Cruz Azul 4–3 Club America
- Season
- Liga MX
- 2026 · Apertura - 8
Referee
Luis Santander (Mexico)
Liga MX: Cruz Azul beat Club America 4–3. Goals: E. Lira 19', J. Paradela 35', J. Orozco 45', B. Rodriguez 52', G. Fernandez 72', O. Perea 90', Miguel Borja 90'.
Top rated
The provider's match ratings, out of 10.
How the score moved
The running score, step by step, with every score marked.
- Cruz Azul
- Club America
Show as a table
| When | Cruz Azul | Club America |
|---|---|---|
| 19′ · E. Lira | 1 | 0 |
| 35′ · J. Paradela | 2 | 0 |
| 45′ · J. Orozco | 3 | 0 |
| 52′ · B. Rodriguez | 3 | 1 |
| 72′ · G. Fernandez | 4 | 1 |
| 90′ · O. Perea | 4 | 2 |
| 90′ · Miguel Borja | 4 | 3 |
| 90′ | 4 | 3 |
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
- Club America
Cruz AzulGoals4xG2.17
- xG per shot
- 0.14
- Goals minus xG
- +1.83
Club AmericaGoals3xG2.01
- xG per shot
- 0.07
- Goals minus xG
- +0.99
How the chances split
Cruz Azul win 43%Draw 20%Club America win 37%
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 | Club America | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 4 | 3 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 2.17 | 2.01 |
| xG per shot | 0.136 | 0.072 |
| Goals minus xG | +1.83 | +0.99 |
| Cruz Azul win | 43% | |
| Draw | 20% | |
| Club America win | 37% |
Goals & cards
- E. LiraAssist: J. Paradela19′
- J. ParadelaAssist: C. Rodriguez35′
- J. OrozcoAssist: J. Paradela45′
- Nicolás IbáñezArgument45+6′
- Jesús OrozcoArgument45+6′
- 45+6′Alan CervantesArgument
- 45+6′Raphael VeigaArgument
- 52′
- Erik LiraArgument60′
- Jeremy MárquezFoul63′
- G. FernandezAssist: E. Lira72′
- 90′O. PereaAssist: K. Alvarez
- 90′
- José ParadelaTime wasting90+3′
Key stats
- 43%Ball Possession57%
- 2.17Expected goals2.01
- 16Total Shots28
- 10Shots on goal10
- 6Corner Kicks9
Half by half
- Cruz Azul
- Club America
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cruz Azul | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Club America | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this match.
- Cruz Azul: 2 won, 0 drawn, 3 lost in their last 5 matches.
- Cruz Azul scored 7 and conceded 8 in their last 5 matches.
- Club America: 4 won, 1 drawn, 0 lost in their last 5 matches.
- Club America have won their last 4 matches.
- Club America have scored in each of their last 5 matches.
- Club America kept 3 clean sheets in their last 5 matches.
- Club America scored 11 and conceded 2 in their last 5 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 |
Timeline
- E. LiraAssist: J. Paradela19′
- 29′Off: D. EspinozaOn: C. Borja
- J. ParadelaAssist: C. Rodriguez35′
- Agustín Palavecino(VAR)Penalty confirmed40′
- Nicolás Ibáñez(Missed penalty)Missed Penalty43′
- J. OrozcoAssist: J. Paradela45′
- Nicolás IbáñezArgument45+6′
- Jesús OrozcoArgument45+6′
- 45+6′Alan CervantesArgument
- 45+6′Raphael VeigaArgument
- 46′Off: E. SanchezOn: Icaro
- 46′Off: I. ViolanteOn: A. Zendejas
- 52′
- Off: N. IbanezOn: G. Fernandez57′
- Off: O. CamposOn: C. Rotondi57′
- Erik LiraArgument60′
- Jeremy MárquezFoul63′
- Off: J. MarquezOn: A. Mozo69′
- 70′Off: Raphael VeigaOn: O. Perea
- G. FernandezAssist: E. Lira72′
- Off: A. GarciaOn: G. Piovi78′
- Off: A. PalavecinoOn: C. Ebere78′
- 78′Off: H. MartinOn: Miguel Borja
- 90′O. PereaAssist: K. Alvarez
- 90′
- José ParadelaTime wasting90+3′
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
- Club America
Cruz AzulGoals4xG2.17
- xG per shot
- 0.14
- Goals minus xG
- +1.83
Club AmericaGoals3xG2.01
- xG per shot
- 0.07
- Goals minus xG
- +0.99
How the chances split
Cruz Azul win 43%Draw 20%Club America win 37%
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.
Show as a table
| Cruz Azul | Club America | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 4 | 3 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 2.17 | 2.01 |
| xG per shot | 0.136 | 0.072 |
| Goals minus xG | +1.83 | +0.99 |
| Cruz Azul win | 43% | |
| Draw | 20% | |
| Club America win | 37% |
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 Azul16 shots4651
Club America28 shots37117
- 912Inside the box
- 716Outside the box
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| Cruz Azul | Club America | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 4 | 3 |
| Saved | 6 | 7 |
| Off target | 5 | 11 |
| Blocked | 1 | 7 |
| Inside the box | 9 | 12 |
| Outside the box | 7 | 16 |
The ball: possession and passing
Who had it, how often they moved it, and how many of those passes found a teammate.
- Cruz Azul
- Club America
43%Possession57%
78%278 of 358 passes86%393 of 458 passes
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| Cruz Azul | Club America | |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 43% | 57% |
| Passes | 358 | 458 |
| Completed | 278 | 393 |
| Pass accuracy | 78% | 86% |
Discipline
Fouls, cards and offsides, and when each card was shown.
- 109Fouls
- 52Yellow cards
- 00Red cards
- 12Offsides
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| Cruz Azul | Club America | |
|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 10 | 9 |
| Yellow cards | 5 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 1 | 2 |
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
- Club America
Show as a table
| Player | Team | Rating | Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| José Paradela | Cruz Azul | 10.0 | 90 |
| Erik Lira | Cruz Azul | 7.7 | 90 |
| Gabriel Fernández | Cruz Azul | 7.7 | 33 |
| Brian Rodríguez | Club America | 7.7 | 90 |
| Óscar Perea | Club America | 7.3 | 20 |
| Agustín Palavecino | Cruz Azul | 7.2 | 78 |
| Carlos Rodríguez | Cruz Azul | 7.2 | 90 |
| Alan Cervantes | Club America | 7.0 | 90 |
| Jesús Orozco | Cruz Azul | 6.9 | 90 |
| Erick Sánchez | Club America | 6.9 | 45 |
| Alex Zendejas | Club America | 6.9 | 45 |
| Miguel Borja | Club America | 6.9 | 12 |
| Amaury Garcia | Cruz Azul | 6.7 | 78 |
| Raphael Veiga | Club America | 6.7 | 70 |
| Kevin Mier | Cruz Azul | 6.6 | 90 |
| Carlos Rotondi | Cruz Azul | 6.6 | 33 |
| Osinachi Ebere | Cruz Azul | 6.6 | 12 |
| Rodolfo Cota | Club America | 6.6 | 90 |
| Henry Martín | Club America | 6.6 | 78 |
| Ícaro da Conceição | Club America | 6.6 | 45 |
| Jeremy Márquez | Cruz Azul | 6.5 | 69 |
| Willer Ditta | Cruz Azul | 6.3 | 90 |
| Alan Mozo | Cruz Azul | 6.3 | 21 |
| Israel Reyes | Club America | 6.3 | 90 |
| Isaías Violante | Club America | 6.3 | 45 |
| Omar Campos | Cruz Azul | 6.2 | 57 |
| Dagoberto Espinoza | Club America | 6.2 | 29 |
| Kevin Álvarez | Club America | 6.2 | 90 |
| Cristián Borja | Club America | 6.2 | 61 |
| Gonzalo Piovi | Cruz Azul | 6.0 | 12 |
| Nicolás Ibáñez | Cruz Azul | 5.9 | 57 |
| Ramón Juárez | Club America | 5.9 | 90 |
The goalkeepers
Saves against shots on target faced; goals prevented is the provider's measure of goals saved beyond what the shots' quality predicted.
70%
Kevin Mier
Kevin Mier- Saves
- 7
- Conceded
- 3
- Goals prevented
- -0.44
60%
Rodolfo Cota
Rodolfo Cota- Saves
- 6
- Conceded
- 4
- Goals prevented
- -0.44
- Cruz Azul
- Club America
Top stats
- 43%Ball Possession57%
- 2.17Expected goals2.01
- 16Total Shots28
- 10Shots on goal10
- 6Corner Kicks9
Shots
- 5Shots off Goal11
- 1Blocked shots7
- 9Shots insidebox12
- 7Shots outsidebox16
Passing
- 358Total passes458
- 278Passes accurate393
- 78%Pass accuracy86%
Defence & set pieces
- 7Goalkeeper Saves6
- 1Offsides2
Discipline
- 10Fouls9
- 5Yellow Cards2
- –Red Cards–
More
- 78%Passes %86%
- -0.44Goals prevented-0.44
Half by half
- Cruz Azul
- Club America
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cruz Azul | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Club America | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Cruz Azul5-4-1Coach: Joel Huiqui
Bench
1A. GudinoG
33G. PioviD
2A. MozoD
12A. MontesD
55R. GonzalezM
10A. MontanoM
21G. FernandezF
11C. EbereF
29C. RotondiF
18L. RomeroF
Club America4-2-3-1Coach: Guillermo Almada Alves Jorge
Bench
1L. MalagonG
26C. BorjaD
2E. LaraD
6E. CerrilloM
217IcaroM
20A. H. Gutierrez TorresM
93Miguel BorjaF
10A. ZendejasF
22O. PereaF
189A. CardenasF
| 23Kevin MierG | 90 | 6.6 | – | 0 | – | – | 24 | – | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 16Jeremy MárquezD | 69 | 6.5 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | – | 21 | 3 | 2 | – | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 |
| 4Willer DittaD | 90 | 6.3 | – | 0 | – | – | 28 | – | 23 | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | 11 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 17Amaury GarciaD | 78 | 6.7 | – | 0 | – | – | 16 | – | 14 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 5Jesús OrozcoD | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | – | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 0 |
| 3Omar CamposD | 57 | 6.2 | – | 0 | – | – | 10 | – | 7 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 20José ParadelaM | 90 | 10.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 23 | 3 | – | 1 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 |
| 6Erik LiraM | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 44 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 |
| 8Agustín PalavecinoM | 78 | 7.2 | – | 0 | 4 | 2 | 34 | – | 30 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 19Carlos RodríguezM | 90 | 7.2 | – | 1 | – | – | 44 | 7 | 37 | 3 | 1 | – | 7 | 12 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 7Nicolás IbáñezF | 57 | 5.9 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | – | 9 | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 0 |
| 29Carlos RotondiF | 33 | 6.6 | – | 0 | – | – | 19 | – | 15 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 21Gabriel FernándezF | 33 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | – | – | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 2Alan MozoD | 21 | 6.3 | – | 0 | – | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 33Gonzalo PioviD | 12 | 6.0 | – | 0 | – | – | 12 | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 11Osinachi EbereF | 12 | 6.6 | – | 0 | – | – | 8 | – | 8 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 1Andrés GudiñoG | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 12Alan MontesD | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 55Rogelio GonzálezM | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 10Andres MontañoM | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 18Luka RomeroF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 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 |