The massive Primera (Clausura) Liguilla quarter-final showdown between Cruz Azul and León is kicking off on Monday. With the carrot of that spot in the semi-finals at stake, we are looking forward to what should be a great game from these two.
Our tips, poll and stats for Cruz Azul v León can all be found here - as well as the best betting odds.
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Form Guide
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Cruz Azul
DWDDWW 📈
Cruz Azul, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following the 2-3 Primera (Clausura) Liguilla victory vs León.
In that game, Cruz Azul managed 54% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 6 on target. For Cruz Azul, the scorers were Ignacio Rivero (14') and Andres Montaño (19', 41'). For their opponents, Leon had 7 shots at goal with 4 on target. Sebastían Santos (29') and Iván Moreno (46') scored for León.
Over their preceding 6 games, Vicente Sánchez's Cruz Azul have hit the back of the net a combined total of 9 times resulting in an average number of goals per match of 1.5.
León
LDWLLL 📉
Looking at their form, and León have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, with opponents netting 10 goals overall. At the back, León have been far from perfect. Such a pattern won’t necessarily be carried forward into this next game, of course.
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Head to head
Looking over their past head to head results going back to 09/04/2023 tells us that these encounters have not been happy ones for León. They’ve not managed to get any wins whatsoever while Cruz Azul have managed to find a way, getting wins in 83% of those games where they have faced each other.
17 goals were produced between them in these games, with 11 of them from La Máquina Azul and 6 belonging to Los Esmeraldas. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.83.
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Prediction
We’re of the view that León certainly have the ability to breach the defence of this Cruz Azul team, although it is unlikely to prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.
We can see both teams to score in a 2-1 victory for Cruz Azul after 90 minutes. Should be an interesting one.
Renata Leite,
18:00 09/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Cruz Azul
Formed: 1927
Stadium: The Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes (36,681)
Captain: Ignacio Rivero
Chairman: Iván Alonso
Manager: Vicente Sánchez
Competitions: Liga MX (Clausura) position 3, Liga MX (Apertura) position 1, Primera (Clausura) Liguilla (Quarter-Finals), CONCACAF Champions League (Final)
⭐ Key Man: Carlos Rotondi
Regularly deployed in the Left Wing position, Carlos Rotondi was born in Río Cuarto, Argentina. Having made his senior debut playing for Newell´s Old Boys in the 2018 - 2019 season, the gifted Forward has managed 4 league goals in the Liga MX (Clausura) 2024 - 2025 season so far from a total of 14 appearances.