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Predictions and Tips
The fascinating Primera (Clausura) Liguilla quarter-final clash between Cruz Azul and León is kicking off on Monday. Given that there is a spot in the semi finals for the victors, it could well be a thrilling encounter between the two sides.
View all Cruz Azul v León tips, stats and our pre-match poll below - plus the latest match odds.
📊 Form Guide

Cruz Azul
DWDDWW 📈
Cruz Azul will be looking for another win after a 2-3 Primera (Clausura) Liguilla victory over León.
In that match, Cruz Azul managed 54% possession and 12 shots on goal with 6 on target. For Cruz Azul, the scorers were Ignacio Rivero (14') and Andres Montaño (19', 41'). Leon got 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.
👥 Head to head
Looking at their past head to head meetings stretching back to 09/04/2023 shows that these encounters have not been kind to León. They’ve not managed to get themselves any wins whatsoever while Cruz Azul have remained in the ascendancy, beating them in 83 per cent of those match-ups.
A total of 17 goals were scored between them in this period, with 11 of them for La Máquina Azul and 6 coming from Los Esmeraldas. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.83.
📋 Team News: Cruz Azul
It seems likely that La Máquina Azul will probably employ a 3-4-2-1 formation featuring Kevin Mier, Willer Ditta, Erik Lira, Jesús Orozco, Jorge Sánchez, Carlos Rodriguez, Lorenzo Faravelli, C. Rodolfo Rotondi, Luka Romero, Ignacio Rivero and A. B. Sepulveda.
📋 Team News: León
We’re of the thinking that Los Esmeraldas seem likely to utilise a 4-3-3 formation, giving starts to Alfonso Blanco, Sebastián Santos, J. Stiven Barreiro, Paul Bellón, Salvador Reyes, Nicolás Fonseca, James Rodriguez, Andres Guardado, Rodrigo Echeverria, Emiliano Rigoni and Stiven Mendoza.
💭 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, 00:00 12/05/2025
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?

⚽️ 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.
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17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 37 | WWWWD |
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17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 34 | WLDLW |
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17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 33 | WWDWD |
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17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 33 | LDWDW |
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17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 31 | WWLDW |
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17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 30 | LDWLL |
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17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 28 | LWLWW |
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17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 28 | LWWDL |
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17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | -5 | 24 | WDDDL |
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17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 21 | WLDWL |
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17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 21 | LLDWD |
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17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 20 | LDWLW |
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17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | -6 | 19 | WLWWW |
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17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -7 | 18 | LDLWD |
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17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | -13 | 18 | WWLLW |
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17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -10 | 17 | WLDLL |
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17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | -13 | 9 | LDLLL |
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17 | 2 | 1 | 14 | -21 | 7 | LLLLL |
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Monterrey |
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Puebla |
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Universidad Nacional |
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Atlético San Luis |
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Monterrey |
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Querétaro FC |
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Pachuca |
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Ángel Sepúlveda | 21 |
Ignacio Rivero | 15 |
Carlos Rotondi | 12 |
Giorgos Giakoumakis | 9 |
Lorenzo Faravelli | 7 |
Jhonder Cádiz | 12 |
Stiven Mendoza | 9 |
Alfonso Alvarado | 3 |
Rodrigo Echeverría | 3 |
Iván Moreno | 3 |
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