Mexico - Ascenso MXEstadio Francisco ZarcoData current as of September 18, 2026

Durango vs Cruz Azul Hidalgo: match statistics

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

Game details

Durango plays Cruz Azul Hidalgo in Ascenso MX (Mexico). The game is scheduled for September 18, 2026. Venue: Estadio Francisco Zarco.

Recent form

Durango has 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.40 points per game. Cruz Azul Hidalgo has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, with 1.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Durango scores 0.50 goals per game and allows 1.13. Cruz Azul Hidalgo scores 1.25 and allows 1.75. Games in this league average 3.30 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 25% of Durango's games and 50% of Cruz Azul Hidalgo's. The Over 2.5 rates are 25% and 50%, compared with league averages of 58% for BTTS and 61% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Cruz Azul Hidalgo has the higher season xG average, 1.51 to 1.27 per game. Durango takes 9.8 shots per game, while Cruz Azul Hidalgo takes 12.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Durango leads at halftime in 0% of its games and scores 0.38 goals per game after halftime. Cruz Azul Hidalgo leads at halftime in 13% and scores 0.75 after halftime.

When the teams score

Durango's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (1 goals). For Cruz Azul Hidalgo, it is minutes 76-90+ (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Ascenso MX games average 3.30 goals. Both teams score in 58% of games, and 61% 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

(1.65)
(3.82)
(4.31)

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.

DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
0.5Goals scored / game1.25
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
1.13Goals allowed / game1.75
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
61%Average possession53%
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
2.88Shots on target / game4.63
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.75Shots per game12.88
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
2.88Shots on target4.63
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
5.1%Shot conversion9.7%
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
61%Possession53%
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
1.27xG for1.51
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
1.39xG against1.59
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo

Shooting quality

Durango: BalancedCruz Azul Hidalgo: Balanced
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
Accuracy (shots on target)30%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.170.27

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.

Cruz Azul Hidalgo is 150% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / game - Durango · 1 pts / game - Cruz Azul Hidalgo

Durango
LLDDL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
25% W25% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-2-4
1.00 pts / game · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-1-2
Last 5 at home
0-1-2
LLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.36Opponent xG: 1.19BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Cruz Azul Hidalgo
LDWLD
Season result split
13% W50% D38% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-4-3
0.88 pts / game · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-2-2
Last 5 away
0-2-2
DLDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.37Opponent xG: 1.46BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Cruz Azul Hidalgo is 150% better for: goals scored per game.

0.5 goals / game - Durango · 1.25 goals / game - Cruz Azul Hidalgo

Durango is 55% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.13 goals / game - Durango · 1.75 goals / game - Cruz Azul Hidalgo

Durango scoring profile: strong

Durango scores in 50% of games (4 of 8 meczów), while Cruz Azul Hidalgo keeps a clean sheet in 25% (2 of 8 meczów).

Cruz Azul Hidalgo scoring profile: strong

Cruz Azul Hidalgo scores in 63% of games (5 of 8 meczów), while Durango keeps a clean sheet in 38% (3 of 8 meczów).

4Goals scored (season)10
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
9Goals conceded (season)14
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
1.63Average goals per game3
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
2Goals scored (last 5)9
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
6Goals conceded (last 5)10
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal63%
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
0%2 goals13%
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
0%3 goals13%
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
0%4 goals13%
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo

How often they concede at least...

63%1 goal75%
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
38%2 goals38%
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
13%3 goals25%
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
0%4 goals13%
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo

* 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.

58%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time25%
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
0%BTTS in both halves0%
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
0%Scored in both halves13%
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo

BTTS and goal count

13%Min. 3 goals and BTTS13%
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS38%
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
40%BTTS - last 560%
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo

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

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time63%
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo

2nd half

50%Min. 1 goal after half-time63%
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
13%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo

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.

Cruz Azul Hidalgo is 76% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.5 pts / game - Durango · 0.88 pts / game - Cruz Azul Hidalgo

Durango - half-time state
0% leading50% draw50% trailing
Cruz Azul Hidalgo - half-time state
13% leading50% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.5Points per game (1st half)0.88
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
0.13Goals scored (1st half)0.5
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
0.75Goals conceded (1st half)0.88
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
0.88Average goals (1st half)1.38
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
50%Clean sheet before half-time38%
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
88%No goal before half-time63%
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo

After half-time (2nd half)

1.63Points per game (2nd half)1
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
0.38Goals scored (2nd half)0.75
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
0.38Goals conceded (2nd half)0.88
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
0.75Average goals (2nd half)1.63
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
88%Clean sheet after half-time50%
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo
63%No goal after half-time63%
DurangoCruz Azul Hidalgo

Durango - second-half results

38% W50% D13% L
4
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.50
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime-0.4

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Cruz Azul Hidalgo - second-half results

13% W63% D25% L
7
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.88
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 13% of games and wins 13%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Durango - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.201.40
Goals scored / game0.20.2
Goals allowed / game1.20.0
Average goals per game1.40.2
1 goal80%20%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet20%100%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-5+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Cruz Azul Hidalgo - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.20
Goals scored / game0.61.2
Goals allowed / game0.81.2
Average goals per game1.42.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%80%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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.

Durango
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
0
1
16-30
1
3
31-45
1
1
46-60
1
1
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (1 goal). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Cruz Azul Hidalgo
ScoredConceded
0
3
0-15
1
2
16-30
3
2
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.

* 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

2.31
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.1 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
70%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
38%
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
19%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 5 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Durango

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.51
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.77
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.26
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
26%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
84%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.60
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Cruz Azul Hidalgo

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.42
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.26
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
93%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
90%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.12
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
50% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
50%

* 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

DurangoLigaCruz Azul Hidalgo
Average goals per game 1.633.30 3.00
Both teams scored 25%58% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 25%61% 50%
Clean sheets 38%23% 25%
Goal before half-time 50%78% 75%
Goal after half-time 50%77% 63%

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

3.30
Average goals per game
58%
Both teams scored
61%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.95
Home goals / game
1.34
Away goals / game
+46%
Home attack advantage
+31%
Home defensive advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
58%
2 goals
38%
3 goals
17%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Durango and Cruz Azul Hidalgo play?

Durango face Cruz Azul Hidalgo on September 18, 2026 in Ascenso MX at Estadio Francisco Zarco. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

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

Durango score 0.50 goals per game on average and Cruz Azul Hidalgo 1.25. The Ascenso MX average is 3.30 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 61% of games. Both teams score in 25% of Durango's matches and 50% of Cruz Azul Hidalgo's.

What form are Durango and Cruz Azul Hidalgo in?

Over the last 5 games Durango have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and Cruz Azul Hidalgo 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Durango vs Cruz Azul Hidalgo — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.