Toronto host the first leg in this deciding CONCACAF Champions League Quarter-finals game. Cruz Azul will try their very best to bring a solid result back to Estadio Azteca before the return leg in 9 days.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
These teams have little in common geographically as Cruz Azul have to travel 4000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Toronto form and stats
Last season their CONCACAF Champions League adventure ended in the 8th finals.When playing at home in the Major League Soccer, Toronto have managed 0 wins, 1 draw and suffered 0 defeats from 1 games.
Toronto drew their last game, also a home match. Vancouver Whitecaps was the opponent, 2-2 the score. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Montreal Impact (2-4).
Jonathan Osorio was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Vancouver Whitecaps after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
Toronto has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Cruz Azul form and stats
Last season their CONCACAF Champions League adventure ended in the 8th finals.Cruz Azul have an excellent away record in the Liga MX so far with 6-1-1 from 8 games. Things are running smoothly for Cruz who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 14 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Puebla. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Santos Laguna game have they lost an away game, meaning Cruz Azul has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
Cruz Azul had fun at their own home (BMO Field) last time out, beating Atletico San Luis 3-2. Elías Hernández, Pablo Aguilar and Jonathan Rodríguez scored. A 1-1 draw at America's stadium before that.
A new game in only four days for Cruz, the Liga MX home match versus Tijuana. Busy days.
Cruz find the net regularly in their away games. 9 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. Cruz Azul are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 2 goals away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Rodríguez Portillo 22 goals | J. Escobar Chena 5 goals | L. Romo Barrón 5 goals |
Toronto missing players
Cruz Azul missing players
| Toronto | Cruz Azul | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 8 | 17 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 36 | 18 | Scored | S | 14 | 43 | ||
| 33 | 13 | Conceded | C | 8 | 19 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 46% | 52% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 15% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 15% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 62% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.5 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 11.2 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.6 | ||
| 29% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 48% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Montreal Impact | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Atlanta United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | New England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | New York City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Inter Miami | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DC United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Nashville SC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Orlando City | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Columbus Crew | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Philadelphia Union | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 11 | Toronto | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 13 | Cincinnati | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
| 14 | New York RB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 40 |
| 2 | America | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 35 |
| 3 | Puebla | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 27 |
| 4 | Monterrey | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
| 5 | Santos Laguna | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | Leon | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 23 |
| 7 | Atlas | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 22 |
| 8 | Guadalajara | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 22 |
| 9 | Tigres UANL | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 22 |
| 10 | Mazatlan | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 21 |
| 11 | Toluca | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 19 |
| 12 | Tijuana | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 19 |
| 13 | Pumas UNAM | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 18 |
| 14 | Queretaro | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -6 | 18 |
| 15 | Pachuca | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 17 |
| 16 | Atletico San Luis | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -9 | 12 |
| 17 | Juarez | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -16 | 12 |
| 18 | Necaxa | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -11 | 11 |