Club Queretaro vs Cruz Azul Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form tells two similar stories

Queretaro's last five league outings read draw, loss, loss, loss, draw, a run that's dragged them from a promising position into something shakier. Cruz Azul haven't fared much better domestically, mixing a couple of decent wins with three defeats in their own last five.

Club Queretaro: 20 completed matches; Cruz Azul: 20 completed matches.

Club Queretaro

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

27

Conceded

21

Difference

+6

Cruz Azul

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

34

Conceded

32

Difference

+2

Neither team is arriving with any real momentum, and both have shown they can concede in bunches as well as score them.

Home form has actually been worse than away form for Queretaro over the last month, which softens any automatic home-advantage assumption.

Comparative Team Statistics: Club Queretaro vs Cruz Azul

A fixture that rarely settles quietly

These two have met plenty of times down the years, and the last five meetings alone include two draws and wins shared both ways. There's no obvious pattern of one side dominating; home advantage has mattered in some years, not in others.

Barely anything between them

Cruz Azul sit fourth with 15 points from nine games, Queretaro fifth with 14 from eight. That's about as tight as it gets, and Queretaro's defensive numbers, just eight goals conceded in eight matches, stand out against Cruz Azul's 15 conceded in one fewer game.

Queretaro have been tighter at the back, even if their recent run hasn't reflected that.

Who's carrying the threat

Homenchenko has been Queretaro's main outlet with four goals in eight games, with Ávila chipping in three. For Cruz Azul, Márquez and Ibáñez have three goals apiece, and Rodríguez has been the standout creator with five assists in nine matches. Queretaro's back line has also picked up a fair few yellow cards this season, which is worth keeping in mind given how often this fixture gets feisty.

Club Queretaro:

Best scorers:

A. Ávila - 4

S. Homenchenko - 4

M. Coronel - 3

Best assist providers:

S. Homenchenko - 2

Penalty cards:

B. Duarte x 5

L. Abascia x 5

Paulo Victor x 4

Cruz Azul:

Best scorers:

N. Ibáñez - 4

G. Fernández - 4

J. Márquez - 3

Best assist providers:

J. Paradela - 5

C. Rodríguez - 5

L. Romero - 2

Penalty cards:

W. Ditta x 3