Monterrey vs Cruz Azul

Monterrey beat Cruz Azul 1-0 in the Mexico Liga MX on Sunday 20 September 2026, 1-0 at half-time. In their last 22 meetings, including this one, Cruz Azul won 8, Monterrey won 9 and 5 were drawn.

Mexico Liga MX Sun 20 Sep 2026, 02:10 Save

Monterrey

HT 1-0

Cruz Azul

Monterrey Stadium, Guadalupe Jesus Rafael Lopez Valle

Monterrey vs Cruz Azul timeline

7' César Garza 1-0 Goal · Assist Jesús Corona · Left foot shot, Monterrey
58' Gabriel Fernández Yellow card · Argument, Cruz Azul
58' César Garza Yellow card · Argument, Monterrey
60' Gonzalo Piovi Yellow card · Foul, Cruz Azul

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0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' 90'

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Monterrey vs Cruz Azul stats

1st Half 2nd Half

MonterreyCruz Azul

0.85 Expected goals (xG) 1.16

0.87 xG on target 0.56

48% Possession 52%

93 Attacks 96

49 Dang. Attacks 42

17 Shots 13

5 Shots On Target 4

3 Big Chances 2

6 Corners 4

78% Pass Accuracy 82%

4 Saves 4

13 Fouls 14

1 Yellow Cards 2

1 Offsides 3

0.85 Expected goals (xG) 1.16

0.87 xG on target 0.56

93 Attacks 96

49 Dang. Attacks 42

17 Shots 13

5 Shots On Target 4

12 Shots Off Target 5

0 Shots Blocked 4

9 Shots Inside Box 8

8 Shots Outside Box 5

15 Goal Attempts 6

3 Big Chances 2

2 Big Chances Missed 2

6 Corners 4

19 Dribbles 22

8 Successful Dribbles 9

42% Dribble Success 41%

1 Offsides 3

Monterrey vs Cruz Azul lineups

Confirmed

Monterrey 3-4-1-2

1 Esteban Andrada

8 Óliver Torres

7 Lucas Ocampos
99 Hugo Cuypers

Substitutes

5 Fidel Ambríz 76'
11 Iker Fimbres 88'
14 Érick Aguirre
21 Luis Reyes 88'
22 Luis Cárdenas
27 Roberto Carlos de la Rosa González
30 Jorge Rodríguez 76'
32 Uros Djurdjevic
33 Stefan Medina 61'
203 Aldo de Nigris

Cruz Azul 5-4-1

23 Kevin Mier

21 Gabriel Fernández

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Monterrey and Cruz Azul player stats

Monterrey player stats

1 Esteban Andrada GK	90	0	0	0	0	29	0	0	0	29	0
2 Ricardo Chávez DEF	90	0	0	1	0	44	2	1	0	44	2
4 Víctor Guzmán DEF	90	0	0	0	0	42	1	0	0	42	1
19 Daniel Alonso Aceves Patiño DEF	61	0	0	0	0	39	0	0	0	39	0
25 Orbelín Pineda MID	90	0	0	2	0	48	1	2	0	48	1
18 César Garza MID	88	1	0	1	1	22	2	1	1	22	2
10 Luca Orellano MID	76	0	0	1	0	25	1	1	0	25	1
17 Jesús Corona MID	76	0	1	2	0	26	2	2	0	26	2
7 Lucas Ocampos FWD	90	0	0	6	1	37	0	6	1	37	0
99 Hugo Cuypers FWD	90	0	0	2	2	22	0	2	2	22	0
8 Óliver Torres FWD	88	0	0	1	1	48	1	1	1	48	1
33 Stefan Medina DEF Sub	29	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	11	1
21 Luis Reyes DEF Sub	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0
5 Fidel Ambríz MID Sub	14	0	0	1	0	9	0	1	0	9	0
30 Jorge Rodríguez MID Sub	14	0	0	1	0	6	1	1	0	6	1
11 Iker Fimbres MID Sub	2	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	4	1

Cruz Azul player stats

23 Kevin Mier GK	90	0	0	43	0	0	0	43	0
3 Omar Campos DEF	90	1	1	17	2	1	1	17	2
4 Willer Ditta DEF	90	1	0	61	1	1	0	61	1
33 Gonzalo Piovi DEF	90	0	0	80	3	0	0	80	3
16 Jeremy Márquez DEF	79	2	1	39	1	2	1	39	1
5 Jesús Orozco Chiquete DEF	46	0	0	16	1	0	0	16	1
6 Érik Lira MID	90	0	0	54	1	0	0	54	1
19 Carlos Rodríguez MID	90	1	0	50	0	1	0	50	0
8 Agustín Palavecino MID	62	1	0	36	1	1	0	36	1
20 José Paradela MID	62	1	0	15	0	1	0	15	0
21 Gabriel Fernández FWD	79	5	1	16	1	5	1	16	1
2 Alan Mozo Rodríguez DEF Sub	44	0	0	17	1	0	0	17	1
60 Ariel Castro MID Sub	11	0	0	6	1	0	0	6	1
11 Osinachi Ebere FWD Sub	28	0	0	6	1	0	0	6	1
18 Luka Romero FWD Sub	28	1	1	9	0	1	1	9	0
7 Nicolás Ibáñez FWD Sub	11	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Monterrey vs Cruz Azul team news

Monterrey had no reported absences and Cruz Azul were without 2 players.

Monterrey 0 out

No reported absences.

Cruz Azul 2 out

Amaury Morales Cruciate Ligament Tear · Missed 16 games Injured

Mateo Levy Meniscus Injury Injured

Monterrey vs Cruz Azul form

Monterrey All venues

1 W · 2 D · 2 L

Points per game: 1.00
Scored per game: 1.0
Conceded per game: 1.6
Both teams scored: 60%
Over 2.5 goals: 60%

Cruz Azul All venues

3 W · 0 D · 2 L

Points per game: 1.80
Scored per game: 1.6
Conceded per game: 1.6
Both teams scored: 40%
Over 2.5 goals: 40%

Results before kick-off, most recent first, from each team's side. Open a game to see its full stats.

Season averages

MonterreyCruz Azul

40% Win rate 60%

1.80 Goals scored 1.80

1.20 Goals conceded 1.60

40% Both teams score 60%

40% Over 2.5 goals 60%

40% Clean sheets 20%

40% Scored first 60%

1.93 xG for 1.80

0.79 xG against 1.38

10.40 Match corners 13.20

Liga MX matches only, before kick-off: 5 each.

43% Win rate 63%

1.86 Goals scored 2.00

1.43 Goals conceded 1.75

57% Both teams score 75%

57% Over 2.5 goals 75%

29% Clean sheets 13%

43% Scored first 38%

1.77 xG for 1.98

1.21 xG against 1.36

9.57 Match corners 12.00

Liga MX matches only, before kick-off: 7 for Monterrey and 8 for Cruz Azul.

Monterrey at home and Cruz Azul away this season.

50% Win rate 67%

2.50 Goals scored 2.33

1.50 Goals conceded 1.67

75% Both teams score 100%

75% Over 2.5 goals 100%

25% Clean sheets 0%

50% Scored first 33%

1.86 xG for 1.77

0.79 xG against 1.09

10.25 Match corners 11.00

Liga MX matches only, before kick-off: 4 for Monterrey and 3 for Cruz Azul.

Cruz Azul vs Monterrey head to head

8 Cruz Azul wins 5 draws 9 Monterrey wins

2.7 goals per game 55% both teams scored 50% over 2.5 goals

Monterrey vs Cruz Azul standings

Liga MX table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Cruz Azul	16	10	2	4	37	26	+11	32
2	América	16	8	6	2	38	23	+15	30
3	Guadalajara	16	8	6	2	26	15	+11	30
4	Toluca	16	7	6	3	35	21	+14	27
5	Atlas	16	8	3	5	27	30	-3	27
6	Santos Laguna	16	8	1	7	23	20	+3	25
7	León	16	6	5	5	23	21	+2	23
8	Pachuca	16	6	4	6	29	20	+9	22
9	Tijuana	16	5	7	4	25	22	+3	22
10	Monterrey	15	6	3	6	26	25	+1	21
11	Pumas UNAM	16	5	6	5	24	26	-2	21
12	Querétaro	15	6	2	7	18	23	-5	20
13	Puebla	16	5	4	7	19	23	-4	19
14	Atlético San Luis	16	5	4	7	19	24	-5	19
15	Tigres UANL	16	3	6	7	17	25	-8	15
16	Atlante	16	3	5	8	16	26	-10	14
17	Necaxa	16	3	4	9	17	28	-11	13
18	Juárez	16	3	2	11	13	34	-21	11

Liga MX home table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Santos Laguna	8	5	1	2	11	3	+8	16
2	Tijuana	8	5	1	2	14	7	+7	16
3	Cruz Azul	8	5	1	2	19	13	+6	16
4	Guadalajara	8	5	1	2	15	9	+6	16
5	Toluca	8	4	2	2	22	11	+11	14
6	Monterrey	8	4	2	2	16	11	+5	14
7	León	8	4	2	2	14	11	+3	14
8	América	8	3	4	1	15	8	+7	13
9	Tigres UANL	7	3	2	2	11	10	+1	11
10	Necaxa	9	3	1	5	10	15	-5	10
11	Atlas	9	2	3	4	13	21	-8	9
12	Pumas UNAM	8	1	5	2	12	14	-2	8
13	Atlético San Luis	9	2	2	5	9	13	-4	8
14	Querétaro	7	2	1	4	8	11	-3	7
15	Juárez	8	2	1	5	8	13	-5	7
16	Pachuca	7	1	3	3	13	13	0	6
17	Puebla	7	1	3	3	8	12	-4	6
18	Atlante	8	1	3	4	7	12	-5	6

Liga MX away table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Atlas	7	6	0	1	14	9	+5	18
2	América	8	5	2	1	23	15	+8	17
3	Pachuca	9	5	1	3	16	7	+9	16
4	Cruz Azul	8	5	1	2	18	13	+5	16
5	Guadalajara	8	3	5	0	11	6	+5	14
6	Toluca	8	3	4	1	13	10	+3	13
7	Pumas UNAM	8	4	1	3	12	12	0	13
8	Puebla	9	4	1	4	11	11	0	13
9	Querétaro	8	4	1	3	10	12	-2	13
10	Atlético San Luis	7	3	2	2	10	11	-1	11
11	León	8	2	3	3	9	10	-1	9
12	Santos Laguna	8	3	0	5	12	17	-5	9
13	Atlante	8	2	2	4	9	14	-5	8
14	Monterrey	7	2	1	4	10	14	-4	7
15	Tijuana	8	0	6	2	11	15	-4	6
16	Tigres UANL	9	0	4	5	6	15	-9	4
17	Juárez	8	1	1	6	5	21	-16	4
18	Necaxa	7	0	3	4	7	13	-6	3

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Liga MX 2026/2027 standings as of 13 Nov 2026, 13:18 UK. Last 5 shows the most recent result first.

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Venue: Monterrey Stadium, Guadalupe Capacity 53,529 · Grass
Weather: 31°C, broken clouds Wind 9 km/h · Humidity 49%
Managers: Matías Almeyda Monterrey Joel Huiqui Andrade Cruz Azul
Officials: Referee Jesus Rafael Lopez Valle 1st Assistant K. Díaz 2nd Assistant J. Sosa García 4th Official M. Molina Astorga

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