U20 League preview: Can León U20 edge out victory against Cruz Azul U20?

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Competition: Mexico U20 League
Competition: Mon 07.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)

This looks to be an action-packed fixture as León U20 have their supposed home advantage, while Cruz Azul U20 have an edge of 5 points in the U20 League table.

Insights:
  • León U20 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Cruz Azul U20 have the fewest conceded goals (9) in U20 League

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León U20 form and stats

17 points is a decent return from 8 U20 League games here for León U20. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.

León U20's previous game was also played at home, ending 4-3 versus Pachuca U20. The home side are looking to build on that result.

In the match before that, León U20 hosted Atlas U20 and drew the game 1-1.

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 León U20 have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found five games) they have won two times, drawn two and lost one.

The León fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 8 league matches. From these home matches, León U20 have conceded only 7 goals. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Cruz Azul U20 form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (9) in U20 League, on their U20 League travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Monterrey U20 in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 2-2.

A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Juarez U20.

We have checked recent matches where Cruz Azul U20 have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those six games were one victory, three draws and two defeats.

The visitors have scored 5 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Cruz Azul U20 are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 3 away goals have been conceded so far. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

León U20 and Cruz Azul U20 have duelled previously this season: Cruz Azul U20 - León U20 2-0. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: zero - one - four (León wins - draws - Cruz Azul U20 wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

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León U20 Cruz Azul U20
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 11 4 Played P 4 13 26
10 7 1 Won W 1 4 9
4 3 3 Drew D 2 5 12
8 1 0 Lost L 1 4 5
27 19 5 Scored S 2 8 24
25 11 4 Conceded C 2 10 19
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 69% 73%
73% 82% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 31% 46%
36% 36% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 31% 31%
14% 27% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 12%
5% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
50% 55% 75% BTTS BTTS 25% 23% 38%
23% 36% 25% Clean Sheets C S 75% 54% 46%
27% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 54% 42%
 
5.5 5.5 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.8 2.8
5.7 4.8 7.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5 5
1.6 1.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.8 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
9.2 9.7 10 Shots (avg) S ( 22 10.7 10.7
4.1 4.3 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.7 2.7
37% 38% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 12% 12%
 
11.9 11.5 15 Shots against (avg) S A 7 7 7
4.7 3.3 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.7 3.7
Key stats in U20 League this season:
  • Cruz Azul U20 have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in U20 League
  • Cruz Azul U20 have the fewest conceded goals (9) in U20 League
  • Cruz Azul U20 have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in U20 League
  • Cruz Azul U20 have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in U20 League
  • Cruz Azul U20 have the most clean sheets (3) away in U20 League
  • León U20 have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Cruz Azul U20 have scored away.
  • León U20 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 Santos Laguna U20 17 10 4 3 38 21 9 8 0 1 25 10 8 2 4 2 13 11 17 34
2 Cruz Azul U20 17 7 8 2 15 9 8 3 5 0 10 6 9 4 3 2 5 3 6 29
3 Mexiquense U20 17 9 2 6 24 19 8 6 1 1 15 5 9 3 1 5 9 14 5 29
4 America U20 17 7 6 4 25 19 9 4 3 2 15 10 8 3 3 2 10 9 6 27
5 Tigres UANL U20 17 8 2 7 24 19 9 7 1 1 17 6 8 1 1 6 7 13 5 26
6 Atlas U20 17 7 5 5 23 21 9 3 4 2 13 12 8 4 1 3 10 9 2 26
7 Mazatlan U20 17 7 4 6 31 30 9 6 2 1 20 12 8 1 2 5 11 18 1 25
8 León U20 17 7 3 7 19 19 8 5 2 1 13 7 9 2 1 6 6 12 0 24
9 Atletico San Luis U20 17 7 2 8 27 27 8 4 1 3 10 8 9 3 1 5 17 19 0 23
10 Guadalajara U20 17 7 2 8 22 26 8 2 1 5 9 13 9 5 1 3 13 13 -4 23
11 Pachuca U20 17 5 7 5 24 19 9 3 3 3 15 10 8 2 4 2 9 9 5 22
12 Puebla U20 17 5 7 5 26 31 9 4 3 2 12 11 8 1 4 3 14 20 -5 22
13 Pumas UNAM U20 17 6 3 8 27 26 9 5 0 4 19 15 8 1 3 4 8 11 1 21
14 Necaxa U20 17 5 6 6 25 28 8 3 4 1 14 8 9 2 2 5 11 20 -3 21
15 Tijuana U20 17 5 6 6 25 29 9 4 2 3 14 12 8 1 4 3 11 17 -4 21
16 Monterrey U20 17 5 4 8 25 25 8 4 3 1 16 7 9 1 1 7 9 18 0 19
17 Queretaro U20 17 4 6 7 19 29 8 1 3 4 9 16 9 3 3 3 10 13 -10 18
18 Juarez U20 17 1 5 11 11 33 8 1 3 4 6 10 9 0 2 7 5 23 -22 8