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Cruz Azul vs Forge: result 3-1 and analysis

CONCACAF Champions LeagueRound of 16Kick-off on February 25, 2022 at 01:30 AM (UTC)Estadio Azteca, D.F.

Cruz Azul
3-1
Forge

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What was the result of Cruz Azul vs Forge?

Cruz Azul won 3-1 on February 25, 2022.

Goalscorers

  • 5′Á. RomeroCruz Azul
  • 21′R. BacaCruz Azul
  • 26′D. ChoinièreForge
  • 44′J. EscobarCruz Azul

Official lineup for Cruz Azul vs Forge

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Cruz Azul

  1. 8L. Mendoza
  2. 9Á. Romero
  3. 10R. Otero
  4. 29S. Giménez
  1. 12J. Martínez
  2. 15I. Rivero
  3. 16A. Aldrete
  4. 22R. Baca
  1. 5L. Abram
  2. 24J. Escobar
  1. 33S. Jurado

Forge

  1. 7D. Choinière
  2. 9T. Campbell
  1. 10K. Bekker
  2. 19T. Borges
  3. 21A. Hojabrpour
  4. 33A. Sissoko
  1. 3A. Morgan
  2. 4D. Samuel
  3. 13A. Achinioti-Jönsson
  4. 23G. Métusala
  1. 1T. Henry
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cruz Azul have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Forge have 6, 4 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Cruz Azul
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 21, 2022Toluca(away)4-1Liga MX
Feb 17, 2022Forge(away)1-0CONCACAF Champions League
Feb 13, 2022Necaxa(home)1-2Liga MX
Feb 8, 2022Leon(away)1-0Liga MX
Jan 23, 2022Monterrey(away)2-2Liga MX
Forge
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 17, 2022Cruz Azul(home)0-1CONCACAF Champions League
Dec 5, 2021Pacific FC(home)0-1Canadian Premier League
Dec 2, 2021CD Motagua(away)0-0CONCACAF League
Nov 25, 2021CD Motagua(home)2-2CONCACAF League
Nov 21, 2021York United(home)3-1Canadian Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 1 Cruz Azul win, 0 draws, 0 Forge wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 17, 2022Forge 0-1 Cruz AzulCONCACAF Champions League

Last archived meeting: Forge vs Cruz Azul on Feb 17, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

Cruz Azul score 1.5 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Forge score 1.3 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Cruz Azul1.51.259/157/15
Forge1.30.956/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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