Cruz Azul vs Leon
Ref: Daniel Quintero Huitrón, MexicoEstadio Azteca, D.F. · 106,187 cap
Match recap
Cruz Azul beat Leon 4–1 in their Liga MX fixture. Sepúlveda, Rodríguez, Rodríguez, and Márquez scored for Cruz Azul; Orozco replied for Leon. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.85 for Cruz Azul versus 0.99 for Leon. Cruz Azul sit 3rd in the Liga MX table while Leon are 10th.
First Half
Rodríguez
Yellow Card
Second Half
51'
Ayón
Yellow Card
⚽
Sepúlveda
Assist: Paradela
⇄
Romero
⚽
Rodríguez
Assist: Paradela
69'
⇄
Ayón
69'
⇄
Estrada
72'
VAR
Goal cancelled
⇄
Faravelli
78'
⚽
Orozco (OG)
⇄
Sepúlveda
⇄
Paradela
⇄
Rotondi
81'
⇄
Santos
⚽
Rodríguez
90+6'
Echeverría
Yellow Card
⚽
Márquez
Assist: Piovi
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  U.N.A.M. - Pumas | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | +17 | 36 |
| 2 |  Guadalajara Chivas | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | +16 | 36 |
| 3 |  Cruz Azul | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | +13 | 33 |
| 4 |  CF Pachuca | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | +6 | 31 |
| 9 |  Club Tijuana | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | +2 | 23 |
| 10 |  Leon | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | -10 | 22 |
| 11 |  Club Queretaro | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | -4 | 20 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Cruz AzulLeon
14Won
Statistical edge
14–1
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.85VS0.99
Attack6 · 0 won
23
Shots
9
13
Shots on target
5
14
Shots in the box
7
9
Shots outside box
2
5
Shots off goal
3
8
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
61%
Possession
39%
514
Total passes
343
453
Accurate passes
274
88%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline3 · 0 won
7
Fouls
11
1
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
8
5
Blocked shots
1
Cruz Azul
3-4-2-1
Leon
4-3-1-2Cruz Azul
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 2Jorge Eduardo Sánchez RamosM
- 4Willer Emilio Ditta PérezD
- 6Érik Antonio Lira MéndezD
- 8Lorenzo Abel FaravelliM
- 9Ángel Baltazar Sepúlveda SánchezF
- 18Luka Romero BezzanaM
- 19Carlos Alberto Rodríguez GómezF
- 20José Antonio ParadelaF
- 23Kevin Leonardo Mier RoblesG
- 29Carlos Rodolfo RotondiM
- 33Gonzalo Rubén PioviD
Substitutes
- 1Andrés Guillermo Gudiño PortilloG
- 3Omar Antonio Campos ChagoyaD
- 5Jesús Gilberto Orozco ChiqueteD
- 15José Ignacio Rivero SegadeM
- 16Ángel Jeremy Márquez CastañedaM
- 17Amaury García MorenoM
- 25Fernando Sámano SalgadoF
- 193Karol Jaziel Velázquez MendozaM
- 194Amaury Morales RosasM
- 214Mateo Levy MendañaF
Leon
4-3-1-2Starting XI
- 7Iván Jared Moreno FüguemannM
- 10James David Rodríguez RubioF
- 14Ettson Ayón CalderónF
- 20Rodrigo Eduardo Echeverría SáezM
- 21Jaine Stiven Barreiro SolísD
- 22Adonis Uriel FríasD
- 23Óscar Damián García HerreraG
- 26Salvador Reyes ChávezD
- 27Ángel Tadeo Estrada MezaM
- 31Sebastián Santos RosalesD
Substitutes
- 2Valentín Gauthier Pereira BrasilD
- 3Paolo Medina EtienneD
- 12Óscar Francisco Jiménez FabelaG
- 15Óscar Eduardo Villa DomínguezD
- 18Rogelio Gabriel Funes MoriF
- 19Miguel Emilio Rodriguez MacíasM
- 24Carlos Ernesto Cisneros BarajasM
- 25Paúl Bellón SarachoD
- 28José David Ramírez GarcíaM
- 183Luis Alexis Valadez PadillaM
Cruz Azul
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Rodríguez | F | 90 | 9.6 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Willer Ditta | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Ángel Sepúlveda | F | 80 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| José Paradela | F | 81 | 7.3 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Kevin Mier | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Sánchez | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Lorenzo Faravelli | M | 73 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Luka Romero | M | 63 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Erik Lira(C) | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Gonzalo Piovi | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Carlos Rotondi | M | 81 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Fernando Sámano | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amaury Garcia Moreno | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrés Gudiño | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amaury Morales | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Karol Velázquez | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Márquez | M | 10 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Mateo Levy | F | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Campos | D | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| José Rivero | M | 28 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesús Orozco | D | 18 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
Leon
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Rodríguez(C) | F | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Stiven Barreiro | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Oscar García | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fernando Beltrán | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Ettson Ayón | F | 69 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Rodrigo Echeverría | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ángel Estrada | M | 69 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Salvador Reyes | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/4 |
| Adonis Frías | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Iván Moreno | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Sebastián Santos | D | 81 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Luis Valadez | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Cisneros | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paolo Medina | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Bellón | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Óscar Villa | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valentin Gauthier | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Óscar Jiménez | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Ramírez | M | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emilio Rodriguez | M | 21 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rogelio Funes Mori | F | 22 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |