Tigres UANL vs 05.08.26 02:001 – 1(6-5 pen)After PenReal Salt Lake — Leagues Cup: stats, lineups & analysis

Match report

Real Salt Lake edge Tigres UANL on penalties in Leagues Cup group game

Real Salt Lake beat Tigres UANL 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at America First Field in the Leagues Cup Group Stage, following goalless spells in normal and extra time. Tigres led at half-time after taking an early advantage, but Real Salt Lake responded before the break to force the shootout that ultimately settled the contest.

AI-assisted match report written from official match data.

Tigres struck first through Juan Brunetta in the sixth minute, finishing off an assist from Rodrigo Aguirre. Real Salt Lake levelled ten minutes later when Pablo Ruiz converted a chance created by Morgan Guilavogui, and the score stayed at 1-1 through the remainder of the ninety minutes and into extra time, setting up the penalty decider that Real Salt Lake ultimately won.

Tigres held the greater share of possession, but Real Salt Lake were the more direct side in front of goal, registering more shots and more efforts on target across the match. Discipline was also uneven, with Real Salt Lake committing considerably more fouls than their opponents, while Tigres picked up two yellow cards to Real Salt Lake's one.

Pablo Ruiz scored Real Salt Lake's equaliser and finished with a rating of 7.9, the highest of any player in the match.

Real Salt Lake had six shots on target compared with three for Tigres, despite having less of the ball.

Tigres UANL and Real Salt Lake drew 1–1 (half-time 1–1). Tigres UANL won the penalty shootout 6–5.

Tigres UANL met Real Salt Lake in the Leagues Cup (Group Stage). Kick-off was Wednesday, 5 August 2026, 02:00 UTC at America First Field. Referee: Selvin Brown.

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Key moments

6' Goal: Juan Brunetta (assist: Rodrigo Aguirre) — 1–0
16' Goal: Pablo Ruiz (assist: Morgan Guilavogui) — 1–1

Starting line-ups

Tigres UANL (4-2-3-1)

Real Salt Lake (3-4-2-1)

Sirius · Why these numbers

Before kick-off Sirius gave Tigres UANL 32%, the draw 28%, Real Salt Lake 40%. It finished Tigres UANL 1–1 Real Salt Lake.

Level sides on neutral ground — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and neutral ground plus Real Salt Lake's control of the ball give Real Salt Lake the lean. The draw at 28% is what level sides usually produce.

Why Real Salt Lake in front?

Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1535 to 1569. Sides this close won 43.2% of 15,755 home games (draw 26.7%, visitors 30.1%). Leagues Cup is played on neutral grounds: Tigres UANL 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. Real Salt Lake hold 6 more possession points (52 to 46 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, when the visitors held this control edge the home team's win rate fell to 40.4% across 5,518 games, from 44.0% when styles were level.

Why only 40%?

Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Level sides split the rest: the draw at 28% and Tigres UANL at 32%.

Why the draw at 28%?

Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.7%. These teams' recent games average 2.8 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,708. The control factor adds 1.3 points to the draw.

What did we measure but not count?

Real Salt Lake 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. Tigres UANL arrive with 16 fully-tracked matches, so their strength number is a first estimate that will move quickly; Real Salt Lake bring a 422-game record. New-to-the-record sides are where our rating knows least.

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About this match

On this page: the Tigres UANL vs Real Salt Lake 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 Tigres UANL and Real Salt Lake team pages or the Leagues Cup page.

Quick answers

›What was the final score of Tigres UANL vs Real Salt Lake?

Tigres UANL and Real Salt Lake drew 1–1 (half-time 1–1). Tigres UANL won the penalty shootout 6–5.

›Who scored in Tigres UANL vs Real Salt Lake?

Juan Brunetta (6') for Tigres UANL; Pablo Ruiz (16') for Real Salt Lake.

›Where can I watch Tigres UANL vs Real Salt Lake highlights?

This page carries the full match report, stats and lineups for Tigres UANL vs Real Salt Lake; goal clips are added as soon as official highlights are available.

›What is the head-to-head record between Tigres UANL and Real Salt Lake?

Tigres UANL and Real Salt Lake have met 1 time — 1 win for Tigres UANL, 0 wins for Real Salt Lake and 0 draws.