Mazatlán 1–1 Cruz Azul: Result & Stats | Liga MX

Mazatlán

FT

1 – 1

HT: 0 – 0

Cruz Azul

N. Benedetti 86' (pen)

M. Bogusz 62'

3/1/2025

Liga MX · Clausura - 10Estadio El Encanto

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 102+ matches

Mazatlán35%

×Draw26%

Cruz Azul40%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

50%

Always home

44.6%

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.

MazatlánExpected goals in this matchCruz Azul

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.

1.29

1.40

Mazatlán

1.29

Cruz Azul

1.40

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 102 home / 156 away

1.37

creates per match

1.32

1.47

allows per match

1.21

creates per match

Mazatlán

1.37

Cruz Azul

1.32

allows per match

Mazatlán

1.47

Cruz Azul

1.21

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Mazatlán+0.00on par

Cruz Azul+0.00on par

Total goals

Under50
Over50

Close call

Both teams score

Yes55
No45

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Mazatlán ↓

Cruz Azul →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–07%

0–110%

0–27%

0–33%

0–41%

1

1–09%

1–112%

1–29%

1–34%

1–41%

2

2–06%

2–18%

2–26%

2–33%

2–41%

3

3–02%

3–13%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

93%7%1.5

75%25%2.5

50%50%3.5

28%72%4.5

13%87%

Double chance

Mazatlán or draw

60%

Mazatlán or Cruz Azul

74%

Draw or Cruz Azul

65%

Winning margin

Mazatlán wins by 2+

15%

Cruz Azul wins by 2+

18%

Team goals

Mazatlán 1+ goals

72%

Mazatlán 2+ goals

37%

Mazatlán 3+ goals

14%

Cruz Azul 1+ goals

75%

Cruz Azul 2+ goals

41%

Cruz Azul 3+ goals

17%

Draw no bet

Mazatlán (draw refunded)

47%

Cruz Azul (draw refunded)

53%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

42%

Both score & under 3

12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Mazatlán at home — creates 1.37, concedes 1.47 · 102 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.

2

Expected goals for this match

Mazatlán attack 1.37 + Cruz Azul defence 1.21 → ÷2 → 1.29

Cruz Azul attack 1.32 + Mazatlán defence 1.47 → ÷2 → 1.40

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 40%?"

Mazatlán scores more

35%

level

26%

Cruz Azul scores more

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.

Player of the match

11

G. Giakoumakis

Cruz Azul · F

7.7

Match Events

56'

M. Laínez← Samir

59'

Rodolfo Pizarro

59'

Jesús Orozco

62'

M. Bogusz

68'

A. Montaño← C. Rodríguez

72'

Lorenzo Faravelli

76'

A. Torres← B. Colula

76'

S. Rodríguez← J. Díaz

76'

J. Esquivel← J. Intriago

83'

Facundo AlmadaPenalty confirmed

84'

José Rivero

86'

N. BenedettiPenalty

87'

O. Campos← C. Rotondi

87'

G. Fernández← G. Giakoumakis

87'

L. Romero← Á. Sepúlveda

90+5'

Anderson Duarte

90+6'

Andres Montaño

90+2'

G. Adame← N. Benedetti

Possession

Shots

Pass accuracy

Statistics

MazatlánCruz

Overview

43%Possession57%

6Total Shots14

4Corners2

19Fouls20

Shots

6Total Shots14

3On Target3

2Off Target8

1Blocked3

5Inside Box9

1Outside Box5

Passing

43%Possession57%

315Total Passes429

247Accurate Passes349

78%Pass Accuracy81%

Goalkeeping

2Saves2

Discipline

19Fouls20

2Yellow Cards4

0Offsides2