Cruz Azul Shots Stats 2026/2027

Cruz Azul Shots Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Cruz Azul are averaging 20.6 shots per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 33.2 total shots on average. That puts them 1st of 18 for team shots per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player shot-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 take the most shots?

Agustín Palavecino leads with 39 shots across 9 qualifying appearances (4.33/g, 100% hit rate). The shot-rate table below lists every Cruz Azul player with their shots per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ shots price for the next fixture.

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

Cruz Azul are averaging 20.6 shots per game over 10 games and concede 12.6 for a match-total of 33.2. That ranks 1st of 18 for team shots in their primary competition.

How is the shots matchup read calculated?

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

Where do these shot 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.

What counts as a qualifying appearance?

A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their shot rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.

Why is possession shown alongside shots?

Possession share, key passes per game and shot accuracy are the strongest underlying drivers of shot volume. The context panel surfaces those drivers so you can read the number, not just take it at face value.

Cruz Azul player shots rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots	Per game	1+ hit rate
Agustín Palavecino	midfielder	9	39	4.33	100%
Nicolás Ibáñez	attacker	8	24	3	100%
Alán Montes	defender	1	1	1	100%
Osinachi Ebere	attacker	7	8	1.14	86%
Luka Romero	attacker	6	9	1.5	83%
José Paradela	midfielder	10	25	2.5	80%
Gonzalo Piovi	defender	5	6	1.2	80%
Gabriel Fernández	attacker	7	15	2.14	71%
Jeremy Márquez	midfielder	10	16	1.6	70%
Carlos Rodríguez	midfielder	10	9	0.9	70%
Andrés Montaño	midfielder	3	4	1.33	67%
Omar Campos	defender	10	9	0.9	60%
Carlos Rotondi	attacker	5	12	2.4	60%
Jesús Orozco Chiquete	defender	7	7	1	57%
Willer Ditta	defender	9	7	0.78	44%
Érik Lira	midfielder	5	2	0.4	40%
Rogelio González	midfielder	3	1	0.33	33%
Amaury García	midfielder	7	2	0.29	29%
Kevin Mier	goalkeeper	9	0	0	0%
Alan Mozo Rodríguez	defender	2	0	0	0%
Andrés Gudiño	goalkeeper	1	0	0	0%

Cruz Azul shots match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots	Opposition shots	Match total	Top player
13 Sep 2026	Liga MX	América	Home	4-3	16	28	44	Agustín Palavecino (4)
6 Sep 2026	Liga MX	Santos Laguna	Home	1-0	25	11	36	Agustín Palavecino (4)
29 Aug 2026	Liga MX	Necaxa	Away	1-3	22	13	35	Agustín Palavecino (4)
23 Aug 2026	Liga MX	Atlas	Home	0-2	25	11	36	Agustín Palavecino (6)
17 Aug 2026	Liga MX	Tijuana	Away	2-1	15	13	28	Nicolás Ibáñez (3)
2 Aug 2026	Liga MX	Atlante	Home	2-3	19	11	30	Nicolás Ibáñez (5)
22 Jul 2026	Liga MX	Puebla	Home	2-1	22	10	32	Agustín Palavecino (4)
18 Jul 2026	Liga MX	Atlético San Luis	Away	2-3	20	13	33	Carlos Rotondi (4)
25 May 2026	Liga MX	Pumas UNAM	Away	1-2	18	12	30	Carlos Rotondi (7)
22 May 2026	Liga MX	Pumas UNAM	Home	0-0	24	4	28	Agustín Palavecino (6)

Cruz Azul shots 2026/2027: last 10 games

Shots for per game: 20.6
Shots against per game: 12.6
Match total shots per game: 33.2
Games: 10
League rank for match shots: 2 of 18

Cruz Azul Shots for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	6	21.83	100%	100%	100%	100%	83%
Away	4	18.75	100%	100%	100%	100%	75%
Overall	10	20.6	100%	100%	100%	100%	80%

Cruz Azul Shots against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	6	12.5	83%	67%	17%	17%	17%
Away	4	12.75	100%	100%	75%	0%	0%
Overall	10	12.6	90%	80%	40%	10%	10%

Cruz Azul Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	6	34.33	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Away	4	31.5	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Overall	10	33.2	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%

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

Team shots	Overall	Home	Away
Shots / match	20.6	21.83	18.75
Shots on target / match	7.4	7.33	7.5
Shots off target / match	13.2	14.5	11.25
Shot conversion	9%	7%	12%
Shots per goal	11.4	14.6	8.3
Shots on target per goal	4.1	4.9	3.3
Shots over 8.5	100%	100%	100%
Shots over 10.5	100%	100%	100%
Shots over 12.5	100%	100%	100%
Shots over 14.5	100%	100%	100%
Shots over 16.5	80%	83%	75%

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

Shots against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots against / match	12.6	12.5	12.75
Shots against over 8.5	90%	83%	100%
Shots against over 10.5	80%	67%	100%
Shots against over 12.5	40%	17%	75%
Shots against over 14.5	10%	17%	0%
Shots against over 16.5	10%	17%	0%

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

Match shots	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots / match	33.2	34.33	31.5
Match shots over 18.5	100%	100%	100%
Match shots over 20.5	100%	100%	100%
Match shots over 22.5	100%	100%	100%
Match shots over 24.5	100%	100%	100%
Match shots over 26.5	100%	100%	100%

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

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	4	6.75	100%	75%	25%
Away	3	8.67	100%	100%	100%
Overall	7	7.57	100%	86%	57%

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

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	4	4	75%	25%	0%
Away	3	7	100%	100%	33%
Overall	7	5.29	86%	57%	14%

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

Scope	Games	Average	Over 7.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 13.5 %
Home	4	10.75	100%	100%	25%	0%
Away	3	15.67	100%	100%	100%	100%
Overall	7	12.86	100%	100%	57%	43%

Cruz Azul shots match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots for	Shots against	Match total	1st-half total
13 Sep	Liga MX	América (H)	4-3	16	28	44	-
6 Sep	Liga MX	Santos Laguna (H)	1-0	25	11	36	-
29 Aug	Liga MX	Necaxa (A)	1-3	22	13	35	-
23 Aug	Liga MX	Atlas (H)	0-2	25	11	36	11
17 Aug	Liga MX	Tijuana (A)	2-1	15	13	28	16
2 Aug	Liga MX	Atlante (H)	2-3	19	11	30	10
22 Jul	Liga MX	Puebla (H)	2-1	22	10	32	12
18 Jul	Liga MX	Atlético San Luis (A)	2-3	20	13	33	15
25 May	Liga MX	Pumas UNAM (A)	1-2	18	12	30	16
22 May	Liga MX	Pumas UNAM (H)	0-0	24	4	28	10

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

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
1	América	7	21.14	13.29	34.43	100%
2	Cruz Azul	8	20.5	13.75	34.25	100%
3	Necaxa	8	14.88	17.38	32.25	88%
4	Tigres UANL	8	16.88	14.63	31.5	100%
5	Querétaro	7	12.86	18	30.86	100%
6	Pachuca	8	15.13	15.63	30.75	100%
7	Atlante	8	14.13	16	30.13	100%
8	Puebla	7	13.29	16.57	29.86	71%
9	Toluca	7	17.86	11.14	29	100%
10	Atlético San Luis	7	12.71	16.29	29	71%
11	Monterrey	7	18.57	9.71	28.29	86%
12	Santos Laguna	7	11.86	16.43	28.29	71%
13	León	7	13.43	14.71	28.14	86%
14	Juárez	7	8.14	18.71	26.86	86%
15	Atlas	8	11	15.5	26.5	75%
16	Guadalajara	7	14.71	11.57	26.29	86%
17	Pumas UNAM	7	12.71	12.57	25.29	71%
18	Tijuana	7	13.43	11.29	24.71	57%

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

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
Vs top six	10	14	14.7	28.7	90%
Vs top half	22	15.59	12	27.59	86%
Vs bottom half	30	19.03	10.23	29.27	80%
Vs bottom six	22	18.86	9.95	28.82	73%

Cruz Azul shots per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
Liga MX	2026/2027	8	20.5	13.75	34.25	100%
Liga MX	2025/2026	44	17.05	10.48	27.52	80%
Liga MX	2024/2025	42	15.21	9.05	24.26	64%

Cruz Azul next three opponents: shots per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots for	Their shots against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sun 20 Sep 01:00	Monterrey (away)	28.29	18.57	9.71	30	22.75	7.25
Sat 26 Sep 23:00	Toluca (home)	29	17.86	11.14	29.33	14.33	15
Mon 12 Oct 01:00	Pumas UNAM (away)	25.29	12.71	12.57	28.5	15.25	13.25

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Nicolás Ibáñez	attacker	8	8	100%
2	Agustín Palavecino	midfielder	7	7	100%
3	Gabriel Fernández	attacker	7	8	88%
4	José Paradela	midfielder	7	8	88%
5	Luka Romero	attacker	6	7	86%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Agustín Palavecino	midfielder	7	7	100%
2	José Paradela	midfielder	7	8	88%
3	Nicolás Ibáñez	attacker	7	8	88%
4	Gabriel Fernández	attacker	4	8	50%
5	Jeremy Márquez	midfielder	4	8	50%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Agustín Palavecino	midfielder	6	7	86%
2	José Paradela	midfielder	6	8	75%
3	Nicolás Ibáñez	attacker	6	8	75%
4	Gabriel Fernández	attacker	3	8	38%
5	Jeremy Márquez	midfielder	3	8	38%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots for	Shots against	Match total	1st-half total
13 Sep	Liga MX	Tigres UANL (H)	0-0	18	5	23	-
31 Aug	Liga MX	Atlético San Luis (H)	1-3	26	9	35	-
22 Aug	Liga MX	León (A)	2-0	20	11	31	8
16 Aug	Liga MX	Juárez (H)	6-1	28	4	32	21
2 Aug	Liga MX	Atlas (A)	0-2	13	9	22	12
26 Jul	Liga MX	Necaxa (A)	2-1	6	19	25	11
19 Jul	Liga MX	Santos Laguna (H)	3-2	19	11	30	18
26 Apr	Liga MX	Santos Laguna (A)	3-0	16	7	23	12
22 Apr	Liga MX	Puebla (H)	2-1	23	10	33	17
19 Apr	Liga MX	Pachuca (H)	1-3	13	9	22	8