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Tigres UANL vs Cruz Azul prediction

Mexico · Liga MX
Tigres UANL badgeTigres UANL#15 · 15 ptsLDLDW
2 - 3Full time
Cruz Azul badgeCruz Azul#1 · 32 ptsWWWWD

Pre-match probabilities

⚽ Nicolás Ibañez 24'⚽ Juan Brunetta 39'⚽ Andrés Montaño 51' (p)⚽ Guillermo Martinez 65'⚽ Carlos Rotondi 78'

Saturday, November 7 · 20:00 (Peru time) · Estadio Universitario · Referee: Ismael Rosario Lopez Penuelas

Picky
🎯 Model pick

Cruz Azul to score

83%
Full data

⚡ Summary

@ = fair odds (no margin). If the bookmaker pays more, there's value.

Minuto a minuto

90'+5🟨 Jesús OrozcoCruz Azul
84'🔁 Sub: Guillermo Martinez · Rodrigo AguirreTigres UANL
84'🔁 Sub: Emiliano Gómez · Jonathan HerreraTigres UANL
81'🟨 Fernando GorriaránTigres UANL
78'⚽ Carlos Rotondi assist Ángel MárquezCruz Azul
77'🔁 Sub: Nicolás Ibañez · Osinachi EbereCruz Azul
75'🟨 Carlos RotondiCruz Azul
70'🔁 Sub: Jorge Rodarte · Willer DittaCruz Azul
69'🔁 Sub: Omar Campos · Carlos RotondiCruz Azul
66'🔁 Sub: Henrique Simeone · Diego LainezTigres UANL
66'🔁 Sub: Diego Sánchez · Ricardo MonrealTigres UANL
65'⚽ Guillermo MartinezTigres UANL
64'🔁 Sub: Luka Romero · Carlos RodriguezCruz Azul
64'🔁 Sub: Erik Lira · Agustín PalavecinoCruz Azul
51'🟨 Juan BrunettaTigres UANL
51'⚽ Andrés Montaño (pen.)Cruz Azul
47'📺 Luka RomeroCruz Azul
45'🔁 Sub: Rafael Guerrero · Joaquim PereiraTigres UANL
39'⚽ Juan Brunetta assist Fernando GorriaránTigres UANL
37'🟨 Mauro LaínezTigres UANL
34'🟨 Erik LiraCruz Azul
29'🟨 José ParadelaCruz Azul
24'⚽ Nicolás Ibañez assist Andrés MontañoCruz Azul

Win probability minute by minute

Tigres UANLDrawCruz Azul
At kick-off23%29%48%Full time0%0%100%
0%25%50%75%100% ⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽0'45'90'

Calculated with the PickMania model: each team's expected goals are spread over the time remaining and recalculated after every goal.

Probabilities

Calculated before the match.

23%Tigres UANL to win@4.34
29%Draw@3.43
48%Cruz Azul to win@2.09
Over 1.5 goals80%
Over 2.5 goals56%
Over 3.5 goals36%
Both teams to score61%
Tigres UANL or draw52%
Cruz Azul or draw77%
Tigres UANL to score70%
Cruz Azul to score83%

Most likely scores

1-113%1-29%0-18%0-27%0-07%

Expected goals per the model: Tigres UANL 1.21 · Cruz Azul 1.78

How many goals will there be?

5%0 goals15%1 goals22%2 goals22%3 goals17%4 goals18%5+ goals

Pink: 2 goals or fewer (under 2.5) · Orange: 3 or more (over 2.5) · Total expected goals: 2.99.

Corners, cards and first half

🚩 Corners

Expected: 11.1 in total · Tigres UANL 6.0 · Cruz Azul 5.1

72%Over 8.5@1.40
62%Over 9.5@1.61
53%Over 10.5@1.90
45678910111213141516+

Grey: 9 or fewer · orange: 10 or more.

🟨 Cards

Expected: 5.0 · el árbitro Ismael Rosario Lopez Penuelas saca 5.9 por partido

69%Over 3.5@1.45
53%Over 4.5@1.89
38%Over 5.5@2.64

⏱️ First half

44% of these teams' goals come before half-time · expected in the 1st half: 1.32

73%Goal in the 1st half@1.37
38%Over 1.5 in the 1st half@2.64
81%Goal in the 2st half@1.23

⚽ Goals per team

34%Tigres UANL +1.5@2.93
53%Cruz Azul +1.5@1.88
10%Tigres UANL to win to nil@9.96

Estimates based on each team's (and the referee's) season averages, not the goals model. @ = fair odds: the odds matching that probability with no margin. If the bookmaker pays more, there's value.

Match stats

1.68Expected goals (xG)2.00
8Shots on target7
4Saves6
19Shots17
3Yellow cards4
10Corners4
0Offsides2
13Fouls13
0Red cards0
55Possession %45

Goals in the last 10 matches

Tigres UANL · last 10 matches
3/10+2.5 goals5/10both teams to score2.4goals per match
2.5vs Necaxa: 1-1 1-1 ambosen Monterrey: 0-0 0-0 en FC Juárez: 0-2 0-2 vs Puebla: 1-0 1-0 vs Toluca: 3-2 3-2 ambosen Guadalajara Chivas: 1-1 1-1 ambosvs León: 0-2 0-2 en U.N.A.M. - Pumas: 1-1 1-1 ambosen CF Pachuca: 0-3 0-3 vs Cruz Azul: 2-3 2-3 ambos

Pink bar = over 2.5 goals · dot = result (green W, grey D, red L) · "BTTS" = both teams scored · oldest to newest.

Cruz Azul · last 10 matches
8/10+2.5 goals7/10both teams to score4.1goals per match
2.5vs Santos Laguna: 1-0 1-0 vs Club América: 4-3 4-3 ambosen Monterrey: 0-1 0-1 vs Toluca: 3-3 3-3 ambosen U.N.A.M. - Pumas: 3-3 3-3 ambosvs FC Juárez: 5-0 5-0 en CF Pachuca: 2-1 2-1 ambosen Club Querétaro: 3-1 3-1 ambosvs León: 2-1 2-1 ambosat Tigres UANL: 3-2 3-2 ambos

Pink bar = over 2.5 goals · dot = result (green W, grey D, red L) · "BTTS" = both teams scored · oldest to newest.

Season comparison

Tigres UANLCruz Azul
1.0Goals scored per match2.3
1.5Goals conceded per match1.6
80%Matches with over 1.5 goals87%
40%Matches with over 2.5 goals80%
53%Both teams to score73%
27%Clean sheet13%
33%Matches without scoring13%
6.7Corners won per match5.9
1.6Yellow cards per match2.1

Tigres UANL: 15 matches · Cruz Azul: 15 matches (all competitions with data).

Tigres UANL at home · Cruz Azul away

Tigres UANL at home
3G2E1P
LWWDW
Cruz Azul away
4G1E2P
WWDLW

When do they score and concede?

Tigres UANL · goals by minute in 15 matches scored conceded
230-151216-304431-454346-601261-753876-90
Cruz Azul · goals by minute in 15 matches scored conceded
320-154416-309431-455846-605161-758576-90

The first goal

Tigres UANL

Scores first in 5 of 13 matches and wins 3 of them.

Concedes first in 8 and avoids defeat in 2.

Cruz Azul

Scores first in 8 of 15 matches and wins 7 of them.

Concedes first in 7 and avoids defeat in 3.

Players in form

Tigres UANL

Juan Brunetta · 4 goles, 0 assists in 4 matches

G. Martinez · 1 gol, 0 assists in 4 matches

D. Lainez · 0 goles, 1 assists in 5 matches

Cruz Azul

Andrés Montaño · 5 goles, 2 assists in 5 matches

Agustín Palavecino · 2 goles, 1 assists in 5 matches

Nicolás Ibañez · 1 gol, 2 assists in 4 matches

Head to head

2Tigres UANL to win
5Draws
3Cruz Azul to win

10 matches · 2.1 goals per match

Recent meetings
2026-02-15Cruz Azul 2-1 Tigres UANLLiga MX
2025-12-07Tigres UANL 1-1 Cruz AzulLiga MX
2025-12-04Cruz Azul 1-1 Tigres UANLLiga MX
2025-10-05Tigres UANL 1-1 Cruz AzulLiga MX
2025-05-02Cruz Azul 1-0 Tigres UANLCONCACAF Champions League
2025-04-24Tigres UANL 1-1 Cruz AzulCONCACAF Champions League

Standings

Liga MX standings
#TeamPGDPts
1Cruz Azul16+1132
2Club América16+1530
3Guadalajara Chivas16+1130
4Toluca16+1427
5Atlas16-327
6Santos Laguna16+325
7Club León16+223
8CF Pachuca16+922
9Club Tijuana16+322
10Monterrey15+121
11U.N.A.M. - Pumas16-221
12Club Querétaro15-520
13Puebla16-419
14Atlético San Luis16-519
15Tigres UANL16-815
16Atlante FC16-1014
17Necaxa16-1113
18FC Juárez16-2111

More stats

Referee: Ismael Rosario Lopez Penuelas

19 matches · 5.4 yellows and 0.44 reds per match · 0.56 penalties

Half-time

Tigres UANL: 7 days since last match · Cruz Azul: 5 days

Probabilities calculated by the PickMania model (Poisson + Dixon–Coles with team data and market odds). Updated: 2026-11-08 03:30 UTC.

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