Queretaro take on the visitors Cruz Azul in the round 4 match of Mexican Liga MX – Cluasura. The match will be played on Thursday, March 30th at Estadio La Corregidora (Querétaro).
Queretaro were founded in 1950. So far, they have never won a championship title, but in 2015 they managed to finish in 2nd place. They then went on to win the Mexican Cup and Super Cup in consecutive years. However, last year was a very modest season for them - they finished in 18th place in the regular tournament (with only 1 win and 9 points in 17 matches) and were eliminated in the 1st round of the League Cup. It's noteworthy that while the club's chairman left and the position is still vacant, Mauro Gerk, a 45-year-old Argentine specialist, has kept his coaching position since last May. Currently, their results are not much better. Essentially, they have repeated their results from the previous season, with 1 win and 9 points in 11 matches played. However, only one opponent, "Mazatlan," has worse statistics, and overall for the season, "Queretaro" remains in last place.
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Cruz Azul are much more successful. They have won the championship title 9 times, including in the experimental Guardians-2021 season. They have also won other trophies, such as 4 national cups, including in 2013 and 2018, 6 wins in the CONCACAF Champions League, and a final appearance in the exotic Copa Libertadores, which they achieved in 2001. On the other hand, in the previous Apertura season, "Cementeros" were just average. They finished 7th in the regular tournament and were eliminated after the quarterfinals in the final phase, despite being a historic powerhouse. Their start in Clausura was very mediocre - a 1-1 draw with "Tijuana" and 4 consecutive losses. However, at the end of February, the coach was replaced by the experienced Ricardo Ferretti. This allowed them to quickly turn the situation around, losing only to "Mazatlan" (by the way, the weakest team in the tournament) and achieving 5 wins. Nevertheless, they have only managed to climb to the middle of the league table so far, and it will be difficult for them to climb higher, even though their neighbors in the table have managed to significantly distance themselves from "Cruz Azul".
All 4 recent head-to-heads were won by "Cruz Azul". However, three times the "Blue Locomotive" played at home. With the new coach, the visitors were able to improve, while the hosts remain one of the weakest teams in the elite Mexican football division. We predict that the guests will be able to win this match.
Prediction for the match: Cruz Azul to win.
