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Cruz Azul v Tijuana : Liga MX match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 19th Apr, 00:00 BST, Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Washington Sebastián Abreu Gallo pays counterpart Nicolás Ricardo Larcamón a visit on Sunday morning in the Liga MX, as their Tijuana and Cruz Azul teams face each other at the Estadio Azteca. Quite simply, we want you to win betting on this game. To this end, stats for the biggest betting market have been laid out below, with head to head (H2H) records and particularly important form streaks highlighted. Odds are included as well.


Best Tip: Cruz Azul to win

We think there's an outright winner in this match, and it's Cruz Azul. Their latest form stats show their ability on home turf, and historical head-to-head (H2H) data proves they can get the job done against Tijuana too. The odds point towards Nicolás Ricardo Larcamón's side claiming victory in the win / draw / win market, and that's our strong prediction for Sunday morning too.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Cruz Azul are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 62% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.37.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cruz Azul
62%
37/100
6%
-
Draw
20%
7/2
4%
-
Tijuana
17%
6/1
17%
-
Cruz Azul 2-1
10%
15/2-
Cruz Azul 2-0
10%
15/2
6%
-
Draw 1-1
9%
8/1
6%
-
Cruz Azul 1-0
9%
17/2
6%
-
Cruz Azul 3-1
7%
10/1-
Cruz Azul 3-0
7%
9/1
9%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1-
Tijuana 2-1
5%
20/1
11%
-
Tijuana 1-0
4%
22/1
21%
-
Draw 0-0
4%
18/1
12%
-
Cruz Azul 4-1
4%
16/1
11%
-
Cruz Azul 4-0
4%
16/1
11%
-
Cruz Azul 3-2
4%
20/1-
Tijuana 2-0
2%
40/1
21%
-
Cruz Azul 4-2
2%
28/1
15%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
61%
1/2
4%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
39%
6/4
6%
-
Home 1st Goal
56%
2/5
3%
-
Away 1st Goal
41%
15/8
5%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
18/1
12%
-
BTTS - Yes
57%
4/6
2%
-
BTTS - No
43%
11/10
2%
-
BTTS - Home Win
31%
7/4
5%
-
BTTS - Draw
16%
9/2-
BTTS - Away Win
10%
10/1
10%
-
Home/draw
83%
1/10
3%
-
Away/draw
38%
7/4
5%
-
Home/away
80%
2/11
2%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
1/7
3%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
9/2
10%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
39%
6/5
8%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
61%
8/13
6%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
21%
11/4
6%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
79%
1/4
2%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
6/1
13%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
1/10
2%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/50
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
18/1
12%
-
Home DNB
77%
1/7
3%
-
Away DNB
31%
9/2
22%
-
Cruz Azul win to nil
31%
13/8-
Tijuana win to nil
8%
14/1
15%
-
Cruz Azul / Cruz Azul
41%
21/20
7%
-
Cruz Azul / Tijuana
2%
40/1
21%
-
Cruz Azul / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Cruz Azul
19%
10/3
4%
-
Draw / Tijuana
6%
14/1
15%
-
Draw / Draw
10%
7/1
14%
-
Tijuana / Cruz Azul
5%
16/1
11%
-
Tijuana / Tijuana
7%
11/1
9%
-
Tijuana / Draw
5%
16/1-
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Win / draw / win form
Cruz Azul 3RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
15
D
3
L
2
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cruz Azul1 - 2Pachuca
Cruz Azul3 - 0A. San Luis
Cruz Azul2 - 1Guadalajara
Cruz Azul2 - 1Tigres
Cruz Azul1 - 0Puebla
Cruz Azul2 - 0Atlas
Cruz Azul1 - 1Tigres
Cruz Azul3 - 2Guadalajara
Cruz Azul2 - 3Pumas UNAM
Cruz Azul2 - 0Monterrey
Cruz Azul2 - 1America
Cruz Azul2 - 2Queretaro
Cruz Azul3 - 2Juarez
Cruz Azul1 - 0Toluca
Cruz Azul3 - 2S. Laguna
Cruz Azul4 - 1Leon
Cruz Azul0 - 0Mazatlan
Cruz Azul1 - 0America
Cruz Azul2 - 1Leon
Cruz Azul2 - 1Leon
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
10
Draw
7
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACruz Azul1 - 1America
HCruz Azul1 - 2Pachuca
ACruz Azul1 - 1Mazatlan
ACruz Azul2 - 2Pumas UNAM
HCruz Azul3 - 0A. San Luis
ACruz Azul2 - 1S. Laguna
ACruz Azul2 - 0Monterrey
HCruz Azul2 - 1Guadalajara
HCruz Azul2 - 1Tigres
ACruz Azul1 - 1Toluca
ACruz Azul4 - 3Juarez
HCruz Azul1 - 0Puebla
HCruz Azul2 - 0Atlas
ACruz Azul1 - 2Leon
ACruz Azul1 - 1Tigres
HCruz Azul1 - 1Tigres
HCruz Azul3 - 2Guadalajara
ACruz Azul0 - 0Guadalajara
HCruz Azul2 - 3Pumas UNAM
ACruz Azul3 - 0Puebla
Tijuana 10TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Juarez1 - 2Tijuana
Necaxa3 - 0Tijuana
Leon0 - 3Tijuana
Atlas2 - 1Tijuana
Toluca1 - 0Tijuana
Monterrey2 - 2Tijuana
Queretaro1 - 2Tijuana
Tigres5 - 0Tijuana
Pumas UNAM4 - 1Tijuana
Tigres2 - 0Tijuana
Puebla4 - 3Tijuana
S. Laguna1 - 0Tijuana
A. San Luis1 - 1Tijuana
Pachuca0 - 2Tijuana
Mazatlan2 - 2Tijuana
America3 - 1Tijuana
S. Laguna0 - 4Tijuana
Mazatlan0 - 2Tijuana
Monterrey1 - 2Tijuana
Pachuca4 - 1Tijuana
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ATijuana2 - 1Juarez
HTijuana1 - 0Tigres
ATijuana0 - 3Necaxa
ATijuana3 - 0Leon
HTijuana1 - 2S. Laguna
ATijuana1 - 2Atlas
HTijuana1 - 1Pumas UNAM
HTijuana1 - 1Mazatlan
ATijuana0 - 1Toluca
HTijuana0 - 0Puebla
ATijuana2 - 2Monterrey
HTijuana1 - 1A. San Luis
ATijuana2 - 1Queretaro
HTijuana0 - 0America
ATijuana0 - 5Tigres
HTijuana3 - 0Tigres
HTijuana3 - 1Juarez
HTijuana2 - 0Atlas
ATijuana1 - 4Pumas UNAM
ATijuana0 - 2Tigres
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Cruz Azul have beaten Tijuana in 3 consecutive home league meetings
3
Cruz Azul have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive home league meetings with Tijuana
League games at Cruz Azul since 2019
Cruz Azul
Tijuana
Goals: Scored
16
5
Games: Scored
8 / 8
3 / 8
Clean sheets
5 / 8
0 / 8
CAZ
6
D
1
TIJ
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cruz Azul
Cruz Azul3 - 0
Cruz Azul3 - 0
Cruz Azul1 - 0
1 - 2Tijuana
Cruz Azul2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Cruz Azul4 - 2
Cruz Azul1 - 0
League games at Tijuana since 2018
Tijuana
Cruz Azul
Goals: Scored
15
11
Games: Scored
8 / 9
7 / 9
Clean sheets
2 / 9
1 / 9
CAZ
3
D
2
TIJ
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Tijuana
Tijuana2 - 0
2 - 3Cruz Azul
Tijuana3 - 0
Tijuana2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Cruz Azul
1 - 2Cruz Azul
Tijuana3 - 2
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.1 is decent for Cruz Azul in their meeting with Tijuana, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 17 consecutive Liga MX matches.

Cruz Azul 3rd Tijuana 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.1
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
12%
1
25%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
17%
There is a 63% probability that Cruz Azul will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Tijuana will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+4
Cruz Azul’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+20
Tijuana have scored 20% more goals when away than predicted
2.0
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Liga MX - 2025/2025 season
Cruz Azul
PG (predicted goals)
Tijuana
2.1
1
Attack rating
13%
better
CAZ
TIJ
view stats
Games scored31
26
Failed to score3
8
Scored first20
20
Goals scored61
50
Avg. goals scored1.7
1.5
Avg. shots per game13
10
Avg. shots per goal8
7
Conversion rate for13
15
Avg. XG for1.5
1.3
KickOff rating
+13%
Defence rating
CAZ
TIJ
3%
better
view stats
Games conceded24
22
Clean sheets10
12
Conceded first12
11
Goals conceded38
44
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded8
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against14%
12%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.5
KickOff rating
+3%

Cruz Azul v Tijuana Liga MX lLine ups will show here when available.

Cruz Azul Liga MX squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3313710
J ParadelaG FernándezJ ParadelaW Ditta
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Paradela MID3587
5
-
C Rodríguez MID3575
4
-
W Ditta DEF341
10
-
E Lira MID34
6
-
G Piovi DEF312
9
-
J Márquez MID3141
4
-
C Rotondi FWD3145
5
-
O Campos DEF2921
-
L Romero FWD2922
2
1
G Fernández FWD29137
2
1
A Gudiño GLK19
4
-
K Mier GLK17
-
J Chiquete DEF1511
1
2
A Moreno MID15
1
-
A. Morales Rosas FWD1511
-
J. Rodarte Barragán DEF141
1
1
A Palavecino MID1343
4
-
M. Levy Mendaña FWD11
1
-
N Ibáñez FWD921
1
-
O Ebere FWD711
-
A Montaño MID61
-
Tijuana Liga MX squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3313711
A RodríguezK CastañedaK CastañedaI Olmeda
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Rodríguez GLK34
3
-
K Castañeda MID34137
5
-
A Gómez DEF332
7
-
R Zárate MID3337
8
-
I Olmeda MID331
11
-
J Porozo DEF322
10
1
A Preciado FWD3232
4
-
R Fernández DEF3113
8
-
J Grijalva DEF306
4
-
D Blanco FWD3011
3
1
M Ghezouani FWD2641
4
1
U Bilbao DEF252
5
-
F Boya MID206
4
-
G. Mora Zambrano MID1751
1
-
P Ortíz DEF141
4
-
I Rivero MID14
3
-
D Firenze FWD921
-
J Martínez FWD8
-
K Escamilla MID7
1
-
Ángel Zapata MID4
-
A. Perez MID2
-
D Tobar DEF1
-