Cruz Azul vs Puebla betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga MX match on January 25th, 2025

A football match between Cruz Azul and Puebla of the Liga MX will take place in Mexico on Saturday, January 25th, 2025, check the Cruz Azul vs Puebla betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

Stadium and City where Cruz Azul vs Puebla will occur

The game is set to be played in the great Estadio Azteca stadium, in the city of Mexico City, with a capacity for 83264 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Introduction to the Cruz Azul vs Puebla betting tip 2024/2025

Cruz Azul come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Juárez, valid for the Liga MX, ended with a 1-0. The team coached by M. Anselmi entered the field in the last match with a 3-5-1-1 formation.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Liga MX, Puebla, who used a 5-3-2 formation, faced the Atlético San Luis team with a final score of 1-2.

The last time these teams faced each other was in a Liga MX match on 19-10-2024, during the 2024/2025 season, which resulted in a 1-2 victory for the Cruz Azul team.

When these teams last played against each other in Liga MX, Cruz Azul ranked 1st place while Puebla was in 12th place. Cruz Azul initiated hostilities with a 3-1-4-2 formation while Puebla played using a 5-3-2 tactic.

Cruz Azul

Leveraging their home advantage in this match, the team will strive to maximize their points tally at the beginning of the championship. Under the guidance of coach Martin Anselmi, the team will take to the field with a single-minded focus on securing victory. With the majority of playing time spent on the attack, there is a strong likelihood of an elevated number of corner kicks, presenting an enticing market opportunity.

Current leaderboard

Cruz Azul comes to this round 2 of this local league Clausura tournament holding the 16 position in the table, with 1 points collected. Previously, in the Apertura phase, the team finished the qualification round occupying the 1 place.

This is the second match of Cruz Azul as the local team in the current season. In the first game at home, they faced Atlas and tied, 1-1.

His game control is regularly achieved through an average possession rate of 60.18%. Usually, teams that achieve an average possession rate above 50% have their opponents dominated.

Puebla

Despite being the away team in this clash, Puebla will aim to secure a draw in the game to prevent a significant point deficit early in the tournament. To achieve this objective, it is anticipated that Pablo Barriero's team will adopt a more defensive approach, potentially leading to a low number of goals conceded or a high number of cards issued in the match.

Current leaderboard

Puebla comes to this round 2 of this local league Clausura tournament holding the 15 position in the table, with 1 points collected. Previously, in the Apertura phase, the team finished the qualification round occupying the 15 place.

This will be the second game this season in which the Puebla team will play as a visitor. There was a 1-1 draw against Monterrey in the first one.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

As we are at the beginning of the competition, there is still little data to be studied, that allows suggestions for good bets. However, it is important to note that, usually, in the first games of a tournament, the matches have goals in the first half. The teams are still getting familiar, and there is no interest in maintaining any specific result due to the leaderboard.

Corners market betting suggestions

Although the sample is still small, and therefore less accurate, due to the tournament being in the initial rounds, it is already possible to have an average of corners won by these teams. Adding the number of corner shots of these two teams, we reach an average of 5.08 per game.

Cards market betting suggestions

It is also challenging to get a precise average about the number of cards that the teams receive during the matches; however, so far, Cruz Azul has received 33 yellow cards and 2 reds in 17 matches contested. At the same time, Puebla was cautioned with yellow cards in 36 opportunities and red 3 times in 17 games.

Score market betting suggestions

The number of goals that both teams scored and conceded at the start of the championship round can be a successful betting parameter. Cruz Azul didn't score any goal in the last round of the competition and conceded in 12 opportunities, while Puebla scored 17 times and conceded 31 goals.

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