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

Mon 12th Oct, 02:00 BST, Estadio Olímpico de Universitari, Mexico City

Cruz Azul, led by manager Nicolás Ricardo Larcamón, visit Esteban Andrés Solari Poggio and his Pumas UNAM side at the Estadio Olímpico de Universitari on Monday morning in the Liga MX. You'll find stats supporting our top of both teams to score below, but be sure to take a look at the 16 other betting markets we cover too. Each has been designed to give you as full a picture as possible, with Liga MX performances and head-to-heads included, so that you feel able to make a well-informed bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from one of the UK's biggest bookmakers.


Best Tip: Both teams to score

We have a pair of effective, attacking sides going head-to-head and, as such, we're predicting both of them to score at least 1 goal during the 90 mins. Can respective managers Esteban Andrés Solari Poggio or Nicolás Ricardo Larcamón find a tactical plan to top their opponent? Latest form stats and historical head-to-heads, as well as the latest odds from the bookmakers, do not suggest so.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 46% chance of Cruz Azul coming away with a win.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Pumas UNAM
31%
11/5-
Draw
24%
13/5-
Cruz Azul
46%
1/1-
Draw 1-1
11%
6/1-
Cruz Azul 2-1
9%
8/1-
Cruz Azul 1-0
8%
17/2-
Pumas UNAM 2-1
7%
11/1-
Cruz Azul 2-0
7%
10/1-
Pumas UNAM 1-0
6%
11/1-
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1-
Cruz Azul 3-1
5%
14/1-
Draw 0-0
5%
14/1-
Pumas UNAM 2-0
4%
18/1-
Cruz Azul 3-0
4%
18/1-
Cruz Azul 3-2
4%
20/1-
Pumas UNAM 3-1
3%
22/1-
Pumas UNAM 3-2
3%
28/1-
Cruz Azul 4-1
2%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
58%
4/6-
Under 2.5 Goals
42%
23/20-
Home 1st Goal
46%
6/5-
Away 1st Goal
51%
8/11-
No 1st Goal
3%
14/1-
BTTS - Yes
60%
8/13-
BTTS - No
40%
6/5-
BTTS - Home Win
17%
9/2-
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/2-
BTTS - Away Win
24%
11/4-
Home/draw
54%
8/11-
Away/draw
69%
4/11-
Home/away
76%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
1/5-
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
10/3-
Over 3.5 Goals
36%
13/8-
Under 3.5 Goals
64%
4/9-
Over 4.5 Goals
19%
4/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
81%
1/6-
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
9/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1/16-
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/33-
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
14/1-
Home DNB
47%
11/8-
Away DNB
62%
8/15-
Pumas UNAM win to nil
14%
11/2-
Cruz Azul win to nil
21%
3/1-
Pumas UNAM / Pumas UNAM
15%
9/2-
Pumas UNAM / Cruz Azul
4%
20/1-
Pumas UNAM / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Pumas UNAM
11%
13/2-
Draw / Cruz Azul
15%
9/2-
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1-
Cruz Azul / Pumas UNAM
3%
25/1-
Cruz Azul / Cruz Azul
26%
9/4-
Cruz Azul / Draw
6%
12/1-
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Win / draw / win form
Pumas UNAM 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Pumas UNAM2 - 3A. San Luis
Pumas UNAM3 - 1Leon
Pumas UNAM1 - 1Necaxa
Pumas UNAM0 - 0Queretaro
Pumas UNAM0 - 3Pachuca
Pumas UNAM1 - 2Cruz Azul
Pumas UNAM1 - 0Pachuca
Pumas UNAM3 - 3America
Pumas UNAM4 - 2Juarez
Pumas UNAM3 - 1Mazatlan
Pumas UNAM1 - 0America
Pumas UNAM2 - 2Cruz Azul
Pumas UNAM2 - 3Toluca
Pumas UNAM2 - 0Monterrey
Pumas UNAM4 - 0S. Laguna
Pumas UNAM1 - 1Leon
Pumas UNAM1 - 1Queretaro
Pumas UNAM4 - 1Tijuana
Pumas UNAM0 - 1A. San Luis
Pumas UNAM1 - 2Guadalajara
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPumas UNAM2 - 3A. San Luis
APumas UNAM1 - 1Atlas
APumas UNAM0 - 3Guadalajara
HPumas UNAM3 - 1Leon
APumas UNAM0 - 2Tijuana
HPumas UNAM1 - 1Necaxa
HPumas UNAM0 - 0Queretaro
APumas UNAM5 - 1Juarez
APumas UNAM2 - 1Toluca
HPumas UNAM0 - 3Pachuca
HPumas UNAM1 - 2Cruz Azul
APumas UNAM0 - 0Cruz Azul
HPumas UNAM1 - 0Pachuca
APumas UNAM0 - 1Pachuca
HPumas UNAM3 - 3America
APumas UNAM3 - 3America
APumas UNAM2 - 0Pachuca
HPumas UNAM4 - 2Juarez
APumas UNAM2 - 0A. San Luis
HPumas UNAM3 - 1Mazatlan
Cruz Azul 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
8
L
3
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Monterrey1 - 0Cruz Azul
Necaxa1 - 3Cruz Azul
Tijuana2 - 1Cruz Azul
A. San Luis2 - 3Cruz Azul
Pumas UNAM1 - 2Cruz Azul
Guadalajara1 - 2Cruz Azul
Atlas2 - 3Cruz Azul
Queretaro1 - 1Cruz Azul
America1 - 1Cruz Azul
Mazatlan1 - 1Cruz Azul
Pumas UNAM2 - 2Cruz Azul
S. Laguna1 - 2Cruz Azul
Monterrey0 - 2Cruz Azul
Toluca1 - 1Cruz Azul
Juarez3 - 4Cruz Azul
Leon2 - 1Cruz Azul
Tigres1 - 1Cruz Azul
Guadalajara0 - 0Cruz Azul
Puebla0 - 3Cruz Azul
Necaxa1 - 1Cruz Azul
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCruz Azul3 - 3Toluca
ACruz Azul0 - 1Monterrey
HCruz Azul4 - 3America
HCruz Azul1 - 0S. Laguna
ACruz Azul3 - 1Necaxa
HCruz Azul0 - 2Atlas
ACruz Azul1 - 2Tijuana
HCruz Azul2 - 3Atlante
HCruz Azul2 - 1Puebla
ACruz Azul3 - 2A. San Luis
ACruz Azul2 - 1Pumas UNAM
HCruz Azul0 - 0Pumas UNAM
ACruz Azul2 - 1Guadalajara
HCruz Azul2 - 2Guadalajara
HCruz Azul1 - 0Atlas
ACruz Azul3 - 2Atlas
HCruz Azul4 - 1Necaxa
ACruz Azul1 - 1Queretaro
HCruz Azul1 - 1Tijuana
ACruz Azul1 - 1America
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Pumas UNAM since 2018
Pumas UNAM
Cruz Azul
Goals: Scored
14
17
Games: Scored
7 / 11
9 / 11
Clean sheets
2 / 11
4 / 11
PUM
2
D
3
CAZ
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Pumas UNAM
1 - 2Cruz Azul
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 2Cruz Azul
0 - 2Cruz Azul
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Cruz Azul
Pumas UNAM4 - 3
0 - 1Cruz Azul
Pumas UNAM4 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Cruz Azul
League games at Cruz Azul since 2019
Cruz Azul
Pumas UNAM
Goals: Scored
18
15
Games: Scored
9 / 10
7 / 10
Clean sheets
3 / 10
1 / 10
PUM
3
D
2
CAZ
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cruz Azul
Draw0 - 0Draw
2 - 3Pumas UNAM
Cruz Azul3 - 2
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 4Pumas UNAM
Cruz Azul1 - 0
Cruz Azul2 - 1
Cruz Azul4 - 0
1 - 2Pumas UNAM
Cruz Azul2 - 1
Goal Statistics

Cruz Azul's fans will be hoping for goals on Monday morning, not least because Pumas UNAM have conceded in each of their last 6 Liga MX matches. A PG of 1.7 for N. Larcamón's side suggests that run should continue.

Pumas UNAM 12th Cruz Azul 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 74% probability that Pumas UNAM will score 1 or more goals
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% probability that Cruz Azul will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+12
Pumas UNAM have scored 12% more goals at home than predicted
+15
Cruz Azul have scored 15% more goals when away than predicted
1.8
average goals scored
1.7
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Liga MX - 2026/2027 season
Pumas UNAM
PG (predicted goals)
Cruz Azul
1.3
1.7
Attack rating
PUM
CAZ
19%
better
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Games scored6
8
Failed to score4
2
Scored first3
4
Goals scored14
19
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.9
Avg. shots per game10
15
Avg. shots per goal7
8
Conversion rate for15
13
Avg. XG for1.1
1.9
KickOff rating
+19%
Defence rating
4%
better
PUM
CAZ
view stats
Games conceded9
9
Clean sheets1
1
Conceded first6
6
Goals conceded16
18
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.8
Avg. shots/game conceded9
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against17%
16%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.4
KickOff rating
+4%

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

Pumas UNAM Liga MX squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10533
K NavasJuninhoR MoralesP Vite
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Navas GLK10
-
N Silva DEF10
1
-
R Lopez DEF1012
1
-
V Camarena MID101
-
A Medina FWD101
-
Juninho FWD105
-
P Vite MID911
3
-
R Morales FWD923
-
U Antuna FWD91
1
-
R Duarte DEF8
-
L. Herrera FWD811
2
-
A Carrasquilla MID71
1
1
P Bennevendo DEF6
1
C Calderón DEF5
-
I Luna MID5
1
-
A Leone DEF4
-
Álvaro Angulo DEF4
-
S Trigos MID4
-
?. Azuaje García DEF31
1
-
S Córdova MID31
-
C Huerta FWD2
1
-
J Rivas DEF1
-
S. López López FWD1
-
Cruz Azul Liga MX squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9453
O CamposN IbáñezC RodríguezW Ditta
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
O Campos DEF10
-
C Rodríguez MID105
2
-
J Paradela MID1025
2
-
N Ibáñez FWD1041
2
-
G Fernández FWD1041
1
-
W Ditta DEF91
3
-
J Chiquete DEF91
1
-
A Palavecino MID91
1
-
J Márquez MID931
2
-
L Romero FWD912
1
-
O Ebere FWD91
1
-
K Mier GLK8
-
A Moreno MID7
1
-
E Lira MID711
1
-
G Piovi DEF6
2
-
A Montaño MID62
1
-
Rogelio González FWD5
-
A Mozo DEF4
-
C Rotondi FWD3
-
A Gudiño GLK2
-
A Montes DEF2
1
-
J. Rodarte Barragán DEF1
-
J Calero FWD1
-