| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJ Earthquakes | 15 | L1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 4/15 | 7-13 |
| Cruz Azul | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12/15 | 5-2 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJ Earthquakes | 655 | 1 | 3 | 2 | W | 634 | +21 |
| Cruz Azul | 340 | 4 | 7 | 0 | DWWL | 255 | +85 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2021-10-08
Cruz Azul (340th, 7 pts) visited SJ Earthquakes (655th, 3 pts) with 4 points between them. Cruz Azul had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 255th in the league over the last five rounds against 340th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: SJ Earthquakes 2 scored and 0 conceded per game, Cruz Azul 1 and 1, with the league averaging 1.82.
SJ Earthquakes had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Cruz Azul, 12.
