Mexico - Liga MXEstadio BanorteData current as of 20 October 2026

Cruz Azul vs Juárez: match statistics

Cruz Azul crest
Cruz Azul
5 : 0half-time 3:0
Juárez crest
Juárez

Cruz Azul vs Juárez: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Cruz Azul played Juárez in Liga MX (Mexico). The match was played on 18 October 2026. Venue: Estadio Banorte. Final score: 5:0.

Current form

Cruz Azul: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Juárez: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Cruz Azul scores 2.00 and concedes 1.91 goals per match. Juárez scores 0.73 and concedes 2.36. League average: 2.98 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Cruz Azul 73%, Juárez 55%. Over 2.5: Cruz Azul 73%, Juárez 55%. League level: BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 52%.

xG, shots and style

Cruz Azul has higher xG: 2.16 vs 1.03. Cruz Azul: 20.2 shots per match, Juárez: 9.2.

Match halves

Cruz Azul: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 1.18. Juárez: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.45.

Goals by minute

Cruz Azul: 76-90+ (7 goals). Juárez: 31-45+ (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga MX: 2.98 goals per match, BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 52%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 2-0-0. Average goals 6.00, BTTS 100%.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Cruz Azul are clear favourites: they win 50% of their home matches, while Juárez have lost all 5 away games. The hosts average 2 goals and 7.67 shots on target per match at home, whereas the visitors score just 0.6 goals and manage 1.8 shots on target away from home. The difference in chance quality is reflected in xG: 2.2 for Cruz Azul at home compared with 0.81 for Juárez away; the visitors also allow opponents chances worth 2.37 xG per match. The hosts’ defence is a potential concern, having conceded 12 goals in their last 5 matches, but Juárez have scored only 5 in the same period. With the visitors conceding an average of 3 goals away from home, Cruz Azul’s attacking advantage should prove decisive.

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BTTS - will both teams score?

In their last five matches, both teams recorded BTTS in 60% of games, pointing to goals at both ends. Cruz Azul conceded an average of 2.4 goals per match over this period, so even Juárez’s modest attack, averaging 0.6 goals per game this season, has a chance to score. Juárez, meanwhile, conceded an average of 3.0 goals per match, while Cruz Azul scored 10 goals in their last five outings, strongly supporting a home goal. The biggest risk to the BTTS - Yes pick is the visitors’ attack: their average xG is just 0.81, and they failed to score in 40% of matches. Even so, Cruz Azul’s poor defense and both teams’ recent scoring form give BTTS - Yes a moderate edge.

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Over/Under - goals analysis

The strongest signal points to Over 1.5 goals: this line has been cleared in 83% of Cruz Azul matches and 80% of Juárez matches. The visitors concede an average of 3.0 goals per match, while their opponents generate an average of 2.37 xG, giving the hosts a good opportunity to score. Cruz Azul have averaged 2.0 goals across their last 5 matches, although their season average is only 0.83, so I would not assume the same level of attacking efficiency without reservation. With a projected 1.85 goals for the hosts and 0.90 for the visitors, Over 1.5 goals is the best-supported pick; the 2.5 line is less certain, especially as Juárez average only 0.6 goals per match this season.

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HT/FT - half-time and full-time scenario

The strongest scenario is a draw at half-time followed by a Cruz Azul win after 90 minutes. Neither team has led at the break in their matches so far, while the first half has ended level in 50% of the home side’s games and 60% of Juárez’s. Cruz Azul’s advantage in chance quality supports the case for an away win: the home side’s average xG is 1.21, while Juárez allows opponents chances worth 2.37 xG per match. The second half could be decisive, with Juárez conceding an average of 1.8 goals and losing every second half played so far. However, this HT/FT pick is not certain, as Cruz Azul scores only 0.5 goals on average after the break, so the home side leading at half-time remains a significant alternative.

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Half-by-half

3 : 0
1st half
2 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

57Possession (%)43
Cruz AzulJuárez
15Shots10
Cruz AzulJuárez
9Shots on target4
Cruz AzulJuárez
1.88xG1.23
Cruz AzulJuárez
2Corners8
Cruz AzulJuárez
42Dangerous attacks43
Cruz AzulJuárez
10Fouls13
Cruz AzulJuárez
1Cards4
Cruz AzulJuárez

Pre-match profile— what do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

2Goals scored / match0.73
Cruz AzulJuárez
1.91Goals conceded / match2.36
Cruz AzulJuárez
56%Average possession45%
Cruz AzulJuárez
7.27Shots on target / match2.55
Cruz AzulJuárez

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

20.18Shots per match9.18
Cruz AzulJuárez
7.27Shots on target2.55
Cruz AzulJuárez
9.9%Shot conversion7.9%
Cruz AzulJuárez
56%Possession45%
Cruz AzulJuárez
2.16xG for1.03
Cruz AzulJuárez
1.49xG against1.92
Cruz AzulJuárez

Shooting quality

Cruz Azul: DominantJuárez: Balanced
Cruz AzulJuárez
Accuracy (shots on target)36%28%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.29

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 form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Cruz Azul is 100% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Cruz Azul · 0.8 pts / match - Juárez

Cruz Azul
WWLDD
Season result split
45% W18% D36% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-2-4
1.55 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-1-2
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LLWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 2.13Opponent xG: 1.71BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Juárez
LLWLD
Season result split
9% W9% D82% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-9
0.36 pts / match · goal difference -18
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-5
Last 5 away
0-0-5
LLLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.20Opponent xG: 1.60BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

Goals— how 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 is 174% better for: goals scored per match.

2 goals / match - Cruz Azul · 0.73 goals / match - Juárez

Cruz Azul is 24% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.91 goals / match - Cruz Azul · 2.36 goals / match - Juárez

Cruz Azul scoring profile: very strong

Cruz Azul scores in 82% of matches (9 of 11 matches), while Juárez keeps a clean sheet in 9% (1 of 11 matches).

Juárez scoring profile: very strong

Juárez scores in 64% of matches (7 of 11 matches), while Cruz Azul keeps a clean sheet in 9% (1 of 11 matches).

22Goals scored (season)8
Cruz AzulJuárez
21Goals conceded (season)26
Cruz AzulJuárez
3.91Average goals in match3.09
Cruz AzulJuárez
11Goals scored (last 5)5
Cruz AzulJuárez
10Goals conceded (last 5)7
Cruz AzulJuárez

How often they score at least...

82%1 goal64%
Cruz AzulJuárez
64%2 goals9%
Cruz AzulJuárez
45%3 goals0%
Cruz AzulJuárez
9%4 goals0%
Cruz AzulJuárez

How often they concede at least...

91%1 goal91%
Cruz AzulJuárez
64%2 goals64%
Cruz AzulJuárez
36%3 goals27%
Cruz AzulJuárez
0%4 goals27%
Cruz AzulJuárez

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

27%BTTS at half-time27%
Cruz AzulJuárez
9%BTTS in both halves0%
Cruz AzulJuárez
45%Scored in both halves0%
Cruz AzulJuárez

BTTS and goal count

73%Min. 3 goals and BTTS45%
Cruz AzulJuárez
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
Cruz AzulJuárez
60%BTTS - last 560%
Cruz AzulJuárez

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

82%Min. 1 goal before half-time55%
Cruz AzulJuárez
55%Min. 2 goals before half-time36%
Cruz AzulJuárez
18%Min. 3 goals before half-time18%
Cruz AzulJuárez

2nd half

82%Min. 1 goal after half-time91%
Cruz AzulJuárez
55%Min. 2 goals after half-time64%
Cruz AzulJuárez
55%Min. 3 goals after half-time18%
Cruz AzulJuárez

Match halves— when 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 is 115% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.18 pts / match - Cruz Azul · 0.55 pts / match - Juárez

Cruz Azul - half-time state
27% leading36% draw36% trailing
Juárez - half-time state
0% leading55% draw45% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.18Points per match (1st half)0.55
Cruz AzulJuárez
0.82Goals scored (1st half)0.27
Cruz AzulJuárez
0.73Goals conceded (1st half)1.09
Cruz AzulJuárez
1.55Average goals (1st half)1.36
Cruz AzulJuárez
45%Clean sheet before half-time45%
Cruz AzulJuárez
45%No goal before half-time73%
Cruz AzulJuárez

After half-time (2nd half)

1.64Points per match (2nd half)0.64
Cruz AzulJuárez
1.18Goals scored (2nd half)0.45
Cruz AzulJuárez
1.18Goals conceded (2nd half)1.27
Cruz AzulJuárez
2.36Average goals (2nd half)1.73
Cruz AzulJuárez
36%Clean sheet after half-time27%
Cruz AzulJuárez
27%No goal after half-time64%
Cruz AzulJuárez

Cruz Azul - second-half results

45% W27% D27% L
13
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.18
PPG before half-time
Lead holding167%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 45%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Juárez - second-half results

18% W9% D73% L
6
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-9
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
-9
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.55
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Cruz Azul - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.40
Goals scored / match1.21.0
Goals conceded / match0.61.4
Average goals in match1.82.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals40%60%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+3-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 6
Juárez - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.20
Goals scored / match0.01.0
Goals conceded / match0.21.2
Average goals in match0.22.2
1 goal20%100%
2 goals0%80%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal100%20%
Goal difference-1-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Cruz Azul
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
2
3
16-30
6
3
31-45
3
8
46-60
3
1
61-75
7
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Juárez
ScoredConceded
0
4
0-15
0
3
16-30
3
5
31-45
1
3
46-60
1
3
61-75
3
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
2.2 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
117%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
64%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+71%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
52%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Cruz Azul

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.67
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.58
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.42
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
127%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
135%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.05
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
32% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
32%

Juárez

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.89
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.74
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.
-0.30
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.44
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
52%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
150%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.44
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
38% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
38%

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

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Cruz AzulLigaJuárez
Average goals in match▲ 3.912.98▲ 3.09
Both teams scored▲ 73%61%▼ 55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 73%52%▲ 55%
Clean sheets▼ 9%23%▼ 9%
Goal before half-time▲ 82%69%▼ 55%
Goal after half-time▼ 82%85%▲ 91%

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

2.98
Average goals per match
61%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.57
Home goals / match
1.41
Away goals / match
+11%
Home attack advantage
+10%
Home defence advantage
+3%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
85%
1 goal
52%
2 goals
21%
3 goals
9%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. JuárezYellow cardGuilherme Castilho Carvalho
  2. JuárezYellow cardMadson de Souza Silva
  3. Cruz AzulGoalAgustín Palavecino
  4. Cruz AzulSubstitutionOn: Osinachi Christian EbereOff: Andres Montaño
  5. JuárezSubstitutionOn: Juan Alexander Sigala GarcíaOff: Denzell Arturo García Bojorquez
  6. JuárezYellow cardGilberto Sepúlveda López

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Cruz Azul 2 - 0 - 0 Juárez. Average goals 6.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FC Juárez
3 : 4
Cruz Azul FC
Cruz Azul FC
3 : 2
FC Juárez

FAQ

What was the result of Cruz Azul vs Juárez?

The Liga MX match finished Cruz Azul 5:0 Juárez. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Cruz Azul and Juárez?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Cruz Azul won 2, Juárez won 0 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 6.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Cruz Azul vs Juárez?

Cruz Azul score 2.00 goals per game on average and Juárez 0.73. The Liga MX average is 2.98 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 73% of Cruz Azul's matches and 55% of Juárez's.

What form are Cruz Azul and Juárez in?

Over the last 5 games Cruz Azul have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Juárez 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Cruz Azul vs Juárez — 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.