Liga MX Odds to Win & Expert Soccer Analysis for Apertura 2024

In terms of the format. Liga MX in Mexico is one of the more unique in world football in that they crown a pair of champions.

The league consists of a pair of tournaments called the Apertura (July – December) and Clausura (January – May). Each team plays 17 games in each of these tournaments before going into the playoffs, which are referred to as ‘La Liguilla’.

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The top 4 teams are automatically placed in the quarterfinal, with the teams in 4th through 12th, battling out for a spot in the Round of 8.

As the dates suggest, we are coming very close to the end of the Apertura portion of the season, which makes it the perfect time to look at the current odds to win it.

With that in mind, let’s take a look at the 3 teams currently sitting atop the bookies board as favorites in the Liga MX Odds to Win the Apertura 2024.

Cruz Azul +124

There is a feeling of unfinished work for Cruz Azul after they lost to America in the Clausura earlier this year.

They have certainly rebounded from that quite nicely and are leading the way at the top of Liga MX with 40 points out of 15 games.

With just 2 games to go before the playoffs, they look set to be in as the top seed.

Through those 15 games, Cruz Azul has scored 36 goals, surrendering just 9 in the process, so this very much looks like a team with very few weaknesses.

The fact that they also made the run to the Clausura Final earlier this year shows that they know how to handle the pressure of the playoffs.

They definitely look like the team to beat.

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Tigres UANL +500

As it stands at the moment, Tigres would be in one of the 4 automatic quarterfinal spots, as they are currently sitting down in 3rd overall.

Tigres is sitting on 30 points through 15 games, and given how things look behind them, they probably need one more win from their final two Apertura games to clinch one of those top 4 spots.

This is a team that has been solid on the defensive side of the ball, surrendering just 13 goals in those 15 games, but they have had their struggles on offense, scoring 22 times, which is well off the pace set by the two teams sitting above them.

That lack of offense could be an issue.

Club America +500

This is a team that finds themselves in elite company in that they are one of only three to win back-to-back championships.

They won the Apertura in 2023 before following that up with a Clausura win earlier this year.

If they are to make it to an unprecedented 3 in a row, they are probably going to need to take the long road to do it.

America is currently sitting down in 8th, 4 points back of the top 4, so it does look as though they will need to go through the play-in portion of the tournament.

While that is certainly not the ideal path, this is a team that has proven they know how to win when the pressure is on, so do not count them out.

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