Columbus Crew vs Atlas — Leagues Cup: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 28′Columbus Crew, goal:1–0assist
- 33′Columbus Crew, yellow card:Foul
- 45′Columbus Crew, goal:2–0assist
- Half-time2 – 0
- 46′Columbus Crew, substitution:off
- 46′Columbus Crew, substitution:off
- 51′Columbus Crew, goal:3–0assist
- 54′Columbus Crew, yellow card:Foul
- 60′Columbus Crew, substitution:off
- 60′Columbus Crew, substitution:off
- 61′Atlas, yellow card:Foul
- 62′Atlas, substitution:off
- 62′Atlas, substitution:off
- 67′Atlas, own goal:3–1Own goal
- 73′Atlas, substitution:off
- 73′Atlas, substitution:off
- 82′Columbus Crew, substitution:off
- 82′Atlas, substitution:off
- Full-time3 – 1
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Match report
Columbus Crew rout Atlas 3-1 in Leagues Cup group stage
Columbus Crew beat Atlas 3-1 at Lower.com Field in Leagues Cup Group Stage action, moving into a two-goal half-time cushion before a late own goal added respectability to the visitors' scoreline. Cesar Ruvalcaba opened the scoring in the 28th minute, assisted by Dylan Chambost, and Sean Zawadzki doubled the lead in first-half stoppage time with Taha Habroune supplying the assist.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Habroune turned provider again three minutes into the second half, teeing up Brais Méndez to make it 3-0 and effectively settle the contest. Atlas got a goal back in the 67th minute, though it came via a Zawadzki own goal rather than any sustained pressure of their own, and the deficit proved far too steep to overturn.
Columbus dominated territorially despite having less of the ball, with 56 percent possession translating into 15 shots against Atlas's five. The home side also managed just two shots on target compared with Columbus's five, underlining how clinical Laurent Courtois's team were in front of goal while Hernan Crespo's side struggled to create clear openings.
Ruvalcaba scored the opening goal and finished with a match-high rating of 8.3, while Habroune's two assists made him instrumental in Columbus's second-half surge.
Columbus registered 15 shots to Atlas's five, a gulf that reflected their control throughout the match despite having less of the ball.
Columbus Crew beat Atlas 3–1 (half-time 2–0).
Columbus Crew met Atlas in the Leagues Cup (Group Stage). Kick-off was Tuesday, 4 August 2026, 23:45 UTC at Lower.com Field. Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava.
Team pages: Columbus Crew · Atlas · Leagues Cup
Key moments
- 28' Goal: Cesar Ruvalcaba (assist: Dylan Chambost) — 1–0
- 45' Goal: Sean Zawadzki (assist: Taha Habroune) — 2–0
- 51' Goal: Brais Méndez (assist: Taha Habroune) — 3–0
- 67' Goal (own goal): Sean Zawadzki — 3–1
Starting line-ups
Columbus Crew (4-4-2)
Atlas (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Columbus Crew 49%, the draw 25%, Atlas 26%. It finished Columbus Crew 3–1 Atlas.
Columbus Crew's rating edge on neutral ground — Columbus Crew are the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Columbus Crew's 49%. The draw at 25% is lifted by neutral ground.
Why Columbus Crew at 49%?
Columbus Crew sit 159 points higher on our strength rating — 1646 to 1487. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge at home won 57.2% of 12,635 such games.
Why only 49%?
Leagues Cup is played on neutral grounds: Columbus Crew are the listed home side but get none of the usual home lift, so the class read is re-centred. On grounds we detect as neutral, listed-home sides won 44.6% of 26,819 games vs 45.2% at real homes — so a tournament game away from a side's own ground scores the class edge venue-free, as the average of the home and away reads.
Why the draw at 25%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.2%. These teams' recent games average 3.0 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,708. Neutral ground adds 1.5 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Columbus Crew average 16 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 159 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. Columbus Crew have played 3+ games in the last two weeks; their opponents haven't. Between equals, congested home sides won 47.0% of 2412 measured games and congested visitors 28.2% of 2452 — the cells disagree with each other and with the flat rest table, so schedule stays a watch item at 0 points. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Columbus Crew vs Atlas final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Leagues Cup fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Columbus Crew and Atlas team pages or the Leagues Cup page.