Comments, predictions Cruz Azul vs Vancouver: Sinking the Canadian dream
The match between Cruz Azul vs Vancouver in the CONCACAF Champions League takes place at 8:00 a.m. on June 2. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes, comments on football and predicts the score.
Latest Cruz Azul vs Vancouver team information
Cruz Azul will be without Andres Montano for the final due to a medial knee ligament injury.
Angel Sepulveda is the tournament's top scorer with 7 goals, including the decisive penalty against Tigres. Goalkeeper Kevin Mier also kept a clean sheet thanks to 2 excellent saves.
Vancouver Whitecaps are still without captain Ryan Gauld due to a knee injury, although he could be fit for the final. Meanwhile, Sebastian Berhalter is suspended due to a series of yellow cards.
Brian White is the tournament's second-highest scorer with six goals. He and Berhalter each scored two goals in the semi-finals, with Pedro Vite scoring the other.
Latest predicted lineup for Cruz Azul vs Vancouver
Cruz Azul:
Mier; Sanchez, Ditta, Orozco, Rotondi; Rodriguez, Lira; Bogusz, Faravelli, Fernandez; Sepulveda
Vancouver Whitecaps:
Takaoka; Ocampo, Blackmon, Veselinovic, Johnson; Priso, Cubas, Vite; Nelson, White, Ahmed
Latest football commentary Cruz Azul vs Vancouver
Cruz Azul is set to reach its ninth CONCACAF Champions Cup final and has a chance to win its seventh title – equaling Club America's record.
Under the leadership of Vicente Sanchez, the Mexican team completely deserved to be in the cup match when scoring 15 goals and only conceding 3 goals after 4 rounds.
They have won all four of their home games in this year's competition and kept three clean sheets at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario.
La Maquina are currently on an eight-game winning streak at home in Mexico City and have never trailed during their run at the 2025 Champions Cup.
This year, Cruz Azul have only lost one game when scoring first – a 2-1 defeat to Club America in the Clausura semi-finals, where they were eliminated by a higher-ranked opponent.
Cruz Azul has never lost a home match against MLS representatives in the Champions Cup, including a 4-1 win over Seattle Sounders in the round of 16 this season.
As for Vancouver Whitecaps, their journey to the final was filled with emotion as they had to come back from behind.
The Canadian team started by losing to Saprissa in the first leg of the first round but still advanced, and in the last 3 rounds, they have been behind in the second leg but still won the right to continue.
Vancouver is the third Canadian team to reach the final of this tournament, after Toronto (lost to Chivas in 2018) and CF Montreal (lost to Club America in 2015).
Despite never having beaten a Mexican team away from home, Vancouver scored four goals in two games on Mexican soil this season – eliminating Pumas and Monterrey on away goals.
No MLS team has ever won a Champions Cup final in Mexico in 90 minutes. However, Seattle drew 2-2 with Pumas in Mexico in 2023 and won the second leg 3-0 to win the title.
The Whitecaps are now unbeaten in 15 consecutive matches in all competitions, but have won just one of their last five (3-2 against Real Salt Lake).
Latest Cruz Azul vs Vancouver score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Cruz Azul vs Vancouveras follows:
- Sportsmole:Cruz Azul 2-0 Vancouver
- WhoScore:Cruz Azul 3-1 Vancouver
- Our newspaper predicts:Cruz Azul 3-1 Vancouver
When and where to watch Cruz Azul vs Vancouver live?
To watch the live match Cruz Azul vs Vancouver in the CONCACAF Champions League taking place at 8:00 a.m. on June 2, viewers can watch it on online sports channels. Wishing you happy football watching moments.
