Necaxa vs Cruz Azul betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga MX match on January 28th, 2025

A Liga MX match between Necaxa and Cruz Azul will hold on January 28th, 2025, Tuesday, in Mexico, check the Necaxa vs Cruz Azul 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 Necaxa vs Cruz Azul will occur

The game is set to be played in the Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes stadium, in the city of Aguascalientes, with a capacity for 23851 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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

Necaxa come from a victory in the last match. The game against Atlético San Luis, valid for the Liga MX, ended with a 0-3. The team coached by N. Larcamón 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 draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Liga MX, Cruz Azul, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the Puebla team with a final score of 1-1.

The last encounter between these teams was a Liga MX game on 05-10-2024, in the 2024/2025 season, that ended with Cruz Azul winning 3-0.

The last time these teams faced off against each other in Liga MX, Necaxa was in 10th place while Cruz Azul was in the 1st place. Necaxa opened with a 4-3-1-2 arrangement while Cruz Azul charged with a 3-1-4-2 formation.

Necaxa

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 Nicolás Ricardo Larcamón, 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

Necaxa comes to this round 3 of this local league Clausura tournament holding the 3 position in the table, with 6 points collected. Previously, in the Apertura phase, the team finished the qualification round occupying the 13 place.

This is the second match of Necaxa as the local team in the current season. In the first game at home, they faced Guadalajara and won, 3-2.

his average possession rate in this competition is 38.18%, meaning the team usually can't take over the match and has a more reactive style of play. For this match between Necaxa vs Cruz Azul 2024/2025, the team should try an extra effort to keep possession and be able to attack the opponent.

Cruz Azul

Even as a visitor in the duel, Cruz Azul will try to get a tie in the match, avoiding a significant point gap at the beginning of the tournament. With this goal in mind, it is expected that Martin Anselmi's team will act in a more defensive manner, which can cause a low number of goals conceded or even a high number of cards in the match.

Current leaderboard

Cruz Azul comes to this round 3 of this local league Clausura tournament holding the 16 position in the table, with 2 points collected. Previously, in the Apertura phase, the team finished the qualification round occupying the 1 place.

Cruz Azul play away from home for the second time this season. They lost against Juárez in their first, by 1-0.

By producing a possession average of 60.18%, Cruz Azul tries to control the match. Generally, teams with possession above 50% impose dominance on their opponents.

Bet suggestions for this game:

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 5.44 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, Necaxa has received 29 yellow cards and 1 red in 17 matches contested. At the same time, Cruz Azul was cautioned with yellow cards in 33 opportunities and red 2 times in 17 games.

Score market betting suggestions

A good betting parameter could be the number of goals scored and conceded by both teams at the start of the championship round. Necaxa didn't score any goal in the last round of the competition and conceded in 26 opportunities, while Cruz Azul scored 39 times and conceded 12 goals as well.

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