Game 2: Cruz Azul vs Santos Laguna – Odds and Picks

Last Updated on May 28, 2021 11:02 am by

Game 2

The final match of the Clausura 2021 Liga MX tournament will take place this Sunday, May 30, with Cruz Azul vs Santos Laguna. Cruz Azul managed to take the victory in the first leg of the finals, in which it was a match with very high collective scores, and they were able to dominate most of the game. Santos Laguna will have to recover from this defeat in their home field, in which the team needs to change their strategy for the second leg; they will have to be more incisive offensively to win the Guardianes 2021 title.

Important Information About Cruz Azul vs Santos Laguna

1. Cruz Azul has gone 24 years without winning a Liga MX championship.

2. The last league title won by Santos Laguna was in the 2018 Clausura tournament when they defeated Toluca (3-2) on aggregate.

3. The two teams have met twice since the short tournaments were introduced in Liga MX, and each boast one victory.

4. In the last five Liga MX matches between the two teams, Cruz Azul has three wins, while Santos Laguna has two wins.

5. In only one of the last five games between the two teams have both teams scored goals.

Watch the best moments of the first leg of the Guard1anes 2021 Finals at:

How Did Cruz Azul and Santos Laguna Get Here? 

Cruz Azul has a golden opportunity to win a league title as they are currently on top with 1-0 on aggregate. Their last championship win was 24 years ago as they have not won since 1997. They have had six opportunities to win the title after their last championship win. In this final match against Santos Laguna, Cruz Azul will have the opportunity to make history and bring a title home for the first time in several years. 

In this final match, Santos Laguna will need to be more incisive when breaking the lines of Cruz Azul. In the first match, they had a poor performance at the attacking level, which was something that Cruz Azul was able to take advantage of. Cruz Azul kept better ball handling while they had it, which allowed them to come out on top in the first leg, shooting in half of the opportunities that Santos Laguna had.

Cruz Azul vs Santos Laguna Final Match

On Sunday, May 30, the second leg of the 2021 Closing tournament finals will be played at the Azteca Stadium, located in Mexico City. It will take place at 8:15 p.m. ET, and will be broadcast on Fox Sports and Claro Sports.

Betting Line:

Cruz Azul: 45.9% – Goals: 1.61

Santos Laguna: 29.3% – Goals: 1.03

Draw: 24.8%

Game 1

The MX League – Guard1anes 2021 is coming to an end in the 2021 season, and two of the best teams will play an excellent two-legged final. Game 1 of the grand final of the Mexican soccer league will be played this Thursday, May 27, 2021, at the Corona Stadium, in the city of Torreón, where Santos Laguna will host what is currently the best Mexican soccer team Cruz Azul.

The closing tournament of Guard1anes opened on its first day with a clash between Cruz Azul and Santos Laguna. Now the same teams are set to lower the curtain on the season. 

How do Santos Laguna and Cruz Azul arrive?

The undisputed favorites to win the championship are Cruz Azul. Still, this time they will face one of the most consistently well-played teams in Mexican soccer in recent years, Santos Laguna. We know that they will be very exciting and challenging matches for both teams and we will certainly enjoy them.

Cruz Azul comes to this match after defeating Pachuca in a double game in the tournament’s semifinals with a 1-0 aggregate. This goal was scored in the second leg by Santiago Giménez in minute 51. Cruz Azul arrives with a thorn that they’d like to remove, and that is, of the only two defeats they had in the regular tournament, their first was during the first game of the season against Santos Laguna. Cruz Azul ended the regular season as the undisputed leader of the classification table and defeated Toluca in the quarterfinals of the Liguilla 2021 and Pachuca in the semifinals.

Next, you will enjoy the best moments of the last match played by Cruz Azul:

(Video courtesy of www.youtube.com and the YouTube channel TUDN México)

On the other hand, we have Santos Laguna, a team that was among the top 4 teams all season, but that in the last days had an unexpected downturn and, they were classified 5th, just 2 points from Monterrey, who occupied the last position that granted a direct place to the 2021 Liguilla. Santos Laguna started the trip in the playoffs, where they defeated Querétaro with a spectacular 5-0 win, then managed to defeat Monterrey in the quarterfinal and Puebla in the semifinals.

Their last game was the victory against Puebla, with a 1-0 result with a goal scored by Santiago Ormeño.

Check out the best moments of the final match played by Santos Laguna:

(Video courtesy of www.youtube.com and the YouTube channel LIGA BBVA MX)

The background between Santos Laguna vs. Cruz Azul

The last 3 games:

Santos Laguna vs. Cruz Azul

Last Results

Important game data

ü When is it? The game will be on Thursday, May 27, 2021

ü What time is it? The game starts at 22:00 hours ET

ü Where? Corona Stadium in the city of Torreon.

ü Where can I see it? FOX SPORTS 2, FOX SPORTS 1 USA, TUDN, Claro Sports.

Betting line for Santos Laguna vs Cruz Azul Liga MX 2021 Finals.

The first match of the LIGA MX – Guard1anes 2021 grand final will be between two teams used to playing in the playoffs. On the one hand, we have Santos Laguna, who has just reached the final after a regular season that cost them their direct pass to this Liguilla 2021. On the other side, we have the favorites Cruz Azul who staggered in the quarterfinals. Both, however, are coming to the match with hunger and confidence to take the win. For this first game of the final, our winner token is for Cruz Azul.

• Spread: -1/2 (+131) – Santos Laguna +1/2 (-181) – Cruz AzulMoneyline:  +131 – Santos Laguna +200 – Cruz Azul
• Goals: +21/2 (+114) -21/2 (-158) 

Predictions

• Santos Laguna: 33.8%
• Cruz Azul: 39.1%
• Draw: 27.1%