Their next big CONCACAF Champions League fixture sees Cruz Azul locking horns with Tigres on Friday.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Cruz Azul v Tigres de la UANL can be found here - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Form Guide
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Cruz Azul
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Cruz Azul prepare for this game following on from a 1-1 CONCACAF Champions League drawn game vs Tigres de la UANL.
The only player to score from Cruz Azul was Carlos Rotondi (68'). Juan José Purata (84') scored for Tigres de la UANL.
It has been a rare occasion in recent games that Cruz Azul have kept a clean sheet. In fact, Cruz Azul have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 7 goals on the way. Such a trend isn’t assured to be carried forward into this next game, of course.
Tigres de la UANL
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During their six latest matches, Guido Pizarro's Tigres de la UANL have managed to stick the ball in the net a total of 8 times thus earning them a goals per game average of 1.33.
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Head to head
A look at their most recent head to head clashes dating back to 05/02/2023 shows us that Cruz Azul have won 1 of them and Tigres 3, with the number of draws being 2.
12 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 5 from La Máquina Azul and 7 netted by Los Tigres. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.
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Team News: Tigres
Owing to an otherwise available group, there is just a single fitness problem for the Tigres gaffer Guido Pizarro to be concerned about. Diego Reyes (sprain) won’t be in action.
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Prediction
When taking everything into account, Tigres de la UANL might need a bit of good fortune to put one past this Cruz Azul team who should score one, at least.
We’ve gone for a 1-0 winning score for Cruz Azul at the end of the match.
Let’s see.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Looking at the betting prices for the match in the WDW market, a win for Cruz Azul can be had for 1.91, backing the game finishing all-square is 3.5 and betting on the winner to be Tigres de la UANL comes in at 3.6. They’re the best bets on offer at the moment.
Andre Moura,
12:00 28/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ 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, CONCACAF Champions League (Semi-finals)
⭐ Star Player: Ignacio Rivero
Customarily deployed in the Centre Midfield position, Ignacio Rivero was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. After having made a senior debut playing for Defensa y Justicia in the 2015 season, the gifted Midfielder has got 5 league goals in the Liga MX (Clausura) 2024 - 2025 season to date from a total of 14 appearances.