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Cruz Azul vs Necaxa Live Stream, Predictions
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.
📏 Form Guide
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
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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
⚽️ 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
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.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 25 | DWDWW |
2 |
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11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 24 | LDWWW |
3 |
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11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 22 | WWLWL |
4 |
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11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 22 | WWDWL |
5 |
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11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 20 | DWWWD |
6 |
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11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | DWDLW |
7 |
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11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | LDWLL |
8 |
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12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | WWLWW |
9 |
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11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | DWLLD |
10 |
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11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 | DLWLL |
11 |
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11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 | WLWDW |
12 |
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12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 14 | LWWWD |
13 |
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11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 10 | DLDLD |
14 |
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11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 10 | DLLWL |
15 |
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11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 9 | DDLWL |
16 |
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12 | 0 | 8 | 4 | -6 | 8 | LDDDD |
17 |
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10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -17 | 5 | LLLLD |
18 |
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11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 3 | LLLDL |
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Atlético San Luis |
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Pachuca |
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CD Guadalajara |
Querétaro FC |
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CD Guadalajara |
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Tigres |
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Atlético San Luis |
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Club Tijuana |
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Mazatlán |
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Pachuca |
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Querétaro FC |
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Universidad Nacional |
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Atlas |
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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 |
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Monterrey |
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León |
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Monterrey |