Match Events
- 11′Nashville SC, yellow card:
- 17′Leon, yellow card:
- 27′Leon, yellow card:
- 45′Nashville SC, yellow card:
- Half-time
- 46′Leon, substitution:off
- 46′Leon, substitution:off
- 62′Nashville SC, substitution:off
- 62′Nashville SC, substitution:off
- 68′Leon, substitution:off
- 68′Leon, substitution:off
- 74′Nashville SC, substitution:off
- 74′Nashville SC, substitution:off
- 76′Nashville SC, yellow card:
- 80′Leon, goal:0–1assist
- 83′Leon, substitution:off
- 84′Nashville SC, substitution:off
- Full-time0 – 1
Lineups
Starting lineups
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Nashville SC
4-4-2
Leon
4-1-4-1
Key Stats
Top Performers
Best rated
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Nashville SC
Leon
Match report
Arcila strike gives Leon narrow win over Nashville SC in Leagues Cup
Leon edged Nashville SC 1-0 in a Leagues Cup Group Stage clash at Geodis Park, with the game's only goal arriving late to settle an otherwise tight contest. The scoreline remained goalless at half-time before the visitors found the breakthrough that decided the outcome.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The deadlock was broken in the 80th minute when D. Arcila converted an assist from S. Santos, giving Leon the lead they would not relinquish. Nashville SC pushed for a response but could not find a way past the visiting defence in the closing stages, and the match ended 0-1.
Nashville SC held the greater share of possession at 56 percent and also edged the shots on goal, but neither side carved out a clinical enough edge, with each managing two shots on target. Leon's higher foul count and extra corner reflected a more direct approach that ultimately yielded the decisive moment.
D. Arcila scored the only goal of the match in the 80th minute, finishing off a S. Santos assist to earn a share of the top rating alongside C. Brunet at 7.5.
Nashville SC dominated possession with 56 percent of the ball but were unable to convert that control into a goal.
Leon won 1–0 away against Nashville SC (half-time 0–0).
Nashville SC met Leon in the Leagues Cup (Group Stage). Kick-off was Thursday, 6 August 2026, 00:30 UTC at Geodis Park. Referee: S. Reyna.
Team pages: Nashville SC · Leon · Leagues Cup
Key moments
- 80' Goal: Daniel Arcila (assist: Sebastián Santos) — 0–1
Starting line-ups
Nashville SC (4-4-2)
- 13 Xavier Valdez
- 27 Reed Baker-Whiting
- 21 Thomas Williams
- 5 Jack Maher (c)
- 22 Josh Bauer
- 11 Elias Saad
- 6 Bryan Acosta
- 12 C. Brunet
- 37 Ahmed Qasem
- 41 Warren Madrigal
- 17 Woobens Pacius
Leon (4-1-4-1)
- 23 Óscar García
- 5 Sebastián Vegas
- 3 Juan Guevara
- 14 Jhohan Romaña
- 7 Iván Moreno
- 29 José Rodríguez (c)
- 13 Daniel Arcila
- 6 Fernando Beltrán
- 6 F. Beltran Cruz
- 20 Rodrigo Echeverría
- 16 Jordi Cortizo
- 27 Diber Cambindo
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Nashville SC 56%, the draw 26%, Leon 18%. It finished Nashville SC 0–1 Leon.
Nashville SC's rating edge carries it — Nashville SC are the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Nashville SC's 56%. The draw at 26% is up from the usual 24.2% for a gap this size, as small adjustments add up.
Why Nashville SC at 56%?
Nashville SC sit 183 points higher on our strength rating — 1713 to 1530. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge at home won 57.2% of 12,639 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 62–22–16.
Why only 56%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 56% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 26% and Leon at 18%.
Why the draw at 26%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.2%. These teams' recent games average 2.7 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,484. The goals environment adds 1.2 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Nashville SC average 10 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 183 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. Nashville SC scored +0.86 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 2,733 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 42.0% vs 42.9% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Nashville SC vs Leon 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 Nashville SC and Leon team pages or the Leagues Cup page.