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Predictions and Tips
Their intriguing Primera (Clausura) Liguilla fixture on Monday will see Universidad Nacional do battle with Cruz Azul.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Universidad Nacional v Cruz Azul can be found here - as well as the best betting odds.
📊 Form Guide
Universidad Nacional
WDDLWD
Universidad Nacional enter this match coming off the back of a 0-0 Primera (Clausura) Liguilla draw vs Cruz Azul.
In that game, Universidad Nacional managed 39% possession and 4 shots on goal with 1 on target. For their opponents, Cruz Azul got 23 shots on goal with 4 on target.
Over their last six games, Efraín Juárez's Universidad Nacional have hit the target a total of 9 times giving them an average number of goals scored per match of 1.5.
Cruz Azul
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Joel Huiqui's Cruz Azul have turned their attacks into goals a total of 12 times throughout their latest 6 matches. The total of goals that have been scored against them during those same clashes comes to 6.
↔️ Head to head
A glance at their most recent head-to-head meetings dating back to 13/05/2024 shows that Universidad Nacional have won 1 of them & Cruz Azul 2, with the number of draws being 3.
A total of 20 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 9 from Pumas and 11 created by La Máquina Azul. That is an average goals per game value of 3.33.
📋 Team News: Universidad Nacional
We are thinking that Pumas could employ a 3-5-2 system for this game with Keylor Navas, Rodrigo Lopez, Nathan Silva, Ruben Duarte, Uriel Antuna, A. Carrasquilla, Jordan Carrillo, Pedro Vite, Alvaro Angulo, Robert Morales and Juninho.
📰 Team News: Cruz Azul
It’s our belief that La Máquina Azul could decide to play in a 4-2-3-1 formation using Kevin Mier, Á. Jeremy Márquez, Willer Ditta, Gonzalo Piovi, Omar Campos, Agustín Palavecino, Amaury Garcia, J. Antonio Paradela, Carlos Rodriguez, C. Rodolfo Rotondi and O. Christian Ebere.
🔮 Prediction
We’re thinking that Cruz Azul and Universidad Nacional should both be able to score here although it’s hard to pick a clear winner.
We’ll see, but this looks like it could end up all-square. Therefore, we predict a very even match with a 1-1 score draw at the end of this game.
Peter Guest, 00:00 25/05/2026
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?
🏟️ Team Focus:
Universidad Nacional
Formed: 1954
Stadium: The Estadio Olímpico Universitario (72,000)
Captain: Keylor Navas
Chairman: Luis Raúl González
Manager: Efraín Juárez
Competitions: Liga MX (Clausura) position 1, Liga MX (Apertura) position 10, Primera (Clausura) Liguilla (Finals)
🔑 Key Player: Guillermo Martínez
Mostly taking up the Striker position, Guillermo Martínez was born in Mexico. After having made a senior debut playing for Pachuca in the 2014 - 2015 season, the goalscoring Forward has managed 5 league goals in this Liga MX (Clausura) 2025 - 2026 campaign so far in 14 appearances.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 36 | DWWWW |
| 2 |
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17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 36 | DLWDD |
| 3 |
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17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 33 | LDDDW |
| 4 |
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17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 31 | WWWLL |
| 5 |
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17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 30 | LDLLW |
| 6 |
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17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 26 | LDWDW |
| 7 |
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17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 25 | LWDDW |
| 8 |
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17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 25 | DDWWL |
| 9 |
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17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | WWDWD |
| 10 |
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17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | -10 | 22 | WWWLL |
| 11 |
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17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | -4 | 20 | DWDDW |
| 12 |
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17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 19 | DLLLW |
| 13 |
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17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -2 | 18 | LDLWL |
| 14 |
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17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 18 | WDLWL |
| 15 |
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17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 18 | WLDDL |
| 16 |
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17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -15 | 15 | LLDWL |
| 17 |
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17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -13 | 13 | DLLLL |
| 18 |
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17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -18 | 12 | DLLLW |
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Pachuca |
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Universidad Nacional |
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Club América |
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Universidad Nacional |
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Cruz Azul |
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Universidad Nacional |
| CD Guadalajara |
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CD Guadalajara |
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Atlas |
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FC Juárez |
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Mazatlán |
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Club América |
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Cruz Azul |
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Toluca |
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Monterrey |
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Cruz Azul |
| Guillermo Martínez | 9 |
| Robert Morales | 9 |
| Juninho | 8 |
| Álvaro Angulo | 6 |
| Jordan Carrillo | 6 |
| Gabriel Fernández | 15 |
| José Paradela | 12 |
| Carlos Rodríguez | 8 |
| Agustín Palavecino | 7 |
| Ángel Sepúlveda | 7 |
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