Cruz Azul vs Leon: result 2-1 and analysis
Liga MXClausura - 16Kick-off on April 16, 2025 at 03:05 AM (UTC)Estadio Azteca, D.F.
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What was the result of Cruz Azul vs Leon?
Cruz Azul won 2-1 on April 16, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 58′S. MendozaLeon
- 84′L. RomeroCruz Azul
- 90′G. FernándezCruz Azul
Official lineup for Cruz Azul vs Leon
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Cruz Azul
3-4-2-1- 9Á. Sepúlveda
- 7M. Bogusz
- 15I. Rivero
- 29C. Rotondi
- 8L. Faravelli
- 19C. Rodríguez
- 2J. Sánchez
- 5J. Orozco
- 6É. Lira
- 4W. Ditta
- 1A. Gudiño
Leon
4-3-1-2- 11S. Mendoza
- 8E. Rigoni
- 10J. Rodríguez
- 27A. Estrada
- 4N. Fonseca
- 28D. Ramírez
- 26S. Reyes
- 20R. Echeverría
- 21S. Barreiro
- 31S. Santos
- 12Ó. Jiménez
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cruz Azul have 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat; Leon have 9, 3 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2025 | Club America(away) | 0-0 | Liga MX |
| Apr 9, 2025 | Club America(home) | 2-1 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| Apr 6, 2025 | U.N.A.M. - Pumas(home) | 3-2 | Liga MX |
| Apr 2, 2025 | Club America(away) | 0-0 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| Mar 30, 2025 | Guadalajara Chivas(away) | 1-0 | Liga MX |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2025 | Puebla(home) | 1-0 | Liga MX |
| Apr 5, 2025 | Club Queretaro(away) | 1-1 | Liga MX |
| Mar 31, 2025 | U.N.A.M. - Pumas(home) | 1-2 | Liga MX |
| Mar 15, 2025 | Necaxa(away) | 1-2 | Liga MX |
| Mar 9, 2025 | Santos Laguna(away) | 1-2 | Liga MX |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Cruz Azul wins, 1 draw, 0 Leon wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2024 | Leon 1-2 Cruz Azul | Liga MX |
| Feb 22, 2024 | Leon 2-3 Cruz Azul | Liga MX |
| Oct 29, 2023 | Cruz Azul 1-0 Leon | Liga MX |
| Apr 9, 2023 | Leon 0-0 Cruz Azul | Liga MX |
| Oct 9, 2022 | Cruz Azul 1-0 Leon | Liga MX |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Cruz Azul 2-1 Leon | Liga MX |
How many goals should we expect?
Cruz Azul score 1.7 and concede 0.6 goals per match over their last 15; Leon score 1.5 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruz Azul | 1.7 | 0.6 | 8 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
| Leon | 1.5 | 1.1 | 3 | 12/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Cruz Azul sit 5th in Liga MX (20 points from 12 matches) and Leon sit 7th (18 points from 12 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Cruz Azul | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 20 |
| 7 | Leon | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy