Guadalajara Chivas vs Cruz Azul: Lineups, Predictions and Betting Tips

Guadalajara Chivas vs Cruz Azul: Lineups, Predictions and Betting Tips

November 26 2025 | Estadio Akron | Liga MX Apertura - Quatar Finals | 21:00 GMT

On Wednesday we see the first leg of the Quatar Finals of the Liga MX with Chivas looking to use the home advantage to get a comfortable lead before going into the away leg. Cruz Azul will be looking to go into the second leg and their home fixture with the tie still close so that they can look to move into the semi-finals. Our advanced algorithm has predicted that Chivas will win this game 2-1.

Key Betting Tip: Over 2.5 goals in this match at 1.85 – this represents excellent vale based on tips provided by our team of in house tipsters.

Chivas vs Cruz Azul Predicted Lineups

Chivas predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Rangel, Castillo, Romo, Aguirre, Ledezma, Gonzales, Govea, Sepulveda, Alvarez, Alvarado, Gonzalez

Cruz Azul predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Gudino, Orozco, Lira, Ditta, Campos, Rodriguez, Marquez, Sanchez, Bogusz, Paradela, Ferandez

Previous Chivas vs Cruz Azul Head-to-Head

Chivas 1-2 Cruz Azul Chivas 0-1 Cruz Azul Cruz Azul 1-0 Chivas Cruz Azul 3-0 Chivas Chivas 1-0 Cruz Azul

Chivas go into this game with the mental disadvantage as they have struggled to get a result in the fixture having only won 1 out of the last 5 meetings between the 2 clubs. This along with the fact that they have only seen losses since that game could cause an issue with confidence when going into this game. The main issue that they have faced in this game is finding a way to score when playing Cruz Azul as they have only managed to score in 2 games and in those games, they could only score a single goal. This could cause issues when trying to motivate themselves for this match. Cruz Azul go into this game with the clear mental advantage having won every game excluding one in the last 5 matches. They have also managed to keep 3 clean sheets in these head-to-head games. This should give them confidence especially as the last 2 wins that they saw like this game, were played away so they know in recent times they can win even with the away disadvantage.

Recent Chivas and Cruz Azul Match Analysis

Chivas last 5 matches: Chivas 2-0 Mazatlen (H) Liga MX Queretaro 1-0 Chivas (A) Liga MX Chivas 4-1 Atlas (H) Liga MX Pachuca 0-1 Chivas (A) Liga MX Chivas 4-2 Monterrey (H) Liga MX

Chivas have had a very good run of form up to this game having only lost a single game and winning the rest. The main area that they have found success if the ability to stop other teams from scoring having kept 3 clean sheets and in 2 out of the other 3 games, only conceding a single goal. While they have done this, they have managed to score a lot of goals with 11 goals in the last 5 games. This will give them a lot of confidence that they will be able to score and have a strong result going into their away leg.

Cruz Azul last 5 matches: Cruz Azul 2-1 Club America (H) Liga MX Necaxa 1-1 Cruz Azul (A) Liga MX Cruz Azul 2-0 Monterrey (H) Liga MX Puebla 0-3 Cruz Azul (A) Liga MX Cruz Azul 2-3 Universidad Nacional (H) Liga MX

Cruz Azul has had some up and down results in recent games; however, the last game didn’t go how they would’ve wanted to go as they now go into an important game with a loss as the last result. In certain games they have managed to keep teams from scoring, however, they have struggled to keep that consistent in the last game. However, one of the biggest positives they have is the fact they haven’t lost an away game in the last 5 games on top of the fact the only loss was a 1 goal deficit. This will give them a lot of confidence that they can keep the fixture competitive after the away leg is played.

Chivas vs Cruz Azul Predictions

Our advanced algorithm has analysed over 200 pieces of data and predicted with a 55.00% confidence that there will be over 2.5 goals in this match. The key factors are based on players available, head-to-head matches, recent form and tactical matchups.

Best Chivas vs Cruz Azul Betting Tip

Football Park’s Best Bet: Over 2.5 goals in this game @ 1.85 – this is based on both teams’ recent forms and being able to score with 5 out of the last 10 games involving these teams seeing over 2.5 goals scored.

Key Players to Watch: Chivas vs Cruz Azul

Armando Gonzalez (Chivas): The striker has been vital for Chivas this season with his ability to score. In the 17 games played so far this season he has already bagged 12 goals, and they will be hoping that he can add more to that in the fixture. The 22-year-old will most likely be the player who leads Chivas to success if they were to win this match.

Jose Paradela (Cruz Azul): The midfielder has been one of the main attacking threats for Cruz Azul this season having helped with 8 goal contributions in the Liga MX so far. This includes 3 goals and 5 assists. He has also managed to create 21 chances this season and will be the main man looking to make things happen in this game. If Cruz Azul wants to win or keep the fixture competitive for the home game, he will be the main man to help them do that.

Chivas vs Cruz Azul Match Facts

Stadium Information: Estadio Akron capacity 46,355, surface grass Broadcast Details: Mexico Amazon Prime