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Cruz Azul vs Necaxa Live Stream, Predictions

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Full-Time Result Prediction
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Cruz Azul to Win

Necaxa will arrive at The Estadio Azteca on Saturday for the Liga MX (Clausura) clash with home side Cruz Azul.

Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Cruz Azul v Necaxa can be found here - along with the latest match odds.

Both Teams to Score Prediction
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📏 Form Guide

Cruz Azul
Cruz Azul
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Cruz Azul will be looking for an improved result here after the 3-0 Liga MX (Clausura) losing effort in their last game against Santos Laguna.

In that match, Cruz Azul managed 65% possession and 19 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. At the other end, Santos Laguna had 5 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Diego Medina (36'), Franco Fagúndez (69') and Santiago Muñóz (83') scored for Santos Laguna.

A common trait of recent Cruz Azul games is the high number of scores with a nil in them.

From their previous 6 matches leading up to this one, in 5 of them a wager on both teams scoring would have been a losing one. We shall soon see if that trend can be sustained into this next match.

Coming into this fixture, Cruz Azul are unbeaten in their previous 5 home league matches.

Necaxa
Necaxa
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Necaxa will go into the meeting following on from a 3-1 Liga MX (Clausura) win with the downing of Atlético San Luis in their last game.

In that match, Necaxa had 33% possession and 14 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. For Necaxa, goals were scored by Diego Gómez (29'), Braian Samudio (45') and Édgar Méndez (93'). Atlético San Luis had 16 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Aldo Cruz (45') was the scorer for Atlético San Luis.

Over the course of their previous half-dozen clashes, Necaxa have bagged a tally of 10 goals. Necaxa have also scored in every single one of those games. During that period, they’ve seen 8 goals go into their own net.

Coming into this clash, Necaxa haven’t won away from home in the past 4 matches in the league.

👥 Head to head

Looking over their most recent head to head clashes stretching back to 07/08/2021 shows us that Cruz Azul have won 3 of them and Necaxa 2, with the number of draws being 1.

An aggregate of 14 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 8 of them from La Máquina Azul and 6 belonging to Lightning Bolts. That is an average goals per game value of 2.33.

The last league encounter featuring the two was Liga MX (Apertura) match day 11 on 05/10/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Necaxa 1-3 Cruz Azul.

In that match, Necaxa managed 41% possession and 10 shots on goal with 2 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Facundo Batista (55').

Cruz Azul got 16 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Ángel Sepúlveda (21', 92', 100') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Fernando Guerrero Ramírez.

📋 Team News: Cruz Azul

There aren’t many selection issues, with just the lone fitness concern for the Cruz Azul gaffer Martín Anselmi to be concerned about thanks to an almost full-strength set of players. Gabriel Fernández (Cruciate ligament injury) will miss out.

It seems likely that La Máquina Azul should employ a 3-4-3 system for the game, handing starts to Kevin Mier, Erik Lira, Carlos Salcedo, Gonzalo Piovi, Ignacio Rivero, Carlos Rodriguez, Lorenzo Faravelli, C. Rodolfo Rotondi, Uriel Antuna, A. B. Sepulveda and Alexis Gutiérrez.

🗞️ Team News: Necaxa

Thanks to a fully healthy group available for selection, the Necaxa manager Eduardo Fentanes does not have any fitness concerns to report before this game.

We reckon that Lightning Bolts seem most likely to elect for a 4-3-3 system, starting the game with Luis Ezequiel Unsain, Alexis Peña, E. M. González, Agustín Oliveros, Jorge Rodriguez, Diego Gomez, J. Antonio Paradela, Fernando Arce, Ricardo Monreal, Diber Cambindo and Bryan Garnica.

✨ Prediction

We’re of the opinion that Cruz Azul will, in all likelihood, stay in control for long periods of time and should be able to convert a few of the chances that they create.

Conversely, Necaxa are also probably going to find it difficult to break down their defence although we do think it’s probable that they will be converting at least once as well.

We’re tipping a pretty comfortable 3-1 winning score for Cruz Azul when the full-time whistle blows.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 22:05 16/03/2024

Correct Score Prediction
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3-1
Cruz Azul

⚽️ Team Focus:
Cruz Azul

Formed: 1927
Stadium: The Estadio Azteca (81,070)
Captain: Ignacio Rivero
Chairman: Víctor Velázquez
Manager: Martín Anselmi
Competitions: Liga MX (Clausura) position 3, Liga MX (Apertura) position 16

🔑 Key Man: Ángel Sepúlveda

Ángel Sepúlveda

Regularly taking to the field in the Striker position, Ángel Sepúlveda was born in Apatzingán, Mexico. Having made his senior debut playing for Monarcas Morelia in the 2010 - 2011 season, the dangerous Forward has accumulated 2 league goals in this Liga MX (Clausura) 2023 - 2024 season to date in a total of 11 appearances.

Necaxa 2023-10-05 01:00:00 1 - 3 Cruz Azul
Necaxa 2023-01-22 03:10:00 1 - 0 Cruz Azul
Cruz Azul 2022-07-30 22:00:00 1 - 0 Necaxa
Cruz Azul 2022-05-07 22:45:00 1 - 1 Necaxa
Cruz Azul 2022-02-13 01:00:00 1 - 2 Necaxa
Necaxa 2021-08-07 02:05:00 1 - 2 Cruz Azul
Pos Team Pld W D L +/- Pts Form
1
Monterrey
Monterrey Monterrey
11 7 4 0 14 25 DWDWW
2
Club América
Club América América
11 7 3 1 13 24 LDWWW
3
Cruz Azul
Cruz Azul Cruz Azul
11 7 1 3 7 22 WWLWL
4
Pachuca
Pachuca Pachuca
11 7 1 3 5 22 WWDWL
5
Toluca
Toluca Toluca
11 5 5 1 9 20 DWWWD
6
Necaxa
Necaxa Necaxa
11 4 6 1 4 18 DWDLW
7
Tigres de la UANL
Tigres de la UANL Tigres
11 5 3 3 3 18 LDWLL
8
Querétaro FC
Querétaro FC Querétaro
12 4 5 3 2 17 WWLWW
9
Universidad Nacional
Universidad Nacional Pumas
11 4 4 3 2 16 DWLLD
10
CD Guadalajara
CD Guadalajara Chivas
11 4 3 4 0 15 DLWLL
11
León
León León
11 4 2 5 -3 14 WLWDW
12
Santos Laguna
Santos Laguna Santos
12 4 2 6 -5 14 LWWWD
13
Atlas
Atlas Atlas
11 2 4 5 -5 10 DLDLD
14
Atlético San Luis
Atlético San Luis At. San Luis
11 3 1 7 -7 10 DLLWL
15
Mazatlán
Mazatlán Mazatlán
11 2 3 6 -5 9 DDLWL
16
Club Tijuana
Club Tijuana Tijuana
12 0 8 4 -6 8 LDDDD
17
Puebla
Puebla Puebla
10 1 2 7 -17 5 LLLLD
18
FC Juárez
FC Juárez FC Juárez
11 0 3 8 -11 3 LLLDL
Cruz Azul 2024-03-16 23:00:00 1 - 2 Necaxa
Santos Laguna 2024-03-10 01:00:00 3 - 0 Cruz Azul
Cruz Azul 2024-03-03 01:05:00 3 - 0 CD Guadalajara
Club América 2024-02-25 03:10:00 1 - 0 Cruz Azul
León 2024-02-22 03:00:00 2 - 3 Cruz Azul
Cruz Azul 2024-02-18 03:00:00 1 - 0 Tigres
Cruz Azul 2024-03-16 23:00:00 1 - 2 Necaxa
Necaxa 2024-03-09 03:00:00 3 - 1 Atlético San Luis
Mazatlán 2024-03-02 03:00:00 2 - 1 Necaxa
Necaxa 2024-02-24 03:00:00 1 - 1 Pachuca
Necaxa 2024-02-21 03:00:00 1 - 0 CD Guadalajara
Querétaro FC 2024-02-17 01:00:00 1 - 1 Necaxa
Cruz Azul 2024-03-03 00:00:00 3 - 0 CD Guadalajara
Cruz Azul 2024-02-18 00:00:00 1 - 0 Tigres
Cruz Azul 2024-02-11 00:00:00 3 - 0 Atlético San Luis
Cruz Azul 2024-01-31 00:00:00 1 - 0 Club Tijuana
Cruz Azul 2024-01-27 00:00:00 2 - 1 Mazatlán
Cruz Azul 2024-01-14 00:00:00 0 - 1 Pachuca
Mazatlán 2024-03-02 00:00:00 2 - 1 Necaxa
Querétaro FC 2024-02-17 00:00:00 1 - 1 Necaxa
FC Juárez 2024-02-03 00:00:00 2 - 2 Necaxa
Universidad Nacional 2024-02-01 00:00:00 2 - 2 Necaxa
Puebla 2024-01-20 00:00:00 1 - 2 Necaxa
Atlas 2023-11-11 00:00:00 0 - 0 Necaxa
Goals scored 1.4
Goals conceded 1.3
Time first goal scored 32
Time first goal conceded 29
Yellow cards 2.4
Red cards 0.2
Subs used 4.4
Biggest victory 3-0
Biggest defeat 4-1
Goals scored 1.2
Goals conceded 1.7
Time first goal scored 42
Time first goal conceded 37
Yellow cards 2.6
Red cards 0.2
Subs used 4.9
Biggest victory 5-2
Biggest defeat 4-0
Uriel Antuna 10
Ángel Sepúlveda 8
Carlos Rotondi 5
Diber Cambindo 4
Gabriel Fernández 2
Diber Cambindo 6
Édgar Méndez 6
Facundo Batista 4
Ricardo Monreal 3
José Paradela 3
Universidad Nacional 2024-03-31 03:05:00 Cruz Azul
Cruz Azul 2024-04-07 03:00:00 Monterrey
Puebla 2024-04-13 03:00:00 Cruz Azul
Cruz Azul 2024-04-22 00:00:00 Atlas
Toluca 2024-04-28 01:00:00 Cruz Azul
Necaxa 2024-04-01 01:00:00 León
Club Tijuana 2024-04-06 03:00:00 Necaxa
Necaxa 2024-04-13 03:00:00 Santos Laguna
Tigres 2024-04-21 01:00:00 Necaxa
Necaxa 2024-04-29 00:00:00 Monterrey

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