- Cruz Azul has won three of the last six matchups
- Cruz Azul has gone six games without keeping a clean sheet
- The highest win margin between both teams is two.
With four games done, both teams have identical records. They’ve both won one, drawn one, and lost. However, they are separated by goals. Cruz Azul scored and conceded more than San Luis. Check the Atletico San Luis vs Cruz Azul Odds below.
Therefore, they are higher on the log as it stands, and Santos is in-between both teams on the table. Here are our Atletico San Luis vs. Cruz Azul betting picks.
Since the season just started, the gap is close, and any mistake will change the entire outlook of the table. In that case, teams are more focused on winning the next game.
Matchup’s Expectations
Therefore, we expect a close tie between Atletico de San Luis and Cruz Azul, making it difficult and tricky to predict the matchup.
As we prepare for the game, let’s look at both teams and how they might set up for the match to get all three points.
We expect both team coaches to bring in their most potent squad and play a less open pattern. Aside from that, we will look at the Moneyline soccer odds for the match and provide our expert soccer picks.
Atletico San Luis vs. Cruz Azul Odds
| Atletico San Luis | Draw | Cruz Azul |
| +138 | +225 | +175 |
Unsurprisingly, both teams have close Liga MX odds. They have similar Liga MX stats this season, and this game would change their status on the log.
However, since San Luis is playing at home, they are the favorite to win this matchup. They have the edge with home-ground support pushing them for the win.
Liga MX Odds and Stats
Atletico de San Luis’s odds for this game are +138, and their expected chance to win this game is 42%. However, the team won only 17% of their matches with this odd.
On the other hand, Cruz Azul has +175, and their expected winning chance is 36%, but they’ve only won 35% of the matches they had this odd.
From this, we can see that San Luis performs way below expectation when they have a +138 odd. Meanwhile, Cruz Azul does well. Although they didn’t reach their expected winning chances, they are closer than San Luis.
Atletico San Luis vs. Cruz Azul Information
- Competition: Liga MX Apertura 2022 Season: Atletico San Luis vs. Cruz Azul
- Location of the Game: Alfonso Lastras Ramirez, San Luis de Potosi, Mexico
- Time: Tuesday, 26th July 2022, 09:05 PM EDT
- How to Watch: Online streaming services
Atletico San Luis Analysis
The first game of the season didn’t go to plan for San Luis. The team hosted Club Leon and hoped to start the season on a high.
However, in the 35th minute, the team conceded to a strike from Federico Martinez. The couple had their penalty chopped off to add salt to injury in the first half.
The team went all out in the second half, but it wasn’t until an own goal from Byron Castillo helped the team get an equalizer.
Atletico Lineup Breakdown
After that goal, it seemed like the game would end in a draw, but a beautiful pass from Jose Alvarado to set up Lucas Di Yorio, helped Club Leon claim all three points.
After the defeat, the team went all out to secure a win in the second match, but they couldn’t repeat it in the third match after they lost 1-0 to Monterrey.
In the last game, the team secured a draw after going down to a sweet penalty strike from Gonzalo Sosa. Undoubtedly, the team would want to end their rollercoaster start to the season.
Unfortunately, the last game left a sour taste for the team after Rodrigo Dourado suffered an injury in the 51st minute. In that case, we expect Andres Inestra to take his place in the match against Cruz Azul.
However, we might see a late-minute switch from Andre Jardine. But, the chances are that nothing will change for the game.
Cruz Azul Analysis
After winning their first match, it seemed like Cruz Azul would continue to build on their Supercoppa victory against Atlas.
But since then, they’ve only taken one point from the possible nine in the last three games. They’ve lost to Pachuca and Atlas and drawn Puebla in the last match.
In addition, they have conceded in each of the partners and not conceded less than two goals. Therefore, there is a problem with the team’s defense that needs fixing if they want to go far this season. Diego Aguirre has work to do if he wants his team to at least qualify for the playoffs.
Cruz Azul’s Main Work
The main work would be to find a way to reduce the number of goals they concede every match. For instance, they conceded a goal in less than five minutes.
What’s worse was that they came back to score two in three minutes, but two minutes later, they conceded a goal to end the game in a 2-2 draw.
Unfortunately for the team, they didn’t only lose two points but also Rafael Baca, who got injured in the 88th minute.
But Aguirre would surely find a perfect replacement for Baca, and we expect Joaquin Martinez to take his place for the match against San Luis. We also expect the same 4-1-4-1 formation for the game.
Atletico San Luis vs. Cruz Azul Pick and Prediction
We’re still at the start of the season, and as a result, the Liga MX predictions for this game are pretty tricky. Following both teams since the start of the season, they have had the same journey so far.
However, Cruz Azul has conceded more because of their shambolic defense. Therefore, we believe San Luis has the chance to score in this game.
Who to Bet On?
San Luis has a pretty good defense, but they don’t score too much. So, the number of goals would be minimal. In that case, we think both teams would score in this match.
And our pick for this game is 2-1 in favor of Atletico San Luis because of their home advantage in this matchup. You can follow our expert pick if you know how to bet on soccer.
Soccer Pick: Atletico (+138)
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