Cruz Azul Shots on Target Stats 2026/2027

Cruz Azul Shots on Target Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Cruz Azul are averaging 7.4 shots on target per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 11.8 total SOT on average. That puts them 2nd of 18 for team SOT per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player SOT-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Monterrey, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Cruz Azul players hit the most shots on target?

Nicolás Ibáñez leads with 14 shots on target across 8 qualifying appearances (1.75/g, 88% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every Cruz Azul player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.

How does Cruz Azul's SOT profile look this season?

Cruz Azul are averaging 7.4 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 4.4 for a match-total of 11.8. That ranks 2nd of 18 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 20.6 shots per game and create 14.5 key passes per game.

How is the SOT matchup read calculated?

SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Monterrey, the page weights each Cruz Azul attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.

What's the difference between shots and shots on target?

Cruz Azul take 20.6 shots per game and put 7.4 on target. Players who shoot speculatively often have a low SOT-per-shot ratio; the context panel surfaces the shots/g funnel so you can see the conversion rate.

Where do these SOT stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Cruz Azul fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

How is conversion (Goals/SOT) useful?

Cruz Azul are currently converting 24% of their shots on target into goals. A high conversion rate means finishing well; a low one means SOT volume but not yet goals. Pair this with the shots/g funnel to read how the goals number is built.

Cruz Azul player shots on target rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots on target	Per game	1+ hit rate
Alán Montes	defender	1	1	1	100%
Agustín Palavecino	midfielder	9	11	1.22	89%
Nicolás Ibáñez	attacker	8	14	1.75	88%
Carlos Rotondi	attacker	5	7	1.4	60%
José Paradela	midfielder	10	9	0.9	50%
Gabriel Fernández	attacker	7	5	0.71	43%
Jesús Orozco Chiquete	defender	7	3	0.43	43%
Jeremy Márquez	midfielder	10	6	0.6	40%
Gonzalo Piovi	defender	5	3	0.6	40%
Luka Romero	attacker	6	2	0.33	33%
Osinachi Ebere	attacker	7	3	0.43	29%
Willer Ditta	defender	9	2	0.22	22%
Omar Campos	defender	10	2	0.2	20%
Carlos Rodríguez	midfielder	10	2	0.2	20%
Érik Lira	midfielder	5	1	0.2	20%
Kevin Mier	goalkeeper	9	0	0	0%
Amaury García	midfielder	7	0	0	0%
Rogelio González	midfielder	3	0	0	0%
Andrés Montaño	midfielder	3	0	0	0%
Alan Mozo Rodríguez	defender	2	0	0	0%
Andrés Gudiño	goalkeeper	1	0	0	0%

Cruz Azul shots on target match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots on target	Opposition shots on target	Match total	Top player
13 Sep 2026	Liga MX	América	Home	4-3	10	10	20	Agustín Palavecino (2)
6 Sep 2026	Liga MX	Santos Laguna	Home	1-0	8	1	9	José Paradela (3)
29 Aug 2026	Liga MX	Necaxa	Away	1-3	8	4	12	Nicolás Ibáñez (2)
23 Aug 2026	Liga MX	Atlas	Home	0-2	5	5	10	Nicolás Ibáñez (2)
17 Aug 2026	Liga MX	Tijuana	Away	2-1	6	4	10	Nicolás Ibáñez (2)
2 Aug 2026	Liga MX	Atlante	Home	2-3	10	7	17	Nicolás Ibáñez (4)
22 Jul 2026	Liga MX	Puebla	Home	2-1	7	4	11	Osinachi Ebere (2)
18 Jul 2026	Liga MX	Atlético San Luis	Away	2-3	10	5	15	Carlos Rotondi (3)
25 May 2026	Liga MX	Pumas UNAM	Away	1-2	6	3	9	Carlos Rotondi (3)
22 May 2026	Liga MX	Pumas UNAM	Home	0-0	4	1	5	Agustín Palavecino (2)

Cruz Azul shots on target 2026/2027: last 10 games

Shots on target for per game: 7.4
Shots on target against per game: 4.4
Match total shots on target per game: 11.8
Games: 10
League rank for match shots on target: 1 of 18

Cruz Azul Shots on target for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	6	7.33	100%	100%	83%	67%	67%
Away	4	7.5	100%	100%	100%	100%	50%
Overall	10	7.4	100%	100%	90%	80%	60%

Cruz Azul Shots on target against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	6	4.67	67%	67%	50%	33%	33%
Away	4	4	100%	75%	25%	0%	0%
Overall	10	4.4	80%	70%	40%	20%	20%

Cruz Azul Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %
Home	6	12	83%	83%	83%	67%	50%
Away	4	11.5	100%	100%	100%	75%	50%
Overall	10	11.8	90%	90%	90%	70%	50%

Cruz Azul Team shots on target 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target / match	7.4	7.33	7.5
Total shots / match	20.6	21.83	18.75
Share of shots on target	36%	34%	40%
Goals per shot on target	24%	20%	30%
Shots on target per goal	4.1	4.9	3.3
Shots on target over 2.5	100%	100%	100%
Shots on target over 3.5	100%	100%	100%
Shots on target over 4.5	90%	83%	100%
Shots on target over 5.5	80%	67%	100%
Shots on target over 6.5	60%	67%	50%

Cruz Azul Shots on target against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots on target against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target against / match	4.4	4.67	4
Shots on target against over 2.5	80%	67%	100%
Shots on target against over 3.5	70%	67%	75%
Shots on target against over 4.5	40%	50%	25%
Shots on target against over 5.5	20%	33%	0%
Shots on target against over 6.5	20%	33%	0%

Cruz Azul Match shots on target 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots on target / match	11.8	12	11.5
Match shots on target over 6.5	90%	83%	100%
Match shots on target over 7.5	90%	83%	100%
Match shots on target over 8.5	90%	83%	100%
Match shots on target over 9.5	70%	67%	75%
Match shots on target over 10.5	50%	50%	50%

Cruz Azul 1st-half shots on target for 2026/2027 (from 7 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	4	2.25	75%	75%	0%
Away	3	3.33	100%	100%	33%
Overall	7	2.71	86%	86%	14%

Cruz Azul 1st-half shots on target against 2026/2027 (from 7 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	4	2	75%	50%	0%
Away	3	2	67%	33%	0%
Overall	7	2	71%	43%	0%

Cruz Azul 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 7 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %
Home	4	4.25	100%	50%	50%	25%
Away	3	5.33	100%	100%	67%	33%
Overall	7	4.71	100%	71%	57%	29%

Cruz Azul shots on target match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
13 Sep	Liga MX	América (H)	4-3	10	10	20	-
6 Sep	Liga MX	Santos Laguna (H)	1-0	8	1	9	-
29 Aug	Liga MX	Necaxa (A)	1-3	8	4	12	-
23 Aug	Liga MX	Atlas (H)	0-2	5	5	10	3
17 Aug	Liga MX	Tijuana (A)	2-1	6	4	10	5
2 Aug	Liga MX	Atlante (H)	2-3	10	7	17	5
22 Jul	Liga MX	Puebla (H)	2-1	7	4	11	6
18 Jul	Liga MX	Atlético San Luis (A)	2-3	10	5	15	4
25 May	Liga MX	Pumas UNAM (A)	1-2	6	3	9	7
22 May	Liga MX	Pumas UNAM (H)	0-0	4	1	5	3

Liga MX shots on target table 2026/2027: every team's shots on target per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
1	Cruz Azul	8	8	5	13	100%
2	América	7	7.43	4.86	12.29	86%
3	Monterrey	7	6.71	3.71	10.43	86%
4	Necaxa	8	4.75	5.5	10.25	75%
5	Guadalajara	7	6	4.14	10.14	57%
6	Atlante	8	4.25	5.63	9.88	50%
7	León	7	5.14	4.57	9.71	57%
8	Puebla	7	4.86	4.43	9.29	71%
9	Santos Laguna	7	2.71	6.57	9.29	57%
10	Toluca	7	6	3	9	43%
11	Juárez	7	1.57	7.43	9	43%
12	Atlético San Luis	7	4.14	4.71	8.86	57%
13	Tigres UANL	8	4	4.75	8.75	63%
14	Pachuca	8	4.25	4.38	8.63	50%
15	Atlas	8	3.63	4.75	8.38	38%
16	Tijuana	7	3.71	4.14	7.86	43%
17	Querétaro	7	4	3.57	7.57	14%
18	Pumas UNAM	7	3.86	3.71	7.57	14%

Cruz Azul shots on target against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Vs top six	10	5.6	4.5	10.1	60%
Vs top half	22	5.32	4.23	9.55	59%
Vs bottom half	30	6.97	3	9.97	70%
Vs bottom six	22	7.5	3	10.5	77%

Cruz Azul shots on target per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Liga MX	2026/2027	8	8	5	13	100%
Liga MX	2025/2026	44	5.95	3.25	9.2	59%
Liga MX	2024/2025	42	5.12	3.1	8.21	48%

Cruz Azul next three opponents: shots on target per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots on target for	Their shots on target against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sun 20 Sep 01:00	Monterrey (away)	10.43	6.71	3.71	12	9.25	2.75
Sat 26 Sep 23:00	Toluca (home)	9	6	3	8.67	4.67	4
Mon 12 Oct 01:00	Pumas UNAM (away)	7.57	3.86	3.71	8	4	4

Cruz Azul players with the most games of 1+ shots on target 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Nicolás Ibáñez	attacker	7	8	88%
2	Agustín Palavecino	midfielder	6	7	86%
3	Gabriel Fernández	attacker	4	8	50%
4	Jeremy Márquez	midfielder	4	8	50%
5	José Paradela	midfielder	4	8	50%

Cruz Azul players with the most games of 2+ shots on target 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Nicolás Ibáñez	attacker	5	8	63%
2	José Paradela	midfielder	3	8	38%
3	Agustín Palavecino	midfielder	2	7	29%
4	Gabriel Fernández	attacker	2	8	25%
5	Jeremy Márquez	midfielder	2	8	25%

Cruz Azul players with the most games of 3+ shots on target 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Carlos Rotondi	attacker	1	3	33%
2	José Paradela	midfielder	1	8	13%
3	Nicolás Ibáñez	attacker	1	8	13%

Monterrey shots on target match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
13 Sep	Liga MX	Tigres UANL (H)	0-0	6	3	9	-
31 Aug	Liga MX	Atlético San Luis (H)	1-3	8	4	12	-
22 Aug	Liga MX	León (A)	2-0	4	5	9	3
16 Aug	Liga MX	Juárez (H)	6-1	10	1	11	9
2 Aug	Liga MX	Atlas (A)	0-2	4	1	5	2
26 Jul	Liga MX	Necaxa (A)	2-1	2	9	11	6
19 Jul	Liga MX	Santos Laguna (H)	3-2	13	3	16	11
26 Apr	Liga MX	Santos Laguna (A)	3-0	2	3	5	2
22 Apr	Liga MX	Puebla (H)	2-1	6	2	8	6
19 Apr	Liga MX	Pachuca (H)	1-3	6	5	11	4