Cruz Azul 1-1 Monterrey — Result, Statistics & Match Review — CONCACAF Champions League, 18 Mar 2026

Cruz Azul
1 - 1 HT 0 - 1
Monterrey
📅18/03/2026 · 🕒06:00 Istanbul · GMT+3
Top 2 Score Predictions
1st Score 2-1 ✗ 2nd Score 3-1 ✗
CONCACAF Champions League – 2026

Cruz Azul vs Monterrey Prediction — Model Probabilities

MODEL iddaakolik · Our Predictions
Authentic Intelligence™ · Probability per market
⏱ Odds and predictions are pre-match — updates freeze from ~20 minutes before kick-off.
Match Result
Home Pick
60%
1.6
Draw
22%
3.95
Away
18%
4.55
Under/Over 2.5
Under
44%
2.03
Over
56%
1.71
Both Teams to Score
Yes
54%
1.73
No
46%
1.99
Total Goals
0-1
21%
3.81
2-3
45%
1.79
4-5
26%
2.92
6+
8%
9.15
Half Time / Full Time
1/1
37%
1/2
1%
1/X
5%
X/1
19%
X/2
7%
X/X
13%
2/1
4%
2/2
10%
2/X
4%
STRENGTH — pattern support: Good → Great · fuller bar = deeper record. Informational.
Our Pick = the view of our model: the outcome it rates most likely. A forecast, not a bet.

Cruz Azul v Monterrey — Team-Based Signals

SIGNALS Team Signals — the why behind the numbers
iddaakolik predictions — not real match figures
HOME Cruz Azul The Market 62%
Signal
AWAY Monterrey The Market 22%
Great Team Performanceagainst Market Expectation Great
2.32 xG Scorediddaakolik model prediction 1.10
0.78 xG Concedediddaakolik model prediction 1.32
Great Attack Strength Great
Great Defense Strength Great
51% Ball Possession 49%
14 Total Shots 10
5 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 4
340 · 82% PassesSuccessful · Accuracy 333 · 80%
25 Box TouchesOpposition Penalty Area 11
19 Crosses 8
2 Yellow Cards 3

Cruz Azul vs Monterrey Head-to-Head — Last 6 Meetings

H2H Past Meetings
Real recorded figures, averaged over these meetings
HOME Cruz Azul
4W-1D-1L
AWAY Monterrey
2.17 Avg Goals (FT) 0.83
1.97 xG 1.13
48% Ball Possession 52%
16 Total Shots 12
8 Shots on Target 3
3 Corners 5
326 Passes 348
80% Pass Accuracy 80%
22 Box Touches 20
14 Crosses 20
2 Yellow Cards 2
The Meetings
11.03.2026 Monterrey Monterrey 2-3 HT 2-1 Cruz Azul Cruz Azul CON
01.03.2026 Monterrey Monterrey 0-2 HT 0-1 Cruz Azul Cruz Azul MEK
26.10.2025 Cruz Azul Cruz Azul 2-0 HT 1-0 Monterrey Monterrey MEK
09.03.2025 Cruz Azul Cruz Azul 1-1 HT 1-1 Monterrey Monterrey MEK
14.07.2024 Monterrey Monterrey 0-4 HT 0-2 Cruz Azul Cruz Azul MEK
20.05.2024 Cruz Azul Cruz Azul 1-2 HT 0-0 Monterrey Monterrey MEK

Cruz Azul 1-1 Monterrey — Actual Match Statistics

RESULT Match Result
Real recorded figures from this match
HOME Cruz Azul
1 - 1
AWAY Monterrey
1.44 xG 0.50
51% Ball Possession 49%
16 Total Shots 14
6 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 3
295 Passes 302
77% Pass Accuracy 80%
14 Box Touches 15
15 Crosses 11
2 Yellow Cards 4
REVIEW Cruz Azul vs Monterrey
IDDAAKOLIK POST-MATCH REVIEW

a 1-1 draw left Cruz Azul and Monterrey with a point apiece. Half-time: 0-1.

This one beat our numbers. Cruz Azul carried 60% before kick-off and it didn't land — a reminder that even strong leads lose regularly. The goals read — over 2.5 goals (56%) — went the other way, though.

Under the surface, possession split 51% to 49% in Cruz Azul's favour, shots finished 16-14, expected goals 1.44 to 0.50.

Coming into the game, across their last 6 meetings in our records, Cruz Azul had the better of it with 4 wins, 1 drawn. Scoring in those meetings ran 2.17 a game for Cruz Azul against 0.83 for Monterrey.

Cruz Azul vs Monterrey Result & Final Score

Cruz Azul 1 - 1 Monterrey in the CONCACAF Champions League on 18/03/2026. The analysis above shows what our model predicted before kick-off next to what actually happened.

Cruz Azul vs Monterrey Prediction vs Result

Before kick-off our model rated a Cruz Azul win the most likely single outcome at about 60%, with the full match-result split Cruz Azul 60%, draw 22%, Monterrey 18%. The final score 1-1 confirmed our model's pre-match leads on BTTS Yes — while Match Result (Cruz Azul), Over 2.5 went the other way.

✗ Match Result (Cruz Azul) ✗ Over 2.5 ✓ BTTS Yes
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