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CF PachucaKick-off0-0Cruz Azul AC
90 minutes play in about half a minute.
Before kick-off: Model simulation (20,000 runs): CF Pachuca win in 43% of the simulated matches, 24% end level and Cruz Azul AC win 33%. Average goals 3.2; the most likely score is 1-1 (11%); both teams score in 63%. About 10.8 corners on average.
Cruz Azul AC beat CF Pachuca2-1 in Liga MX, Apertura at Estadio Hidalgo. It was 1-1 at half-time. Gabriel Fernandez was our player of the match, rated 7.2 by the ScoreMondo model for Cruz Azul AC. The match was played on Thursday, 22 October 2026 at Estadio Hidalgo in Pachuca (matchday 13).
Key moments
Cruz Azul AC took the lead on 13 minutes thanks to Gabriel Fernandez, set up by Alan Mozo. Francisco Venegas equalised for CF Pachuca at 1-1 after 20 minutes, set up by Rodolfo Pizarro. The first half ended 1-1.
Cruz Azul AC went 2-1 up on 79 minutes thanks to Andres Montaño from the penalty spot. VAR disallowed a CF Pachuca goal on 87 minutes.
The statistics
Corners finished 0-8. The referee showed 8 yellow cards, 5 to CF Pachuca and 3 to Cruz Azul AC. CF Pachuca committed 20 fouls to Cruz Azul AC's 12, and the offside count read 3-1.
CF Pachuca's yellow cards went to Eduardo Bauermann in the 11th minute, Oussama Idrissi in the 45th minute, Francisco Venegas in the 48th minute, Rodolfo Pizarro in the 63rd minute and Pedro Budib in the 75th minute. Booked for Cruz Azul AC: Carlos Rodríguez (39') and Amaury García (85').
CF Pachuca came into the match with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats from their last 5 matches — 4 without a win. CF Monterrey beat CF Pachuca 2-1 last time out. Before kick-off, Cruz Azul AC's last 5 matches had brought 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Last time out, Cruz Azul AC beat FC Juarez5-0 at home. CF Pachuca and Cruz Azul AC have met 10 times in our records: 5 wins for CF Pachuca, 4 for Cruz Azul AC and 1 draw. The last meeting, in 2026, ended in a 2-1 win for CF Pachuca. Those 10 games produced 23 goals, an average of 2.3 per match.
What the result means
The wait for a win goes on for CF Pachuca: 5 matches now. Cruz Azul AC are now unbeaten in 4 matches.
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Liga MX, Apertura
