How to watch Pachuca vs Cruz Azul match in the USA: Live stream and TV for 2026 Liga MX Apertura

WHO	Pachuca vs Cruz Azul
WHAT	Liga MX
WHEN	11:10pm ET / 8:10pm PT • Wednesday, October 21, 2026
WHERE	ViX
STREAM	WATCH NOW

Pachuca enter Wednesday’s match without a win in their last three outings. They lost 1-2 to Monterrey on October 19, then settled for a 3-3 draw against Necaxa on October 11 after conceding late. Before that stretch, Pachuca fell 0-1 to Santos Laguna on September 27. The home side will be looking to Wednesday’s game to stop a run that has produced just one point from a possible nine.

Cruz Azul arrive in much better form. A 5-0 win over Juarez on October 18 followed back-to-back 3-3 draws, first against Pumas UNAM on October 12 and then against Toluca on September 26. The goals have kept coming for Cruz Azul in every one of those three matches. That scoring form gives the visitors momentum heading into a trip to face a Pachuca side still searching for their footing.

Pachuca and Cruz Azul have met 10 times, with Pachuca winning five, Cruz Azul winning four, and one match ending in a draw. The most recent meeting came on April 5, when Pachuca won 2-1 away at Cruz Azul. Before that, Cruz Azul took a 1-0 win at Pachuca on September 13, 2025, and Cruz Azul also won 2-1 at home on February 9, 2025. The series over the last several meetings has swung back and forth, with neither side building a long run of consecutive wins over the other.

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