New York City FC vs 06.08.26 23:302 – 0Full Time
Santos Laguna — Leagues Cup: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
New York City FC see off Santos Laguna in Leagues Cup group game
New York City FC beat Santos Laguna 2-0 in a Leagues Cup Group Stage fixture at Sports Illustrated Stadium. The match was goalless at half-time before the home side pulled away in the second half.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Tayvon Gray broke the deadlock in the 50th minute to put New York City FC ahead. Nico Cavallo doubled the lead in the 66th minute, converting an assist from Andrés Perea to make it 2-0, a scoreline that held until the final whistle.
Santos Laguna had more of the ball in terms of shot volume, registering 12 attempts to New York City FC's 8, and also edged the corner count 5 to 3, but they could not find a way past the home defence. New York City FC controlled possession with 55 percent and picked up no yellow cards, while Santos Laguna were shown two.
Goalkeeper Matthew Freese was rated the top performer on the pitch with a 9.0 rating, while Nico Cavallo also impressed by scoring the second goal.
Despite having less of the ball, Santos Laguna out-shot New York City FC 12 to 8 over the course of the match.
New York City FC beat Santos Laguna 2–0 (half-time 0–0).
New York City FC met Santos Laguna in the Leagues Cup (Group Stage). Kick-off was Thursday, 6 August 2026, 23:30 UTC at Sports Illustrated Stadium. Referee: Andrew Samuel.
Team pages: New York City FC · Santos Laguna · Leagues Cup
Key moments
- 50' Goal: Tayvon Gray — 1–0
- 66' Goal: Nico Cavallo (assist: Andrés Perea) — 2–0
Starting line-ups
New York City FC (4-2-3-1)
Santos Laguna (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave New York City FC 59%, the draw 23%, Santos Laguna 18%. It finished New York City FC 2–0 Santos Laguna.
New York City FC's rating gap decides it on neutral ground — New York City FC are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of New York City FC's 59%. The draw at 23% is lifted by neutral ground.
Why New York City FC at 59%?
New York City FC sit 213 points higher on our strength rating — 1652 to 1439. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge at home won 67.0% of 5,905 such games.
Why only 59%?
Leagues Cup is played on neutral grounds: New York City FC 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 26,824 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 is the draw only 23%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 19.6%. These teams' recent games average 2.5 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,490. Neutral ground adds 2.2 points to the draw. The goals environment adds 1.1 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
New York City FC scored +0.38 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 2,736 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. Santos Laguna have shed 61 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.7% of 9,579 such games vs 34.5% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points 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 New York City FC vs Santos Laguna 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 New York City FC and Santos Laguna team pages or the Leagues Cup page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of New York City FC vs Santos Laguna?
New York City FC beat Santos Laguna 2–0 (half-time 0–0).
›Who scored in New York City FC vs Santos Laguna?
Tayvon Gray (50') for New York City FC; Nico Cavallo (66') for New York City FC.
›Where can I watch New York City FC vs Santos Laguna highlights?
This page carries the full match report, stats and lineups for New York City FC vs Santos Laguna; goal clips are added as soon as official highlights are available.