It's time to decide the outcome of the CONCACAF Champions League Semi-finals meeting between Cruz Azul and Monterrey. Get ready for the match with this full betting preview!
This has all the signs of an absorbing game with lots of action and bustle as both teams are well revitalized since they last played a game. Get ready!
Cruz Azul form and stats
Cruz Azul was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the CONCACAF Champions League.The overall Liga MX statistics playing at home this season for Cruz Azul are 1-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). 3W-1D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the CONCACAF Champions League for Cruz Azul. Cruz have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Cruz are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Juarez. Lucas Passerini, who plays in attack, was the champion performer for the team in that match, earning a rating of 7.4 (out of 10). Passerini scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Pachuca that ended 1-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Cruz perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Cruz Azul as a small favourite), we find seven games. Cruz Azul has won four of these, drawn two and lost one.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Queretaro are coming to town in three days.
The Cruz Azul fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 6 goals in 4 league matches. 4 goals have been conceded.
Monterrey form and stats
The visitors are W0-D3-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Liga MX. When we have look at the CONCACAF Champions League statistics, we find 4W-1D-0L. This is both home and away.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Monterrey, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Atlas. Midfield player Ángel Zapata was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.14/10. Zapata .
Before that, Monterrey travelled to Tijuana and returned home with a draw after the Liga MX game finished 2-2.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Monterrey in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Monterrey, four draws and four defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Monterrey are hosting Tigres UANL in the Liga MX only three days away.
Monterrey have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 4 league away games 5 goals have been scored. In the opposite end, Monterrey have conceded 6 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams involved played each other previously this campaign: Monterrey - Cruz 1-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Cruz Azul victories, three draws and three Monterrey wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Giménez 4 goals |   R. Funes Mori 3 goals | D. Vergara Hernández 3 goals |
Cruz Azul missing players
Monterrey missing players
| Cruz Azul | Monterrey | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 39 | 26 | Scored | S | 20 | 43 | ||
| 20 | 10 | Conceded | C | 15 | 22 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 4% | ||
| 56% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 91% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | ||
| 4.2 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.7 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 8 | ||
| 12.1 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 13.2 | ||
| 4.4 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 36% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | América | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 2 | Leon | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Toluca | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Tigres UANL | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Atlas | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Santos Laguna | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | Monterrey | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | Cruz Azul | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | Atletico San Luis | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Guadalajara | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 10 |
| 11 | Necaxa | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 9 |
| 12 | Mazatlan | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 9 |
| 13 | Pachuca | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| 14 | Puebla | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 7 |
| 15 | Queretaro | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| 16 | Tijuana | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 6 |
| 17 | Pumas UNAM | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 6 |
| 18 | Juarez | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 5 |