Columbus Crew vs St. Louis City — US Open Cup: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 68′Columbus Crew, substitution:off
- 78′St. Louis City, substitution:off
- 78′St. Louis City, substitution:off
- 82′Columbus Crew, yellow card:
- 84′Columbus Crew, substitution:off
- 84′Columbus Crew, substitution:off
- 90+1′Columbus Crew, substitution:off
- 90+10′St. Louis City, yellow card:
- 90+12′St. Louis City, yellow card:
- Full-time
- 104′St. Louis City, yellow card:
- 105′St. Louis City, substitution:off
- Half-time · E.T.
- 113′Columbus Crew, substitution:off
- 119′Columbus Crew, yellow card:
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Starting lineups
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Key Stats
Match report
St. Louis City beat Columbus Crew on penalties to win US Open Cup final
St. Louis City won the US Open Cup final, beating Columbus Crew 5-3 in a penalty shootout at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field after the match finished 0-0. Neither side could find a way through in a final that went to penalties, and it was St. Louis who held their nerve from the spot to take the trophy.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The first half ended goalless and the second brought no change, with no goals and no recorded incidents to split the teams across the 90 minutes. Yoann Damet's St. Louis side then converted more of their kicks than L. Courtois's Columbus, who fell short in the shootout after a match in which they had been unable to break the deadlock.
Columbus had arrived in good form, with four wins in their last five games, the latest a 2-0 victory away to FC Cincinnati, while St. Louis had lost 3-2 at Minnesota United FC in their previous outing. For St. Louis, the next game is a Major League Soccer trip to Real Salt Lake.
Columbus Crew and St. Louis City drew 0–0 (half-time 0–0). St. Louis City won the penalty shootout 5–3.
Columbus Crew met St. Louis City in the US Open Cup (Final). Kick-off was Thursday, 22 October 2026, 00:00 UTC at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field. Referee: G. J. Gonzalez.
Team pages: Columbus Crew · St. Louis City · US Open Cup
Starting line-ups
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Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Columbus Crew 34%, the draw 23%, St. Louis City 43%. It finished Columbus Crew 0–0 St. Louis City.
Neutral ground tilts it towards St. Louis City — With the game on neutral ground, Columbus Crew lose the usual home lift, and our strength rating also puts St. Louis City 77 points higher, so we give them 43%. The draw starts near 29% for a gap this size but drops to 23%, mainly because both sides' recent games average 3.6 goals.
Why St. Louis City at 43%?
St. Louis City sit 77 points higher on our strength rating — 1593 to 1516. Sides with a 40–80-point rating edge on the road won 32.5% of 10,421 such games. A final at a neutral venue: Columbus Crew lose the usual home lift, so the class read is re-centred. On grounds we detect as neutral, listed-home sides won 44.3% of 26,681 games vs 44.9% at real homes. Columbus Crew scored +0.32 goals per game beyond chance-quality — home sides this hot gave some of it back. Opponents of hot-finishing home sides won 28.5% of 1,492 games, vs 27.7% against normal finishing.
Why only 43%?
St. Louis City scored +0.85 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Visitors running this hot went on to win 27.6% of 1,488 games, vs 27.9% for visitors finishing normally.
Why is the draw only 23%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 29.2%. These teams' recent games average 3.6 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 17,071. The goals environment takes 2.4 points off the draw. The cool-off factor takes 2.2 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
St. Louis City have gained 73 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 39.8% of 11,244 such games vs 40.5% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar.
Sirius probabilities, frozen at kick-off. Analysis, not betting advice. How Sirius is doing this season · Full breakdown, evidence cards and squad news in the Match Insights tab
About this match
On this page: the Columbus Crew vs St. Louis City final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this US Open 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 Columbus Crew and St. Louis City team pages or the US Open Cup page.