Cruz Azul 0–2 Atlas
- Season
- Liga MX
- 2026 · Apertura - 5
Referee
Guillermo Pacheco Larios (Mexico)
Liga MX: Atlas beat Cruz Azul 2–0. Goals: E. Zaldivar 30', F. Monzon 45'.
Top rated
The provider's match ratings, out of 10.
A. Palavecino7.2
K. Mier6.9
W. Ditta6.9
Duk8.6
É. Zaldívar8.2
C. Vargas7.9
How the score moved
The running score, step by step, with every score marked.
- Cruz Azul
- Atlas
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| When | Cruz Azul | Atlas |
|---|---|---|
| 30′ · E. Zaldivar | 0 | 1 |
| 45′ · F. Monzon | 0 | 2 |
| 90′ | 0 | 2 |
Chances and finishing
Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.
- Cruz Azul
- Atlas
Cruz AzulGoals0xG1.21
- xG per shot
- 0.05
- Goals minus xG
- -1.21
AtlasGoals2xG1.79
- xG per shot
- 0.16
- Goals minus xG
- +0.21
How the chances split
Cruz Azul win 26%Draw 23%Atlas win 51%
Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.
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| Cruz Azul | Atlas | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 2 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.21 | 1.79 |
| xG per shot | 0.050 | 0.163 |
| Goals minus xG | -1.21 | +0.21 |
| Cruz Azul win | 26% | |
| Draw | 23% | |
| Atlas win | 51% |
Goals & cards
- 30′E. ZaldivarAssist: Duk
- 45′F. MonzonAssist: Duk
- 63′Luís André Leite EstevesYellow Card
- 30′
Key stats
- 52%Ball Possession48%
- 1.21Expected goals1.79
- 24Total Shots11
- 5Shots on goal5
- 9Corner Kicks4
Half by half
- Cruz Azul
- Atlas
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cruz Azul | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlas | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this match.
- Cruz Azul: 2 won, 0 drawn, 2 lost in their last 4 matches.
- Cruz Azul have scored in each of their last 4 matches.
- Cruz Azul scored 8 and conceded 8 in their last 4 matches.
- Atlas: 3 won, 0 drawn, 1 lost in their last 4 matches.
- Atlas scored 6 and conceded 5 in their last 4 matches.
Recent form
Standings
Liga MX: Apertura
| POS | Team | GP | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 32 |
| 2 |  Club America | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 30 |
| 3 |  Guadalajara Chivas | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 |
| 4 |  Toluca | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 27 |
| 5 | Atlas | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 |
| 6 |  Santos Laguna | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 25 |
| 7 |  CF Pachuca | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 |
Timeline
- 30′E. ZaldivarAssist: Duk
- 45′F. MonzonAssist: Duk
- Off: A. MontanoOn: A. Garcia46′
- Off: C. EbereOn: L. Romero46′
- 63′Luís André Leite Esteves(VAR)Red card cancelled
- 63′Luís André Leite EstevesYellow Card
- 68′Off: A. GonzalezOn: Gustavo Ferrareis
- 68′Off: DukOn: V. H. Rios De Alba
- Off: J. MarquezOn: R. Gonzalez69′
- Off: C. RodriguezOn: G. Fernandez75′
- 78′Off: E. ZaldivarOn: S. Hernandez
- Off: O. CamposOn: I. Silva85′
- 88′Off: M. ValenzuelaOn: J. Rodriguez
- 89′Off: L. EstevesOn: J. Serrato
- 30′
Chances and finishing
Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.
- Cruz Azul
- Atlas
Cruz AzulGoals0xG1.21
- xG per shot
- 0.05
- Goals minus xG
- -1.21
AtlasGoals2xG1.79
- xG per shot
- 0.16
- Goals minus xG
- +0.21
How the chances split
Cruz Azul win 26%Draw 23%Atlas win 51%
Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.
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| Cruz Azul | Atlas | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 2 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.21 | 1.79 |
| xG per shot | 0.050 | 0.163 |
| Goals minus xG | -1.21 | +0.21 |
| Cruz Azul win | 26% | |
| Draw | 23% | |
| Atlas win | 51% |
Every shot, and how it ended
Goals, shots the keeper saved, shots off target and shots blocked before they reached goal — then where they were taken from.
- Goals
- Saved
- Off target
- Blocked
Cruz Azul24 shots5127
Atlas11 shots2342
- 97Inside the box
- 154Outside the box
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| Cruz Azul | Atlas | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 2 |
| Saved | 5 | 3 |
| Off target | 12 | 4 |
| Blocked | 7 | 2 |
| Inside the box | 9 | 7 |
| Outside the box | 15 | 4 |
The ball: possession and passing
Who had it, how often they moved it, and how many of those passes found a teammate.
- Cruz Azul
- Atlas
52%Possession48%
81%356 of 442 passes79%336 of 426 passes
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| Cruz Azul | Atlas | |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 52% | 48% |
| Passes | 442 | 426 |
| Completed | 356 | 336 |
| Pass accuracy | 81% | 79% |
Discipline
Fouls, cards and offsides, and when each card was shown.
- 711Fouls
- 01Yellow cards
- 00Red cards
- 11Offsides
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| Cruz Azul | Atlas | |
|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 7 | 11 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 1 | 1 |
Every player's rating
The provider's match ratings out of ten, one dot per player who featured. Point at a dot for the name.
- Cruz Azul
- Atlas
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| Player | Team | Rating | Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duk | Atlas | 8.6 | 68 |
| É. Zaldívar | Atlas | 8.2 | 78 |
| C. Vargas | Atlas | 7.9 | 90 |
| F. Monzón | Atlas | 7.7 | 90 |
| M. Capasso | Atlas | 7.6 | 90 |
| G. Aguirre | Atlas | 7.3 | 90 |
| Luís Esteves | Atlas | 7.2 | 88 |
| A. Palavecino | Cruz Azul | 7.2 | 90 |
| J. Rodríguez | Atlas | 7.0 | 2 |
| R. Schlegel | Atlas | 7.0 | 90 |
| S. Hernández | Atlas | 6.9 | 12 |
| K. Mier | Cruz Azul | 6.9 | 90 |
| W. Ditta | Cruz Azul | 6.9 | 90 |
| G. Fernández | Cruz Azul | 6.8 | 15 |
| V. RÃos | Atlas | 6.8 | 22 |
| O. Campos | Cruz Azul | 6.8 | 85 |
| Jesús Serrato | Atlas | 6.8 | 2 |
| M. Valenzuela | Atlas | 6.7 | 88 |
| Paulo Ramírez | Atlas | 6.7 | 90 |
| L. Romero | Cruz Azul | 6.6 | 45 |
| J. Orozco | Cruz Azul | 6.6 | 90 |
| Gustavo Ferrareis | Atlas | 6.5 | 22 |
| J. Paradela | Cruz Azul | 6.5 | 90 |
| N. Ibáñez | Cruz Azul | 6.4 | 90 |
| C. Ebere | Cruz Azul | 6.3 | 45 |
| C. Rodríguez | Cruz Azul | 6.3 | 75 |
| A. González | Atlas | 6.3 | 68 |
| A. García | Cruz Azul | 6.2 | 45 |
| I. Silva | Cruz Azul | 6.2 | 5 |
| A. Montaño | Cruz Azul | 6.0 | 45 |
| R. Gonzalez | Cruz Azul | 5.8 | 21 |
| J. Márquez | Cruz Azul | 5.5 | 69 |
The goalkeepers
Saves against shots on target faced; goals prevented is the provider's measure of goals saved beyond what the shots' quality predicted.
60%K. Mier
K. Mier- Saves
- 3
- Conceded
- 2
- Goals prevented
- +0.48
100%C. Vargas
C. Vargas- Saves
- 5
- Conceded
- 0
- Goals prevented
- +0.48
- Cruz Azul
- Atlas
Top stats
- 52%Ball Possession48%
- 1.21Expected goals1.79
- 24Total Shots11
- 5Shots on goal5
- 9Corner Kicks4
Shots
- 12Shots off Goal4
- 7Blocked shots2
- 9Shots insidebox7
- 15Shots outsidebox4
Passing
- 442Total passes426
- 356Passes accurate336
- 81%Pass accuracy79%
Defence & set pieces
- 3Goalkeeper Saves5
- 1Offsides1
Discipline
- 7Fouls11
- 0Yellow Cards1
- –Red Cards–
More
- 81%Passes %79%
- 0.48Goals prevented0.48
Half by half
- Cruz Azul
- Atlas
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cruz Azul | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlas | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Cruz Azul5-3-2Coach: Joel Huiqui
Bench
1A. GudinoG
49J. Diaz
12A. MontesD
55R. GonzalezM
213J. Duran Islas
17A. GarciaM
70I. Silva
196I. Ramírez
21G. FernandezF
18L. RomeroF
Atlas4-2-3-1Coach: Hernan Crespo
Bench
22A. SanchezG
4A. MoraD
5J. RodriguezD
2Gustavo FerrareisF
17J. LozanoD
27V. H. Rios De AlbaM
192J. SerratoM
23S. HernandezM
251L. GamboaF
203J. MartinF
| 16J. MárquezD | 69 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23K. MierG | 90 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 70I. Silva | 5 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18L. RomeroF | 45 | 6.6 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12A. MontesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1A. GudiñoG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17A. GarcíaM | 45 | 6.2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21G. FernándezF | 15 | 6.8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49J. Díaz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7N. IbáñezF | 90 | 6.4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 19C. RodríguezM | 75 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10A. MontañoM | 45 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8A. PalavecinoM | 90 | 7.2 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 3 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3O. CamposD | 85 | 6.8 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5J. OrozcoD | 90 | 6.6 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20J. ParadelaD | 90 | 6.5 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4W. DittaD | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11C. EbereF | 45 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 196Ian Ramírez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Duran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55R. GonzalezM | 21 | 5.8 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Liga MX: Apertura
| POS | Team | GP | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 32 |
| 2 | Club America | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 30 |
| 3 | Guadalajara Chivas | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 |
| 4 | Toluca | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 27 |
| 5 | Atlas | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 |
| 6 | Santos Laguna | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 25 |
| 7 | CF Pachuca | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 |
| 8 |  Club Tijuana | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 22 |
| 9 |  Leon | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 10 |  Monterrey | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 |
| 11 |  U.N.A.M. - Pumas | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| 12 |  Club Queretaro | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 20 |
| 13 |  Atletico San Luis | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 |
| 14 |  Puebla | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 15 |  Tigres UANL | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 16 |  Atlante FC | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
| 17 |  Necaxa | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 18 |  FC Juarez | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 |