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Cruz Azul are back in action after the international break as they host Tigres UNAL in Liga MX action at the Estadio Azteca on Saturday.
The hosts are in sixth place in the league standings with four wins to their name. They recorded a 1-0 away win over Tijuana in their previous outing, with Luis Romo scoring the only goal of the game in the 17th minute.
Tigres UANL are a point and a place above the hosts in the league standings. They played a goalless draw against Necaxa in their last outing.
Cruz Azul vs Tigres UANL Head-to-Head
There have been 51 meetings between the two sides across all competitions so far. The head-to-head record is pretty even at this point with the hosts leading 19-18 in wins. The spoils have been shared 14 times in this fixture.
They squared off four times in the 2020-21 campaign, once in the Apertura regular season, once in the Clausura regular season, and twice in the quarter-finals of the Apertura playoffs. Both teams recorded two wins apiece.
They last met at Estadio Universitario in the Clausura regular season in February. The game ended in a 2-0 away win for Cruz Azul.
Cruz Azul form guide (all competitions): W-D-W-L-D
Tigres UANL form guide (Liga MX): D-W-D-L-D
Cruz Azul vs Tigres UANL Team News
Cruz Azul
José Joaquín Martínez is ruled out for the home game against Tigres. Luis Romo avoided a serious injury on international duty but is a doubt for the game. Yoshimar Yotún, Juan Escobar, and Bryan Angulo will return late from their international commitments and are not in contention for this game.
Injured: José Joaquín Martínez
Doubtful: Luis Romo
Suspended: None
Unavailable: Yoshimar Yotún, Juan Escobar, Bryan Angulo
Tigres UANL
Francisco Meza is a long-term absentee with an ACL injury, while Florian Thauvin has also been ruled out of the game with a muscle injury. All the other players who have been nursing injuries, including striker André-Pierre Gignac have resumed training and are in contention to start here.
Injured: Francisco Meza, Florian Thauvin
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Cruz Azul vs Tigres UANL Predicted XI
Cruz Azul Predicted XI (4-3-3): Sebastian Jurado; Ignacio Rivero, Julio Dominguez, Pablo Aguilar, Adrián Aldrete; Rafael Baca, Roberto Alvarado, Guillermo Matías Fernández; Walter Montoya, Santiago Giménez, Lucas Passerini
Tigres UANL Predicted XI (5-3-2): Nahuel Guzman; Aldo Cruz, Guido Pizarro, Diego Reyes, Javier Aquino, Luis Alfonso Rodríguez; Raymundo Fulgencio, Rafael Carioca, Juan Pablo Vigón; Luis Quinones, Carlos Gonzalez
Cruz Azul vs Tigres UANL Prediction
Cruz Azul haven't been able to hit top form this season but have recorded two wins in their last three outings. They will have a few players unavailable for this game and that will have an impact on the outcome of the game.
Tigres have scored three goals more than the hosts, but have struggled in their travels this term. A low-scoring draw looks like the most likely outcome from the game.
Prediciton: Cruz Azul 1-1 Tigres UANL.
