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Pachuca – Cruz Azul

Cruz Azul beat Pachuca 2–1 (Liga MX, 22 Oct 2026). Goals: G. Fernández 13', F. Venegas 20', A. Montaño 79' (penalty). Cards: 8 yellow. Below: the match report, then the table, form and head-to-head before kick-off.

PachucaFinal score: 1–2Cruz Azul

No tip or goal stat from us on this match. The rules pick only the matches where the numbers are strong enough; every published one is on the results page with its result. All tips and results

Goals and cards

PachucaCruz Azul
yellow card Eduardo Bauermann11'
13'G. Fernández (assist A. Mozo)
F. Venegas (assist R. Pizarro)20'
39'yellow card C. Rodríguez
yellow card O. Idrissi45'
yellow card F. Venegas48'
yellow card R. Pizarro63'
yellow card P. Budib75'
79'A. Montaño (penalty)
85'yellow card A. García
90+4'yellow card L. Romero

Line-ups

Pachuca

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach B. Mora

  1. C. Moreno
  2. J. Berlanga
  3. Eduardo Bauermann
  4. P. Budib
  5. F. Venegas
  6. C. Rivera
  7. Alán Ernesto Bautista Gutiérrez
  8. N. Vallejo
  9. R. Pizarro
  10. O. Idrissi
  11. S. Rondón

Substitutes used

  • 67' G. Álvarez (for O. Idrissi)
  • 67' A. Alcáraz (for R. Pizarro)
  • 79' C. Hernandez (for J. Berlanga)
  • 79' Kenedy (for N. Vallejo)
  • 85' M. Isaís (for F. Venegas)

Cruz Azul

Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Joel Huiqui

  1. A. Gudiño
  2. A. García
  3. A. Montes
  4. G. Piovi
  5. A. Mozo
  6. É. Lira
  7. J. Márquez
  8. O. Campos
  9. A. Palavecino
  10. C. Rodríguez
  11. G. Fernández

Substitutes used

  • 61' R. Gonzalez (for O. Campos)
  • 61' L. Romero (for J. Márquez)
  • 70' C. Rotondi (for A. Mozo)
  • 70' A. Montaño (for A. Palavecino)
  • 82' J. Orozco (for C. Rodríguez)

Match numbers

PachucaCruz Azul
5Yellow cards3
0Red cards0

In the table

Full table
In the table
TeamPosPlayedPointsForm
Pachuca16th1213Form: win, draw, loss, draw, loss.
Cruz Azul6th1220Form: win, loss, draw, draw, win.
PachucaCruz Azul
1.6Scored per match2.3
1.3Conceded per match1.8
7 / 12Games with 3+ goals9 / 12
7 / 12Games both teams scored in8 / 12
5.4Cards per match4.3

From this season's league games before this match, not a prediction.

Form: the last 5 league games

Pachuca

Pachuca
DateMatchScore
19 OctMonterrey – Pachuca2–1 Form: loss.
11 OctPachuca – Necaxa3–3 Form: draw.
27 SepSantos Laguna – Pachuca1–0 Form: loss.
21 SepPachuca – Tijuana2–2 Form: draw.
12 SepAtlante FC – Pachuca0–3 Form: win.

Cruz Azul

Cruz Azul
DateMatchScore
18 OctCruz Azul – Juárez5–0 Form: win.
12 OctPumas UNAM – Cruz Azul3–3 Form: draw.
26 SepCruz Azul – Toluca3–3 Form: draw.
20 SepMonterrey – Cruz Azul1–0 Form: loss.
13 SepCruz Azul – América4–3 Form: win.

Head-to-head

26 meetings in the league: Pachuca 9 wins, Cruz Azul 13 wins, 4 draws.

The last 5 meetings

Head-to-head
DateMatchScore
5 Apr 2026Cruz Azul – Pachuca1–2
14 Sep 2025Pachuca – Cruz Azul0–1
9 Feb 2025Cruz Azul – Pachuca2–1
29 Sep 2024Pachuca – Cruz Azul2–4
14 Jan 2024Cruz Azul – Pachuca0–1

Referee

Daniel Quintero Huitron

6 league games this season: on average 4.2 yellow and 0.33 red cards a game (league average 3.8 and 0.35).

See also

Pachuca: club page Cruz Azul: club page Liga MX: table and matches All coming matches

League games from our data: the table, the form and the head-to-head before this match. History only, never a prediction.