Monterrey vs Cruz Azul
Ref: G. Pacheco LariosEstadio BBVA, Guadalupe · 53,500 cap
Match recap
Cruz Azul beat Monterrey 2–0 in their Liga MX fixture. Rotondi and Palavecino scored for Cruz Azul. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.88 for Monterrey versus 1.67 for Cruz Azul. Monterrey sit 13th in the Liga MX table while Cruz Azul are 3rd.
First Half
Arteaga
Yellow Card
19'
⚽
Rotondi
28'
Gudiño
Yellow Card
45+4'
Palavecino
Yellow Card
45+4'
Piovi
Yellow Card
Second Half
VAR
Goal cancelled
59'
⇄
Paradela
62'
⚽
Palavecino
Assist: Campos
⇄
Arteaga
⇄
Ocampos
⇄
Medina
⇄
Canales
74'
⇄
Márquez
74'
⇄
Palavecino
74'
⇄
Fernández
⇄
Salcedo
78'
⇄
Campos
VAR
Penalty cancelled
90'
Ditta
Yellow Card
| # | 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 |
| 12 |  FC Juarez | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 19 |
| 13 |  Monterrey | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -2 | 18 |
| 14 |  Atletico San Luis | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 18 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
MonterreyCruz Azul
13Won
Statistical edge
13–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.88VS1.67
Attack5 · 1 won
17
Shots
9
3
Shots on target
7
7
Shots in the box
5
10
Shots outside box
4
11
Shots off goal
2
9
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
58%
Possession
42%
431
Total passes
323
337
Accurate passes
238
78%
Pass accuracy
74%
Discipline2 · 1 won
12
Fouls
10
1
Yellow cards
4
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
3
3
Blocked shots
0
0.19
Goals prevented
0.19
Monterrey
3-4-3
Cruz Azul
3-4-3Monterrey
3-4-3Starting XI
- 2Ricardo Chávez SotoM
- 3Gerardo Daniel Arteaga ZamoraM
- 4Víctor Andrés Guzmán OlmedoD
- 8Óliver TorresM
- 10Sergio CanalesF
- 11Luca Nicolás OrellanoF
- 13Carlos Joel Salcedo HernándezD
- 22Luis Alberto Cárdenas LópezG
- 29Lucas Ariel OcamposF
- 33John Stefan Medina RamírezD
- 35Iker Jareth Fimbres OchoaM
Substitutes
- 14Érick Germáin Aguirre TafollaM
- 17Jesús Manuel Corona RuízM
- 19Daniel Alonso Aceves PatiñoD
- 20Uroš ĐurđevićF
- 25Santiago Andrés Mele CastaneroG
- 27Roberto Carlos de la Rosa GonzálezF
- 37Cristian Isaac Reyes Bermúdez
- 193C. FraydeD
- 246O. GalvezM
- 251A. RojasM
Cruz Azul
3-4-3Starting XI
- 1Andrés Guillermo Gudiño PortilloG
- 3Omar Antonio Campos ChagoyaM
- 4Willer Emilio Ditta PérezD
- 6Érik Antonio Lira MéndezD
- 8Agustín Palavecino LamelaF
- 16Ángel Jeremy Márquez CastañedaM
- 19Carlos Alberto Rodríguez GómezM
- 20José Antonio ParadelaF
- 21Gabriel Matías Fernández LeitesF
- 29Carlos Rodolfo RotondiM
- 33Gonzalo Rubén PioviD
Substitutes
- 7Nicolás Alejandro IbáñezF
- 10Andrés Anarbol Montaño MoraM
- 11Osinachi Christian EbereF
- 17Amaury García MorenoM
- 18Luka Romero BezzanaF
- 30Emmanuel OchoaG
- 194Amaury Morales RosasM
- 239D. ValdezM
Monterrey
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Cárdenas | G | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Óliver Torres | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Luca Orellano | F | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4/5 |
| Ricardo Chávez | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Iker Fimbres | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Carlos Salcedo | D | 75 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sergio Canales(C) | F | 70 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Victor Guzmán | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Lucas Ocampos | F | 66 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Gerardo Arteaga | M | 66 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/4 |
| Stefan Medina | D | 66 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Allen Rojas | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Érick Aguirre | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Santiago Mele | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Frayde | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Galvez | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alonso Aceves | D | 24 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jesús Corona | M | 20 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Luis Reyes | D | 24 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto de la Rosa | F | 15 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Uroš Đurđević | F | 24 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cruz Azul
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Rotondi | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Omar Campos | M | 78 | 7.6 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Andrés Gudiño | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gonzalo Piovi | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Willer Ditta | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Fernández | F | 74 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Agustín Palavecino | F | 74 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0/3 |
| Erik Lira(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Márquez | M | 74 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Carlos Rodríguez | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| José Paradela | F | 59 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Andres Montaño | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emmanuel Ochoa | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diego Valdez | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josué Díaz | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amaury Morales | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Rodarte Barragan | D | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luka Romero | F | 16 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Ebere | F | 16 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amaury Garcia Moreno | M | 16 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolás Ibáñez | F | 31 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |