Pachuca vs Cruz Azul: the preview

Wednesday, October 21 · Estadio Hidalgo México - Liga MX 2026/27

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Pachuca #14 · 13 pts

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Pachuca enters this fixture without a win across its five home matches and three consecutive overall, relying heavily on Salomon Rondon, who accounts for twelve of the team's eighteen goals. Meanwhile, Cruz Azul arrives after two consecutive draws on the road and also searches for a victory following a three-match winless run.

Updated on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at

Key facts

  • Pachuca are winless in 4 games in the competition.

  • Pachuca won 0 of their 5 home games in the competition.

  • Cruz Azul are 4 points behind the group leaders.

  • Salomón Rondón scored 13 of Pachuca's 19 goals in the competition.

Current form

Pachuca attempts to secure a first home win after failing to claim victory in five prior attempts at its stadium, while Cruz Azul seeks to build upon two away victories on the road despite entering this encounter following a recent defeat in the previous meeting between both…

Where they stand

Group A
Team MP GD Pts
1 CF America 11 +13 24
2 Toluca 12 +10 21
3 Atlas 12 +1 21
4 CD Guadalajara 12 +7 20
5 Cruz Azul 12 +6 20
6 Queretaro FC 11 +2 20
7 Leon 12 +1 18
8 Monterrey 11 +3 17
9 Santos Laguna 12 +1 16
10 Tijuana 11 +1 16
11 Pumas 12 -1 16
12 Puebla 12 -1 16
13 Tigres 12 -2 14
14 Pachuca 12 +3 13
15 Atlético San Luis 12 -5 13
16 Atlante 12 -6 11
17 Necaxa 12 -10 9
18 FC Juarez 12 -23 4

The difference-makers

Cruz Azul. While Cruz Azul relies on a balanced scoring sheet featuring Nicolás Ibañez and Gabriel Fernández, Pachuca depends heavily on Salomon Rondon to finish its offensive sequences, making defensive containment on the Venezuelan forward the central task for the…

Playing style

Cruz AzulPachuca
55.7% Possession 48.2%
7.3 Remates al arco 5
19.6 Remates totales 17.1
6 Corners 5.9
11.4 Fouls 15.9

Average of the most recent matches with stats available (10 and 9 respectively).

Cruz Azul averages higher possession and significantly more total shots per match, suggesting an initiative-taking approach that contrasts with Pachuca struggling to control matches defensively.

When they settle games

Pachuca 19 goals

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Cruz Azul 25 goals

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Pachuca concentrates its scoring power in the final segment where seven of its eighteen goals arrive, overlapping with a phase where Cruz Azul also intensifies its production with six conversions in that same stretch.

Head to head

Head-to-head record · last 19 matches
10Cruz Azul won
2Draws
7Pachuca won
Goals in the head-to-head30 – 20
Matches19
Last win for Cruz Azul09/2025
Last win for Pachuca04/2026

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The historical balance shows an even split across the recent eight meetings with four wins per side, though Pachuca dropped the most recent home encounter against Cruz Azul without managing to secure a draw in any of these shared fixtures.

Who scored in these meetings

70 10 · in 16 meetings

While Salomon Rondon and Gabriel Fernandez carry the scoring responsibility from past meetings, the heavy accumulation of bookings across these fixtures points to a contest where defensive tension consistently outweighs clean recovery.