Cruz Azul vs Atlas

23 August 2026 · Liga MX · 2026/27 · Referee Guillermo Pacheco Larios

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Edgar Zaldívar 30’
  • Florián Monzón 45’

Match summary

Atlas won 2-0 away at Cruz Azul. Atlas led 2-0 at half-time.

Edgar Zaldívar put Atlas ahead with a header in the 30th minute and Florián Monzón made it 0-2 in the 45th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Cruz Azul created 1.57 expected goals (xG) from 25 shots, Atlas 1.65 from 11.

Match stats

52% Possession 48%
25 Shots 11
5 Shots on target 5
9 Corners 4
87 Attacks 72
71 Dangerous attacks 50
442 Passes 426
80.5% Pass accuracy 78.9%
26 Tackles 18
7 Fouls 11
0 Yellow cards 1
1 Offsides 1

Key events

Cruz Azul Atlas
Kick-off
30’
Edgar ZaldívarHeader0-1 (Atlas)
43’
DukShot on target
45’
Florián MonzónRight foot shot0-2 (Atlas)
Half-time0-2
Amaury GarciaAndres Montaño
46’
Luka RomeroOsinachi Ebere
46’
José ParadelaShot on target
47’
Second half underway
53’
Florián MonzónShot on target
Agustín PalavecinoShot on target
55’
63’
Luís EstevesVAR: Red card given
65’
Luís EstevesFoul
67’
Edgar ZaldívarShot on target
68’
Victor RiosDuk
68’
Gustavo FerrareisArturo González
Rogelio GonzálezJeremy Márquez
69’
Nicolás IbáñezShot on target
74’
Gabriel FernándezCarlos Rodríguez
75’
78’
Sergio HernandezEdgar Zaldívar
Ivan SilvaOmar Campos
85’
Nicolás IbáñezShot on target
87’
88’
Jorge RodríguezMilton Valenzuela
89’
Jesús SerratoLuís Esteves
Gabriel FernándezShot on target
90+2’
Full-time0-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.57 1.65 30’ Edgar Zaldívar (Atlas), 0-1 30’ 45’ Florián Monzón (Atlas), 0-2 45’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.57 1.65 30’ Edgar Zaldívar (Atlas), 0-1 Zaldívar 30’ 45’ Florián Monzón (Atlas), 0-2 Monzón 45’
Cruz Azul 1.57 xGAtlas 1.65 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Atlas attacking Cruz Azul attacking 
45’ Florián Monzón (Atlas), open play, 0.88 xG, goal 87’ Nicolás Ibáñez (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 43’ Edgar Zaldívar (Atlas), open play, 0.16 xG, hit the woodwork 47’ José Paradela (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 30’ Edgar Zaldívar (Atlas), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 59’ Nicolás Ibáñez (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 59’ Luka Romero (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 53’ Florián Monzón (Atlas), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 72’ Agustín Palavecino (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 62’ Agustín Palavecino (Cruz Azul), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 68’ Manuel Capasso (Atlas), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 90’ Jorge Rodríguez (Atlas), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 34’ Florián Monzón (Atlas), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 50’ Omar Campos (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 81’ Amaury Garcia (Cruz Azul), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 79’ Sergio Hernandez (Atlas), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 49’ Agustín Palavecino (Cruz Azul), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 34’ Nicolás Ibáñez (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ Andres Montaño (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Omar Campos (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ José Paradela (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 80’ Agustín Palavecino (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Agustín Palavecino (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 87’ Rogelio González (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Agustín Palavecino (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 61’ Luka Romero (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Omar Campos (Cruz Azul), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Edgar Zaldívar (Atlas), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 83’ Sergio Hernandez (Atlas), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 5’ Osinachi Ebere (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ Nicolás Ibáñez (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 43’ Duk (Atlas), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+4’ Luka Romero (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 50’ José Paradela (Cruz Azul), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 45’ Florián Monzón (Atlas), open play, 0.88 xG, goal 87’ Nicolás Ibáñez (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 43’ Edgar Zaldívar (Atlas), open play, 0.16 xG, hit the woodwork 47’ José Paradela (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 30’ Edgar Zaldívar (Atlas), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 59’ Nicolás Ibáñez (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 59’ Luka Romero (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 53’ Florián Monzón (Atlas), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 72’ Agustín Palavecino (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 62’ Agustín Palavecino (Cruz Azul), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 68’ Manuel Capasso (Atlas), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 90’ Jorge Rodríguez (Atlas), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 34’ Florián Monzón (Atlas), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 50’ Omar Campos (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 81’ Amaury Garcia (Cruz Azul), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ Gabriel Fernández (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 79’ Sergio Hernandez (Atlas), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 49’ Agustín Palavecino (Cruz Azul), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 39’ Andres Montaño (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Omar Campos (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 34’ Nicolás Ibáñez (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ José Paradela (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 80’ Agustín Palavecino (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Agustín Palavecino (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 87’ Rogelio González (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Agustín Palavecino (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 61’ Luka Romero (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Omar Campos (Cruz Azul), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Willer Ditta (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Edgar Zaldívar (Atlas), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 83’ Sergio Hernandez (Atlas), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 5’ Osinachi Ebere (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 43’ Duk (Atlas), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 74’ Nicolás Ibáñez (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+4’ Luka Romero (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 50’ José Paradela (Cruz Azul), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Cruz Azul 5-3-2 Starting XI
Mier
Campos 85’
Ditta
Orozco
Márquez 69’
Palavecino
Montaño 46’
Rodríguez 75’
Paradela
Ibáñez
Ebere 46’
Atlas 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Vargas
Valenzuela 88’
Aguirre
Capasso
Schlegel
Zaldívar 78’
Ramírez
Esteves 89’
González 68’
Duk 68’
Monzón

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Kevin Mier
97′ 4 2 39 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Willer Ditta
97′ 5 – 2 5 – 43 1 – – –
Jesús Orozco
97′ 3 – – 5 1 54 – – – –
Omar Campos Taken off
85′ 5 1 – 6 – 41 – – – –
Amaury Garcia Came on as a substitute
52′ 2 – – 3 1 19 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Jeremy Márquez Taken off
69′ – – 37 1 0.02 – – 2 1 2 –
José Paradela
97′ – – 36 4 0.20 3 – 7 – 2 –
Agustín Palavecino
97′ – – 58 3 0.31 6 2 7 2 – –
Andres Montaño Taken off
45′ – – 8 – 0.01 1 – 1 – – –
Carlos Rodríguez Taken off
75′ – – 27 3 0.15 – – – – – –
Rogelio González Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 13 1 0.15 1 – 3 – 1 –
Ivan Silva Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 2 – 0.03 – – – – – –
Forwards4 players
Nicolás Ibáñez
97′ – – 4 2 0.50 0.09 1 6 3 20 –
Osinachi Ebere Taken off
45′ – – 1 – 0.01 0.02 – 1 1 14 –
Luka Romero Came on as a substitute
52′ – – 3 – 0.18 0.11 2 1 – 20 –
Gabriel Fernández Came on as a substitute
22′ – – – – 0.06 0.20 1 1 – 9 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.