Match Report
The table read 2nd (Guadalajara, 36 pts) against 3rd (Cruz Azul, 35 pts), 1 points apart. The last five rounds placed Guadalajara no better than 20th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Per game in the league, Guadalajara were scoring 1.94 and conceding 1, Cruz Azul 1.88 and 1.18, against a competition average of 1.46 goals per team per game.
Cruz Azul had not lost in 8 games, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
11 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Guadalajara 1, draws 2, Cruz Azul 8, at 2.45 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 36% of the wins in this matchup.
Estadio Jalisco staged the fixture, a ground that holds 55,110. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Guadalajara: Omar Nicolás Govea García (8') · Cruz Azul: Jeremy Márquez (5'), Agustín Palavecino (66')
Key stats
Possession: Guadalajara 58% · Cruz Azul 42% · Total shots: 15-13 · On target: 7-8 · Corners: 8-7