Cruz Azul, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following the 1-3 Liga MX (Clausura) victory versus Puebla. In that game, Cruz Azul had 44% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. For Cruz Azul, the goalscorers were Carlos Rodríguez (45′), Julio César Domínguez (59′) and Gonzalo Carneiro (63′). On the other side, Puebla had 19 shots on goal with 5 on target. Lucas Maia (77′) was the scorer for Puebla.
It has been a rare occasion in recent times where Cruz Azul have kept a clean sheet. The reality is that Cruz Azul have seen their defence breached in 6 of their previous 6 games, leaking 10 goals along the way.
Coming into this meeting, Cruz Azul have not won at home in their last 2 league games. Since tasting defeat last time out to Tigres de la UANL in Liga MX (Clausura) competition, Atlas and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
In that game, Atlas managed 43% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Tigres UANL had 10 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Nicolás Ibáñez (45′) was the scorer for Tigres de la UANL.
The stats tell the story, and Atlas have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, conceding 10 goals overall. Defensively, Atlas have clearly had some problems. That pattern won’t necessarily follow through into this next game, of course.
Match Details:
- Match: Cruz Azul vs Atlas
- Date: 23 February 2023
- Time: 7:35 am
- Venue: Estadio Azteca
Cruz Azul vs Atlas Prediction
In this game, Atlas certainly have the ability to find the net against this Cruz Azul team, but that possibly won’t be enough to prevent defeat.
We’re predicting a close game with a 2-1 win for Cruz Azul at the end of the match. Let’s see what eventuates.
Cruz Azul vs Atlas Head-To-Head
- Inspecting their most recent head to head clashes going back to 11/01/2020 shows us that Cruz Azul have won 2 of them & Atlas 3, with the tally of drawn games being 1.
- A combined sum of 15 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 7 for La Máquina Azul and 8 coming from Los Zorros. That is an average goals per game value of 2.5.
- The last league contest featuring the two was Liga MX (Apertura) match day 3 on 16/07/2022 which ended up with the score at Atlas 3-2 Cruz Azul.
- On that occasion, Atlas had 68% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 4 on target. The goals were scored by Ozziel Herrera (10′), Jeremy Márquez (70′) and Julián Quiñones (82′).
- Cruz Azul got 18 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Santiago Giménez (21′) and Christian Tabó (86′) scored.
- The match was refereed by Oscar Macías Romo.
Cruz Azul vs Atlas Live Stream Time
This match will start from 7:35 am
Cruz Azul vs Atlas Date
This match will take place on 23 February 2023
Cruz Azul vs Atlas Team News
The Cruz Azul manager Raúl Gutiérrez has zero fitness worries whatsoever coming into this clash thanks to a fully healthy group available to select from.
Due to a mostly available group of players, there’s only the sole fitness worry for the Atlas manager Benjamin Mora to be concerned with. Mauro Manotas (Cruciate Ligament Injury) won’t be playing here.
Cruz Azul vs Atlas Lineups
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Cruz Azul vs Atlas Odds
Cementeros have had a tough Clausura campaign up to now. They failed to win any of their opening five league matches, taking just one point from a possible 15. However, new interim manager Moreno lifted the blues by guiding the club to a much-needed three points in the last one.
Cruz Azul vs Atlas Stats
The Foxes made an unbeaten start after five matches, though four of those were ties. They kicked off the new campaign with an excellent 2-1 home success over Mazatlan, with Julio Furch and Julian Quinones getting the goals.
Cruz Azul vs Atlas Tips
- Cruz Azul to score first
- Over 2.5 goals
- Both teams to score – yes
Cruz Azul vs Atlas Betting Trends
Checking out the betting prices for the game on the full-time result market, backing Cruz Azul can be had for 2, a bet on a drawn result is 3.5 & betting on a win for Atlas comes in at 4. They are the top bets being offered at the moment.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match.
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