Leon vs Cruz Azul

11 January 2026 · Liga MX · 2025/26 · Referee Victor Alfonso Caceres Hernandez

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

I. Díaz 45+2’
B. Colula 50’

A. Palavecino 90’

Match summary

Leon saw off Cruz Azul 2-1. Leon led 1-0 at half-time.

I. Díaz put Leon ahead in first-half stoppage time, B. Colula made it 2-0 with a header in the 50th minute, and A. Palavecino pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 90th minute.

Cruz Azul can feel hard done by, creating 1.51 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Leon's 0.81 from 9.

Match stats

46% Possession 54%

9 Shots 21

6 Shots on target 7

3 Corners 6

362 Passes 422

77.6% Pass accuracy 79.1%

20 Tackles 18

17 Fouls 16

3 Yellow cards 1

3 Offsides 2

Key events

Leon Cruz Azul

10’

C. RotondiShot on target

I. MorenoShot on target

32’

I. DíazRight foot shot

1-0

45’

R. Funes MoriShot on target

47’

B. ColulaHeader

2-0

50’

51’

A. PalavecinoL. Romero

53’

J. SánchezShot on target

S. Reyes

60’

61’

G. PioviShot on target

D. CambindoR. Funes Mori

62’

J. DomínguezI. Moreno

62’

65’

J. R. BarraganJ. Márquez

65’

M. LevyJ. Paradela

I. DíazShot on target

65’

77’

A. MoralesC. Rodríguez

V. GauthierI. Díaz

79’

D. RamírezB. Colula

79’

D. CambindoShot on target

80’

82’

M. LevyShot on target

83’

C. RotondiShot on target

84’

A. PalavecinoShot on target

J. AlvaradoF. Beltrán

87’

J. Rodríguez

90’

R. Echeverría

90’

W. Ditta

90’

A. PalavecinoRight foot shot

2-1

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.

Leon 0.81 xGCruz Azul 1.51 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Cruz Azul attacking Leon attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


O. García	90′	6	1	42	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


B. Colula	79′	2	1	–	4	2	33	–	1	–	–
S. Barreiro	90′	–	1	–	4	4	36	2	–	–	–
S. Vegas	90′	4	3	–	4	–	37	2	–	–	–
S. Reyes	90′	5	1	–	9	–	33	1	–	1	–
D. Ramírez Came on as a substitute	11′	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–
V. Gauthier Came on as a substitute	11′	1	–	–	1	–	2	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


R. Echeverría	90′	–	–	35	–	0.01	–	1	6	5	3	–
I. Moreno	62′	–	–	14	–	0.00	–	1	1	3	–	–
F. Beltrán	87′	–	1	31	4	0.25	2	1	6	–	4	–
J. Rodríguez	90′	–	–	43	–	0.01	3	1	4	2	–	–
I. Díaz	79′	1	–	25	1	0.02	1	–	4	–	2	–
J. Domínguez Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	6	1	0.01	–	–	1	–	1	–

Forwards3 players


R. Funes Mori	62′	–	–	1	1	0.15	0.00	–	4	1	17	–
D. Cambindo Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	1	1	0.02	0.00	–	6	1	6	–
J. Alvarado Came on as a substitute	3′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–

Goalkeeper1 player


A. Gudiño	90′	4	2	19	2	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


W. Ditta	90′	2	1	–	4	2	55	1	–	–	–
E. Lira	90′	2	–	–	5	–	55	1	–	–	–
G. Piovi	90′	2	5	–	6	3	55	2	–	–	–
J. R. Barragan Came on as a substitute	25′	1	–	–	1	–	17	1	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


J. Sánchez	90′	–	–	36	2	0.10	5	1	9	3	2	–
J. Márquez	65′	–	–	33	2	0.02	–	1	1	1	–	–
C. Rodríguez	77′	–	–	55	4	0.17	–	–	2	2	1	–
C. Rotondi	90′	–	–	27	–	0.03	1	1	2	–	–	–
A. Palavecino Came on as a substitute	39′	1	–	24	–	0.02	3	–	4	2	1	–
A. Morales Came on as a substitute	13′	–	1	5	1	0.10	–	–	1	–	1	–

Forwards4 players


J. Paradela	65′	–	–	1	–	0.08	0.26	–	4	3	15	–
L. Romero	51′	–	–	1	–	0.04	0.01	–	3	2	9	–
G. Fernández	90′	–	–	2	–	0.22	0.03	3	7	3	13	–
M. Levy Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	3	1	0.26	0.03	–	–	–	4	–

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

Leon L L D L L

Cruz Azul W D W W L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Cruz Azul 4-1 Leon, 27 Jul 25 Next meeting: Cruz Azul 2-1 Leon, 02 Nov 26 All Leon vs Cruz Azul meetings

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