Cruz Azul vs Puebla: result, lineups & analysis — Liga MX

Liga MXFinished
Cruz Azul
Cruz Azul
2–1
Puebla
Puebla

Wednesday, 22 July 2026 at 01:00 UTC

🏟 Estadio Banorte · Mexico City

📊 Market expectation (1X2)

Market heat 🔥🔥🔥
Cruz Azul1.35 · 69%
X4.90 · 19%
Puebla8.00 · 12%
Over/Under 2.5 goals
Over 2.557%
Under 2.543%
Both teams to score
Yes48%
No52%

Odds movement ±1pts

De-vigged implied probability · for analysis only, not betting advice.

📐 Statistical score reference

Cruz Azul
1.6 - 1.8
Puebla
Projected total: 3.4Over 2.5: 66%
ModelMarket
34%
69%Cruz Azul
23%
19%X
44%
12%Puebla

Poisson reference based only on season goal averages. It is not the full-analysis prediction or betting advice.

🎓 Coaches / Formations

Cruz Azul· 10º · 9Pts
4-2-3-140% usage
👔 N. Larcamón · Argentina
In charge since 2025 · 41
Experience: 11y · 9 clubs
Ex-clubs: Necaxa, Cruzeiro, León
W-D-L: 2-0-3
Puebla· 8º · 10Pts
4-2-3-167% usage
👔 P. Guede · Argentina
In charge since 2024 · 51
Experience: 13y · 11 clubs
Ex-clubs: Argentinos Juniors, Malaga, Necaxa
W-D-L: 3-1-2

🔬 Advanced data (averages)

Cruz Azul
7 / 6 games
Puebla
1.87
xG
1.16
7
Corners
4.7
1.2
Points/game
2
0%
Clean sheets
20%
58%
Possession
39%
20.3
Shots
13.5

Per-game averages in this competition · FootyStats / API-Football

📈 Recent form

Cruz AzulWWLLLW
  • 2026-09-06 · (H) 1–0 vs Santos Laguna
  • 2026-08-29 · (A) 3–1 vs Necaxa
  • 2026-08-23 · (H) 0–2 vs Atlas
  • 2026-08-17 · (A) 1–2 vs Club Tijuana
  • 2026-08-02 · (H) 2–3 vs Atlante FC
PueblaWLWWDL
  • 2026-09-12 · (A) 1–0 vs Necaxa
  • 2026-08-30 · (A) 0–2 vs Club America
  • 2026-08-23 · (H) 3–2 vs Santos Laguna
  • 2026-08-18 · (A) 3–2 vs CF Pachuca
  • 2026-08-01 · (H) 1–1 vs Guadalajara Chivas

🆚 Head-to-head

🧑‍⚖️ Referee

K. Hernandez Andrade

4.7
Cards/game
1.8
Goals/game
60%
BTTS

Referee averages in this competition · 5 games · PK Sport

✅ Confirmed lineups · Cruz Azul [4-2-2-2]

API-Football · 26 Jul 2026, 08:28 UTC

  1. 23K. Mier
  2. 16J. Marquez
  3. 33G. Piovi
  4. 5J. Orozco
  5. 29C. Rotondi
  6. 6E. Lira
  7. 19C. Rodriguez
  8. 20J. Paradela
  9. 18L. Romero
  10. 7N. Ibanez
  11. 21G. Fernandez

✅ Confirmed lineups · Puebla [4-4-2]

API-Football · 26 Jul 2026, 08:28 UTC

  1. 28D. Gutierrez
  2. 2A. Leyva
  3. 5F. Almada
  4. 4J. Vargas
  5. 7F. Monarrez
  6. 26K. Velasco
  7. 21S. Sanabria
  8. 3A. Herrera
  9. 11E. Gomez
  10. 24A. Organista
  11. 9L. Hernandez

⚡ Key intel: favorable & unfavorable factors

Cruz Azul

Puebla

AI-curated from all collected news: only facts likely to affect the result.

📰 Recent news

  • C★★★★
  • A★★★★
  • C★★★
  • C★★★
  • C★★★
  • B★★★
  • A★★★
  • C★★★

Only intel rated ≥3★ impact is shown.

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Analysis based on public data and market signals. For analysis only — not betting advice.

Data: Sportmonks / API-Football · pksport.net

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