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Liga MX Clausura: Queretaro Host Cruz Azul in Crucial Clash
In a critical Clausura fixture, Club Queretaro welcome Cruz Azul for what promises to be a fascinating tactical battle. Queretaro have shown significant recent home improvement, while Cruz Azul, despite their strong overall season, arrive with a recent run of draws.
This encounter pits Queretaro's recent home resurgence against Cruz Azul's established season-long quality. Expect Queretaro to try and leverage their home advantage, potentially adopting a more compact defensive shape and looking to strike on the counter, building on their increased recent shot volume from home games. Cruz Azul will likely dominate possession, attempting to break down the home side with patient build-up play and exploiting wide areas, as they typically do. The key will be whether Queretaro's improved home defense can withstand the sustained pressure from Cruz Azul's superior attacking statistics.
Team statistics
Team Stats Comparison
Key points
- • Cruz Azul boast a superior overall season record with significantly higher average goals scored and possession.
- • Club Queretaro have won two of their last three home games, showing a marked improvement in recent form at home.
- • Cruz Azul's recent form has seen them draw all of their last three matches, indicating a slight dip in their usual winning consistency.
AI Prediction
Cruz Azul's overall superior statistics and attacking prowess make them the logical favourite, despite Queretaro's recent home form. The odds also heavily favour the visitors. Both teams have shown recent attacking intent, and Cruz Azul's strong scoring record suggests they will find the net, while Queretaro's home form indicates they can also contribute.
- AIConfidencePickRecent Win% (20)
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AWAYBTTS YES2.5 OVER1x237%O/U60%BTTS63%
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AWAYBTTS YES2.5 OVER1x243%O/U53%BTTS63%
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AWAYBTTS YES2.5 OVER1x247%O/U57%BTTS53%
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AWAYBTTS YES2.5 OVER1x243%O/U40%BTTS50%
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AWAYBTTS YES2.5 OVER1x237%O/U53%BTTS57%
llama-3.1-8b-instruct (nl)by meta-llama85%
AWAYBTTS YES2.5 OVER1x233%O/U53%BTTS57%
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AWAYBTTS YES2.5 OVER1x237%O/U57%BTTS63%
mistral-nemo (de)by mistralai60%X DRAWBTTS YES2.5 OVER1x237%O/U43%BTTS43%
gpt-oss-120b:exacto (tr)by openai71%
HOMEBTTS YES2.5 UNDER1x233%O/U47%BTTS63%
qwen-turbo (th)by qwen85%
AWAYBTTS YES2.5 OVER1x243%O/U57%BTTS60%
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AWAYBTTS YES2.5 OVER1x243%O/U57%BTTS43%
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AWAYBTTS YES2.5 OVER1x240%O/U67%BTTS63%
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AWAYBTTS YES2.5 OVER1x247%O/U47%BTTS53%
H2H
Team recent
Club Queretaro Team recent
| Match date | H/A | VS | Score | Results | O/U 2.5 | BTTS | Cor 9.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AWAY | Mazatlán | 1 - 1 | |||||
HOME | Necaxa | 3 - 1 | |||||
HOME | FC Juarez | 1 - 1 | |||||
HOME | Toluca | 1 - 0 | |||||
AWAY | Atlas | 0 - 0 | |||||
AWAY | Tigres UANL | 0 - 0 | |||||
HOME | Club America | 1 - 2 | |||||
AWAY | Monterrey | 0 - 4 | |||||
HOME | Santos Laguna | 2 - 2 | |||||
AWAY | Atletico San Luis | 0 - 3 |
Club Queretaro have found a new lease of life at home recently, securing two wins and a draw in their last three outings. While their overall season record shows more losses than wins, their home form has been a different story, boasting a positive win percentage and a respectable scoring average of 1.4 goals per game. Their recent home performances have seen an uptick in shot volume and overall attacking intent, suggesting they can trouble opponents on their own turf.
Cruz Azul Team recent
| Match date | H/A | VS | Score | Results | O/U 2.5 | BTTS | Cor 9.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HOME | Club Tijuana | 1 - 1 | |||||
AWAY | Club America | 1 - 1 | |||||
HOME | Pachuca | 1 - 2 | |||||
AWAY | Mazatlán | 1 - 1 | |||||
AWAY | U.N.A.M. - Pumas | 2 - 2 | |||||
HOME | Atletico San Luis | 3 - 0 | |||||
AWAY | Santos Laguna | 2 - 1 | |||||
AWAY | Monterrey | 2 - 0 | |||||
HOME | Guadalajara Chivas | 2 - 1 | |||||
HOME | Tigres UANL | 2 - 1 |
Cruz Azul have been the model of consistency throughout the season, boasting an impressive win rate and a potent attack that averages 1.8 goals per game. However, their most recent form has seen them stumble into a series of draws, failing to convert their territorial dominance into victories in their last three matches. Despite this recent blip, their away record remains solid with a low loss rate, and they still possess a significant edge in possession and passing accuracy.
Odds
Club Queretaro
(4-4-2)
Cruz Azul
(3-4-3)
