Cruz Azul vs Toluca betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga MX match on July 20th, 2024

Cruz Azul and Toluca will on Saturday, July 20th, 2024 play in a Liga MX football game in Mexico, check the Cruz Azul vs Toluca betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

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The game takes place in the Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes (Ciudad de México (D.F.)) stadium, in the city of D.F..

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

Cruz Azul come from a victory in the last match. The game against Tijuana, valid for the Liga MX, ended with a 3-0. The team coached by M. Anselmi entered the field in the last match with a 3-4-2-1 formation.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Liga MX, Toluca, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Mazatlán team with a final score of 3-0.

In their last meeting, a Liga MX match during the 2023/2024 season on 28-04-2024, the Cruz Azul team emerged victorious, winning 0-1.

The last time these teams faced off against each other in Liga MX, Cruz Azul was in 3rd place while Toluca was in the 2nd place. Cruz Azul opened with a 3-1-4-2 arrangement while Toluca charged with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Cruz Azul

Capitalizing on their home-field advantage in this game, the team will aim to secure as many points as possible at the outset of the championship. Guided by coach Martin Anselmi, the team will enter the field with the sole objective of achieving victory. With most of the game spent in attack, there is a good chance of a higher than usual number of corner kicks, a market that should not be overlooked.

Current leaderboard

Cruz Azul comes to this 3 fixture of the local league Apertura tournament standing in 1 position in the table. So far, the team has earned 9 points, with 3 victories, 0 draws and 0 losses.

This will be the second game this season in which the Cruz Azul team will play at home. They managed to get a victory over Tijuana in the first one, with a score of 3-0.

Toluca

As the visiting team in this fixture, Toluca will seek to earn a draw in the game and avoid falling behind by a significant margin at the start of the tournament. To achieve this aim, Renato Paiva's team is likely to adopt a more defensive strategy, potentially resulting in a low number of goals conceded or a high number of cards issued during the match.

Current leaderboard

Toluca comes to this 3 fixture of the local league Apertura tournament standing in 3 position in the table. So far, the team has earned 7 points, with 2 victories, 1 draws and 0 losses.

This will be the second game this season in which the Toluca team will play as a visitor. There was a 0-0 draw against Guadalajara in the first one.

For bettors some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

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 5.83 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, until now, Cruz Azul has received 4 yellow cards and 1 red in 3 matches played. At the same time, Toluca was cautioned with yellow cards in 4 opportunities and received no red card in 3 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 games and conceded in 0 opportunities, while Toluca scored 6 times and conceded 2 goals.

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