Cruz Azul vs Mazatlan Prediction, Odds, Best Bets

Cruz Azul are 16th in the league and looking for points. Mazatlan are 10th and have a better head-to-head record. The last match between the two sides was a 1-1 draw back in April. Cruz Azula will be backing themselves on home turf. They have the chance to go up the table in this tie. It's hard to see them getting anything from this match. However, the match up might suit them as Mazatslan have struggled to score goals all season.

Cruz Azul lost 3-2 to Monterrey on Tuesday. It was their fourth defeat in their last six matches. Germán Berterame scored the winner in the 66th minute.

Cruz Azul has conceded 31 goals in this season and has the worst goal difference of -13. They have enough goals to even things out but less of a threat than their upcoming opponents. The manager and his staff need to devise a plan and mentally prepare the side to not give cheap goals away.

There have been 27 goals scored in the last six matches that Cruz Azul have participated in. Only nine of them have come from Cruz. This match doesn't have the makings of a high-scoring encounter because of Mazatlan's lack of goal scoring prowess.

Alejandro Mayorga has got a torn muscle and Juan Escobar has a cruciate ligament rupture.

Mazatlan beat Atlas 1-0 in midweek. Nicolás Benedetti scored the only goal in the 32nd minute. Mazatlana had 42% of the possession and 13 shots on goal with six on target. Atlas had 25 shots but only five on the target, so Mazetlan will be aware that there's an expiration date for this kind of results.

Mazatlan haven't lost in their last three away matches. They have scored only 14 goals so far in the Liga MX season. Cruz Azul are fragile at the moment and will need to take their chances.

Mazatlan have a negative goal difference and are playing the leakiest team in the league next. Cruz Azul have scored four more goals than Mazatlans in Liga MX this season. They have been patchy all season but doing enough to keep ticking upwards.