León vs. Cruz Azul: Prediction, lineups and odds

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It is worth betting on Cruz Azul, who are at odds of 1.95. You can get a lot out of the odds on this final result selection and the visitors can beat Club León.

8 wins for Cruz Azul in the last 10 H2H duels

León were defeated in their last match, away at Estadio Caliente, with Tijuana winning 2-1. Jorge Bava’s team had only 24% possession and had three shots on goal, with Ivan Moreno scoring the only goal.

Cruz Azul beat Club América in their last match to claim their second consecutive win. It was a 4-1 home victory at the Estadio Azteca. They had 51% possession and had five shots on goal. Georgios Giakoumakis, Angel Sepulveda, Alexis Gutierrez and Lorenzo Faravelli got on the scoresheet.

Cruz Azul have won two consecutive games against Club León. They won 1-0 at the Estadio Azteca before winning 3-2 at the Estadio Nou Camp. In the last 10 meetings between these teams there has been one draw. Cruz Azul have won eight games and Club León have won one.

Club León – Last 10 league games

1 win, 4 losses and 5 draws, an average of 0.9 goals from 10.4 attempts and 4.2 shots on goal. Club León had 51.8% possession and 5.5 corners per game. On average, the opponent scored 1.4 goals from 7.7 attempts and 4.3 shots on goal and won 5.1 corners.

Top scorer Jhonder Cadiz scored three times, Ivan Moreno twice and Jose Alvarado and two other players scored one goal each. Salvador Reyes, Luciano Cabral and Edgar Guerra are the most successful players with one assist each.

Cruz Azul – Last 10 league games

Cruz Azul won 6 games, lost 2 and drew 2. They scored an average of 1.8 goals from 9.6 attempts and 4.9 shots on goal. They averaged 53.6% possession, 5.3 corners awarded and 3.1 corners countered. They also conceded 0.6 goals from 6.4 attempts and 2.1 shots on goal.

Angel Sepulveda and Carlos Rodolfo Rotondi have scored 4 goals, followed by Georgios Giakoumakis with 3. The best assist providers in the last 10 games are Gonzalo Piovi, Carlos Rodriguez and Georgios Giakoumakis, who have all scored 2 goals.

Confirmed lineups

Club León (confirmed line-up): Alfonso Blanco, Edgar Guerra, Jaine Barreiro, Paul Bellon, Salvador Reyes, Andres Guardado, Ivan Moreno, Jordy Alcivar, Jose David Ramirez, Jhonder Cadiz, Diego Hernandez.

Cruz Azul (confirmed lineup): Kevin Mier, Gonzalo Piovi, Willer Ditta, Erik Lira, Jorge Sanchez, Carlos Rodolfo Rotondi, Amaury Morales, Carlos Rodriguez, Lorenzo Faravelli, Alexis Gutierrez, Mateo Levy.

Expert analysis of Liga MX

The form table is always a good place to start before making any football predictions, team news is also an important place to look, while the statistics we present always tell an interesting story.

Important league statistics for the game León vs. Cruz Azul:

• Cruz Azul has won 4 of their last 5 games.
• Cruz Azul has won 6 of its last 10 games.
• Cruz Azul has won two games in a row.
• Cruz Azul has won the last two games between these teams.

We are quite optimistic that Cruz Azul will win this Liga MX encounter. We are backing the away team at 1.95 and will get a nice dividend if they can pull off a win.

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Cruz Azul – Probability of winning

According to the betting sites, our tip has a 51.3% chance of winning. However, we believe that the probability is closer to 60% when all factors are taken into account, so this bet can be supported with a clear conscience.