Monterrey vs Cruz Azul
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

Liga MX

2026/2027

Monterrey

Garza7'

-FT

Sep 20, 2026

Monterrey Stadium

Cruz Azul

Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Jesús Corona

Monterrey

Assists

8.0

88'Substitution

Iker Fimbres· In

César Garza· Out

Monterrey

88'Substitution

Luis Reyes· In

Óliver Torres· Out

Monterrey

79'Substitution

Ariel Castro· In

Gabriel Fernández· Out

Cruz Azul

79'Substitution

Nicolás Ibáñez· In

Jeremy Márquez· Out

Cruz Azul

76'Substitution

Fidel Ambríz· In

Jesús Corona· Out

Monterrey

76'Substitution

Jorge Rodríguez· In

Luca Orellano· Out

Monterrey

62'Substitution

Osinachi Ebere· In

José Paradela· Out

Cruz Azul

62'Substitution

Luka Romero· In

Agustín Palavecino· Out

Cruz Azul

61'Substitution

Stefan Medina· In

Daniel Alonso Aceves Patiño· Out

Monterrey

60'Yellow Card

Gonzalo Piovi

Cruz Azul

58'Yellow Card

Gabriel Fernández

Cruz Azul

58'Yellow Card

César Garza

Monterrey

46'Substitution

Alan Mozo Rodríguez· In

Jesús Orozco Chiquete· Out

Cruz Azul

Goal!

1-0

César Garza

7'·Monterrey

⚽

Statistics of the Game

Monterrey

Cruz Azul

48%Ball Possession52%

17Shots Total13

5Shots On Target4

6Corners4

13Fouls14

1Yellow Cards2

1Offsides3

4Saves4

416Passes468

12Shots Off Target5

93Attacks96

49Dangerous Attacks42

9Shots Inside Box8

8Shots Outside Box5

1Goals0

14Free Kicks13

0Shots Blocked4

5Substitutions5

21Tackles19

1Assists0

325Accurate Passes382

0Injuries1

19Total Crosses11

5Accurate Crosses2

11Interceptions10

56Duels Won49

3Big Chances Created2

2Big Chances Missed2

Monterrey

Manager: Matías Almeyda

Starting XI

Esteban Andrada

7.9

Ricardo Chávez

7.1

Víctor Guzmán

7.5

Daniel Alonso Aceves Patiño

6.6

6.9

7.4

7.0

8.0

7.3

7.8

7.2

Substitutes

7.1

6.5

Roberto Carlos de la Rosa González

Jorge Rodríguez

6.5

Uros Djurdjevic

Stefan Medina

6.3

203

Aldo de Nigris

Cruz Azul

Manager: Joel Huiqui Andrade

Starting XI

6.9

7.1

6.6

6.2

Jesús Orozco Chiquete

6.3

6.9

6.8

6.7

6.5

6.7

6.9

Substitutes

6.3

6.6

6.7

6.3

Rogelio González

Ariel Castro

6.4

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Jesús Corona MF		76'	0	1	0/2	26(73%)	1	4/8
Esteban Andrada GK		90'	0	0	-	29(79%)	1	1/1
Lucas Ocampos FW		90'	0	0	1/6	37(69%)	2	6/11
Víctor Guzmán DF		90'	0	0	-	42(89%)	2	3/5
César Garza MF		88'	1	0	1/1	22(91%)	1	2/7
Óliver Torres FW		88'	0	0	1/1	48(79%)	4	7/13
Hugo Cuypers FW		90'	0	0	2/2	22(67%)	2	6/8
Ricardo Chávez DF		90'	0	0	0/1	44(72%)	4	7/13
Fidel Ambríz MF		14'	0	0	0/1	9(75%)	2	4/4
Orbelín Pineda MF		90'	0	0	0/2	48(76%)	2	4/8
Luca Orellano MF		76'	0	0	0/1	25(88%)	2	6/11
Daniel Alonso Aceves Patiño DF		61'	0	0	-	39(76%)	2	2/2
Jorge Rodríguez MF		14'	0	0	0/1	6(83%)	1	2/1
Iker Fimbres MF		2'	0	0	-	4(100%)	-	0/2
Stefan Medina DF		29'	0	0	-	11(62%)	-	1/3
Luis Reyes DF	-	2'	0	0	-	4(100%)	-	1/2

Monterrey vs Cruz Azul H2H, Form & Key Stats

Monterrey's first win over Cruz Azul in 6 meetings on record.(Previous win: 2024-05-20 (1-2); since then 2D 4L; all competitions.)
Monterrey moved from 12th to 7th in the Liga MX table with this result.(5 places up. Before kickoff: 12th, 10 points from 7 matches. After: 7th, 13 points from 8 matches; 18 teams.)

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Monterrey	15	D1	1	3	0	0	7/15	9-6
Cruz Azul	15	W3	3	0	3	1	9/15	9-8

Monterrey — last 5 games

W2-0 @ Atlas2026-08-02
W6-1 vs Juárez2026-08-16
L0-2 @ León2026-08-22
L1-3 vs Atlético San Luis2026-08-31
D0-0 vs Tigres UANL2026-09-13

Cruz Azul — last 5 games

L1-2 @ Tijuana2026-08-17
L0-2 vs Atlas2026-08-23
W3-1 @ Necaxa2026-08-29
W1-0 vs Santos Laguna2026-09-06
W4-3 vs América2026-09-13

Goal markets & scoring rates

Team	Games	Avg goals	Over 1.5	Over 2.5	Over 3.5	BTTS	Clean sheets	Failed to score
Monterrey	15	3.2	87%	60%	47%	73%	20%	20%
Cruz Azul	15	3.47	80%	73%	47%	73%	20%	13%

Venue split (Home vs Away)

Team	Where	Pld	W	D	L	Goals	PPG	Over 2.5	Clean sheets
Monterrey	Home	8	3	2	3	16-14	1.38	75%	13%
Cruz Azul	Away	7	5	1	1	17-12	2.29	100%	0%

1st half vs 2nd half scoring

Team	Games	1H goals	2H goals	2H share	1H Over 0.5	HT W-D-L
Monterrey	15	16-9	10-13	38%	80%	8-3-4
Cruz Azul	15	12-8	17-15	59%	80%	5-7-3

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 17
Period covered: 2013-07-20 – 2026-03-18
Monterrey wins: 5
Draws: 6
Cruz Azul wins: 6
Avg goals per meeting: 2.65
Over 2.5 goals: 41%
Both teams scored: 53%
Home side won: 29%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings: 0W 2D 3L (Monterrey view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 2.6 vs 2.65

Most recent meetings (5 of 17)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2026-03-18	Cruz Azul	1-1	Monterrey
2026-03-11	Monterrey	2-3	Cruz Azul
2026-03-01	Monterrey	0-2	Cruz Azul
2025-10-26	Cruz Azul	2-0	Monterrey
2025-03-09	Cruz Azul	1-1	Monterrey

Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 74 earlier results)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Monterrey	12	7	10	3	WWLLD	8	+4
Cruz Azul	4	8	15	2	LLWWW	6	-2

Table context

Points gap: 5 ptsMonterrey 10 · Cruz Azul 15
Positions: #12 vs #4
Goals per game: 1.86/1.43 vs 2/1.75scored/conceded per game · league average 1.4

How we calculate this

Monterrey vs Cruz Azul — 15-Minute Goal Timing Breakdown

Verified regulation-time goal windows (scored vs conceded)

Monterrey

Last 20 gamesPeak scoring: 31-45+'76-90+' goal in 60% of games

Minutes	Scored (28)	Conceded (28)
1-15'	4 (14%)	2 (7%)
16-30'	7 (25%)	5 (18%)
31-45+'	9 (32%)	3 (11%)
46-60'	0 (0%)	6 (21%)
61-75'	3 (11%)	3 (11%)
76-90+'	5 (18%)	9 (32%)

Cruz Azul

Last 20 gamesPeak scoring: 76-90+'76-90+' goal in 55% of games

Minutes	Scored (37)	Conceded (28)
1-15'	3 (8%)	1 (4%)
16-30'	5 (14%)	5 (18%)
31-45+'	8 (22%)	5 (18%)
46-60'	7 (19%)	6 (21%)
61-75'	5 (14%)	5 (18%)
76-90+'	9 (24%)	6 (21%)

Monterrey vs Cruz Azul — Corners & Cards Trends

MonterreyLast 15 games

Won corner count in 4 straight games5+ team corners in 4 straight games

Corners Profile

Won / Conceded per game: 5.4 / 4
Match total corners/g: 9.4
Over 8.5 corners: 60%
Over 9.5 corners: 47%
Over 10.5 corners: 27%
Won corner count: 40%

Cards & Discipline

Team yellows / game: 2.07
Opponent cards / game: 2.27
Match total cards / game: 4.8
Over 3.5 match cards: 73%
Over 4.5 match cards: 53%

Cruz AzulLast 15 games

7 straight games with 9+ total corners5+ team corners in 7 straight games

Corners Profile

Won / Conceded per game: 6.3 / 4.8
Match total corners/g: 11.1
Over 8.5 corners: 67%
Over 9.5 corners: 67%
Over 10.5 corners: 60%
Won corner count: 53%

Cards & Discipline

Team yellows / game: 2.07
Opponent cards / game: 2.13
Match total cards / game: 4.2
Over 3.5 match cards: 53%
Over 4.5 match cards: 47%

Liga MX Standings

Liga MX · 2026/2027

Full standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	PTS	Form
1	América	15	8	5	2	+15	29	WWWDW
2	Guadalajara	15	8	5	2	+11	29	WWDWL
3	Cruz AzulA	15	9	2	4	+10	29	LLLWW
4	Atlas	15	8	3	4	0	27	WWLWW
5	Toluca	15	6	6	3	+10	24	WDWLW
···
7	León	15	6	4	5	+2	22	WWWLL
8	Santos Laguna	15	7	1	7	+1	22	LLLLL
9	MonterreyH	14	6	3	5	+5	21	LWWLW
10	Pumas UNAM	15	5	5	5	-2	20	DDWWL
11	Querétaro	14	6	2	6	-3	20	LDWWL
···
18	Juárez	15	2	2	11	-22	8	LLLLL

11 / 18Full standings →

Statistical Comparison

Liga MX

Monterrey14 matches

Cruz Azul

15 matches

#9Position#3

21Points29

6Wins9

3Draws2

5Losses4

26Goals34

1.86Goals per game2.27

21Goals conceded24

1.50Goals per game conceded1.60

Monterrey vs Cruz Azul — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (14 vs 15 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityMonterrey 39% · X · Draw 23% · Cruz Azul 38%

1 · Home Win

39%

X · Draw

23%

2 · Away Win

38%

Projected Goals (xG Model)

1.74 vs 1.72

Projected Total: 3.46

Over 1.5 Goals

86%

Over 2.5 Goals

67%

Over 3.5 Goals

45%

Both Teams to Score (BTTS)

68%

Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)

18% / 17%

Monterrey / Cruz Azul

Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):

1 - 1(9.4%)2 - 1(8.2%)1 - 2(8.1%)

Recent matches

All Monterrey fixtures & results

Previous Meetings

Last 17 matches

Won 29%

(5/17)

Draw 35%

(6/17)

Won 35%

(6/17)

Goals

20-25

Total matches

Recent matches (5/17)

CONCACAF Champions Cup•Mar 18, 2026

Cruz Azul

1-1

Monterrey

CONCACAF Champions Cup•Mar 11, 2026

Monterrey vs Cruz Azul — Head to Head

Last 17 matches

Monterrey wins

Draws

Cruz Azul wins

Goals Scored

20 - 25

Mar 18, 2026 • CONCACAF Champions Cup

Cruz Azul

1-1

Monterrey

Mar 11, 2026 • CONCACAF Champions Cup

Monterrey

2-3

Cruz Azul

Mar 1, 2026 • Liga MX

Monterrey

0-2

Cruz Azul

Matchday 9 — Liga MX

Match summary

Monterrey beat Cruz Azul 1-0 in the Liga MX, Apertura.

Before kickoff, Monterrey sat 12th on 10 points, while Cruz Azul were 4th on 15 points. Across 17 previous meetings on record, Monterrey won 5 and Cruz Azul won 6, with 6 draws (2.65 goals per game).

César Garza (7') scored for Monterrey.

More details:

Monterrey — live results and schedule Cruz Azul — live results and schedule

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Stats

Monterrey vs Cruz Azul H2H, Form & Key Stats

Monterrey vs Cruz Azul — 15-Minute Goal Timing Breakdown

Monterrey vs Cruz Azul — Corners & Cards Trends

Liga MX Standings

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Monterrey vs Cruz Azul — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/17)

Monterrey vs Cruz Azul — Head to Head

Last 17 matches

Matchday 9 — Liga MX

Match summary