Cruz AzulAttacking momentumMonterrey
Preview
- The Knockout draw of the 2026 Concacaf Champions League pitches Cruz Azul vs. Monterrey on 2026-03-18 (kick-off 03:00 GMT).
- In their most recent 2 matchups, Nicolas Larcamon has 2 victories, while Nicolas Sanchez has no victories, and no draws.
- Cruz Azul and Monterrey will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
- Our model projects Cruz Azul in a 3-defender setup (3-4-2-1), with Monterrey anticipated to match that in 4-2-3-1.
- Last time out, G. Piovi registered the best mark for Cruz Azul - 7 - and R. de la Rosa did likewise for Monterrey with an 8.2 score.
- Cruz Azul played out a 2-2 draw with Pumas UNAM, and Monterrey shared the spoils 2-2 vs Juárez.
- Form edge goes to Cruz Azul (4-1-0) against a faltering Monterrey (1-1-3) from their past 5 matches.
- Dominance for Cruz Azul: across 56 clashes, they've won 25 games and only lost 17 games to Monterrey, with 14 stalemates.
- Our model forecasts 2-1 for Cruz Azul, bolstered by their 1-0-0 home record and an average of 5.00 goals per game.
First leg11 Mar 2026
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Odds
Predictions
Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Cruz Azul
Monterrey
Events
| 8' | 0 - 1 | ||
| 22' | |||
| 29' | C. Frayde | ||
| 37' | G. Piovi | ||
| 45+4' | V. Guzman | ||
HT 0 - 1 | |||
| 46' | 1 - 1 | ||
| 51' | J. Rodarte | ||
| 57' | C. Salcedo | ||
| 59' | J. Rodriguez | ||
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| 68' | |||
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| 72' | |||
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| 87' | |||
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Cruz Azul is going head to head with Monterrey on 18/3/2026 03:00 GMT for the International Concacaf Champions League. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Cruz Azul v Monterrey H2H statistics!