Club America vs Columbus Crew — Leagues Cup: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 11′Club America, goal:1–0assist
- 36′Columbus Crew, VAR review:Penalty confirmed
- 39′Columbus Crew, missed penalty:Missed penalty
- 45+5′Club America, goal:2–0assist
- Half-time2 – 0
- 66′Columbus Crew, substitution:off
- 66′Columbus Crew, substitution:off
- 66′Columbus Crew, substitution:off
- 70′Columbus Crew, substitution:off
- 74′Club America, substitution:off
- 74′Club America, substitution:off
- 77′Club America, substitution:off
- 77′Club America, substitution:off
- 80′Club America, substitution:off
- 85′Club America, yellow card:Foul
- 88′Columbus Crew, substitution:off
- Full-time2 – 0
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Match report
Club America ease past Columbus Crew in Leagues Cup quarter-final
Club America beat Columbus Crew 2-0 in the quarter-finals of the Leagues Cup, with both goals arriving in the first half to settle the tie before the break. Raphael Veiga and Brian Rodríguez combined for either strike, giving Guillermo Almada Alves Jorge's side control that Laurent Courtois's Crew never threatened to overturn.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Veiga opened the scoring in the 11th minute, finishing off an assist from Rodríguez, and the pair swapped roles deep into first-half stoppage time when Rodríguez struck in the 45+5th minute from a Veiga pass to make it 2-0 at half-time. Neither side found the net after the interval, leaving the half-time score as the final one.
Club America dominated statistically despite having just 39 per cent of the ball to Columbus Crew's 61 per cent, generating 16 shots to the visitors' 12 and edging shots on target eight to seven. America also won the corner count heavily, ten to two, while Crew picked up more fouls and America collected a single yellow card to none for the visitors.
Veiga scored one and set up another, earning the top rating of the match at 9.3, with Rodríguez close behind on 9.2 having matched him with a goal and an assist.
Club America's ten corners to Columbus Crew's two underlined how territorially dominant the home side was in and around the opposition box.
Club America beat Columbus Crew 2–0 (half-time 2–0).
Club America met Columbus Crew in the Leagues Cup (Quarter-finals). Kick-off was Thursday, 27 August 2026, 02:45 UTC at Dignity Health Sports Park. Referee: Miguel Ortiz.
Team pages: Club America · Columbus Crew · Leagues Cup
Key moments
- 11' Goal: Raphael Veiga (assist: Brian Rodríguez) — 1–0
- 45+5' Goal: Brian Rodríguez (assist: Raphael Veiga) — 2–0
Starting line-ups
Club America (4-2-3-1)
Columbus Crew (4-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Club America 37%, the draw 24%, Columbus Crew 39%. It finished Club America 2–0 Columbus Crew.
Level sides on neutral ground — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and neutral ground gives Columbus Crew the lean. The draw at 24% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Columbus Crew in front?
Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1572 to 1615. Sides this close won 43.2% of 15,827 home games (draw 26.7%, visitors 30.1%). A final at a neutral venue: Club America 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 27,011 games vs 45.2% at real homes.
Why only 39%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Level sides split the rest: the draw at 24% and Club America at 37%.
Why the draw at 24%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.7%. These teams' recent games average 3.4 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 17,001. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Club America's last five in the competitions we cover: W-W-D — the hotter side across the games we track. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 44.7% of 2193 games when clearly hotter and 42.9% of 4006 when clearly colder. Club America arrive with 15 fully-tracked matches, so their strength number is a first estimate that will move quickly; Columbus Crew bring a 442-game record. New-to-the-record sides are where our rating knows least.
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About this match
On this page: the Club America vs Columbus Crew 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 Club America and Columbus Crew team pages or the Leagues Cup page.