Mexico - Ascenso MXEstadio 10 de DiciembreData current as of September 07, 2026

Cruz Azul Hidalgo vs Piratas: match statistics

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Cruz Azul Hidalgo vs Piratas: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Cruz Azul Hidalgo plays Piratas in Ascenso MX (Mexico). The game is scheduled for September 11, 2026. Venue: Estadio 10 de Diciembre.

Recent form

Cruz Azul Hidalgo has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.80 points per game. Piratas has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 1.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Cruz Azul Hidalgo scores 1.29 goals per game and allows 1.86. Piratas scores 1.29 and allows 0.71. Games in this league average 3.35 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 43% of Cruz Azul Hidalgo's games and 29% of Piratas's. The Over 2.5 rates are 57% and 29%, compared with league averages of 56% for BTTS and 62% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Piratas has the higher season xG average, 1.78 to 1.53 per game. Cruz Azul Hidalgo takes 13.0 shots per game, while Piratas takes 15.1.

First-half and second-half trends

Cruz Azul Hidalgo leads at halftime in 14% of its games and scores 0.86 goals per game after halftime. Piratas leads at halftime in 14% and scores 1.00 after halftime.

When the teams score

Cruz Azul Hidalgo's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (5 goals). For Piratas, it is minutes 76-90+ (4 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Ascenso MX games average 3.35 goals. Both teams score in 56% of games, and 62% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

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Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
1.29Goals scored / game1.29
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
1.86Goals allowed / game0.71
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
53%Average possession55%
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
4.71Shots on target / game5.86
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13Shots per game15.14
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
4.71Shots on target5.86
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
9.9%Shot conversion8.5%
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
53%Possession55%
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
1.53xG for1.78
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
1.64xG against0.83
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas

Shooting quality

Cruz Azul Hidalgo: BalancedPiratas: Dominant
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
Accuracy (shots on target)36%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.22

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Piratas is 75% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / game - Cruz Azul Hidalgo · 1.4 pts / game - Piratas

Cruz Azul Hidalgo
LLDWL
Season result split
14% W43% R43% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-3-3
0.86 pts / game · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-1-1
Last 5 at home
1-1-1
DLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.45Opponent xG: 1.59BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 80%
Piratas
WLLDW
Season result split
43% W29% R29% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-2-2
1.57 pts / game · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-2-1
Last 5 away
1-2-1
DWLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 2.07Opponent xG: 0.88BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Piratas is 162% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.86 goals / game - Cruz Azul Hidalgo · 0.71 goals / game - Piratas

Cruz Azul Hidalgo scoring profile: mixed

Cruz Azul Hidalgo scores in 57% of games (4 of 7 meczów), while Piratas keeps a clean sheet in 43% (3 of 7 meczów).

Piratas scoring profile: strong

Piratas scores in 57% of games (4 of 7 meczów), while Cruz Azul Hidalgo keeps a clean sheet in 29% (2 of 7 meczów).

9Goals scored (season)9
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
13Goals conceded (season)5
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
3.14Average goals per game2
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
8Goals scored (last 5)8
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
12Goals conceded (last 5)5
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas

How often they score at least...

57%1 goal57%
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
14%2 goals29%
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
14%3 goals29%
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
14%4 goals14%
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal57%
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
43%2 goals14%
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
29%3 goals0%
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
14%4 goals0%
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

56%
League average

Goal patterns

14%BTTS at half-time14%
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
14%Scored in both halves14%
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas

BTTS and goal count

14%Min. 3 goals and BTTS14%
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
43%Min. 3 goals without BTTS14%
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
40%BTTS - last 540%
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time57%
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
57%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time43%
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
57%Min. 2 goals after half-time29%
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
29%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Piratas is 16% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.86 pts / game - Cruz Azul Hidalgo · 1 pts / game - Piratas

Cruz Azul Hidalgo - half-time state
14% leading43% draw43% trailing
Piratas - half-time state
14% leading57% draw29% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.86Points per game (1st half)1
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
0.43Goals scored (1st half)0.29
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
0.86Goals conceded (1st half)0.57
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
1.29Average goals (1st half)0.86
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
43%Clean sheet before half-time57%
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
71%No goal before half-time71%
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per game (2nd half)1.86
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
0.86Goals scored (2nd half)1
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.14
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
1.86Average goals (2nd half)1.14
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
43%Clean sheet after half-time86%
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas
57%No goal after half-time57%
Cruz Azul HidalgoPiratas

Cruz Azul Hidalgo - second-half results

14% W57% R29% P
6
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.86
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 14% of games and wins 14%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Piratas - second-half results

43% W57% R0% P
7
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding307%

Leads at halftime in 14% of games and wins 43%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.4

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Cruz Azul Hidalgo - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.801.00
Goals scored / game0.41.2
Goals allowed / game1.01.4
Average goals per game1.42.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%80%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-3-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Piratas - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.80
Goals scored / game0.41.2
Goals allowed / game0.80.2
Average goals per game1.21.4
1 goal80%40%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-2+5
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Cruz Azul Hidalgo
ScoredConceded
0
3
0-15
1
2
16-30
2
1
31-45
1
1
46-60
0
1
61-75
5
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Piratas
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
1
1
16-30
1
2
31-45
1
1
46-60
2
0
61-75
4
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.58
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.0 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
77%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
36%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
32%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
18%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Cruz Azul Hidalgo

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.11
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.46
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.24
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.22
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
66%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
133%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.06
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
56% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
56%

Piratas

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.95
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.37
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.49
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
92%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
36%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.17
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
44% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
44%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Ascenso MX).

Teams vs league

Cruz Azul HidalgoLigaPiratas
Average goals per game 3.143.35 2.00
Both teams scored 43%56% 29%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 57%62% 29%
Clean sheets 29%25% 43%
Goal before half-time 71%76% 57%
Goal after half-time 71%76% 43%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.35
Average goals per game
56%
Both teams scored
62%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.95
Home goals / game
1.40
Away goals / game
+39%
Home attack advantage
+28%
Home defensive advantage
+14%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
58%
2 goals
40%
3 goals
18%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Cruz Azul Hidalgo and Piratas play?

Cruz Azul Hidalgo face Piratas on September 11, 2026 in Ascenso MX at Estadio 10 de Diciembre. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Cruz Azul Hidalgo vs Piratas?

Cruz Azul Hidalgo score 1.29 goals per game on average and Piratas 1.29. The Ascenso MX average is 3.35 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 62% of games. Both teams score in 43% of Cruz Azul Hidalgo's matches and 29% of Piratas's.

What form are Cruz Azul Hidalgo and Piratas in?

Over the last 5 games Cruz Azul Hidalgo have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Piratas 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Cruz Azul Hidalgo vs Piratas?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Cruz Azul Hidalgo vs Piratas: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.