📏 Form Guide

León

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León will be looking for an improved result here following the 1-2 Liga MX (Apertura) defeat last time out to Puebla.

In that match, León had 58% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for León was Iván Moreno (21'). For their opponents, Puebla had 12 shots at goal with 5 on target. Alejandro Organista (15') and Emiliano Gómez (41') scored for Puebla.

León have really been misfiring in recent times. Their sum of goals stands at just 4 versus opposition teams during the course of their last six outings. In those meetings, León have also seen the number of goals that have gone against them total 13.

Cruz Azul

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After suffering a loss in their previous game against Flamengo in FIFA Intercontinental Cup action, Cruz Azul and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

The only scorer from Cruz Azul was Jorge Sánchez (44'). Giorgian de Arrascaeta (15', 71') was the scorer for Flamengo.

Cruz Azul have attacked well leading up to this encounter, scoring 8 times in their previous 6 matches. Having said that, Cruz Azul have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 5 of those same clashes. Previous results aside, it remains to be seen whether the trend might persist in this game.

👥 Head to head

A quick look at their past head to head meetings going back to 22/02/2024 shows that these encounters have not been good ones for León. They’ve not been able to come away with any wins whatsoever whereas Cruz Azul have been too good for them, beating them in 100% of those games where they have faced each other.

Those games weren’t short on goals, either, with 24 in all which averages out at 4 goals per match.

The previous league contest between these clubs was Liga MX (Apertura) match day 3 on 27/07/2025 when it ended Cruz Azul 4-1 León.

That day, Cruz Azul had 61% possession and 24 attempts at goal with 12 on target. Goals were scored by Ángel Sepúlveda (62'), Carlos Rodríguez (66', 87'), Jesús Orozco (78' Own goal) and Jeremy Márquez (90').

At the other end, León got 9 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Daniel Quintero.

ℹ️ Team News: León

It seems likely that Los Esmeraldas will probably line up in a 4-2-3-1 system for the game, utilising O. Damián García, Bryan Colula, Paul Bellón, J. Stiven Barreiro, Salvador Reyes, Rodrigo Echeverria, Fernando Beltrán, Ivan Moreno, Jordi Cortizo, Ismael Díaz and Rogelio Funes Mori.

ℹ️ Team News: Cruz Azul

Owing to an otherwise healthy group of players, there’s only the sole fitness issue for the Cruz Azul gaffer Nicolás Larcamón to contend with. Andrés Montaño (Torn lateral knee ligament) won’t be in action.

We believe La Máquina Azul might utilise a 3-4-2-1 lineup, choosing Andrés Gudiño, Erik Lira, Gonzalo Piovi, Willer Ditta, Jorge Sánchez, Carlos Rodriguez, Á. Jeremy Márquez, C. Rodolfo Rotondi, J. Antonio Paradela, Luka Romero and Gabriel Fernandez.

⚡ Prediction

We’re inclined to think that León may not find it easy to be putting a goal past this Cruz Azul team who we think might score at least once to gain the upper hand.

That’s why we have predicted a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 0-1 victory for Cruz Azul at full-time.

Little in this one.

Victor Martins, 00:11 11/01/2026