PACHUCA (Interstat) — Azul Hidalgo will host Leones Negros on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, in a Liga de Expansión MX match. Azul Hidalgo will be the home team, and Leones Negros will be the visiting team. Both teams have played nine matches across all competitions this season.

Leones Negros enters the match with a 5-2-2 record across all competitions, including 5 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws. Azul Hidalgo is 1-4-4, with 1 win, 4 losses and 4 draws. Leones Negros’s most recent result was a 2-0 loss at Morelia on Sept. 20. Jared Escalante played 90 minutes in that match, as did goalkeeper Oziel Cantú and midfielder Sergio Hernández. Escalante played 90 minutes in a 2-2 tie with La Paz on Sept. 12, a 3-1 win at Tapatío on Sept. 6 and a 1-1 tie with Piratas on Aug. 29. The La Paz match included a yellow card. Before the Morelia loss, Leones Negros tied La Paz 2-2 on Sept. 13, won 3-1 at Tapatío on Sept. 7, tied Piratas 1-1 on Aug. 30, won 2-1 at Alacranes on Aug. 23, beat Club Jaiba Brava 4-0 on Aug. 16, lost 3-1 to Correcaminos on Aug. 7, won 2-0 at Cancún on Aug. 2 and won 4-2 at Tlaxcala on July 26.

Azul Hidalgo’s most recent result was a 2-0 loss at Alacranes on Sept. 18. José Suárez played 90 minutes in that match, as did Jaziel Mendoza and Emmanuel Sanchez. Suárez also played 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw with Piratas and a 6-0 loss at Cancún. Earlier this season, Azul Hidalgo tied Piratas 1-1, lost 6-0 at Cancún, beat Tepatitlán 6-0 on Aug. 29, tied 1-1 at La Paz on Aug. 22, lost 2-1 to Morelia on Aug. 15, lost 3-0 at Club Jaiba Brava on Aug. 9, tied Venados 1-1 on Aug. 1 and tied 0-0 at Tapatío on July 27.

Leones Negros will host Dorados on Oct. 4 and will travel to Venados on Oct. 11. Other upcoming matches include Oaxaca at Leones Negros on Oct. 17 and Oct. 18, Leones Negros at Zacatecas on Oct. 25, and Tepatitlán at Leones Negros on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. Azul Hidalgo will visit Correcaminos on Oct. 3 and Dorados on Oct. 11. Azul Hidalgo will host Zacatecas on Oct. 17, visit Oaxaca on Oct. 23 and host Tlaxcala on Oct. 31.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Leones Negros 2, Azul Hidalgo 1. Interstat’s ELO system gives Azul Hidalgo a 52.2 percent probability to win.