Cruz Azul vs Atlas Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Cruz Azul

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Cruz Azul will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following a 0-1 Liga MX (Clausura) triumph against Puebla.

In that match, Cruz Azul managed 69% possession and 24 shots at goal with 5 on target. The scorer for Cruz Azul was Uriel Antuna (94'). On the other side, Puebla had 13 attempts at goal with 4 of them 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 game following on from a 2-1 Liga MX (Clausura) win versus Atlético San Luis in their most recent match.

In that game, Atlas managed 57% possession and 19 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. The only player to score for Atlas was Carlos Robles (34', 76'). Atlético San Luis had 13 shots at 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 over their most recent head-to-head clashes going back to 20/10/2021 tells us that Cruz Azul have won 2 of these games & Atlas 3, with the tally of draws standing at 1.

A total of 10 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 4 from La Máquina Azul and 6 for Los Zorros. The average goals per game has been 1.67.

The previous league fixture featuring these clubs was Liga MX (Apertura) match day 1 on 02/07/2023 when it ended Atlas 2-0 Cruz Azul.

That day, Atlas had 55% possession and 15 shots at goal with 5 on target. The goalscorers were Eduardo Aguirre (5') and Aldo Rocha (72').

For their opponents, Cruz Azul got 10 attempts on goal with 3 on target.

The match was refereed by Víctor Cáceres.

🗞️ Team News: Cruz Azul

There is just a single fitness concern for the Cruz Azul gaffer Martín Anselmi to be concerned about from an otherwise complete group of players. Gabriel Fernández (Cruciate ligament injury) is out of contention.

We are thinking that La Máquina Azul will probably use a 4-5-1 formation for this one featuring 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

Thanks to a mainly healthy group, there’s only the one fitness problem for the Atlas manager Beñat San José to be concerned with. Mauro Manotas (Cruciate ligament injury) won’t be playing here.

We’re of the thinking that Los Zorros seem most likely to utilise a 4-2-3-1 system, giving starts to 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, 03:08 19/04/2024