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CF Pachuca v Cruz Azul

CF Pachuca
1–2Full time
Cruz Azul

Liga MX · THU 22 OCT · Estadio Hidalgo

Full timeGraded 22 Oct 07:00
CF Pachuca 1–2 Cruz Azul CF PACHUCA WIN · WRONGOVER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said CF Pachuca win37%
The market said32%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.623
The market’s Brier score0.507

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay15 notes · 42 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said CF Pachuca win at 37%.
  2. 0′KICK-OFF CF Pachuca v Cruz Azul
  3. 3′Little has changed for our model: CF Pachuca 37% before kick-off, 37% now. 0–0 · 37–28–36
  4. 12′We said CF Pachuca at 37%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 16%. 0–1 · 16–20–64
  5. 12′🟨 YELLOW · 11' Eduardo Dos Santos · CF Pachuca
  6. 12′⚽ GOAL · 12' CF Pachuca 0–1 Cruz Azul
  7. 12′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 12' CF Pachuca win: 37% at kick-off, 16% now
  8. 12′THE CALL SWINGS · 12' Cruz Azul win is now our likeliest result at 64% (was CF Pachuca win 36%)
  9. 13′13′: Gabriel Fernández on the scoresheet for Cruz Azul, making it 0–1. 0–1 · 16–20–64
  10. 20′CF Pachuca level it on 20′ through Oussama Idrissi. 1–1. 1–1 · 35–31–34
  11. 20′⚽ GOAL · 20' CF Pachuca 1–1 Cruz Azul
  12. 20′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 20' CF Pachuca win: 37% at kick-off, 35% now
  13. 40′THE CALL SWINGS · 40' Draw is now our likeliest result at 37% (was Cruz Azul win 65%)
  14. 42′🟨 YELLOW · 39' Carlos Rodriguez · Cruz Azul
  15. 45′🟨 YELLOW · 45' Oussama Idrissi · CF Pachuca
  16. 45′SECOND HALF CF Pachuca 1–1 Cruz Azul
  17. 49′HALF-TIME CF Pachuca 1–1 Cruz Azul
  18. 49′🟨 YELLOW · 48' Francisco Venegas · CF Pachuca
  19. 52′The goal count is tracking the 2.8 we expected. 1–1 · 29–43–28
  20. 56′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 56' CF Pachuca win: 37% at kick-off, 27% now
  21. 61′We said CF Pachuca at 37%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 25%. 1–1 · 25–50–25
  22. 63′We said CF Pachuca at 37%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 24%. 1–1 · 24–52–24
  23. 63′SUBSTITUTION · 61' Cruz Azul · On: Luka Romero · Off: Ángel Márquez
  24. 63′SUBSTITUTION · 61' Cruz Azul · On: Rogelio Gonzalez · Off: Omar Campos
  25. 64′🟨 YELLOW · 63' Rodolfo Pizarro · CF Pachuca
  26. 68′SUBSTITUTION · 67' CF Pachuca · On: Adrián Alcaraz · Off: Rodolfo Pizarro
  27. 68′SUBSTITUTION · 67' CF Pachuca · On: Gael Álvarez · Off: Oussama Idrissi
  28. 71′SUBSTITUTION · 70' Cruz Azul · On: Carlos Rotondi · Off: Alan Mozo
  29. 71′SUBSTITUTION · 70' Cruz Azul · On: Andrés Montaño · Off: Agustín Palavecino
  30. 75′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 75' CF Pachuca win: 37% at kick-off, 17% now
  31. 76′🟨 YELLOW · 76' Pedro Budib · CF Pachuca
  32. 78′We said CF Pachuca at 37%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 14%. 1–1 · 14–72–14
  33. 78′We said CF Pachuca at 37%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 1%. 1–2 · 1–13–86
  34. 78′⚽ GOAL · 78' CF Pachuca 1–2 Cruz Azul
  35. 78′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 78' CF Pachuca win: 37% at kick-off, 1% now
  36. 78′THE CALL SWINGS · 78' Cruz Azul win is now our likeliest result at 86% (was Draw 72%)
  37. 80′3 goals already, more than the 2.8 we expected for the whole match. 1–2 · 1–12–88
  38. 80′Andrés Montaño scores for Cruz Azul on 79′ — 1–2. 1–2 · 1–12–88
  39. 84′SUBSTITUTION · 84' Cruz Azul · On: Jesús Orozco · Off: Carlos Rodriguez
  40. 85′🟨 YELLOW · 85' Amaury García · Cruz Azul
  41. 86′We said CF Pachuca at 37%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 7%. 2–2 · 7–86–7
  42. 86′⚽ GOAL · 86' CF Pachuca 2–2 Cruz Azul
  43. 86′THE CALL SWINGS · 86' Draw is now our likeliest result at 86% (was Cruz Azul win 92%)
  44. 87′86′: Salomón Rondón on the scoresheet for CF Pachuca, making it 2–2. 2–2 · 6–87–6
  45. 87′GOAL DISALLOWED · 87' CF Pachuca
  46. 87′THE CALL SWINGS · 87' Cruz Azul win is now our likeliest result at 94% (was Draw 87%)
  47. 88′That is 4, and we only asked for 2.8 across ninety minutes. 2–2 · 6–89–6
  48. 88′⚽ GOAL · 88' CF Pachuca 2–2 Cruz Azul · Salomón Rondón
  49. 88′THE CALL SWINGS · 88' Draw is now our likeliest result at 89% (was Cruz Azul win 94%)
  50. 89′GOAL DISALLOWED · 89' CF Pachuca
  51. 89′THE CALL SWINGS · 89' Cruz Azul win is now our likeliest result at 95% (was Draw 89%)
  52. 90′SUBSTITUTION · 89' CF Pachuca · On: Cristóbal Hernández · Off: Jorge Berlanga Corrected
  53. 90′SUBSTITUTION · 89' CF Pachuca · On: Robert Nunes · Off: Javier Vallejo Corrected
  54. 90′SUBSTITUTION · 79' CF Pachuca · On: Cristóbal Hernández · Off: Jorge Berlanga
  55. 90′SUBSTITUTION · 79' CF Pachuca · On: Robert Nunes · Off: Javier Vallejo
  56. 99′1–2 at the end. Our 37% on CF Pachuca misses, and the record keeps it. 1–2 · 0–0–100
  57. 99′🟨 YELLOW · 90+4' Luka Romero · Cruz Azul
  58. FTFULL TIME CF Pachuca 1–2 Cruz Azul
  59. FTCF Pachuca 1–2 Cruz Azul · CF Pachuca win: wrong · Over 2.5: right · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: right · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle; a marked row was checked against the match’s final record afterwards.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Close to call, with CF Pachuca just ahead.

The Pitchside prediction: CF Pachuca 37%, draw 27%, Cruz Azul 36%. Over 2.5 goals 52%, both teams to score 57%.

The AI’s read on CF Pachuca v Cruz AzulBefore, during and after the match · From £5.99 + VAT · paid once, never renewsSee the passes

Pre-match prediction

First published 16 Oct 00:00 · locked at kick-off

CF Pachuca win37%
Draw27%
Cruz Azul win36%

Kick-offTHU 22 OCT · 04:10

RoundApertura · matchday 13

VenueEstadio Hidalgo

Line-ups

CF Pachuca

4-2-3-1

Cruz Azul

3-4-2-1

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

CF Pachuca

Cruz Azul

3Days since last match4

Last match: 19 Oct · Liga MX

Last match: 18 Oct · Liga MX

2Matches in previous 14 days2

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
6Cruz Azul12+620
16CF Pachuca12+313

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

CF Pachuca

4-2-3-1

25 C. Moreno

13 J. Berlanga

4 Eduardo Bauermann

32 P. Budib

15 F. Venegas

16 C. Rivera

26 Alán Ernesto Bautista Gutiérrez

21 N. Vallejo

7 R. Pizarro

11 O. Idrissi

23 S. Rondón

Coach · B. Mora

Substitutes

187 · G. Álvarez

31 · J. Eulogio

211 · C. Hernandez

6 · M. Isaís

29 · Kenedy

30 · S. Rodríguez

12 · S. Santos

186 · Ángel López Bustamante

221 · Ulises Natanael Martínez Reynoso

9 · A. Alcáraz

Cruz Azul

3-4-2-1

1 A. Gudiño

17 A. García

12 A. Montes

33 G. Piovi

2 A. Mozo

6 É. Lira

16 J. Márquez

3 O. Campos

8 A. Palavecino

19 C. Rodríguez

21 G. Fernández

Coach · Joel Huiqui

Substitutes

5 · J. Orozco

18 · L. Romero

14 · J. Calero

7 · N. Ibáñez

10 · A. Montaño

23 · K. Mier

55 · R. Gonzalez

11 · C. Ebere

60 · Ariel Castro Sevilla

29 · C. Rotondi

Our number · cf pachuca winFirst published 16 Oct 00:00 · updated 19 Oct 00:15 · locked at kick-off
37% The market32%
Us37%
Market32%

We make CF Pachuca a 37% chance to win. The market has them at 32%. We are 5 points more confident than the market. The model expects 1.4–1.4.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · CF Pachuca v Cruz Azul1.40 – 1.37
Form · last six in Liga MX this season · since 5 SeptW2 D2 L2 · W3 D2 L1
Table places · points 13 v 2016 v 6
The market · CF Pachuca win32% · ours 37%

Built from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
30%35%40% 16 OCT 00:0022 OCT 03:10
Our probability · CF Pachuca win The market, margin stripped

Published at 38%, 37% now. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 32% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
CF Pachuca win37%32%+5
Draw27%26%+1
Cruz Azul win36%42%−6
Over 2.5 goals52%59%−7
Both teams to score57%62%−5
Over 1.5 goals77%81%−4
Over 3.5 goals30%39%−9
CF Pachuca or draw64%58%+6
CF Pachuca clean sheet26%––
Cruz Azul clean sheet25%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 6 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 12.9%
0123450 7.4 7.7 5.9 2.7 1 7.8 12.9 8.1 3.7 2 6.1 8.3 5.7 2.6 3 2.9 3.9 2.7 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+CF Pachuca down, Cruz Azul across0–5 goals a side shown (99.3% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

Last 10 meetings
Goals a meeting2.30
Over 2.54 of 10
Both scored5 of 10
Last meetingsCRU 1–2 CFP · CFP 0–1 CRU · CRU 2–1 CFP · CFP 2–4 CRU

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in Liga MX this season · since 5 Sept

CF PACHUCA

WWDLDL2–0 · 3–0 · 2–2 · 0–1 · 3–3 · 1–2

CRUZ AZUL

WWLDDW1–0 · 4–3 · 0–1 · 3–3 · 3–3 · 5–0

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Club America11+1324
2Guadalajara Chivas13+823
3Toluca12+1021
4Leon13+321
5Atlas12+121
6Cruz Azul12+620
7Club Queretaro12+120
8Monterrey11+317
9Santos Laguna12+116
10Club Tijuana11+116
11U.N.A.M. - Pumas12−116
12Puebla12−116
13Atletico San Luis13−416
14Tigres UANL13−414
15Atlante FC13−514
16CF Pachuca12+313
17Necaxa13−119
18FC Juarez13−244

The competition's standings before kick-off.