CF Cruz Azul vs Los Angeles FC Prediction & Picks - Concachampions
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CF Cruz Azul and Los Angeles FC will meet in the second leg of the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup on Tuesday night at Estadio Cuauhtemoc. Cruz Azul will come into this matchup looking to bounce back from their painful 3-0 defeat in LA last week. They’ll have themselves to blame for not taking most of their chances after recording 11 shots while having 70% ball possession.
LAFC, meanwhile, were highly clinical in their first leg. They converted three of their five shots on target, highlighting their attacking efficiency this season. The hosts came out flying from the first whistle, scoring twice in the first half through Son Heung-min and David Martinez. The latter scored again in the 50th minute to ensure his side heads to Mexico with a 3-goal cushion. They’re favored by -2500 to reach the next round.
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CF Cruz Azul vs Los Angeles FC Form
CF Cruz Azul and Los Angeles FC Latest Matches
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CF Cruz Azul against Los Angeles FC : Head to Head (H2H)
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CF Cruz Azul - Los Angeles FC: Form Analysis
Cruz Azul’s head coach, Nicolas Larcamon, doesn’t have any major injury worries ahead of this high-stakes clash. He will be without the services of center forward Nicolas Ibanez, who has two goals and one assist in his 12 appearances this season. Cruz Azul will also be without centerback Jesus Orozco.
Their main attacker, Luca Romero, has enjoyed a solid campaign in this competition, scoring 3 goals in his five games.
He’ll be key to unlocking LA’s stubborn defense.
LAFC’s Marc Dos Santos should reinstate French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and Korean striker Son Heung-min back to the starting lineup. They paid a heavy price last weekend for omitting the former Tottenham players entirely from the matchday squad against Portland. Son has been on fire in this competition, recording 2 goals and 4 assists in his five appearances. He should give them more attacking bite, while Lloris will stabilize the defense.
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CF Cruz Azul against Los Angeles FC Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Substitutes
A. Gudino
E. Ochoa
DefenderJ. Rodarte Barragan
MidfielderJ. Mendoza
C. Jimenez
J. Paradela
R. Gonzalez
A. Castro
ForwardL. Romero
A. Morales Rosas
M. Levy
O. Ebere
T. Hasal
C. Carter
DefenderA. Smoliakov
R. Hollingshead
A. Long
MidfielderR. Raposo
J. Shaffelburg
J. Terry
M. Evans
ForwardN. Ordaz
J. Ebobisse
T. Boyd
Missing players
J. Orozco
ForwardN. Ibanez
I. Jesus
CF Cruz Azul & Los Angeles FC Squad Analysis
Cruz Azul is in a must-win situation. The Mexican side edged out Monterrey 4-3 in the Round of 16 to book a date with LAFC. Their attackers have been impressive so far in this competition, having scored 12 goals, including an 8-0 win over Vancouver in the first round. However, they really struggled to create clear-cut chances against LAFC last week.
Playing in front of their fans could do them some good on Tuesday night.
LAFC, on the other side of the pitch, is performing exceptionally well under its new head coach, Marc Dos Santos. They’re enjoying a dominant campaign in the MLS, sitting in the third spot of the Western Conference with 16 points. However, LAFC showed that they’re beatable when they lost 2-1 to Portland last weekend. This was their first defeat this season and the first goal they conceded domestically.
Most goals and assists
CF Cruz Azul
Los Angeles FC
L. Romero
(3 Goals)
D. Bouanga
(5 Goals)
G. Fernandez
(2 Assists)
S. Heung-min
(6 Assists)
CF Cruz Azul - Los Angeles FC Key Points
- Both teams scored in three of the last five LAFC CONCACAF Champions Cup games.
- Both teams scored in two of LAFC’s CONCACAF Champions Cup.
- The total goals went over 2.5 in four of the last five LAFC matches.
- The total goals went over 2.5 in three of the last four Cruz Azul matches.
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Our CF Cruz Azul vs Los Angeles FC Prediction
LAFC is the exciting betting underdog. Their most recent defeat coincided with the exclusion of Son and Lloris, which wasn’t surprising. With the star duo back in the lineup, we expect them to be more organized in defense and highly efficient in attack. Son should lead their counter-attacking play and grab an early goal against the hosts, who have conceded first in five of their last six matches. Note that Cruz Azul is currently experiencing a rough patch, winning only once in the last seven matches. Still, we expect them to push for an early goal and set the tempo in this encounter.
Our prediction for Cruz Azul vs LAFC: Over 2.5 goals.
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LAFC to win
LAFC will be under no pressure to win, which could favor them. We don’t expect them to concede many goals, having given up only 3 goals in their five assignments. In fact, they’re yet to concede more than once at this competition. With their attack firing currently, we’re backing the Americans to win 2-1.
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