Pumas vs Cruz Azul Preview
This week promises to be a very tight one in Mexican soccer, as it will feature a double matchday that will be key for all teams, as it will determine who has the best chances of staying among the top spots in the championship. Pumas will face a real challenge with two complicated matches.
The felines will play their first match against the Rayados, so you can prepare to bet on Monterrey vs Pumas , where Gustavo Lema’s team is the underdog in a match that promises to be quite even. For its part, the machine first faces Juárez.
The Pumas vs Cruz Azul match is scheduled to take place this Saturday, October 26 at the Olympic University Stadium , which is located in Mexico City. The clash between these clubs corresponds to matchday 14 of the 2024 Liga MX Apertura Tournament. You can watch it from 7:00 pm (CDMX time).
For this match, the Pumas vs Cruz Azul prediction has a clear favorite, even so, it will be an interesting match, since, since the 2020 tournament, the felines and the cement machine have developed a rivalry that grows every day and has been called by fans as the “Classic of obsession.”
Pumas vs Cruz Azul Prediction
Cruz Azul wins the match -101
There will be more than 2.5 goals -167
Both teams will score -204
This match will be the second of the week for both Pumas and Cruz Azul and it is curious that Pumas are the underdogs in both matches, while La Máquina Cementera is the clear favorite in both matches. The odds at Novibet favor Martín Anselmi’s team by an advantage.
Now, our first Pumas vs Cruz Azul prediction is for the winner of the match, a market also known as the “ money line ”, where the objective is to predict who will win or if it will end in a draw. Here the odds have a favorite: the cement machine, since the team has looked average both away and in recent matches against Pumas.
Cruz Azul’s victory has odds of -101 and the team led by Martín Anselmi arrives with a 48% chance of winning . For their part, the Pumas are the underdogs, even so, in Novibet they have odds of +270 and have a 25% chance of winning . A draw is the least likely result with a 27% chance and odds of +245.
So, if you decide to place a bet for $150.00 pesos, you could receive the benefit of $298.50 pesos. On the other hand, a bet for the same amount, but in favor of the victory of Pumas UNAM, would leave you with a potential profit of $555.00 pesos; while, a draw could benefit you with $517.50 pesos.
Another good sports bet is for the “over/under” total goals market, where we take 2.5 goals as the average line, based on the scoring trend of the teams, since 6 of the last games of the cement workers were decided by more than 2.5 goals, while 5 of the last 6 games of the Pumas had less than 2.5 goals.
Considering the history between the two, we see that the score with at least 3 goals has been regular in recent clashes between Pumas vs Monterrey. Therefore, Novibet highlights the odds that there will be more than 2.5 goals -167 . The bet that less than 2.5 goals will be scored is less likely with odds of +130.
This is a market that you can combine with your bet: 0-3 goals are scored and has odds of -189.
Our third prediction is for the “both teams to score” bet. For this bet we take into account the “over/under” prediction and consider how each team’s offense is coming along. Cruz Azul’s offense has been solid, but its defense has been permissive, the same goes for the university team.
The odds at Novibet favor the result that both teams will score -204, the option that both teams will not score pays odds of +145.
All of these markets are ideal for live betting , as it is possible to predict the outcome in real time.
Analysis of Pumas vs Cruz Azul
Good football bets are based primarily on team statistics and trends. To base our predictions for the Pumas vs Cruz Azul match, we list the most important data prior to the match:
- Pumas UNAM have not lost a match in the last 5 played.
- Pumas UNAM has won 3 consecutive home games.
- Cruz Azul has a winning streak of 4 games.
- The cement machine won its last 2 away games.
- Cruz Azul has not lost against Pumas in their last 3 games.
- Pumas have only won 1 of their last 5 clashes against Cruz Azul.
- 6 of Cruz Azul’s last 7 matches were decided by more than 2.5 goals.
- 5 of Pumas’ last 6 games had less than 2.5 goals.
- In 5 of the last 7 games of the machine both teams scored a goal.
- Pumas have scored first in their last 5 games, while Cruz Azul have done so in at least 4 matches.
Pumas vs Cruz Azul history and statistics
The Pumas vs Cruz Azul history includes a total of 60 matches corresponding to the Mexican first division. Cruz Azul has the biggest advantage over Pumas with at least 17 wins. Here is the record between the clubs before Saturday’s match:
- 14 wins for Pumas
- 15 draws
- 31 wins for Cruz Azul
In this period, Pumas has scored a total of 64 goals against the cement workers , achieving an average of 1.07 goals per game. Cruz Azul has been able to score 96 goals when facing the Felinos with a scoring average of 1.60 goals per game.
Pumas’ biggest win was at Guad1anes 2020, where they beat Cruz Azul 4-0, a game in which the machine was key and which they came back from. For its part, Cruz Azul beat the felines 5-0 in a CONCACAF Champions League match in 2010.
Since the teams played the last match of the 2020 season, the “obsession classic” began to become popular , a rivalry where fans claim that Cruz Azul now only focuses on beating the felines. However, Liga MX bets leave them as potential favorites to win this season.
The last meeting between these clubs was in March of this year and ended in a 2-2 draw in a match largely dominated by the Pumas.
Pumas results: last matches
Despite having the Pumas vs Cruz Azul prediction against them and also being the underdogs against Monterrey, the team led by Gustavo Lema has looked quite consistent, as they have an unbeaten streak in their last 5 matches , where they only tied one match and won the other 4.
The team has been effective in its attacking zone with 7 goals scored and the defense has been solid with only 1 goal conceded in that period.
However, at home, they looked irregular after two consecutive defeats, but after that, they have won three games in a row. In their last matches, they have already beaten favorites such as América and Toluca.
Their most recent match (before facing Rayados de Monterrey) was against Atlético San Luis, whom they beat 3-0 with a double from César Huerta and a goal from Guillermo Martínez. The Felinos controlled this match and were effective.
Cruz Azul results: latest matches
Martín Anselmi’s team has looked pretty good in their last 5 games, where they won 4 and lost 1 , precisely against Atlético San Luis. The offense has done a great job, scoring 11 goals in that time, achieving an average of 2.2 goals scored per game. However, the defense has not been as effective as expected and allowed 6 goals.
Still, the Pumas vs Cruz Azul prediction favors them by a long shot. Their most recent encounter (before Juarez) was against Puebla, whom they defeated 2-1 with a goal from Giorgos Giakoumakis and Carlos Rotondi.
Pumas: news and possible lineups
With the Pumas vs Cruz Azul history that is against them, the Felinos are in good form and with their starters available.
- Pumas’ possible lineup: Gonzalez; Ergas, Duarte, Magallan, Nathan, Bennevendo; Piero Quispe, Caicedo, Rico; Huerta and Martinez.
- Coach: Gustavo Lema
Cruz Azul: news and possible lineups
Although the Pumas vs Cruz Azul prediction favors them, they will have to go out with their best eleven to limit the university team. They have in their favor a squad free of doubts or absences.
- Possible Cruz Azul alignment: Wed; Piovi, Lira, Ditta; Rodriguez; Gutiérrez, Faravelli, Rotondi, Sánchez; Montaño and Giakoumakis.
- Coach: Martin Anselmi
Pumas vs Cruz Azul Predictions
Final score: Pumas 1 – Cruz Azul 2
This match promises to be quite even, even so, the score of 2-1 has become frequent in at least 4 of the last 5 matches between Pumas vs Cruz Azul when the machine is visiting the Olympic Stadium.
Likewise, Martín Anselmi’s team leads the league and is in good form and dominating the felines. Therefore, our Pumas vs Cruz Azul prediction is that the match ends: Pumas 1 – Cruz Azul 2.
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Where to watch Pumas vs Cruz Azul?
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