J. Marquez⚽
C. Vargas🔄Danny Leyva🟨Naves🔄M. Espindola🔄N. Ibanez⚽W. Ditta⚽Willer Ditta🟨Amaury Garcia🟨L. Faravelli🔄O. Gonzalez🔄Javier Ruiz🟨R. Gonzalez🔄N. Ibanez🔄J. Marquez🔄D. Leyva🔄E. Rodriguez⚽Emilio Rodriguez🟨A. Garcia🔄J. Paradela🔄O. Campos🔄Juan Torres🟨Pedro Pedraza🟨Cruz Azul beat Necaxa 3-1 on Saturday 29 August in a Liga MX fixture. Cruz Azul went in 1-0 ahead at half-time and kept their noses in front. Necaxa had 13 shots and Cruz Azul 22, with Cruz Azul enjoying 54% possession.
For Necaxa, E. Rodriguez (83') was on target. The goals for Cruz Azul came from J. Marquez (23'), N. Ibanez (46') and W. Ditta (53').
Anyone on over 2.5 goals was paid out, and three of our four tips won.
3W 3D 4L1.20 pts/game
Bold green marks the stronger number on each row. Both-teams-scored is shown without a side.
| NecaxaHome | Rating | Cruz AzulAway |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | ||
| 1,474 | Overall | 1,649 |
| 1,500 | Match venue | 1,655 |
| 1,500 | At home | 1,627 |
| 1,440 | Away | 1,655 |
| Attack & defence | ||
| 1,487 | Attack | 1,572 |
| 1,490 | Defence | 1,561 |
| 1,475 | Home attack | 1,553 |
| 1,499 | Away attack | 1,576 |
| 1,548 | Home defence | 1,586 |
| 1,434 | Away defence | 1,578 |
| Match profile | ||
| 1,652 | Goal environment | 1,550 |
| 1,538 | Home goals | 1,530 |
| 1,613 | Away goals | 1,520 |
| 1,501 | Possession | 1,518 |
| Specialist ratings | ||
| 1,484 | Set-piece attack | 1,544 |
| 1,484 | Set-piece defence | 1,543 |
| 1,495 | Close games | 1,620 |
| 1,476 | Winning margin | 1,660 |
Match venue compares Necaxa at home with Cruz Azul away. Green marks the higher rating; a new team starts at 1500.
Match profile rows describe the game, not team strength: a higher goal environment means higher-scoring matches.
Necaxa1:1Cruz Azul1:1
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