📏 Form Guide

Vancouver FC

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Vancouver FC will be looking for an improved result here after the 4-2 Canadian Championship defeat in their last game at the hands of Vancouver Whitecaps.

The only name on the scoresheet from Vancouver FC was Nicolás Mezquida (85'). Ali Ahmed (5', 36'), Thomas Müller (10') and Ryan Gauld (83') scored for Vancouver Whitecaps.

Vancouver FC have been finding it hard to keep clean sheets recently, but they have also done enough to convert their own chances into goals. Looking at their last 6 games, Vancouver FC have seen their goal breached in 6 of them in addition to getting on the scoresheet in 5 of those matches. We shall soon see whether or not that trend can be continued on here.

Cruz Azul

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Cruz Azul will go into this encounter after a 3-4 Liga MX (Clausura) win as they beat FC Juárez in their most recent game.

In that match, Cruz Azul had 42% possession and 16 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. For Cruz Azul, goals were scored by Agustín Palavecino (1'), José Paradela (7'), Carlos Rotondi (39') and Carlos Rodríguez (51'). FC Juarez had 17 attempts on goal with 8 of them on target. Óscar Estupiñán (45', 90') and Castilho (81') scored for FC Juárez.

Over the course of their previous six clashes, Cruz Azul have helped themselves to the sum of 10 goals. Cruz Azul have also scored on each one of those occasions. During those fixtures, they have seen 8 goals go against them.

📰 Team News: Vancouver FC

The Vancouver FC boss has zero fitness concerns to speak of ahead of this clash with a completely healthy group to choose from.

🧠 Prediction

We’re inclined to think that Vancouver FC will likely create enough chances to get a goal against this Cruz Azul side, although one goal is unlikely to be enough to prevent defeat.

We therefore reckon that it will be a close game with a 1-2 winning margin for Cruz Azul at the end of this one. We are expecting it to be pretty even.

Lucas Pereira, 15:00 04/02/2026