The tension continues to build for the long-awaited Primera (Clausura) Liguilla semi-final showdown between Club América and Cruz Azul on Monday. With the incentive for the side that makes it through the match being a place in the final, let’s hope for a beauty.
Full predictions, pre-match stats and user poll for Club América v Cruz Azul are shown on this page - along with the latest match odds.
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Club América
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Club América will be looking to improve on their last outing here following a 1-0 Primera (Clausura) Liguilla loss in their previous game against Cruz Azul.
In that game, Club América managed 56% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. On the other side, Cruz Azul got 10 shots at goal with 4 on target. Ignacio Rivero (59') was the scorer for Cruz Azul.
Under three goals per game were seen in 5 of the past 6 fixtures where Club América have been involved. Breaking down the goal distribution in that period, opposition teams scored a total of 2 and Club América got themselves 7.
Cruz Azul
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In their last half-dozen clashes, Cruz Azul have amassed a total of 10 goals. Cruz Azul have additionally got on the scoresheet on each one of those occasions. During that period, they have seen 6 goals go against them. We will just have to see whether or not that trend can be sustained here.
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Head to head
Checking on their prior head to head clashes going back to 06/12/2024 shows us that Club América have won 1 of these games and Cruz Azul 2, with the tally of drawn games being 3.
A combined sum of 11 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 5 for Las Águilas and 6 netted by La Máquina Azul. That’s an average goals per game of 1.83.
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Prediction
Our thinking is that Club América can score a couple of goals against Cruz Azul, who may well find it hard scoring.
Our selection here is for a decent 2-0 winning margin for Club América by the time that the referee blows the final whistle.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Regarding the current betting odds in the WDW market, victory for Club América is best priced at 1.85, a wager on a drawn result is 3.3 & taking a punt on a win for Cruz Azul can be had at 4. These are the best of the market prices on offer at the moment.
Victor Martins,
05:00 17/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Club América
Formed: 1916
Stadium: The Estadio Azteca (83,264)
Captain: Henry Martín
Chairman: Santiago Baños
Manager: André Jardine
Competitions: Liga MX (Clausura) position 2, Liga MX (Apertura) position 8, Primera (Apertura) Liguilla (Finals), Primera (Clausura) Liguilla (Semi Finals)
⭐ Star Player: Álvaro Fidalgo
Usually playing in the Centre Midfield position, Álvaro Fidalgo was born in Oviedo, Spain. Having made a first senior appearance for Castellón in the 2020 - 2021 season, the talented Midfielder has scored a sum of 7 league goals in the Liga MX (Clausura) 2024 - 2025 season to date in 14 appearances.