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Monterrey vs Cruz Azul

Liga MX· Apertura - Semi-finals
Monterrey
1–0Full-time
Cruz Azul
WWLWGoals 16-15
WLLLGoals 10-20
Today
Lineups~1h before
Kickoff
Half-time
Full-time

Match events

  1. 4'Rodolfo Pizarro (Dorlan Pabón)
  2. 50'Roberto Alvarado
  3. 56'Edgar Mendez (Milton Caraglio)
  4. 61'Adrián Aldrete
  5. 65'C. Ortiz (César Montes)
  6. 68'Martin Cauteruccio
  7. 75'Jesús Gallardo (Avilés Hurtado)
  8. 77'Elías Hernández (Á. Mena)
  9. 88'Dorlan Pabón
  10. 88'Rogelio Funes Mori
  11. 90'Roberto Alvarado (Andrés Rentería)

Lineups

Monterrey
Cruz Azul
4-2-3-1
4-2-3-1
7.4
1. Marcelo Barovero
6.7
33. Stefan Medina
6.8
4. Nicolás Sánchez
11
7.4
11. L. Vangioni
7.0C
15. José Basanta
7.3
20. Rodolfo Pizarro
16
6.7← 65'
16. C. Ortiz
7.0
7. Rogelio Funes Mori
7.5
8. Dorlan Pabón
6.8← 75'
17. Jesús Gallardo
7.1
29. Carlos Rodriguez
6.0
7. Martin Cauteruccio
6.5← 90'
25. Roberto Alvarado
22
6.4
22. R. Baca
6.5← 56'
17. Edgar Mendez
6.9
23. Iván Marcone
6.8← 77'
11. Elías Hernández
7.0
27. Jose Madueña
7.5
4. Julio Cesar Dominguez
6.4
16. Adrián Aldrete
7.3
2. Pablo Aguilar
6.5C
1. Jesús Corona
D. AlonsoCoachPedro Caixinha
Bench (7)
Bench (7)
MonterreyCruz Azul
1.6
Goals/game
1.0
1.5
Conceded/game
2.0
AI analysis for this match hasn't been generated yet.

Match trends

  • Monterrey have averaged 1.6 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
  • Cruz Azul have averaged 1 goal scored per game over their last 10 matches.
  • Over 2.5 goals landed in 6 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
  • Both teams scored in 5 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

4Monterrey wins
1Draws
3Cruz Azul wins
13-10Goals
Cruz Azul
1–2May 20, 2024, 12:00 AM
Monterrey
Monterrey
0–1May 17, 2024, 3:00 AM
Cruz Azul
Cruz Azul
2–1Apr 7, 2024, 3:05 AM
Monterrey
Monterrey
1–2Aug 28, 2023, 2:05 AM
Cruz Azul
Cruz Azul
2–3Jan 14, 2023, 11:00 PM
Monterrey
Monterrey
3–0Oct 16, 2022, 11:06 PM
Cruz Azul
Cruz Azul
0–0Oct 13, 2022, 2:06 AM
Monterrey
Monterrey
3–2Sep 7, 2022, 2:05 AM
Cruz Azul
Odds not available for this match yet.
Standings not available yet.

Pre-match comparison

1.6Goals scored per game1
1.5Goals conceded per game2

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

Cesar Arturo Ramos Palazuelos

5.5Yellow cards / game
0.5Red cards / game
0.17Penalties scored / game

Based on 6 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Monterrey

0-15'
15.4%
16-30'
7.7%
31-45'
30.8%
46-60'
15.4%
61-75'
7.7%
76-90+'
23.1%

Cruz Azul

0-15'
0%
16-30'
0%
31-45'
50%
46-60'
0%
61-75'
0%
76-90+'
50%

Match statistics

42%Possession58%
—Expected goals (xG)—
2Shots on target1
12Total shots3
7Shots off target2
3Blocked shots0
4Shots inside the box2
8Shots outside the box1
4Corners5
2Offsides0
11Fouls13
2Yellow cards3
—Red cards—
1Goalkeeper saves1
366Total passes502
276Accurate passes410
75%Pass accuracy82%

Player ratings

Box score

Monterrey

29Carlos RodriguezM · 90'
7.1
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes70%
Tackles—
Duels86%
16
16C. OrtizM · 65'
6.7
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes90%
Tackles1
Duels67%
17Jesús GallardoM · 75'
6.8
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Shots1/2 on target
Passes66%
Tackles—
Duels33%
33Stefan MedinaD · 90'
6.7
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes72%
Tackles2
Duels40%
8Dorlan PabónM · 90'
🅰️ 1🟨7.5
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Shots0/3 on target
Passes73%
Tackles2
Duels33%
20Rodolfo PizarroM · 90'
⚽ 17.3
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Shots1/2 on target
Passes79%
Tackles3
Duels50%
11
11L. VangioniD · 90'
7.4
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes78%
Tackles3
Duels78%
7Rogelio Funes MoriF · 90'
🟨7.0
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Shots0/3 on target
Passes76%
Tackles—
Duels43%
1Marcelo BaroveroG · 90'
7.4
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes35%
Tackles—
Duels100%
4Nicolás SánchezD · 90'
6.8
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Shots0/2 on target
Passes72%
Tackles—
Duels50%
15José Basanta (C)D · 90'
7.0
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes83%
Tackles1
Duels71%
Bench (7)
23
23J. VásquezD
—
6
6E. GutiérrezD
—
18Avilés HurtadoM · 15'
6.3
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes100%
Tackles1
Duels20%
288
288E. CantuM
—
3César MontesD · 25'
6.4
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes66%
Tackles—
Duels33%
19Guillermo MadrigalF
—
24
24E. ReséndezG
—

Cruz Azul

23Iván MarconeM · 90'
6.9
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes85%
Tackles1
Duels75%
11Elías HernándezM · 77'
6.8
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes85%
Tackles—
Duels50%
17Edgar MendezM · 56'
6.5
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes47%
Tackles3
Duels40%
2Pablo AguilarD · 90'
7.3
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes77%
Tackles1
Duels43%
4Julio Cesar DominguezD · 90'
7.5
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes90%
Tackles4
Duels78%
1Jesús Corona (C)G · 90'
6.5
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes81%
Tackles—
Duels100%
16Adrián AldreteD · 90'
🟨6.4
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes76%
Tackles—
Duels40%
22
22R. BacaM · 90'
6.4
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes83%
Tackles2
Duels29%
25Roberto AlvaradoM · 89'
🟨6.5
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes83%
Tackles2
Duels47%
27Jose MadueñaD · 90'
7.0
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes85%
Tackles3
Duels88%
7Martin CauteruccioF · 90'
🟨6.0
More stats
Shots0/0 on target
Passes82%
Tackles—
Duels8%
Bench (7)
13
13Á. MenaF · 13'
6.7
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes75%
Tackles1
Duels67%
18Andrés RenteríaF · 1'
—
More stats
Shots0/0 on target
Passes100%
Tackles—
Duels—
5
5I. LichnovskyD
—
8Javier SalasM
—
9Milton CaraglioF · 34'
6.5
More stats
Shots0/0 on target
Passes66%
Tackles1
Duels33%
14Misael DomínguezM
—
12
12G. AllisonG
—

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Frequently asked questions

What time does Monterrey vs Cruz Azul kick off?+

Kickoff is at Dec 6, 2018, 2:06 AM (your local time, based on your device).