Cruz Azul are averaging 19.4 shots per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 31.2 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 Santos Laguna, and a full match-by-match log.
Agustín Palavecino leads with 36 shots across 9 qualifying appearances (4/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.
Cruz Azul are averaging 19.4 shots per game over 10 games and concede 11.8 for a match-total of 31.2. That ranks 1st of 18 for team shots in their primary competition.
Shots matchup blends our attackers' shot rate (50%) with the opposition's shots conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Santos Laguna, the page weights each Cruz Azul attacker against the opposition's last-season shots-conceded 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.
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.
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.
| Player | Position | Apps | Shots | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agustín Palavecino | midfielder | 9 | 36 | 4 | 100% |
| Nicolás Ibáñez | attacker | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 100% |
| Alán Montes | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Osinachi Ebere | attacker | 9 | 13 | 1.44 | 89% |
| Carlos Rotondi | attacker | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 83% |
| José Paradela | midfielder | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 80% |
| Gonzalo Piovi | defender | 7 | 7 | 1 | 71% |
| Carlos Rodríguez | midfielder | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 70% |
| Gabriel Fernández | attacker | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 67% |
| Andrés Montaño | midfielder | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 67% |
| Jeremy Márquez | midfielder | 10 | 14 | 1.4 | 60% |
| Luka Romero | attacker | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 57% |
| Omar Campos | defender | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 50% |
| Rogelio González | midfielder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Willer Ditta | defender | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 44% |
| Amaury García | midfielder | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 43% |
| Jesús Orozco Chiquete | defender | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 40% |
| Érik Lira | midfielder | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Kevin Mier | goalkeeper | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Andrés Gudiño | goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team shots | Opposition shots | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2026 | Necaxa | Away | 1-3 | 22 | 13 | 35 | Agustín Palavecino (4) |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Atlas | Home | 0-2 | 25 | 11 | 36 | Agustín Palavecino (6) |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Tijuana | Away | 2-1 | 15 | 13 | 28 | Nicolás Ibáñez (3) |
| 2 Aug 2026 | Atlante | Home | 2-3 | 19 | 11 | 30 | Nicolás Ibáñez (5) |
| 22 Jul 2026 | Puebla | Home | 2-1 | 22 | 10 | 32 | Agustín Palavecino (4) |
| 18 Jul 2026 | Atlético San Luis | Away | 2-3 | 20 | 13 | 33 | Carlos Rotondi (4) |
| 25 May 2026 | Pumas UNAM | Away | 1-2 | 18 | 12 | 30 | Carlos Rotondi (7) |
| 22 May 2026 | Pumas UNAM | Home | 0-0 | 24 | 4 | 28 | Agustín Palavecino (6) |
| 17 May 2026 | Guadalajara | Away | 1-2 | 13 | 15 | 28 | Carlos Rotondi (4) |
| 14 May 2026 | Guadalajara | Home | 2-2 | 16 | 16 | 32 | Carlos Rotondi (4) |