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

Estadio Olímpico de Universitari, Mexico City

Cruz Azul pay Liga MX counterparts Pumas UNAM a visit on Friday morning, as Martin Anselmi leads his men into an away clash with Gustavo Alberto Lema & co. at the Estadio Olímpico de Universitari. We want you to make a winning bet on this match, so every stats you could possibly need to make a smart selection is published below. Switch between 17 markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head to head (H2H) analysis and the best odds for every one.

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Cruz Azul's next match is v Monterrey at 01:00 on Monday 20th May
The last Mexican Liga MX meeting between Pumas UNAM and Cruz Azul was on Friday 10th May 2024
Mexican Liga MX
May 10th 2024
Pumas UNAM 0
2 Cruz Azul
 
27' J. Rivero Segade
57' L. Faravelli
 
PUM
CAZ
Shots On
3
8
Shots Off
6
4
Corners
7
2
Possession
50%
50%
Fouls
12
11
Yellow/red cards
2/0
2/0
 
Pumas UNAMCruz Azul
 
J. González Vela-Alvizu
A. Aldrete Rodríguez (P. Monroy Reyes 63')
P. Bennevendo Peña (G. Martínez Ayala 72')
J. Rivas Gutiérrez (E. Salvio 63')
L. Magallán
J. Caicedo Barrera
P. Quispe Córdova (R. Ergas Moreno 82')
U. Rivas Gilio
C. Huerta Valera
R. Funes Mori (C. Tabó Hornos 82')
L. Suárez
K. Mier Robles
C. Salcedo Hernández
W. Ditta Pérez
G. Piovi
C. Cándido Aquino
(A. Gutiérrez Torres 85') C. Rotondi
C. Rodríguez Gómez
R. Huescas
(E. Lira Méndez 79') football iconJ. Rivero Segade
football iconL. Faravelli
(Á. Sepúlveda Sánchez 87') C. Antuna Romero
Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There's every chance of this match serving up goalmouth entertainment, but don't count on an all-time classic. Under 3.5 goals is what we're predicting, meaning there will be no more than 3 goals scored during a standard 90 mins. The best odds are below, followed by relevant form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records.

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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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Pumas UNAM are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 44% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.90.
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Pumas UNAM
44%
2/1
15%
-
Draw
27%
12/5
5%
-
Cruz Azul
29%
11/8
8%
-
Draw 1-1
13%
11/2-
Pumas UNAM 1-0
12%
9/1-
Cruz Azul 1-0
9%
8/1
10%
-
Draw 0-0
9%
10/1-
Pumas UNAM 2-1
9%
10/1
10%
-
Pumas UNAM 2-0
8%
14/1
15%
-
Cruz Azul 2-1
7%
17/2
5%
-
Cruz Azul 2-0
5%
11/1
8%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
12/1
8%
-
Pumas UNAM 3-1
4%
22/1
10%
-
Pumas UNAM 3-0
4%
28/1
12%
-
Cruz Azul 3-1
2%
18/1
10%
-
Pumas UNAM 3-2
2%
28/1
12%
-
Cruz Azul 3-0
2%
22/1
12%
-
Cruz Azul 3-2
2%
25/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
9/10
6%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
9/10
5%
-
Home 1st Goal
50%
6/5
13%
-
Away 1st Goal
44%
4/5
8%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
10/1-
BTTS - Yes
49%
7/10
2%
-
BTTS - No
51%
21/20
2%
-
BTTS - Home Win
18%
9/2
10%
-
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/3-
BTTS - Away Win
12%
7/2
10%
-
Home/draw
71%
8/15
2%
-
Away/draw
56%
4/11
9%
-
Home/away
73%
3/10
2%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
1/4-
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
11/4-
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
9/4
8%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
1/3
2%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
11/2
8%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/9
1%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
12/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/25-
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/20-
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
10/1-
Home DNB
63%
11/10
15%
-
Away DNB
48%
4/6
9%
-
Pumas UNAM win to nil
26%
9/2
10%
-
Cruz Azul win to nil
17%
10/3
13%
-
Pumas UNAM / Pumas UNAM
17%
15/4
10%
-
Pumas UNAM / Cruz Azul
3%
25/1-
Pumas UNAM / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Pumas UNAM
13%
11/2
8%
-
Draw / Cruz Azul
14%
5/1-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2-
Cruz Azul / Pumas UNAM
3%
28/1
12%
-
Cruz Azul / Cruz Azul
22%
11/4
13%
-
Cruz Azul / Draw
6%
12/1-
bet365
Win / draw / win form
Pumas UNAM 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
13
Draw
5
L
2
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
Cruz Azul 16TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Pumas UNAM since 2018
Pumas UNAM
Cruz Azul
Goals: Scored
11
9
Games: Scored
5 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
2 / 7
PUM
2
D
2
CAZ
3
All league games since 2018
Pumas UNAM
Cruz Azul
Goals: Scored
19
20
Games: Scored
9 / 13
11 / 13
Clean sheets
2 / 13
4 / 13
PUM
4
D
2
CAZ
7
Goal Statistics

Pumas UNAM's defensive record is to be admired, G. Lema's men having conceded 1 or less in 6 consecutive Liga MX outings. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.1 for Cruz Azul makes sense in this context.

Pumas UNAM 4th Cruz Azul 16th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Pumas UNAM will score no more than 1 goal
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Cruz Azul will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+14
Pumas UNAM have scored 14% more goals at home than predicted
-14
Cruz Azul have scored 14% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Statistics Liga MX - 2023/2023 Season
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Pumas UNAM
PG (predicted goals)
Cruz Azul
1.4
1.1
Attack rating
3%
better
PUM
CAZ
view stats
Games scored29
28
Failed to score12
9
Scored first20
19
Goals scored60
49
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.3
Avg. shots per game11
12
Avg. shots per goal8
9
Conversion rate13%
11%
KickOff rating
+3%
Defence rating
2%
better
PUM
CAZ
view stats
Games conceded27
25
Clean sheets14
12
Conceded first17
16
Goals conceded47
45
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded10
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
8
Conversion rate11%
13%
KickOff rating
+2%

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

Pumas UNAM Liga MX squad statistics 2023
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
41111011
J GonzálezC HuertaC HuertaL Magallán
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J González GLK41
5
-
P Bennevendo DEF283
3
1
J Rivas DEF19
2
-
L Magallán DEF3611
10
1
A Aldrete DEF351
5
-
U Rivas MID3962
6
-
J Caicedo MID261
6
-
L Suárez MID1434
2
-
P Quispe MID171
1
-
C Huerta MID371110
10
1
R Mori FWD1211
2
-
Subs
G Alcalá GLK
1
1
R Moreno DEF332
4
-
P Reyes DEF26
8
-
S Trigos MID222
3
1
J Molina MID13
1
-
R Lopez MID2511
7
-
E Salvio MID4067
8
-
A Ávila FWD62
-
C Tabó FWD14
3
-
G Martínez FWD207
6
-
Cruz Azul Liga MX squad statistics 2023
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3413712
U AntunaU AntunaR HuescasI Rivero
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Mier GLK20
1
-
W Ditta DEF302
8
2
C Salcedo DEF30
6
-
G Piovi DEF20
3
-
C Rodríguez MID3313
8
1
I Rivero MID3444
12
-
L Faravelli MID203
4
-
R Huescas MID3627
4
-
C Cándido MID1911
2
-
U Antuna FWD34136
4
-
C Rotondi FWD3563
6
-
Subs
B. Gamboa Galarza6
1
-
A Gudiño GLK14
3
-
R Rubio DEF1
-
J García DEF1
-
E Lira MID33
3
-
A Gutiérrez MID2912
1
-
A. Morales Rosas MID7
-
M Zaleta MID4
2
-
L. Estrada Derbez Benavente MID
-
Ángel Sepúlveda FWD3185
3
-
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