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

Pachuca and Cruz Azul will be playing against each other on Saturday, September 28th, 2024, in a Liga MX football game in Mexico, check the Pachuca vs Cruz Azul betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

We are still in the regular stage of the mexican Apertura championship, where teams try to win their games to be placed in a position that grants access to the next phase.

Stadium and City where Pachuca vs Cruz Azul will occur

The game is set to be played in the Estadio Hidalgo stadium, in the city of Pachuca de Soto, with a capacity for 30000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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

The current Liga MX has seen a dip in the number of goals scored per match as compared to the previous season. Last year, the tournament had an average of 2.85 goals scored per game, whereas this year, the average goals per match played are 2.55.

The last time these teams met was for a Liga MX match, on 14-01-2024, referring to the 2023/2024 season, which ended with a victory of the Pachuca team by 0-1.

Last time these teams faced each other, Cruz Azul occupied 4th place in Liga MX and, team Pachuca the 12th place. Cruz Azul entered the field with the tactic 4-1-4-1, while Pachuca arranged their formation in a 4-2-3-1.

And while we're on the historical factor, it's important to point out that it's always pertinent to consider the history of relevance in the competition, so for this game it should be noted that Pachuca has in its curriculum 6 wins of the Liga MX while Cruz Azul has won the competition 9 times.

The performance of the Cruz Azul team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Pachuca team.

Pachuca

Current leaderboard

Pachuca comes to this 16 fixture of the local league Apertura tournament standing in 13th place in the table. So far, the team has earned 9 points, with 2 victories, 3 draws and 4 losses.

Pachuca analysis

Pachuca come from a victory in the last match. The game against Puebla, valid for the Liga MX, ended with a 2-3. The team coached by J. Almada Álves entered the field in the last match with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Best goalscorer from Pachuca

In this season, the individual highlight is Nelson Alexander Deossa Suárez that has dominated the offensive side. The Midfielder has already scored 2 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Pachuca achieved in several matches.

Cruz Azul

Current leaderboard

Cruz Azul comes to this 16 fixture of the local league Apertura tournament standing in 1sst place in the table. So far, the team has earned 22 points, with 7 victories, 1 draws and 1 losses.

Cruz Azul analysis

The visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Liga MX, Cruz Azul, who used a 5-4-1 formation, faced the Guadalajara team with a final score of 1-0.

Cruz Azul boasts one of the most efficient attacks in the league, particularly in away games. The league average for goals scored by visiting teams is 0.95 per game, but Cruz Azul scores an impressive 2.25 goals per game on the road. This demonstrates the team's effective offensive strategy as visitors.

The average shooting on goal for the Cruz Azul team in the league is not the best. There are only 6.11 per game. This turns out to be another good indication that the team does not usually score many goals or give much work to the opposing goalkeepers.

Cruz Azul is always a candidate for the title, the first position it occupies in the Liga MX proves that.

By producing a possession average of 57.22%, Cruz Azul tries to control the match. Generally, teams with possession above 50% impose dominance on their opponents.

Cruz Azul is a more offensive team than Pachuca, having 998 attacks vs. 968 from Pachuca, having scored 19 times, in comparison, Pachuca converted into goal 8 times.

The congested schedule for Cruz Azul may impact its ability to sustain its performance when facing several games in a brief duration. Despite the odds indicating a closely contested game with both Pachuca and Cruz Azul having odds above 2 for victory, the team's busy schedule may determine the eventual outcome.

Best goalscorer from the Cruz Azul

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Carlos Rotondi. The Attacker has scored 4 times in this competition and helped Cruz Azul avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

For punters some entries may be interesting for this game, namely:

Score market betting suggestions

Most goals are scored between 75-90 as some study shows, which makes this a good time to bet for those following the live game.

Corners market betting suggestions

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 5.72 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

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