Tigres UANL vs Cruz Azul: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

Tigres UANL host Cruz Azul at Estadio Universitario on Saturday, November 7 (6:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM CT / 3:00 PM PT).

Neither side carries a reported absence into this one, so the team news here is about form rather than fitness. Juan Francisco Brunetta is the player this Tigres side is built around — 8 goals, 4 assists and 45 chances created in 1208 minutes — and he needs another big night from the attacking midfield slot. Cruz Azul’s options run deeper: Nicolas Alejandro Ibanez and Gabriel Matias Fernandez Leites have scored 5 goals apiece, Agustin Palavecino Lamela has created 19 chances from midfield, and Andres Anarbol Montano Mora has contributed 4 goals and 4 assists in 373 minutes.

Tigres have lost 6 of their 15 league games and sit on a goal difference of -7, numbers that explain a campaign built on draws rather than wins. Cruz Azul travel on the back of a 5-0 win over FC Juarez, plus away wins at Queretaro and Pachuca, backing up a +9 goal difference from 14 matches. Expect goals at both ends at Estadio Universitario rather than a backs-to-the-wall shutout, but Cruz Azul’s edge in quality should be enough to get it over the line.

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Season Form & Standings

Tigres UANL have taken 15 points from 15 games this Apertura, a tally built on 3 wins and 6 draws that leaves a -7 goal difference. Cruz Azul have been far more productive, collecting 26 points from 14 matches (8-2-4, +9), form that keeps them well placed in the race for a Liguilla spot.

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Potential Match-Winners

• Juan Francisco Brunetta (Tigres UANL): The attacking midfielder has scored 8 goals, created 45 chances and added 4 assists in 1208 minutes, the clear creative hub for this Tigres side.
• Nicolas Alejandro Ibanez (Cruz Azul): The striker has scored 5 goals from 33 shots, with 19 on target, giving Cruz Azul a reliable presence in behind defenses.
• Agustin Palavecino Lamela (Cruz Azul): The attacking midfielder has created 19 chances and scored 3 goals in 956 minutes, the creative fulcrum of Cruz Azul’s midfield.

Recent Form

Tigres UANL: W W D L D

• 2026-10-24: Pumas UNAM 1-1 Tigres UANL (D, away)
• 2026-10-20: Tigres UANL 0-2 Club Leon (L, home)
• 2026-10-17: Chivas 1-1 Tigres UANL (D, away)
• 2026-10-09: Tigres UANL 3-2 Toluca (W, home)
• 2026-09-26: Tigres UANL 1-0 Club Puebla (W, home)

Tigres’ last 5 league matches have read W W D L D, including a 3-2 home win over Toluca but also a 0-2 home loss to Club Leon.

Cruz Azul: D D W W W

• 2026-10-25: Queretaro FC 1-3 Cruz Azul (W, away)
• 2026-10-21: Pachuca 1-2 Cruz Azul (W, away)
• 2026-10-17: Cruz Azul 5-0 FC Juarez (W, home)
• 2026-10-11: Pumas UNAM 3-3 Cruz Azul (D, away)
• 2026-09-26: Cruz Azul 3-3 Toluca (D, home)

Cruz Azul’s last 5 league matches have read D D W W W, including a 5-0 home win over FC Juarez and away wins at Queretaro (1-3) and Pachuca (1-2).

Tigres UANL vs Cruz Azul Prediction

Our Signal model has this finishing 1-2 to Cruz Azul. Tigres’ defensive record (-7 goal difference, 6 losses from 15) is the central problem, and even with Brunetta pulling strings (8 goals, 45 chances created) in the final third, Cruz Azul’s attack — Ibanez and Fernandez Leites with 5 goals apiece — should have enough in behind to see off a home side still searching for consistency. Cruz Azul’s 26 points from 14 matches speaks to a side built for the Liguilla run-in, while Tigres’ 15 points from 15 outings leaves plenty of work still to do.