Cruz Azul

1st in the league on 32 points from 16 games played. Squad, fixtures, expected XI and performance record.

Form

Last 6 results, most recent last.

DWWWWW

Next fixtures

Sun 22 Nov, 23:07 UTC · A17 AWAY Guadalajara 1 Win30% Draw27% Lose43% Analysis 

Win/draw/lose are the estimated probabilities for Cruz Azul, not for the home side. Open a fixture for the full breakdown and the market’s prices.

Previous fixtures

Full match history on file for Cruz Azul, most recent first. Select a row for the full match page.

DateOpponentScoreResultCompetitionShotsMatch page
08 Nov 26 Away Tigres UANL 3–2 W Liga MX 18 (7 on target)
02 Nov 26 Home Leon 2–1 W Liga MX 15 (5 on target)
26 Oct 26 Away Queretaro 3–1 W Liga MX 14 (7 on target)
22 Oct 26 Away Pachuca 2–1 W Liga MX 11 (5 on target)
18 Oct 26 Home Juarez 5–0 W Liga MX 15 (9 on target)
12 Oct 26 Away Pumas UNAM 3–3 D Liga MX 30 (6 on target)
26 Sep 26 Home Toluca 3–3 D Liga MX 17 (7 on target)
20 Sep 26 Away Monterrey 0–1 L Liga MX 13 (4 on target)
13 Sep 26 Home Club America 4–3 W Liga MX 16 (10 on target)
06 Sep 26 Home Santos Laguna 1–0 W Liga MX 25 (8 on target)

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Season Statistics

Games Played: 16

PPG ?Points per game this season (win = 3, draw = 1, loss = 0), with the win/draw/loss split behind it.

2.00PPG
  • Win · 10 (62%)
  • Draw · 2 (12%)
  • Loss · 4 (25%)

Clean Sheets ?How often this team has kept a clean sheet (conceded zero goals) this season.

CS
  • Yes · 2 (12%)
  • No · 14 (88%)

BTTS ?Both Teams To Score: how often this team's matches have seen both sides get on the scoresheet this season.

BTTS
  • Yes · 12 (75%)
  • No · 4 (25%)

O/U 2.5 Goals ?How often this team's matches have finished with more (Over) or fewer (Under) than 2.5 total goals this season.

2.5Goals
  • Over · 13 (81%)
  • Under · 3 (19%)

O/U 9.5 Corners ?How often this team's matches have finished with more (Over) or fewer (Under) than 9.5 total corners this season.

9.5Corners
  • Over · 13 (81%)
  • Under · 3 (19%)
Scored / game 2.31 League avg: 1.51
Conceded / game 1.62 League avg: 1.51
Goals avg 3.94 League avg: 3.02
Yellow cards avg 2.25 League avg: 1.92
Corners avg 5.81 League avg: 5.52
xG for / game 1.85 League avg: 1.45
xG against / game 1.31 League avg: 1.45
Home advantage ?How many more points per game Cruz Azul earns at home than away, over its last two seasons or so of matches. +0.45 League avg: +0.41
Squad size 44 (1 out) League avg: 36

Lineup & availability

Cruz Azul 5-4-1 Starting XI
Mier
Campos
Garcia
Piovi
Orozco
González
Lira
Palavecino
Montaño
Rodríguez
Fernández

Out / doubtful

  • A. Morales Injured · Knee injury (back 2027-01-10)

How they play

Each line runs across the 18 clubs of the league, from up to the last 19 league games of each. A marker at either end means the most or least of that measure.

Cruz Azul
  • Open play side
  • Plays on the floor
  • Keeps the ball

Cruz Azul rank 18th of 18 for set piece reliance and 18th of 18 for crosses and headers.

All-time record

Recent form (Last 6)

1st in the league · 32 pts

ResultsPPG
Overall DWWWWW 2.67
Home LWWDWW 2.17
Away WLDWWW 2.17

Career Overall

Overall Home Away
Win % 49% 58% 41%
Goals/game (both sides) 2.81 2.78 2.83
Scored/game 1.60 1.70 1.49
Conceded/game 1.21 1.09 1.33
Both teams scored 60% 56% 63%
Clean sheets 30% 35% 24%
Failed to score 16% 10% 22%
xG/game 1.64 1.69 1.60
xG against/game 1.14 1.08 1.20
npxG/game 1.42 1.56 1.29
Led at half-time 39% 42% 35%
Comebacks (trailed at HT, won) 3% 0% 5%

Historic Bets

Cruz Azul’s 5 most frequent betting markets, based on its entire match history on file.

  1. 1 Team Over 3.5 Shots on Target 92.0% Based on 50 matches on file · Liga MX average 65.8% +26 pts
  2. 2 Over 2.5 Cards in the Match 86.0% Based on 50 matches on file · Liga MX average 82.9% +3 pts
  3. 3 To Score 84.4% Based on 186 matches on file · Liga MX average 74.6% +10 pts
  4. 4 Team Over 4.5 Shots on Target 82.0% Based on 50 matches on file · Liga MX average 47.6% +34 pts
  5. 5 Team Over 12.5 Shots 82.0% Based on 50 matches on file · Liga MX average 55.3% +27 pts

Cruz Azul betting trends at a glance Above average

Over 50 matches on file, Cruz Azul's most frequent betting market is Team Over 3.5 Shots on Target, which has landed 92% of the time. Over 2.5 Cards in the Match (86%) and To Score (84.4%) follow, with Team Over 4.5 Shots on Target and Team Over 12.5 Shots completing the top 5.

The standout against the average Liga MX side is Team Over 4.5 Shots on Target: 82% for Cruz Azul against 47.6% league wide, 34 percentage points higher. A few of them are shot markets, so Cruz Azul matches tend to be shot heavy.

Overall, 4 of 5 of Cruz Azul's top markets land more often than they do for the typical Liga MX club, by more than chance would explain, so they look like real tendencies for Cruz Azul.

These are past frequencies, not predictions. A market that lands often is usually already priced short by bookmakers, so a high strike rate does not make it a profitable bet. Use the figures to see what is normal for Cruz Azul, then compare them with the odds on offer.

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Squad

Goalkeepers 6

# Player SavesCSMinsStarts
1
A. Gudiño Andrés Gudiño
16 1 360 4
13
R. Rodriguez Ricardo Rodriguez
- - - -
13
R. Rodríguez Ricardo Rodríguez
- - - -
23
K. Mier Kevin Mier
38 1 1018 12
30
E. Ochoa Emmanuel Ochoa
- - - -
61
B. Salgado Bruno Salgado
- - - -

CS clean sheets · Mins minutes played

Defenders 12

# Player TklIntDuelsCSFlsYelMinsStarts
2
A. Mozo Alan Mozo
14 7 26 5 9 1 578 6
3
O. Campos Omar Campos
19 21 54 4 9 0 1158 14
4
W. Ditta Willer Ditta
16 8 27 3 12 3 867 9
5
J. Orozco Jesús Orozco
23 16 53 2 16 3 1161 13
12
A. Montes Alan Montes
5 2 18 2 4 1 278 3
15
R. Orquin Ralph Orquin
- - - - - - - -
17
A. Garcia Amaury Garcia
19 7 35 6 14 3 688 7
22
J. R. Barragan Jorge Rodarte Barragan
3 3 11 1 3 0 162 2
28
R. Rubio Raymundo Rubio
- - - - - - - -
33
G. Piovi Gonzalo Piovi
17 12 38 1 12 2 845 10
49
J. Diaz Gonzalez Josue Diaz Gonzalez
- - - - - - - -
66
J. Suárez Javier Suárez
0 0 0 1 0 0 13 -

Tkl tackles · Int interceptions · Duels duels won · CS clean sheets · Fls fouls committed · Yel yellow cards · Mins minutes played

Midfielders 17

# Player AstxAKPGoalsTklYelMinsStarts
6
E. Lira Erik Lira
1 - 4 1 13 2 1012 12
8
A. Palavecino Agustín Palavecino
1 - 22 3 29 2 1071 13
10
A. Montaño Andres Montaño
5 - 16 6 15 1 488 5
16
J. Márquez Jeremy Márquez
2 - 17 3 25 3 984 12
19
C. Rodríguez Carlos Rodríguez
5 - 43 1 11 3 1152 14
25
F. Sámano Fernando Sámano
- - - - - - - -
29
C. Rotondi Carlos Rotondi
0 - 5 1 6 1 262 3
32
C. Jiménez Cristian Jiménez
- - - - - - - -
55
R. González Rogelio González
0 - 3 1 10 0 412 4
57
D. Valdez Diego Valdez
- - - - - - - -
60
A. C. Sevilla Ariel Castro Sevilla
0 - 0 0 0 0 40 -
67
K. Velázquez Karol Velázquez
- - - - - - - -
68
C. Valdivia Christian Valdivia
- - - - - - - -
70
I. Silva Ivan Silva
0 - 0 0 0 0 12 -
194
A. Morales Injured
- - - - - - - -
196
N. Ramirez Nicolas Ramirez
- - - - - - - -
213
J. Duran Jeyson Duran
- - - - - - - -

Ast assists · xA expected assists · KP key passes · Tkl tackles · Yel yellow cards · Mins minutes played

Forwards 9

# Player GoalsxGShotsSoTAstMinsStarts
7
N. Ibáñez Nicolás Ibáñez
5 - 31 15 3 936 11
11
O. Ebere Osinachi Ebere
3 - 11 4 0 379 4
14
J. Calero Juan Calero
0 - 0 0 0 15 -
18
L. Romero Luka Romero
1 - 19 5 2 538 4
20
J. Paradela José Paradela
3 - 24 9 5 885 10
21
G. Fernández Gabriel Fernández
5 - 36 14 1 682 7
27
B. Gamboa Bryan Gamboa
- - - - - - -
214
M. Levy Mateo Levy
- - - - - - -
258
E. Castañeda Emiliano Castañeda
- - - - - - -

xG expected goals · SoT shots on target · Ast assists · Mins minutes played

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Squad data (name, position, shirt number, photo) is from Bzzoiro Sports Data. Season stat columns that source does not carry show as ‘-’ rather than a misleading zero.

Season Player Statistics

Goals

  1. A. Montaño 1 1 1 6 5
  2. N. Ibáñez 1 0 1 5 11
  3. G. Fernández – 0 – 5 7

Shots on target

  1. N. Ibáñez 2 0 2 15 11
  2. G. Fernández – 1 – 14 7
  3. A. Palavecino 1 0 0 11 13

Total shots

  1. A. Palavecino 2 1 0 39 13
  2. G. Fernández – 3 – 36 7
  3. N. Ibáñez 2 1 4 31 11

Most carded

  1. J. Paradela – 1 1 4Y 10
  2. W. Ditta – – 0 3Y 9
  3. J. Orozco 0 1 1 3Y 13

Most fouls committed

  1. J. Orozco 1 3 2 16 13
  2. A. Palavecino 1 0 2 15 13
  3. A. Garcia 1 2 – 14 7

Most tackles

  1. A. Palavecino 1 0 2 29 13
  2. J. Márquez 0 1 2 25 12
  3. J. Orozco 3 2 5 23 13

Most interceptions

  1. O. Campos 2 2 1 21 14
  2. J. Orozco 0 2 0 16 13
  3. J. Márquez 0 0 0 15 12

Most duels won

  1. J. Márquez 1 1 7 68 12
  2. G. Fernández – 5 – 62 7
  3. J. Paradela – 3 6 57 10

Most blocked shots

  1. J. Orozco 2 1 0 8 13
  2. G. Piovi 0 3 1 6 10
  3. A. Garcia 0 0 – 5 7

Most key passes

  1. C. Rodríguez 0 4 0 43 14
  2. J. Paradela – 0 2 25 10
  3. A. Palavecino 1 2 1 22 13

Head to head

Cruz Azul’s record against every other Liga MX club, in table order, across all league meetings on file.

OpponentPWDLLast meetingNext meeting
Club America 11434 Cruz Azul 4-3 Club America 13 Sep 26
Guadalajara 10613 Cruz Azul 2-1 Guadalajara 22 Feb 26 22 Nov 26
Toluca 11443 Cruz Azul 3-3 Toluca 26 Sep 26
Atlas 11353 Cruz Azul 0-2 Atlas 23 Aug 26
Santos Laguna 11623 Cruz Azul 1-0 Santos Laguna 06 Sep 26
Leon 11812 Cruz Azul 2-1 Leon 02 Nov 26
Pachuca 11515 Pachuca 1-2 Cruz Azul 22 Oct 26
Tijuana 11524 Tijuana 2-1 Cruz Azul 17 Aug 26
Monterrey 11533 Monterrey 1-0 Cruz Azul 20 Sep 26
Pumas UNAM 11533 Pumas UNAM 3-3 Cruz Azul 12 Oct 26
Queretaro 11731 Queretaro 1-3 Cruz Azul 26 Oct 26
Puebla 11632 Cruz Azul 2-1 Puebla 22 Jul 26
Atletico San Luis 11722 Atletico San Luis 2-3 Cruz Azul 18 Jul 26
Tigres UANL 11443 Tigres UANL 2-3 Cruz Azul 08 Nov 26
Atlante 1001 Cruz Azul 2-3 Atlante 02 Aug 26
Necaxa 11713 Necaxa 1-3 Cruz Azul 29 Aug 26
Juarez 11722 Cruz Azul 5-0 Juarez 18 Oct 26

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Season by season

Where Cruz Azul finished in each completed Liga MX season on file.

SeasonPositionPGDPts
2025/26 3rd of 18 17 +12 35
2024/25 1st of 18 17 +27 42
2023/24 16th of 18 17 -8 17
2022/23 7th of 18 17 -8 24
2021/22 8th of 18 17 +4 23

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