Pachuca vs Cruz Azul – Match preview
Pachuca-:-
Cruz AzulEstadio HidalgoRound 13
Match Preview
Updated 21 Oct 2026FootyPulse model
24%
60%
PachucaDraw 16%Cruz Azul
Bookmaker implied
33%
40%
PachucaDraw 27%Cruz Azul
2.1 – 3.2
Expected score
90%
Over 2.5 goals
84%
Both teams to score
Form Guide
Updated 21 Oct 2026PachucaCruz Azul
- 16
- League position
- 4
- LDLDW
- Last 5
- WDDLW
- 1.00
- Points per game (L5)
- 1.60
- 9
- Goals scored (L5)
- 15
- 8
- Goals conceded (L5)
- 10
- —
- xG for (L5)
- —
- —
- xG against (L5)
- —
- 1
- Clean sheets (L5)
- 1
Head to Head
15
Pachuca wins
11
Draws
23
Cruz Azul wins
Last 49 meetings
2.7
Goals per game
53%
Both teams scored
57%
Over 2.5 goals
05 Apr 2026
Last meeting
Pachuca in the last 5 meetings
WLLLW
Injuries & Suspensions
Pachuca
No reported absences
Cruz Azul
- Amaury MoralesCruciate Ligament Tear
- Cristian JiménezCruciate Ligament Tear
- Mateo LevyMeniscus Injury
Confirmed Line-ups
Pachuca
- 25Carlos MorenoGoalkeeper
- 13Jorge BerlangaDefender
- 4Eduardo Gabriel dos Santos BauermannDefender
- 2Sergio Damián BarretoDefender
- 6Mauricio IsaísDefender
- 26Alán BautistaMidfielder
- 16Christian RiveraMidfielder
- 21Javier VallejoAttacker
- 7Rodolfo PizarroMidfielder
- 11Oussama IdrissiMidfielder
- 23Salomón RondónAttacker
Cruz Azul
- 1Andrés GudiñoGoalkeeper
- 2Alan Mozo RodríguezDefender
- 12Alán MontesDefender
- 17Amaury GarcíaDefender
- 33Gonzalo PioviDefender
- 3Omar CamposDefender
- 8Agustín PalavecinoMidfielder
- 6Érik LiraDefender
- 19Carlos RodríguezMidfielder
- 7Nicolás IbáñezAttacker
- 10Andrés MontañoMidfielder
Key Players
Liga MX, this seasonPachuca
Top scorer
Salomón Rondón
13 goals
Most assists
Oussama Idrissi
3 assists
Best rated
Salomón Rondón
7.61
| Player | Apps | Min | G | A | xG | Rating | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergio Damián BarretoDefender | 12 (12) | 1080 | 0 | 1 | – | 6.99 | ×5 |
| Carlos Agustín Moreno LunaGoalkeeper | 12 (12) | 1080 | 1 | 0 | – | 7.13 | ×2 |
| Salomón RondónAttacker | 12 (12) | 992 | 13 | 0 | – | 7.61 | – |
| Christian RiveraMidfielder | 11 (11) | 962 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.83 | ×2 |
| Eduardo Gabriel dos Santos BauermannDefender | 11 (11) | 933 | 1 | 0 | – | 7.04 | ×2 |
| Oussama IdrissiMidfielder | 12 (11) | 854 | 1 | 3 | – | 7.13 | ×3 |
| Francisco VenegasDefender | 10 (10) | 816 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.77 | ×5 |
| Rodolfo PizarroMidfielder | 11 (6) | 606 | 0 | 3 | – | 6.81 | |
| Carlos Adrián Sánchez NavaDefender | 9 (6) | 570 | 0 | 2 | – | 7.01 | ×5 |
| Alán Ernesto Bautista GutiérrezMidfielder | 11 (7) | 547 | 1 | 0 | – | 6.79 | |
| Elías MontielMidfielder | 7 (7) | 519 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.04 | – |
| Javier VallejoAttacker | 12 (3) | 502 | 0 | 3 | – | 6.89 | |
| Sergio Lenin RodriguezMidfielder | 7 (6) | 451 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.50 | |
| KenedyMidfielder | 7 (7) | 416 | 1 | 0 | – | 6.51 | ×3 |
| Mauricio IsaísDefender | 10 (3) | 335 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.43 | – |
Cruz Azul
Top scorer
Nicolás Ibáñez
4 goals
Most assists
Carlos Rodríguez
5 assists
Best rated
José Paradela
7.48
| Player | Apps | Min | G | A | xG | Rating | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos RodríguezMidfielder | 12 (11) | 941 | 1 | 5 | – | 7.16 | ×2 |
| Omar CamposDefender | 12 (11) | 937 | 1 | 0 | – | 6.71 | – |
| Jesús Orozco ChiqueteDefender | 10 (10) | 856 | 1 | 0 | – | 6.77 | |
| Willer DittaDefender | 10 (9) | 834 | 1 | 0 | – | 6.66 | ×3 |
| Agustín PalavecinoMidfielder | 11 (10) | 815 | 3 | 1 | – | 7.30 | ×2 |
| Kevin MierGoalkeeper | 9 (9) | 810 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.80 | – |
| Nicolás IbáñezAttacker | 12 (10) | 805 | 4 | 2 | – | 6.85 | ×2 |
| Jeremy MárquezDefender | 10 (10) | 794 | 3 | 1 | – | 7.21 | ×2 |
| José ParadelaMidfielder | 10 (8) | 745 | 2 | 5 | – | 7.48 | ×2 |
| Érik LiraMidfielder | 9 (7) | 657 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.87 | |
| Gabriel FernándezAttacker | 12 (4) | 508 | 4 | 1 | – | 7.08 | ×2 |
| Gonzalo PioviDefender | 7 (6) | 485 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.54 | ×2 |
| Luka RomeroAttacker | 11 (4) | 441 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.99 | |
| Amaury GarcíaMidfielder | 8 (4) | 416 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.82 | |
| Osinachi EbereAttacker | 11 (4) | 346 | 2 | 0 | – | 6.69 |