Club Tijuana 2-1 Cruz Azul — Liga MX, 17 Aug 2026
Club Tijuana beat Cruz Azul 2-1 in the Liga MX Apertura - 4 on 17 August 2026 at Estadio Caliente, Tijuana. I. Rivero, Nicolás Ibáñez, Gilberto Mora got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Club Tijuana have won 2 and Cruz Azul 2, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Estadio Caliente · Tijuana·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-044'assist: Gilberto Mora
- 1-145+2'assist: Luka Romero
- Half-time1-1
- 46'
- 49'Foul
- 2-154'assist: Jesús Vega
- 56'Foul
- 57'Unsportsmanlike conduct
- 61'Foul
- 65'
- 68'
- 68'
- 74'Foul
- 76'out: R. Gonzalez
- 80'Unsportsmanlike conduct
- 81'
- 81'
- 81'
- 86'
- 86'
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
9.0
Top rated
Club Tijuana
- 9.0Gilberto MoraM
- 7.6I. RiveroM
- 7.3A. RodríguezG
- 7.0Iván TonaM
- 6.9A. GómezD
- 6.9Y. PadillaF
- 6.7Pablo OrtízD
- 6.7Ramiro ÁrcigaM
- 6.6Jackson PorozoD
- 6.5MouradF
- 6.5Francisco GonzálezF
- 6.4Rafael FernándezD
- 6.4Jesús VegaD
- 6.3Adonis PreciadoM
- 6.3Ángel ZapataM
- 6.1Diego AbreuF
- 6.6A. MagallonD
- 6.6Frank BoyaM
- 6.6Aldahir PerezM
- 6.6Elias ManoelF
Cruz Azul
- 8.0Nicolás IbáñezF
- 7.7Luka RomeroM
- 7.0Jesús OrozcoD
- 6.5C. EbereM
- 6.4Gabriel FernándezF
- 6.4Alán MontesD
- 6.3Kevin MierG
- 6.2Érik LiraM
- 6.1Amaury GarcíaM
- 6.1José SuárezD
- 6.0J. MárquezD
- 6.0Omar CamposD
- 5.9R. GonzalezM
- 5.8Andrés MontañoM
- 5.7Carlos RodríguezM
- 5.6José ParadelaM
- 6.6Andrés GudiñoG
- 6.6Cristian JiménezM
- 6.6J. Díaz
- 6.6Mateo LevyF
Line-ups
Cruz Azul4-2-3-1
Club Tijuana4-1-4-1
Substitutes
Club TijuanaSebastian Abreu
Substitutes
- 11Francisco González81'F6.5
- 34Frank BoyaM6.6
- 29Jorge HernándezG
- 9Mourad El GhezouaniF6.5
- 20Ángel Zapata81'M6.3
- 13Elias ManoelF6.6
- 16Jesús Vega46'D6.4
- 31Yael PadillaF6.9
- 26Aldahir PerezM6.6
- 188Alejandro MagallonD6.6
Cruz AzulJoel Huiqui
Substitutes
- 49Josué DíazD
- 21Gabriel Fernández68'F6.4
- 1Andrés GudiñoG6.6
- 17Amaury García86'M6.1
- 32Cristian JiménezM6.6
- 10Andrés Montaño68'M5.8
- 66José Suárez86'D6.1
- 214Mateo LevyF6.6
- 55Rogelio GonzálezM5.9
Team statistics
42%Possession58%
1.17Expected goals (xG)0.81
13Total shots13
3Shots on target5
8Shots off target4
2Blocked shots4
5Corners6
6Offsides1
13Fouls15
2Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
4Goalkeeper saves1
-1.22Goals prevented-1.22
361Total passes499
312Accurate passes405
87%Pass accuracy82%
Club Tijuana
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilberto Mora | 81 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9.0 |
| I. Rivero | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.6 |
| A. Rodríguez | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Iván Tona | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 |
| A. Gómez | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Y. Padilla | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Pablo Ortíz | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Ramiro Árciga | 81 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Jackson Porozo | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Mourad | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Francisco González | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Rafael Fernández | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.4 |
| Jesús Vega | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Adonis Preciado | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Ángel Zapata | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Diego Abreu | 65 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| A. Magallon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Frank Boya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Aldahir Perez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Elias Manoel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Cruz Azul
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolás Ibáñez | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Luka Romero | 68 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| Jesús Orozco | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7.0 |
| C. Ebere | 76 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Gabriel Fernández | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Alán Montes | 86 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.4 |
| Kevin Mier | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Érik Lira | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Amaury García | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.1 |
| José Suárez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| J. Márquez | 86 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.0 |
| Omar Campos | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 |
| R. Gonzalez | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Andrés Montaño | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.8 |
| Carlos Rodríguez | 68 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.7 |
| José Paradela | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5.6 |
| Andrés Gudiño | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Cristian Jiménez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| J. Díaz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Mateo Levy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
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Cruz AzulLWWWD
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