FC Cincinnati vs U.N.A.M. - Pumas — Leagues Cup: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 8′FC Cincinnati, goal disallowed:Goal Disallowed - offside
- 42′FC Cincinnati, yellow card:
- 45′FC Cincinnati, goal:1–0assist
- Half-time1 – 0
- 63′FC Cincinnati, substitution:off
- 63′FC Cincinnati, substitution:off
- 63′FC Cincinnati, substitution:off
- 65′U.N.A.M. - Pumas, substitution:off
- 65′U.N.A.M. - Pumas, substitution:off
- 78′U.N.A.M. - Pumas, substitution:off
- 81′FC Cincinnati, substitution:off
- 83′U.N.A.M. - Pumas, substitution:off
- 85′U.N.A.M. - Pumas, substitution:off
- 88′FC Cincinnati, substitution:off
- 90′FC Cincinnati, goal:2–0assist
- Full-time2 – 0
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Match report
Cincinnati see off Pumas with goals at each end of the clock
FC Cincinnati beat U.N.A.M. - Pumas 2-0 in a Leagues Cup Group Stage fixture at TQL Stadium, with goals either side of the 90 minutes settling a contest that stayed level for long stretches. Pat Noonan's side led at the break and closed it out deep into stoppage time.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Pavel Bucha broke the deadlock in first-half stoppage time, converting an Evander assist to put the hosts 1-0 up at the interval. Pumas, managed by Esteban Solari, pushed for an equaliser after the restart but could not find a way through a Cincinnati defence that held firm. The visitors' resistance finally cracked in the 90th minute of the second half, when Kenji Mboma Dem added a second, teed up by Ender Echenique, to make it 2-0 and confirm the points for the hosts.
The match was tightly matched statistically, with both sides finishing level on 15 shots apiece and four on target each, and possession split evenly at 50 per cent. Cincinnati were the more disciplined side, picking up just one yellow card to none for Pumas despite conceding more fouls overall, while the visitors won more corners without turning that territorial edge into goals.
Kyle Smith earned the highest rating on the pitch at 8.2, though it was Kenji Mboma Dem and Pavel Bucha who supplied the decisive contributions, each scoring once to seal the win.
Despite finishing with 11 fouls to Cincinnati's five, Pumas ended up on the losing side, unable to convert territorial pressure into a result.
FC Cincinnati beat U.N.A.M. - Pumas 2–0 (half-time 1–0).
FC Cincinnati met U.N.A.M. - Pumas in the Leagues Cup (Group Stage). Kick-off was Saturday, 8 August 2026, 00:00 UTC at TQL Stadium. Referee: O. Vergara.
Team pages: FC Cincinnati · U.N.A.M. - Pumas · Leagues Cup
Key moments
- 45' Goal: Pavel Bucha (assist: Evander) — 1–0
- 90' Goal: Kenji Mboma Dem (assist: Ender Echenique) — 2–0
Starting line-ups
FC Cincinnati (3-4-2-1)
- 13 Evan Louro
- 88 A. Chirila
- 12 Miles Robinson
- 24 Kyle Smith
- 66 Ender Echenique
- 5 Obinna Nwobodo
- 22 Gerardo Valenzuela
- 20 Pavel Bucha
- 10 Evander (c)
- 17 Kenji Mboma Dem
- 9 Kévin Denkey
U.N.A.M. - Pumas (5-4-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave FC Cincinnati 59%, the draw 22%, U.N.A.M. - Pumas 19%. It finished FC Cincinnati 2–0 U.N.A.M. - Pumas.
FC Cincinnati's rating edge carries it — FC Cincinnati are the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of FC Cincinnati's 59%. The draw at 22% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why FC Cincinnati at 59%?
FC Cincinnati sit 161 points higher on our strength rating — 1638 to 1477. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge at home won 57.2% of 12,649 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 61–22–17.
Why only 59%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 59% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 22% and U.N.A.M. - Pumas at 19%.
Why is the draw only 22%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.1%. These teams' recent games average 4.2 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 16,854. The goals environment takes 2.1 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
FC Cincinnati scored +0.99 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 2,740 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. FC Cincinnati have gained 79 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 41.5% of 12,110 such games vs 40.7% 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 FC Cincinnati vs U.N.A.M. - Pumas 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 FC Cincinnati and U.N.A.M. - Pumas team pages or the Leagues Cup page.