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Cruz Azul v Santos Laguna

Liga MX
Cruz Azul
1:0
Full time
Santos Laguna

Cruz Azul v Santos Laguna in Liga MX ended 1:0. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Cruz Azul v Santos Laguna

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Cruz Azul at 55.2% - the match finished 1:0, so the prediction was correct.
Model 1 · Cruz Azul X 2 · Santos Laguna Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 46.2% 27.4% 26.4% Home win · Cruz Azul ✔ Correct
Pro AI (XGBoost) 55.2% 21.7% 23.1% Home win · Cruz Azul ✔ Correct
Data Providers 45.0% 45.0% 10.0% Home win · Cruz Azul ✔ Correct
Final score 1:0 Home win · Cruz Azul
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 1.36 on a Cruz Azul win, 5.03 on the draw and 6.95 on a Santos Laguna win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
Cruz Azul win 1.36 1.39 Pinnacle 73.5% 55.2%
Draw 5.03 5.33 Pinnacle 19.9% 21.7%
Santos Laguna win 6.95 7.50 BetVictor 14.4% 23.1%
Over 2.5 goals 1.40 1.43 Pinnacle 71.4% 61.7%
Under 2.5 goals 2.74 2.88 Pinnacle 36.5% 38.3%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.60 1.62 Bet365 62.5% 58.4%
Both teams to score - No 2.19 2.20 William Hill 45.7% 41.6%
Updated: 06.09.2026 13:23 · Average odds across 6 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: Cruz Azul v Santos Laguna

  1. 50′Aldo Lopez · Yellow card
  2. 61′Luka Romero · Substitution (off: José Paradela)
  3. 61′Rogelio Andrés González Román · Substitution (off: Alan Mozo)
  4. 61′L. Gómez · Substitution (off: Esteban Lozano)
  5. 79′Nicolás Ibañez · Substitution (off: Gabriel Fernández)
  6. 79′Ángel Márquez · Substitution (off: Erik Lira)
  7. 84′Diego González · Substitution (off: Emmanuel Echeverria)
  8. 84′Ezequiel Bullaude · Substitution (off: Eduardo Aguirre)
  9. 84′Aldo Lopez · Substitution (off: Francisco Villalba)
  10. 87′Kevin Palacios · Substitution (off: Ramiro Sordo)
  11. 87′Carlos Rodriguez · Substitution (off: Andrés Montaño)
  12. 89′José Paradela · Goal (assist: Andrés Montaño)

Match statistics: Cruz Azul v Santos Laguna

Statistic Cruz Azul Santos Laguna
Possession 62% 38%
Shots on target 7 1
Total shots 20 9
Shots off target 7 4
Blocked shots 6 4
Corners 9 5
Fouls 8 9
Offsides 2 1
Yellow cards 0 1
Red cards 0 0
Saves 1 7
Passes 578 363

Line-ups: Cruz Azul v Santos Laguna

Cruz Azul 4-1-4-1

Starting XI

  1. 3 O. Campos 7.1
  2. 4 W. Ditta 7.2
  3. 5 J. Orozco 7.7
  4. 7 N. Ibáñez 6.5
  5. 8 A. Palavecino 6.7
  6. 16 J. Márquez 7.2
  7. 17 A. García 7.5
  8. 18 L. Romero 6.9
  9. 19 C. Rodríguez 7.3
  10. 23 K. Mier 7.0
  11. 55 R. Gonzalez 6.2
Substitutes (10)
  1. 1 A. Gudiño
  2. 2 A. Mozo 6.6
  3. 6 É. Lira 6.3
  4. 10 A. Montaño 6.4
  5. 11 C. Ebere
  6. 12 A. Montes
  7. 20 J. Paradela 8.2
  8. 21 G. Fernández 6.6
  9. 22 J. Rodarte
  10. 33 G. Piovi

Santos Laguna 3-4-3

Starting XI

  1. 1 C. Acevedo 8.6
  2. 3 M. Cuevas 6.0
  3. 5 A. López 6.6
  4. 7 D. González 5.9
  5. 8 S. Mariscal 6.3
  6. 10 E. Bullaude 6.4
  7. 14 E. Orona 6.9
  8. 25 Felipe Sánchez 7.1
  9. 28 Jonathan Pérez 6.5
  10. 77 K. Palacios 6.5
  11. 193 Luis Gómez 5.8
Substitutes (10)
  1. 4 J. Abella
  2. 6 J. Güémez
  3. 17 E. Echeverría 6.7
  4. 18 F. Pardo
  5. 19 E. Aguirre 6.3
  6. 20 E. Lozano 6.1
  7. 21 Fran Villalba 6.2
  8. 24 D. Medina
  9. 26 R. Sordo 6.2
  10. 33 H. Holguín

Form and head-to-head: Cruz Azul v Santos Laguna

Cruz Azul

WWLLL
  • HClub America4–3W
  • ANecaxa3–1W
  • HAtlas0–2L
  • AClub Tijuana1–2L
  • HAtlante FC2–3L

Santos Laguna

WDLLL
  • HFC Juarez2–1W
  • HTigres UANL0–0D
  • APuebla2–3L
  • HGuadalajara Chivas0–1L
  • AClub America0–3L

Liga MX standings

# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 Guadalajara Chivas 8 5 2 1 +9 17 WWDWW
2 Toluca 7 5 1 1 +11 16 WWWDW
3 Club America 7 5 1 1 +9 16 LWWWW
4 Cruz Azul 8 5 0 3 +2 15 WWWLL
5 Club Queretaro 7 4 1 2 +3 13 WWLDW
6 Leon 8 4 1 3 +2 13 WLDWW
7 Club Tijuana 7 4 1 2 +2 13 LWLWD
8 Puebla 7 4 1 2 +1 13 WLWWD
9 Atlas 8 4 1 3 -2 13 LDLWW
10 CF Pachuca 8 3 2 3 +5 11 WWDDL
11 U.N.A.M. – Pumas 8 3 2 3 -1 11 LWLDD
12 Monterrey 7 3 1 3 +3 10 DLLWW
13 Necaxa 8 2 2 4 -4 8 LDLDL
14 Tigres UANL 8 1 4 3 -2 7 DDDWL
15 Atlante FC 8 1 4 3 -5 7 LDDLD
16 Atletico San Luis 8 1 3 4 -7 6 LLWDL
17 Santos Laguna 8 1 1 6 -7 4 WLDLL
18 FC Juarez 8 0 0 8 -19 0 LLLLL

Managers: Cruz Azul v Santos Laguna

N. Larcamón
Cruz AzulManagerN. LarcamónArgentina
Renato Paiva
Santos LagunaManagerRenato Paiva

Match information: Cruz Azul v Santos Laguna

Kick-off
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Competition
Liga MX
Round
Apertura – 7
City
Mexico City
Surface
grass
Capacity
87,523