📊 Form Guide

Cruz Azul

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Cruz Azul fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being a 0-1 Liga MX (Clausura) victory vs Puebla.

In that match, Cruz Azul had 69% possession and 24 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. The scorer for Cruz Azul was Uriel Antuna (94'). On the other side, Puebla got 13 shots at goal with 4 on target.

Martín Anselmi's Cruz Azul have celebrated scoring 7 times in their prior six outings. The corresponding number of goals that they have conceded in those fixtures is 6.

Atlas

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Atlas will go into the encounter following a 2-1 Liga MX (Clausura) win with the downing of Atlético San Luis in their previous outing.

In that game, Atlas had 57% possession and 19 attempts on goal with 7 on target. The scorer for Atlas was Carlos Robles (34', 76'). For their opponents, Atlético San Luis had 13 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Franck Boli (7') scored for Atlético San Luis.

In as many as 6 out of the previous 6 clashes featuring Atlas, three or more goals have been struck. The overall average number of goals per game in that time is 4.33, with the number of goals averaged by Atlas being 1.5.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Atlas:

• have left without a victory over Cruz Azul when they've played them away from home in the last 3 league matches.
• are without a win away from home in their last 10 league matches. Their travelling support will be needed here, for sure.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking at their past head-to-head clashes stretching back to 20/10/2021 shows that Cruz Azul have won 2 of these and Atlas 3, with the tally of drawn results standing at 1.

A combined total of 10 goals were produced between them in these games, with 4 for La Máquina Azul and 6 being from Los Zorros. The average number of goals per game works out to 1.67.

The previous league contest featuring these clubs was Liga MX (Apertura) match day 1 on 02/07/2023 and the score finished Atlas 2-0 Cruz Azul.

On that day, Atlas managed 55% possession and 15 shots on goal with 5 on target. Goals were scored by Eduardo Aguirre (5') and Aldo Rocha (72').

Cruz Azul got 10 shots at goal with 3 of them on target.

The referee was Víctor Cáceres.

📋 Team News: Cruz Azul

There aren’t many personnel worries, with just the lone fitness concern for the Cruz Azul gaffer Martín Anselmi to be concerned about from an otherwise complete set of players. Gabriel Fernández (Cruciate ligament injury) is out of contention.

We are thinking that La Máquina Azul should go for a 4-5-1 system this time, utilising Kevin Mier, Carlos Salcedo, Willer Ditta, Gonzalo Piovi, Camilo Cándido, Alexis Gutiérrez, Ignacio Rivero, C. Rodolfo Rotondi, Carlos Rodriguez, Lorenzo Faravelli and Uriel Antuna.

📋 Team News: Atlas

Out of a mainly available group of players, there’s only the one fitness worry for the Atlas boss Beñat San José to contend with. Mauro Manotas (Cruciate ligament injury) won’t be in action.

We reckon that Los Zorros might begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 formation, going with Camilo Vargas, Hugo Nervo, Carlos Robles, Luis Ricardo Reyes, Idekel Domínguez, Juan Zapata, Aldo Paúl Rocha, José Lozano, Jhon Murillo, M. Ezequiel Garcia and Eduardo Aguirre.

✨ Prediction

In this match, Cruz Azul will more than likely score a couple of goals when they face Atlas, who could well struggle scoring.

Accordingly, we see a pretty comfortable 2-0 winning margin for Cruz Azul come full-time.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 23:15 21/04/2024