Cruz Azul vs TijuanaLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Liga MX

2025/2026

Cruz Azul

Fernández17'(P)

-FT

Apr 18, 2026

Estadio Banorte

Embed

Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Andrés Montaño

Cruz Azul

7.7

90'+2Yellow Card

Willer Ditta

Cruz Azul

90'Yellow Card

Ángel Zapata

Tijuana

84'Substitution

Amaury Morales· In

Omar Campos· Out

Cruz Azul

84'Substitution

Ariel Castro Sevilla· In

Jeremy Márquez· Out

Cruz Azul

76'Substitution

Diego Abreu· In

Kevin Castañeda· Out

Tijuana

76'Substitution

Unai Bilbao· In

Ramiro Árciga· Out

Tijuana

71'Substitution

Luka Romero· In

Andrés Montaño· Out

Cruz Azul

71'Substitution

Osinachi Ebere· In

Agustín Palavecino· Out

Cruz Azul

61'Substitution

Gilberto Mora· In

Mourad El Ghezouani· Out

Tijuana

60'Substitution

José Paradela· In

Érik Lira· Out

Cruz Azul

45'+1Yellow Card

Érik Lira

Cruz Azul

Goal!

1-1

Mourad El Ghezouani

25'·Tijuana

⚽

20'Yellow Card

Rafael Fernández

Tijuana

Goal!

1-0

Gabriel Fernández

17'·Cruz Azul

⚽

Statistics of the Game

Cruz Azul

Tijuana

66%Ball Possession34%

19Shots Total4

6Shots On Target2

4Corners1

18Fouls14

2Yellow Cards2

2Offsides2

1Saves5

518Passes260

8Shots Off Target2

Cruz Azul

Manager: Nicolás Larcamón

Starting XI

6.4

6.3

7.2

7.2

6.2

ÉL

6.6

7.0

6.5

6.7

7.7

6.8

Substitutes

6.6

6.1

6.8

Jorge Luis Rodarte Barragán

6.6

6.6

Manager: Washington Abreu Gallo

Starting XI

7.3

7.1

6.7

6.1

6.5

ÁZ

Ángel Zapata

6.9

RÁ

6.4

6.8

6.4

7.2

7.2

Substitutes

6.7

6.4

6.7

Alejandro Magallon

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Andrés Montaño MF	7.7	71'	0	1/2	18(83%)	-	3/4
Gonzalo Piovi DF	7.2	90'	0	0/2	102(79%)	1	4/12
Willer Ditta DF	7.2	90'	0	0/3	91(96%)	2	5/9
Carlos Rodríguez MF	7.0	90'	0	-	63(84%)	1	4/5
José Paradela FW	6.8	30'	0	1/2	18(83%)	-	1/3
Gabriel Fernández FW	6.8	90'	1	1/2	16(69%)	-	1/9
Agustín Palavecino MF	6.7	71'	0	1/1	37(68%)	1	3/6
Érik Lira MF	6.6	60'	0	0/1	44(89%)	1	2/2
Amaury Morales MF	6.6	6'	0	-	6(100%)	1	1/1
Osinachi Ebere FW	6.6	19'	0	-	4(20%)	-	3/5
Ariel Castro Sevilla MF	6.6	6'	0	-	8(88%)	-	1/2
Jeremy Márquez MF	6.5	84'	0	1/2	27(89%)	-	2/4
Kevin Mier GK	6.4	90'	0	-	26(88%)	-	-
Omar Campos DF	6.3	84'	0	-	22(73%)	-	3/9
Carlos Rotondi DF	6.2	90'	0	0/2	28(61%)	-	2/7
Luka Romero FW	6.1	19'	0	1/2	8(88%)	-	0/2

Cruz Azul vs Tijuana — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Cruz Azul	D2	2	7	2	8	3/15	4-8
Tijuana	W2	2	0	2	1	9/15	7-6

Computed over each team's last 15 finished games before kickoff.

Cruz Azul — last 5 games

D1-1 @ Mazatlán2026-03-21
L1-2 vs Pachuca2026-04-05
L0-3 @ Los Angeles FC2026-04-08
D1-1 @ América2026-04-12
D1-1 vs Los Angeles FC2026-04-15

Tijuana — last 5 games

L1-2 vs Santos Laguna2026-03-09
W3-0 @ León2026-03-15
L0-3 @ Necaxa2026-03-21
W1-0 vs Tigres UANL2026-04-04
W2-1 @ Juárez2026-04-11

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 10
Cruz Azul wins: 5
Draws: 2
Tijuana wins: 3
Avg goals per meeting: 2.6
Over 2.5 goals: 50%
Both teams scored: 30%
Home side won: 70%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 3W 0D 2L (Cruz Azul view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 3.2 vs 2.6

Aggregated from 10 finished meetings in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-09-29	Tijuana	2-0	Cruz Azul
2025-02-01	Tijuana	2-3	Cruz Azul
2024-12-01	Cruz Azul	3-0	Tijuana
2024-11-28	Tijuana	3-0	Cruz Azul
2024-07-17	Cruz Azul	3-0	Tijuana

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Cruz Azul	3	17	35	12	WDWWL	20	-17
Tijuana	7	17	24	6	LDLLW	26	-19

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 11 ptsCruz Azul 35 · Tijuana 24
Positions: #3 vs #7

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-04-18

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Last 7 matches

Won 57%

(4/7)

Draw 14%

(1/7)

Won 29%

(2/7)

Goals

11-8

Total matches

Recent matches

Head to Head

Last 11 matches

Cruz Azul wins

Draws

Tijuana wins

Goals Scored

16 - 12

Apr 18, 2026 • Liga MX

Cruz Azul

1-1

Tijuana

Sep 29, 2025 • Liga MX

Tijuana

2-0

Cruz Azul

Feb 1, 2025 • Liga MX

Tijuana

2-3

Cruz Azul

Match Report

Cruz Azul went into the game 3rd in the table on 35 points; Tijuana sat 7th on 24 — an 11-point gap. Tijuana had been under-performing their position — 26th on five-round form against 7th in the table.

Cruz Azul were winless in 7. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Cruz Azul against 9/15 for Tijuana.

GioScore's database holds 10 meetings between the two: 5 for Cruz Azul, 3 for Tijuana and 2 drawn, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 70% of the meetings.

Goal scorers

Cruz Azul: Gabriel Fernández (17') · Tijuana: Mourad El Ghezouani (25')

Key stats

Possession: Cruz Azul 66% · Tijuana 34% · Total shots: 19-4 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 4-1

More details:

Cruz Azul — live results and schedule Tijuana — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Cruz Azul vs Tijuana?

Cruz Azul 1-1 Tijuana. Liga MX match played on 18 Apr 2026.

What league is Cruz Azul vs Tijuana in?

This match is part of the Liga MX. The match takes place at Estadio Banorte. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Cruz Azul and Tijuana?

In 10 meetings between 2013 and 2026: Cruz Azul has 5 wins, 2 draws, and 3 losses against Tijuana.

Where is Cruz Azul vs Tijuana being played?

The match is being played at Estadio Banorte.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Cruz Azul vs Tijuana — computed insights

Last Matches

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 11 matches

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions