Cruz Azul vs Puebla: result, lineups & analysis — Liga MX
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Cruz Azul
2–1

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
- 2026-07-22 · Cruz Azul 2–1 Puebla
🧑⚖️ 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
- 23K. Mier
- 16J. Marquez
- 33G. Piovi
- 5J. Orozco
- 29C. Rotondi
- 6E. Lira
- 19C. Rodriguez
- 20J. Paradela
- 18L. Romero
- 7N. Ibanez
- 21G. Fernandez
✅ Confirmed lineups · Puebla [4-4-2]
API-Football · 26 Jul 2026, 08:28 UTC
- 28D. Gutierrez
- 2A. Leyva
- 5F. Almada
- 4J. Vargas
- 7F. Monarrez
- 26K. Velasco
- 21S. Sanabria
- 3A. Herrera
- 11E. Gomez
- 24A. Organista
- 9L. Hernandez
⚡ Key intel: favorable & unfavorable factors
Cruz Azul
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Puebla
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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.
Analysis based on public data and market signals. For analysis only — not betting advice.
Data: Sportmonks / API-Football · pksport.net