On May 7th, Cruz Azul plays host to Necaxa in a Liga MX match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Cruz Azul recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against América. Neither América nor Cruz Azul could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 15 and 7 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Cruz Azul is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while necaxa sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Chivas. Miguel Angel Ponce Briseno struck first for Chivas in the 89th minute on a feed from Vega Rojas, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Necaxa couldn’t muster any offence and Chivas ran away with the shutout win. Necaxa is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Cruz Azul and Necaxa last played eachother at the Estadio Azteca on Sunday Feb 13th. Necaxa took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Escobar Chena scored the first goal for Cruz Azul in the 34th minute on a penalty kick, then Milton Giménez tied it up for Necaxa in the 84th minute on a penalty kick But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 95th minute on a goal by Rodrigo Aguirre.
Rodrigo Aguirre has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Necaxa. Ángel Romero and Pablo Aguilar are the top scorers for Cruz Azul in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.