Leon vs Real Salt Lake — Leagues Cup: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 9′Real Salt Lake, yellow card:Foul
- 21′Leon, goal:1–0assist
- 27′Real Salt Lake, substitution:off
- Half-time1 – 0
- 46′Leon, substitution:off
- 60′Real Salt Lake, substitution:off
- 65′Leon, substitution:off
- 66′Leon, goal:2–0assist
- 72′Leon, goal:3–0assist
- 73′Leon, substitution:off
- 73′Real Salt Lake, substitution:off
- 73′Real Salt Lake, substitution:off
- 73′Real Salt Lake, substitution:off
- 77′Leon, yellow card:
- 78′Real Salt Lake, yellow card:Dissent
- 81′Leon, substitution:off
- 81′Leon, substitution:off
- Full-time3 – 0
Player Ratings
Leon
Real Salt Lake
Match report
Cambindo brace fires Leon past Real Salt Lake into last four
Leon eased into the semi-finals of the Leagues Cup with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Real Salt Lake in the quarter-finals. Diber Cambindo scored twice either side of a Sebastián Vegas strike as the home side pulled away in the second half after a tight opening period.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Cambindo broke the deadlock in the 21st minute, converting an assist from Iván Moreno to put Leon ahead at the interval. The game remained goalless for the rest of the first half, with Real Salt Lake unable to find a way back before the break.
The contest was settled in a devastating six-minute burst after the hour mark. Vegas doubled the advantage in the 66th minute, latching onto a pass from F. Beltran Cruz, before Cambindo added his second just six minutes later, again teed up by Beltran Cruz, to make it 3-0 and put the tie beyond Real Salt Lake's reach.
Leon controlled proceedings despite having less of the ball, finishing with 19 shots to Real Salt Lake's 12 while conceding fewer corners than they won. Pablo Mastroeni's side offered little response after falling behind, unable to convert their share of possession into meaningful pressure on the scoreboard.
Óscar García earned the highest rating on the pitch at 8.5 without registering a goal or assist, while Diber Cambindo's double made him the match's decisive figure with a rating of 8.3.
Leon's 19 shots to Real Salt Lake's 12 underlined their attacking dominance despite having less of the ball.
Leon beat Real Salt Lake 3–0 (half-time 1–0).
Leon met Real Salt Lake in the Leagues Cup (Quarter-finals). Kick-off was Wednesday, 26 August 2026, 02:30 UTC at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Referee: Steven Madrigal.
Team pages: Leon · Real Salt Lake · Leagues Cup
Key moments
- 21' Goal: Diber Cambindo (assist: Iván Moreno) — 1–0
- 66' Goal: Sebastián Vegas (assist: F. Beltran Cruz) — 2–0
- 72' Goal: Diber Cambindo (assist: F. Beltran Cruz) — 3–0
Starting line-ups
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 F. Beltran Cruz
- 6 Fernando Beltrán
- 20 Rodrigo Echeverría
- 16 Jordi Cortizo
- 27 Diber Cambindo
Real Salt Lake (3-4-2-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Leon 38%, the draw 24%, Real Salt Lake 38%. It finished Leon 3–0 Real Salt Lake.
Anyone's game — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Real Salt Lake's hot finishing due to cool against neutral ground cancels out. The draw at 24% is nudged down by the same factors that shape the win chances.
Why are Leon and Real Salt Lake level?
Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1581 to 1585. Sides this close won 43.1% of 15,823 home games (draw 26.7%, visitors 30.1%). Real Salt Lake scored +0.32 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Visitors running this hot went on to win 29.1% of 1,458 games, vs 28.9% for visitors finishing normally.
Why only 38% each?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. A final at a neutral venue: Leon lose the usual home lift, so the class read is re-centred. On grounds we detect as neutral, listed-home sides won 44.5% of 27,022 games vs 45.2% at real homes.
Why the draw at 24%?
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 24,869. The cool-off factor takes 1.9 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Real Salt Lake are missing 2 regular starters — DeAndre Yedlin, Morgan Guilavogui — about 17% of their usual starting-XI weight. A body count alone told us nothing. Leon's last five in the competitions we cover: W-W-W — the hotter side across the games we track. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 44.7% of 2192 games when clearly hotter and 42.9% of 4005 when clearly colder. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Leon 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 Leon and Real Salt Lake team pages or the Leagues Cup page.