Cruz Azul are averaging 6.5 shots on target per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 11.1 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 Necaxa, and a full match-by-match log.
Nicolás Ibáñez leads with 11 shots on target across 5 qualifying appearances (2.2/g, 100% 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.
Cruz Azul are averaging 6.5 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 4.6 for a match-total of 11.1. That ranks 2nd of 18 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 18.1 shots per game and create 12.7 key passes per game.
SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Necaxa, the page weights each Cruz Azul attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.
Cruz Azul take 18.1 shots per game and put 6.5 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.
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.
Cruz Azul are currently converting 23% 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.
| Player | Position | Apps | Shots on target | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolás Ibáñez | attacker | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 100% |
| Alán Montes | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Carlos Rotondi | attacker | 7 | 11 | 1.57 | 86% |
| Agustín Palavecino | midfielder | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 78% |
| José Paradela | midfielder | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 50% |
| Osinachi Ebere | attacker | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 40% |
| Gonzalo Piovi | defender | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 38% |
| Gabriel Fernández | attacker | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 33% |
| Carlos Rodríguez | midfielder | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | 30% |
| Luka Romero | attacker | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 29% |
| Jesús Orozco Chiquete | defender | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Jeremy Márquez | midfielder | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 22% |
| Omar Campos | defender | 10 | 2 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Willer Ditta | defender | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Kevin Mier | goalkeeper | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Amaury García | midfielder | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Érik Lira | midfielder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Andrés Montaño | midfielder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jorge Luis Rodarte Barragán | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Rogelio González | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Andrés Gudiño | goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team shots on target | Opposition shots on target | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 2026 | Atlas | Home | 0-2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | Nicolás Ibáñez (2) |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Tijuana | Away | 2-1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | Nicolás Ibáñez (2) |
| 2 Aug 2026 | Atlante | Home | 2-3 | 10 | 7 | 17 | Nicolás Ibáñez (4) |
| 22 Jul 2026 | Puebla | Home | 2-1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | Osinachi Ebere (2) |
| 18 Jul 2026 | Atlético San Luis | Away | 2-3 | 10 | 5 | 15 | Carlos Rotondi (3) |
| 25 May 2026 | Pumas UNAM | Away | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | Carlos Rotondi (3) |
| 22 May 2026 | Pumas UNAM | Home | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | Agustín Palavecino (2) |
| 17 May 2026 | Guadalajara | Away | 1-2 | 8 | 7 | 15 | Agustín Palavecino (2) |
| 14 May 2026 | Guadalajara | Home | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | Agustín Palavecino (1) |
| 10 May 2026 | Atlas | Home | 1-0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | José Paradela (2) |