Tigres UANL vs Cruz Azul

8 November 2026 · Liga MX · 2026/27 · Referee Ismael Rosario Lopez Penuelas

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 1–1

  • Juan Brunetta 39’
  • Guillermo Martínez 65’
  • Nicolás Ibáñez 24’
  • Andres Montaño 51’ (pen)
  • Carlos Rotondi 78’

Match summary

Cruz Azul beat Tigres UANL 3-2 on the road. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Nicolás Ibáñez put Cruz Azul ahead in the 24th minute and Juan Brunetta equalised in the 39th minute. In the second half, Andres Montaño put Cruz Azul back in front from the penalty spot in the 51st minute, Guillermo Martínez equalised in the 65th minute, and Carlos Rotondi won it in the 78th minute.

Tigres UANL can feel hard done by, creating 3.12 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Cruz Azul's 2.36 from 18.

Match stats

54% Possession 46%
19 Shots 18
8 Shots on target 7
10 Corners 4
63 Attacks 54
42 Dangerous attacks 30
462 Passes 401
84.6% Pass accuracy 79.1%
16 Tackles 28
13 Fouls 13
3 Yellow cards 4
0 Offsides 2

Key events

Tigres UANL Cruz Azul
Kick-off
Corner
8’
10’
Corner
12’
Corner
Corner
14’
16’
Luka RomeroShot on target
16’
Corner
19’
José ParadelaShot on target
24’
Nicolás IbáñezLeft foot shot0-1 (Cruz Azul)
29’
José ParadelaArgument
Corner
32’
34’
Erik LiraArgument
Juan BrunettaShot on target
35’
Mauro LaínezFoul
37’
Juan BrunettaRight foot shot1-1 (Tigres UANL)
39’
Guillermo MartínezShot on target
42’
Diego SánchezShot on target
42’
Corner
42’
Corner
43’
Half-time1-1
JoaquimRafael Guerrero
46’
47’
Luka RomeroVAR: No penalty
Second half underway
51’
Andres MontañoPenalty1-2 (Cruz Azul)
Juan BrunettaArgument
51’
Fernando GorriaránShot on target
52’
Corner
57’
Corner
59’
60’
Jeremy MárquezShot on target
64’
Agustín PalavecinoErik Lira
64’
Carlos RodríguezLuka Romero
Guillermo MartínezLeft foot shot2-2 (Tigres UANL)
65’
Ricardo MonrealDiego Sánchez
66’
Diego LainezHenrique Simeone Koifman
66’
Diego LainezShot on target
68’
Corner
68’
69’
Carlos RotondiOmar Campos
70’
Willer DittaJorge Rodarte Barragan
75’
Carlos RotondiFoul
75’
Nicolás IbáñezShot on target
Corner
76’
77’
Osinachi EbereNicolás Ibáñez
78’
Carlos RotondiLeft foot shot2-3 (Cruz Azul)
Fernando GorriaránFoul
81’
Ozziel HerreraEmiliano Gómez
84’
Rodrigo AguirreGuillermo Martínez
84’
Juan BrunettaShot on target
86’
Corner
88’
90’
Corner
90+5’
Jesús OrozcoFoul
Full-time2-3

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.12 2.36 24’ Nicolás Ibáñez (Cruz Azul), 0-1 24’ 39’ Juan Brunetta (Tigres UANL), 1-1 39’ 51’ Andres Montaño (Cruz Azul), 1-2 51’ 65’ Guillermo Martínez (Tigres UANL), 2-2 65’ 78’ Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul), 2-3 78’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.12 2.36 24’ Nicolás Ibáñez (Cruz Azul), 0-1 Ibáñez 24’ 39’ Juan Brunetta (Tigres UANL), 1-1 Brunetta 39’ 51’ Andres Montaño (Cruz Azul), 1-2 Montaño 51’ 65’ Guillermo Martínez (Tigres UANL), 2-2 Martínez 65’ 78’ Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul), 2-3 Rotondi 78’
Tigres UANL 3.12 xGCruz Azul 2.36 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cruz Azul attacking Tigres UANL attacking 
65’ Guillermo Martínez (Tigres UANL), open play, 0.89 xG, goal 51’ Andres Montaño (Cruz Azul), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 52’ Fernando Gorriarán (Tigres UANL), open play, 0.63 xG, saved 90+3’ Ricardo Monreal (Tigres UANL), open play, 0.62 xG, off target 75’ Nicolás Ibáñez (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 16’ Luka Romero (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 62’ Luka Romero (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 78’ Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 38’ Jesús Orozco (Cruz Azul), set piece, 0.18 xG, blocked 31’ Rafael Guerrero (Tigres UANL), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 32’ Juan Brunetta (Tigres UANL), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 45’ Emiliano Gómez (Tigres UANL), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 24’ Nicolás Ibáñez (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 42’ Diego Sánchez (Tigres UANL), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 9’ Guillermo Martínez (Tigres UANL), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 39’ Juan Brunetta (Tigres UANL), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 86’ Juan Brunetta (Tigres UANL), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90+1’ Agustín Palavecino (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+5’ Andres Montaño (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+3’ Ozziel Herrera (Tigres UANL), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 42’ Guillermo Martínez (Tigres UANL), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 90+3’ Ozziel Herrera (Tigres UANL), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 11’ Nicolás Ibáñez (Cruz Azul), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Diego Lainez (Tigres UANL), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 41’ Erik Lira (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Osinachi Ebere (Cruz Azul), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Juan Brunetta (Tigres UANL), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 60’ Jeremy Márquez (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 13’ Jorge Rodarte Barragan (Cruz Azul), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Guillermo Martínez (Tigres UANL), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ José Paradela (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 35’ Fernando Gorriarán (Tigres UANL), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Nicolás Ibáñez (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 72’ Mauro Laínez (Tigres UANL), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 6’ Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 17’ Erik Lira (Cruz Azul), from a corner, 0.00 xG, off target 32’ Diego Sánchez (Tigres UANL), from a corner, 0.00 xG, off target 65’ Guillermo Martínez (Tigres UANL), open play, 0.89 xG, goal 51’ Andres Montaño (Cruz Azul), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 52’ Fernando Gorriarán (Tigres UANL), open play, 0.63 xG, saved 90+3’ Ricardo Monreal (Tigres UANL), open play, 0.62 xG, off target 75’ Nicolás Ibáñez (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 16’ Luka Romero (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 62’ Luka Romero (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 78’ Carlos Rotondi (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 38’ Jesús Orozco (Cruz Azul), set piece, 0.18 xG, blocked 31’ Rafael Guerrero (Tigres UANL), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 32’ Juan Brunetta (Tigres UANL), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 45’ Emiliano Gómez (Tigres UANL), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 24’ Nicolás Ibáñez (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 42’ Diego Sánchez (Tigres UANL), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 9’ Guillermo Martínez (Tigres UANL), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 86’ Juan Brunetta (Tigres UANL), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 39’ Juan Brunetta (Tigres UANL), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 90+1’ Agustín Palavecino (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+5’ Andres Montaño (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 42’ Guillermo Martínez (Tigres UANL), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 90+3’ Ozziel Herrera (Tigres UANL), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+3’ Ozziel Herrera (Tigres UANL), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 11’ Nicolás Ibáñez (Cruz Azul), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Diego Lainez (Tigres UANL), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 41’ Erik Lira (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Osinachi Ebere (Cruz Azul), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Jeremy Márquez (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 35’ Juan Brunetta (Tigres UANL), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 13’ Jorge Rodarte Barragan (Cruz Azul), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Guillermo Martínez (Tigres UANL), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ José Paradela (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 35’ Fernando Gorriarán (Tigres UANL), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Nicolás Ibáñez (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 72’ Mauro Laínez (Tigres UANL), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 6’ Gonzalo Piovi (Cruz Azul), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 17’ Erik Lira (Cruz Azul), from a corner, 0.00 xG, off target 32’ Diego Sánchez (Tigres UANL), from a corner, 0.00 xG, off target
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Lineups

Tigres UANL 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Guzmán
Sánchez 66’
Laínez
Guerrero 46’
Loroña
Gorriarán
Araújo
Koifman 66’
Brunetta
Gómez 84’
Martínez 84’
Cruz Azul 5-4-1 Starting XI
Mier
Campos 69’
Barragan 70’
Piovi
Orozco
Lira 64’
Márquez
Montaño
Paradela
Romero 64’
Ibáñez 77’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Nahuel Guzmán
90′ 4 3 49 1 – – – –
Defenders3 players
Rafael Guerrero Taken off
45′ 1 1 – 2 1 24 – – – –
Vladimir Loroña
90′ 3 – – 5 2 54 – – – –
Joaquim Came on as a substitute
45′ 1 – 2 2 1 31 1 – – –
Midfielders9 players
Diego Sánchez Taken off
66′ – – 28 – 0.03 1 2 1 1 – –
Mauro Laínez
90′ – – 37 – 0.01 2 – 4 1 2
Fernando Gorriarán
90′ – 1 49 3 0.23 4 2 6 3 1
César Araújo
90′ – – 60 1 0.04 1 3 2 2 1 –
Henrique Simeone Koifman Taken off
66′ – – 24 – 0.01 4 – 5 – – –
Juan Brunetta
90′ 1 – 47 5 0.53 – – 5 – 2
Ricardo Monreal Came on as a substitute
24′ – – 6 – 0.00 – – 1 – – –
Diego Lainez Came on as a substitute
24′ – – 13 1 0.02 1 – 3 1 1 –
Ozziel Herrera Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 5 1 0.03 – – 2 – 1 –
Forwards3 players
Emiliano Gómez Taken off
84′ – – 1 – 0.11 0.04 – 3 1 26 –
Guillermo Martínez Taken off
84′ 1 – 4 2 1.05 0.01 1 3 1 10 –
Rodrigo Aguirre Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – 0.00 – 2 1 1 –
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

Tigres UANL WDLDL
Cruz Azul DWWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Cruz Azul 2-1 Tigres UANL, 15 Feb 26 All Tigres UANL 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.