FC Juarez vs Cruz Azul — Liga MX 2026
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 119+ matches
FC Juarez34%
Cruz Azul40%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Expected goals in this match
What is xG?
Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.
The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.
Cruz Azul creates 10% more chances
Season form · 119 home / 156 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under52
- Over48
Close call
Both teams score
- Yes52
- No48
Close call
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
FC Juarez ↓
Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines
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Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
Draw no bet
Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
FC Juarez at home — creates 1.26, concedes 1.39 · 119 matches
Cruz Azul away — creates 1.32, concedes 1.21 · 156 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
FC Juarez attack 1.26 + Cruz Azul defence 1.21 → ÷2 → 1.23
Cruz Azul attack 1.32 + FC Juarez defence 1.39 → ÷2 → 1.35
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 40%?"
Cruz Azul at 40% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.
What the model can't see
It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:
- injuries & suspensions
- the matchday lineup
- motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
- weather & pitch condition
- in-game coaching decisions
So 40% does not mean "Cruz Azul will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.
Probable lineups not yet announced
Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff
Leon
Tigres UANL
MonterreyCruz Azul
Club America
Necaxa
Pachuca
Club Tijuana
Toluca
Puebla
Santos Laguna
Lobos Buap
Atlas
Guadalajara Chivas
U.N.A.M. - Pumas
Monarcas
Club Queretaro
VeracruzCruz AzulClub AmericaU.N.A.M. - PumasSantos LagunaMonterreyTigres UANLTolucaClub QueretaroMonarcasPachucaGuadalajara ChivasPueblaLobos BuapLeonClub TijuanaNecaxaAtlasVeracruzIf points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
FC Juarez host Cruz Azul on Saturday, 18 January 2025 at 23:00. The match is part of the Liga MX 2026/2027 season.
Match Recap: FC Juarez vs Cruz Azul
FC Juarez beat Cruz Azul 1-0 in Liga MX on January 18, 2025.
The match was played at Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez in Ciudad Juárez.