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
- 2R. ChávezM
- 3G. ArteagaM
- 4V. GuzmánD
- 8Óliver TorresM
- 10Sergio CanalesF
- 11L. OrellanoF
- 13C. SalcedoD
- 22L. CárdenasG
- 29L. OcamposF
- 33S. MedinaD
- 35Iker Jareth Fimbres OchoaM
Substitutes
- 14É. AguirreM
- 17J. CoronaM
- 19A. AcevesD
- 20U. ĐurđevićF
- 25S. MeleG
- 27R. de la RosaF
- 37C. Reyes
- 193C. FraydeD
- 246O. GalvezM
- 251A. RojasM
Cruz Azul
3-4-3Starting XI
- 1A. GudiñoG
- 3O. CamposM
- 4W. DittaD
- 6É. LiraD
- 8A. PalavecinoF
- 16J. MárquezM
- 19C. RodríguezM
- 20J. ParadelaF
- 21G. FernándezF
- 29C. RotondiM
- 33G. PioviD
Substitutes
- 7N. IbáñezF
- 10A. MontañoM
- 11C. EbereF
- 17A. GarcíaM
- 18L. RomeroF
- 30E. OchoaG
- 194A. MoralesM
- 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 |