNAM 17:00 Cruz Azul
26-09-19 LM Cruz Azul 02:05 Monterrey
28-09-19 LM Pachuca 22:00 Cruz Azul
06-10-19 LM Cruz Azul - America

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Querétaro 8 5 2 1 16 7 4 2 1 1 6 6 4 3 1 0 10 1 9 17
2 Santos Laguna 7 5 1 1 16 8 4 4 0 0 12 2 3 1 1 1 4 6 8 16
3 América 8 4 3 1 11 8 4 3 1 0 9 4 4 1 2 1 2 4 3 15
4 Necaxa 8 4 2 2 17 9 5 3 2 0 14 3 3 1 0 2 3 6 8 14
5 Tigres UANL 8 3 4 1 12 9 4 2 2 0 9 5 4 1 2 1 3 4 3 13
6 Atlas 8 4 1 3 11 10 5 2 1 2 7 6 3 2 0 1 4 4 1 13
7 León 7 3 3 1 16 10 3 1 2 0 6 5 4 2 1 1 10 5 6 12
8 Monterrey 8 4 0 4 11 10 3 3 0 0 7 2 5 1 0 4 4 8 1 12
9 Pumas UNAM 8 4 0 4 8 7 4 3 0 1 6 2 4 1 0 3 2 5 1 12
10 Atlético San Luis 7 3 2 2 7 8 4 1 2 1 3 4 3 2 0 1 4 4 -1 11
11 Cruz Azul 8 2 4 2 10 10 4 1 3 0 5 3 4 1 1 2 5 7 0 10
12 Tijuana 7 3 1 3 11 12 3 2 1 0 5 3 4 1 0 3 6 9 -1 10
13 Morelia 8 3 1 4 8 9 4 2 0 2 3 2 4 1 1 2 5 7 -1 10
14 Pachuca 8 2 2 4 14 14 4 1 0 3 5 8 4 1 2 1 9 6 0 8
15 Guadalajara 7 2 2 3 11 11 3 2 0 1 6 2 4 0 2 2 5 9 0 8
16 Juárez 7 2 0 5 4 10 3 2 0 1 3 2 4 0 0 4 1 8 -6 6
17 Puebla 7 1 3 3 7 15 4 1 1 2 4 9 3 0 2 1 3 6 -8 6
18 Toluca 8 1 2 5 5 11 3 1 0 2 2 3 5 0 2 3 3 8 -6 5
19 Veracruz 7 0 1 6 5 22 4 0 1 3 5 12 3 0 0 3 0 10 -17 1

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