Necaxa vs Cruz Azul — Liga MX 2026
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on xG from last 5+ matches
Necaxa36%
Cruz Azul37%✓ Correct in 51 of 100 matches — 6 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: 50.5% correct across 581,483 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 49.7% 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.
Both teams create about equally
Season form · 5 home / 9 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under54
- Over46
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- Yes51
- No49
Close call
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Necaxa ↓
Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines
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Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
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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
Necaxa at home — creates 1.71, concedes 0.92 · 5 matches
Cruz Azul away — creates 1.65, concedes 0.79 · 9 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Necaxa attack 1.71 + Cruz Azul defence 0.79 → ÷2 → 1.25
Cruz Azul attack 1.65 + Necaxa defence 0.92 → ÷2 → 1.28
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 37%?"
Cruz Azul at 37% 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 37% 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
Match Events
Cruz Azul substitutes
Leon
Tigres UANL
MonterreyCruz Azul
Club AmericaNecaxa
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
Possession
Shots
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Statistics
Necaxa host Cruz Azul on Sunday, 16 September 2018 at 01:45. The match is part of the Liga MX 2026/2027 season.
Liga MX: Necaxa 2–0 Cruz Azul
Necaxa beat Cruz Azul 2-0 in Liga MX on September 16, 2018.
Goals: M. Fernández (18'), V. Dávila (85' pen).
Necaxa controlled possession (50%) and registered 11 shots to 12.
The match was played at Estadio Victoria in Aguascalientes.