{"id":35335,"date":"2026-08-24T09:59:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T13:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/?post_type=news&p=35335"},"modified":"2026-08-24T10:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T14:00:28","slug":"match-preview-necaxa-vs-cruz-azul-08-28-26-liga-mx","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/news\/liga-mx\/match-preview-necaxa-vs-cruz-azul-08-28-26-liga-mx\/","title":{"rendered":"Necaxa vs Cruz Azul: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Necaxa<\/a> host Cruz Azul<\/a> at Estadio Victoria on Friday, August 28 (9:00 PM ET \/ 8:00 PM CT \/ 6:00 PM PT).<\/p>\n

Necaxa’s threat starts with Julian Carranza, who leads the group with four goals from thirteen shots and seven on target this season, with Juan Valencia and Matias Espindola offering support \u2014 Espindola has created seven chances despite limited minutes. Cruz Azul have no fresh injury or suspension concerns to report and are expected to lean on Nicolas Ibanez, whose seventeen shots and twelve on target outstrip anyone else in this preview, alongside Jeremy Marquez, who has created eight chances to go with two goals of his own.<\/p>\n

This looks a game defined by moments rather than end-to-end action: Necaxa capable of testing Cruz Azul but likely to be undone by the visitors’ greater firepower up top, with Ibanez and Marquez doing the early asking. Expect goals at both ends but not an avalanche of them \u2014 a narrow, low-key finish rather than a shootout, with Cruz Azul edging it late.<\/p>\n

US viewers can watch Necaxa vs Cruz Azul on ViX, TUDN or Fox.<\/p>\n\n\n