Cruz Azul vs Santos Laguna: result 3-1 and analysis
Liga MXApertura - 6Kick-off on August 20, 2016 at 10:00 PM (UTC)Estadio Azteca, D.F.
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What was the result of Cruz Azul vs Santos Laguna?
Cruz Azul won 3-1 on August 20, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 58′J. CristaldoCruz Azul
- 62′J. RojasCruz Azul
- 83′J. RodríguezSantos Laguna
- 90′F. SilvaCruz Azul (pen.)
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 8 matches in all competitions, Cruz Azul have 1 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats; Santos Laguna have 4, 4 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2016 | Club Queretaro(away) | 0-0 | Liga MX |
| Aug 6, 2016 | Club Tijuana(home) | 1-2 | Liga MX |
| Jul 31, 2016 | Monterrey(away) | 1-1 | Liga MX |
| Jul 23, 2016 | U.N.A.M. - Pumas(home) | 0-0 | Liga MX |
| Jul 17, 2016 | Necaxa(away) | 0-0 | Liga MX |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2016 | Guadalajara Chivas(home) | 0-1 | Liga MX |
| Aug 7, 2016 | Puebla(away) | 0-0 | Liga MX |
| Jul 31, 2016 | Monarcas(home) | 2-4 | Liga MX |
| Jul 23, 2016 | Veracruz(away) | 0-2 | Liga MX |
| Jul 17, 2016 | Tigres UANL(home) | 0-0 | Liga MX |
How many goals should we expect?
Cruz Azul score 0.8 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 8; Santos Laguna score 1.4 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruz Azul | 0.8 | 1.1 | 3 | 4/8 | 3/8 |
| Santos Laguna | 1.4 | 0.8 | 7 | 3/13 | 5/13 |
Over the last 8 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Cruz Azul sit 6th in Liga MX (6 points from 3 matches) and Santos Laguna sit 17th (0 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Cruz Azul | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Cruz Azul | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
| 17 | Santos Laguna | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | Santos Laguna | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy