Orlando City SC vs Leon — Leagues Cup: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 18′Leon, yellow card:Foul
- 21′Leon, yellow card:Argument
- 21′Orlando City SC, yellow card:Foul
- 38′Orlando City SC, goal:1–0assist
- Half-time1 – 0
- 46′Orlando City SC, substitution:off
- 53′Orlando City SC, substitution:off
- 54′Leon, goal:1–1assist
- 59′Orlando City SC, yellow card:Foul
- 60′Leon, substitution:off
- 66′Orlando City SC, substitution:off
- 66′Orlando City SC, substitution:off
- 72′Leon, goal:1–2assist
- 73′Leon, substitution:off
- 73′Leon, substitution:off
- 73′Leon, substitution:off
- 78′Leon, substitution:off
- 78′Orlando City SC, substitution:off
- 90+5′Leon, yellow card:Foul
- Full-time1 – 2
Lineups
Starting lineups
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Orlando City SC
4-2-3-1
Leon
4-1-4-1
Key Stats
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Orlando City SC
Leon
Match report
Leon come from behind to beat Orlando City in Leagues Cup
Leon fought back from a goal down to beat Orlando City SC 2-1 in a Leagues Cup Group Stage meeting, overturning a half-time deficit with two second-half strikes. Marco Pasalic had given the hosts the lead before the break, but Javier Gandolfi's side responded through Juan Guevara and Daniel Arcila to complete the turnaround.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Orlando City took charge early through Pasalic, who converted a Tyrese Spicer assist in the 38th minute to put the home side 1-0 up at the interval. Leon needed only nine minutes after the restart to draw level, Juan Guevara finishing off a Jordi Cortizo assist in the 54th minute. Daniel Arcila then turned the contest on its head in the 72nd minute, converting a chance created by Iván Moreno to make it 1-2.
Despite Orlando holding more of the ball, with 54 percent possession to Leon's 46, it was the visitors who created the greater threat, firing 18 shots to the hosts' 11 and landing ten on target compared with just three for Orlando. That disparity in cutting edge proved decisive as Leon's efficiency in front of goal outweighed Orlando's territorial control.
Cortizo, who set up Guevara's equaliser, was rated the top performer on the pitch with an 8.2 mark. Pasalic and Orlando goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau both earned 7.9 ratings despite finishing on the losing side.
Leon's ten shots on target from 18 attempts, against Orlando's three from 11, underlined how much more clinical the visitors were in attack.
Leon won 2–1 away against Orlando City SC (half-time 1–0).
Orlando City SC met Leon in the Leagues Cup (Group Stage). Kick-off was Saturday, 8 August 2026, 22:30 UTC at Inter&Co Stadium. Referee: Jose Espinoza.
Team pages: Orlando City SC · Leon · Leagues Cup
Key moments
- 38' Goal: Marco Pasalic (assist: Tyrese Spicer) — 1–0
- 54' Goal: Juan Guevara (assist: Jordi Cortizo) — 1–1
- 72' Goal: Daniel Arcila (assist: Iván Moreno) — 1–2
Starting line-ups
Orlando City SC (4-2-3-1)
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
- 22 Sebastián Santos
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Orlando City SC 43%, the draw 25%, Leon 32%. It finished Orlando City SC 1–2 Leon.
A slight rating edge to Orlando City SC, no home ground in play — Orlando City SC are a shade stronger on our strength rating, and that is most of Orlando City SC's 43%. The draw at 25% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Orlando City SC at 43%?
Orlando City SC sit 59 points higher on our strength rating — 1607 to 1547. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge at home won 50.6% of 10,332 such games.
Why only 43%?
Leagues Cup is played on neutral grounds: Orlando City SC 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 26,852 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. Orlando City SC scored +0.59 goals per game beyond chance-quality — home sides this hot gave some of it back. Opponents of hot-finishing home sides won 28.3% of 1,447 games, vs 27.9% against normal finishing.
Why the draw at 25%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 3.5 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 16,858. The goals environment takes 2.4 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Orlando City SC have played 3+ games in the last two weeks; their opponents haven't. Between equals, congested home sides won 46.9% of 2413 measured games and congested visitors 28.2% of 2454 — the cells disagree with each other and with the flat rest table, so schedule stays a watch item at 0 points. Leon arrive with 12 fully-tracked matches, so their strength number is a first estimate that will move quickly; Orlando City SC bring a 437-game record. New-to-the-record sides are where our rating knows least.
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About this match
On this page: the Orlando City 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 Orlando City SC and Leon team pages or the Leagues Cup page.