MEXICO LIGA MX
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Estadio BBVA
Referee: G. Pacheco Larios
Monterrey
Match Timeline
Cruz Azul
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
🟨
14'
Gerardo Arteaga
Monterrey
19'
C. Rotondi
Cruz Azul
🟨
28'
Andrés Gudiño
Cruz Azul
🟨
45+4'
Agustín Palavecino
Cruz Azul
🟨
45+4'
Gonzalo Piovi
Cruz Azul
VAR
53'
Luis Cárdenas
Monterrey
🔄
59'
J. Paradela ↔ N. Ibanez
Cruz Azul
62'
A. Palavecino · Assist: O. Campos
Cruz Azul
🔄
66'
S. Medina ↔ A. Aceves
Monterrey
🔄
66'
G. Arteaga ↔ C. Reyes
Monterrey
🔄
66'
L. Ocampos ↔ U. Djurdjevic
Monterrey
🔄
70'
S. Canales ↔ J. Corona
Monterrey
🔄
74'
J. Marquez ↔ A. Garcia
Cruz Azul
🔄
74'
A. Palavecino ↔ L. Romero
Cruz Azul
🔄
74'
G. Fernandez ↔ C. Ebere
Cruz Azul
🔄
75'
C. Salcedo ↔ R. de la Rosa
Monterrey
🔄
78'
O. Campos ↔ J. Rodarte
Cruz Azul
VAR
90+2'
Uroš Đurđević
Monterrey
🟨
90'
Willer Ditta
Cruz Azul

Predictions & Statistics

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

All Markets
Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Monterrey Win 0%
Draw 0%
Cruz Azul Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Monterrey1.51
Cruz Azul1.66
Recent Form (Last 5)
Monterrey Monterrey
WWDLW
49 GF / 41 GA
Cruz Azul Cruz Azul
WLDWL
50 GF / 32 GA
Key Stats
1.75
Average Goals Scored
1.79
1.46
Average Goals Conceded
1.14
15
BTTS Yes
19
15
Over 2.5
15
5.46
Shots on Goal
5.82

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Monterrey Monterrey 28 matches
Cruz Azul Cruz Azul 28 matches
Monterrey Statistic Cruz Azul
14 Wins 16
5 Draws 9
9 Losses 3
49 Goals For 50
41 Goals Against 32
1.75 Avg Goals Scored 1.79
1.46 Avg Goals Conceded 1.14
15 BTTS Yes 19
21 Over 1.5 23
15 Over 2.5 15
12 Over 3.5 8
8 Clean Sheets 8
5 Failed To Score 3
5.46 Shots On Goal 5.82
13.93 Total Shots 16.89
4.18 Corners 5.5
56% Ball Possession 55.3%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 15 head-to-head meetings, Monterrey won 4 times, Cruz Azul won 7 times, while 4 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 19:25 from Monterrey's perspective. 9 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 9 matches, with an average of 2.93 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Monterrey 3-4-3 / Cruz Azul 3-4-3
H2H summary: Monterrey wins 4, draws 4, Cruz Azul wins 7
Stats
Monterrey Monterrey
Cruz Azul Cruz Azul
Shots on Goal
3
Shots on Goal
7
Shots off Goal
11
Shots off Goal
2
Blocked Shots
3
Blocked Shots
0
9 Corner Kicks 1
12 Fouls 10
0 Offsides 1
58% Ball Possession 42%
17 Total Shots 9
3 Shots on Goal 7
11 Shots off Goal 2
3 Blocked Shots 0
7 Shots insidebox 5
10 Shots outsidebox 4
4 Goalkeeper Saves 3
431 Total passes 323
337 Passes accurate 238
0.88 expected_goals 1.67
🟨 1 Yellow Cards 4 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 0 🟥

Lineups

Monterrey
Formation
Cruz Azul
L. Cardenas
L. Cardenas
V. Guzman
V. Guzman
C. Salcedo
C. Salcedo
S. Medina
S. Medina
R. Chavez
R. Chavez
O. Torres
O. Torres
I. Fimbres
I. Fimbres
G. Arteaga
G. Arteaga
L. Orellano
L. Orellano
L. Ocampos
L. Ocampos
S. Canales
S. Canales
A. Gudino
A. Gudino
W. Ditta
W. Ditta
E. Lira
E. Lira
G. Piovi
G. Piovi
O. Campos
🎯
O. Campos
J. Marquez
J. Marquez
C. Rodriguez
C. Rodriguez
C. Rotondi
C. Rotondi
A. Palavecino
A. Palavecino
G. Fernandez
G. Fernandez
J. Paradela
J. Paradela
Monterrey 3-4-3
Starting XI
22
L. Cardenas
G
4
V. Guzman
D
13
C. Salcedo
↓ 75'
D
33
S. Medina
↓ 66'
D
2
R. Chavez
M
8
O. Torres
M
35
I. Fimbres
M
3
G. Arteaga
↓ 66' 🟨 14'
M
11
L. Orellano
F
29
L. Ocampos
↓ 66'
F
10
S. Canales
↓ 70'
F
Substitutes
25
S. Mele
G
19
A. Aceves
↑ 66'
D
37
C. Reyes
↑ 66'
14
E. Aguirre
M
17
J. Corona
↑ 70'
M
193
C. Frayde
D
246
O. Galvez
M
251
A. Rojas
M
20
U. Djurdjevic
↑ 66'
F
27
R. de la Rosa
↑ 75'
F
Cruz Azul 3-4-3
Starting XI
1
A. Gudino
🟨 28'
G
4
W. Ditta
🟨 90'
D
6
E. Lira
D
33
G. Piovi
🟨 45+4'
D
3
O. Campos
🎯 62' ↓ 78'
M
16
J. Marquez
↓ 74'
M
19
C. Rodriguez
M
29
C. Rotondi
⚽ 19'
M
8
A. Palavecino
⚽ 62' ↓ 74' 🟨 45+4'
F
21
G. Fernandez
↓ 74'
F
20
J. Paradela
↓ 59'
F
Substitutes
30
E. Ochoa
G
22
J. Rodarte
↑ 78'
209
J. Diaz
10
A. Montano
M
17
A. Garcia
↑ 74'
M
18
L. Romero
↑ 74'
F
194
A. Morales
M
239
D. Valdez
M
7
N. Ibanez
↑ 59'
F
11
C. Ebere
↑ 74'
F
Last matches: Monterrey
02.08.26
Lig
Monterrey
Atlas
2
0
W
26.07.26
Lig
Monterrey
Necaxa
1
2
L
19.07.26
Lig
Monterrey
Santos Laguna
3
2
W
04.07.26
Fri
Monterrey
Atlante FC
1
1
D
21.06.26
Fri
Monterrey
Cancún
4
1
W
26.04.26
Lig
Monterrey
Santos Laguna
0
3
L
22.04.26
Lig
Monterrey
Puebla
2
1
W
19.04.26
Lig
Monterrey
CF Pachuca
1
3
L
12.04.26
Lig
Monterrey
Atlas
0
0
D
04.04.26
Lig
Monterrey
Atletico San Luis
1
2
L
22.03.26
Lig
Monterrey
Guadalajara Chivas
2
3
L
18.03.26
CON
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
1
1
D
14.03.26
Lig
Monterrey
FC Juarez
2
2
D
11.03.26
CON
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
2
3
L
08.03.26
Lig
Monterrey
Tigres UANL
0
1
L
05.03.26
Lig
Monterrey
Club Queretaro
4
0
W
22.02.26
Lig
Monterrey
U.N.A.M. - Pumas
0
2
L
15.02.26
Lig
Monterrey
Leon
1
0
W
12.02.26
CON
Monterrey
Xelajú
2
0
W
08.02.26
Lig
Monterrey
Club America
0
1
L
Last matches: Cruz Azul
02.08.26
Lig
Cruz Azul
Atlante FC
2
3
L
22.07.26
Lig
Cruz Azul
Puebla
2
1
W
18.07.26
Lig
Cruz Azul
Atletico San Luis
3
2
W
05.07.26
Fri
Cruz Azul
Monarcas
3
3
D
25.05.26
Lig
Cruz Azul
U.N.A.M. - Pumas
2
1
W
22.05.26
Lig
Cruz Azul
U.N.A.M. - Pumas
0
0
D
17.05.26
Lig
Cruz Azul
Guadalajara Chivas
2
1
W
14.05.26
Lig
Cruz Azul
Guadalajara Chivas
2
2
D
10.05.26
Lig
Cruz Azul
Atlas
1
0
W
03.05.26
Lig
Cruz Azul
Atlas
3
2
W
27.04.26
Lig
Cruz Azul
Necaxa
4
1
W
22.04.26
Lig
Cruz Azul
Club Queretaro
1
1
D
18.04.26
Lig
Cruz Azul
Club Tijuana
1
1
D
15.04.26
CON
Cruz Azul
Los Angeles FC
1
1
D
12.04.26
Lig
Cruz Azul
Club America
1
1
D
08.04.26
CON
Cruz Azul
Los Angeles FC
0
3
L
05.04.26
Lig
Cruz Azul
CF Pachuca
1
2
L
26.03.26
Fri
Cruz Azul
Atletico Nacional
3
0
W
21.03.26
Lig
Cruz Azul
Mazatlán
1
1
D
18.03.26
CON
Cruz Azul
Monterrey
1
1
D
H2H: Monterrey vs Cruz Azul
18.03.26
H2H
Cruz Azul
Monterrey
1
1
D
11.03.26
H2H
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
2
3
L
01.03.26
H2H
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
0
2
L
26.10.25
H2H
Cruz Azul
Monterrey
2
0
L
09.03.25
H2H
Cruz Azul
Monterrey
1
1
D
14.07.24
H2H
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
0
4
L
20.05.24
H2H
Cruz Azul
Monterrey
1
2
W
17.05.24
H2H
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
0
1
L
07.04.24
H2H
Cruz Azul
Monterrey
2
1
L
28.08.23
H2H
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
1
2
L
14.01.23
H2H
Cruz Azul
Monterrey
2
3
W
16.10.22
H2H
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
3
0
W
13.10.22
H2H
Cruz Azul
Monterrey
0
0
D
07.09.22
H2H
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
3
2
W
23.01.22
H2H
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
2
2
D
Last matches: Monterrey
19.07.26
Lig
Monterrey
Santos Laguna
3
2
W
22.04.26
Lig
Monterrey
Puebla
2
1
W
19.04.26
Lig
Monterrey
CF Pachuca
1
3
L
04.04.26
Lig
Monterrey
Atletico San Luis
1
2
L
22.03.26
Lig
Monterrey
Guadalajara Chivas
2
3
L
11.03.26
CON
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
2
3
L
05.03.26
Lig
Monterrey
Club Queretaro
4
0
W
15.02.26
Lig
Monterrey
Leon
1
0
W
12.02.26
CON
Monterrey
Xelajú
2
0
W
01.02.26
Lig
Monterrey
Club Tijuana
2
2
D
11.01.26
Lig
Monterrey
Toluca
0
1
L
04.12.25
Lig
Monterrey
Toluca
1
0
W
27.11.25
Lig
Monterrey
Club America
2
0
W
02.11.25
Lig
Monterrey
Tigres UANL
1
1
D
22.10.25
Lig
Monterrey
FC Juarez
4
2
W
19.10.25
Lig
Monterrey
U.N.A.M. - Pumas
1
1
D
28.09.25
Lig
Monterrey
Santos Laguna
1
0
W
21.09.25
Lig
Monterrey
Club America
2
2
D
24.08.25
Lig
Monterrey
Necaxa
3
0
W
18.08.25
Lig
Monterrey
Mazatlán
3
2
W
H2H at home: Monterrey
11.03.26
H2H
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
2
3
L
01.03.26
H2H
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
0
2
L
14.07.24
H2H
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
0
4
L
17.05.24
H2H
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
0
1
L
28.08.23
H2H
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
1
2
L
16.10.22
H2H
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
3
0
W
07.09.22
H2H
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
3
2
W
23.01.22
H2H
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
2
2
D
Last matches: Cruz Azul
18.07.26
Lig
Cruz Azul
Atletico San Luis
3
2
W
05.07.26
Fri
Cruz Azul
Monarcas
3
3
D
25.05.26
Lig
Cruz Azul
U.N.A.M. - Pumas
2
1
W
17.05.26
Lig
Cruz Azul
Guadalajara Chivas
2
1
W
03.05.26
Lig
Cruz Azul
Atlas
3
2
W
22.04.26
Lig
Cruz Azul
Club Queretaro
1
1
D
12.04.26
Lig
Cruz Azul
Club America
1
1
D
08.04.26
CON
Cruz Azul
Los Angeles FC
0
3
L
21.03.26
Lig
Cruz Azul
Mazatlán
1
1
D
15.03.26
Lig
Cruz Azul
U.N.A.M. - Pumas
2
2
D
11.03.26
CON
Cruz Azul
Monterrey
3
2
W
04.03.26
Lig
Cruz Azul
Santos Laguna
2
1
W
07.02.26
Lig
Cruz Azul
Toluca
1
1
D
05.02.26
CON
Cruz Azul
Vancouver FC
3
0
W
31.01.26
Lig
Cruz Azul
FC Juarez
4
3
W
11.01.26
Lig
Cruz Azul
Leon
1
2
L
05.01.26
Fri
Cruz Azul
CDS Tampico Madero
1
2
L
07.12.25
Lig
Cruz Azul
Tigres UANL
1
1
D
28.11.25
Lig
Cruz Azul
Guadalajara Chivas
0
0
D
01.11.25
Lig
Cruz Azul
Puebla
3
0
W
H2H away: Cruz Azul
11.03.26
H2H
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
2
3
W
01.03.26
H2H
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
0
2
W
14.07.24
H2H
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
0
4
W
17.05.24
H2H
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
0
1
W
28.08.23
H2H
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
1
2
W
16.10.22
H2H
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
3
0
L
07.09.22
H2H
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
3
2
L
23.01.22
H2H
Monterrey
Cruz Azul
2
2
D

Standings

Liga MX, Clausura 2026
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 17 10 6 1 34:17 17 36
L D W L D
2 17 11 3 3 33:17 16 36
L D W L D
3 17 9 6 2 31:18 13 33
W D W D W
4 17 9 4 4 25:19 6 31
L W W W L
5 17 8 6 3 28:16 12 30
L L W L L
6 17 7 5 5 16:18 -2 26
L L W D W
7 17 7 4 6 28:18 10 25
L W W D D
8 17 7 4 6 20:17 3 25
D D L W W
9 17 5 8 4 19:17 2 23
D W D W W
10 17 7 1 9 22:32 -10 22
L L W W W
11 17 4 8 5 17:21 -4 20
W D D W D
12 17 5 4 8 26:32 -6 19
W L L L D
13 17 5 3 9 22:24 -2 18
L W L D L
14 17 5 3 9 24:27 -3 18
L W L D W
15 17 5 3 9 19:25 -6 18
L D D L W
16 17 4 3 10 22:37 -15 15
L W D L L
17 17 3 4 10 13:26 -13 13
L L L L D
18 17 3 3 11 20:38 -18 12
W L L L D
Playoffs