📊 Form Guide

Cruz Azul

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Cruz Azul, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 2-3 Primera (Clausura) Liguilla success vs Atlas.

In that game, Cruz Azul had 44% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 9 on target. For Cruz Azul, the goalscorers were Carlos Rotondi (45') and Christian Ebere (55', 87'). At the other end, Atlas had 13 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Arturo Alfonso González (69') and Aldo Rocha (81') scored for Atlas.

It’s been a rare occasion in recent games that Cruz Azul have kept a clean sheet. In fact, Cruz Azul have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, giving up 7 goals during that time.

Atlas

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In 5 of the past six games involving Atlas, a comparatively low number of goals have been scored between them and opposing sides. The overall average number of goals per game in that spell works out to a paltry 1.5, with the average goals for Los Zorros standing at 0.67. That trend won’t necessarily follow through into this match, however.

↔️ Head to head

An examination of their past head to head clashes dating back to 22/04/2024 shows us that Cruz Azul have won 2 of them & Atlas 0, with the tally of drawn games standing at 4.

There were also goals galore in those games, with 23 in total at an average of 3.83 goals per match.

⚡ Prediction

Our thinking is that Atlas have the firepower to break down this Cruz Azul side, however that may not quite be enough to prevent defeat.

We’re expecting a narrow 2-1 advantage for Cruz Azul when the full-time whistle blows. Let’s see what eventuates.

Peter Guest, 07:01 06/05/2026