Match Report
12 points and 5 places separated them: Juárez 8th with 23, Cruz Azul 3rd with 35. Juárez's recent output lagged their position: 26th on form over five rounds while 8th in the table. Against a league average of 1.46 goals per team per game, Juárez ran at 1.59 scored and 1.65 conceded, Cruz Azul at 1.88 and 1.18.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Juárez, 1 draw and 4 for Cruz Azul, at 2.17 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 83% of the meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 33% of the meetings went over two goals.
Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez staged the fixture, a ground that holds 19,703. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Cruz Azul led 3-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-4.
Goal scorers
Juárez: Óscar Estupiñán (45'), Guilherme Castilho (81'), Óscar Estupiñán (90') · Cruz Azul: José Paradela (7'), Agustín Palavecino (1'), Carlos Rotondi (39'), Carlos Rodríguez (51')
Key stats
Possession: Juárez 58% · Cruz Azul 42% · Total shots: 17-17 · On target: 8-7 · Corners: 4-7