Leagues Cup: New York City FC vs. Leon Picks — Miserable Start to Continue for NYC? (Aug 1)

New York City FC’s journey in the Leagues Cup this year could effectively come to an abrupt end this weekend, as they realistically need to record a victory against Leon.

NYC were way below their best in their opening match of the competition earlier this week, as they were hammered 3-0 by Puebla. The MLS side stuttered in the final third, and were wasteful when creating clear scoring opportunities.

Leon will also be looking to get their Leagues Cup campaign back on track following a penalty shootout loss against Montreal. The Mexican side had led in the showdown following Rogelio Funes Mori’s effort, but they were pegged back in the final half an hour.

New York City FC vs. Leon Overview

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New York City FC vs. Leon Head-to-Head Record

New York City FC Team News

Pascal Jansen may be forced to make changes to his starting eleven this weekend following a poor showing against Puebla on matchday one. However, the coach will be without the injured James Sands and Malachi Jones.

Possible Lineup

M. Freese (GK); K. O’Toole, J. Haak, T. Gray, M. Ilenic, J. Shore, A. O’Neill, H. Wolf, M. Moralez, A. Perea, A. Martinez

Leon Team News

Emiliano Rigoni could return to the starting eleven for Leon this weekend. But, a largely unchanged lineup is likely to be fielded in New York on MD 2.

Possible Lineup

O. Jiménez (GK); S. Reyes, A. Frías, V. Pereira, I. Moreno, E. Rigoni, A. Meza, E. Rodriguez, J. Rodriguez, F. Beltran, R. Funes

New York City FC vs. Leon Picks

NYC were extremely poor at both ends of the field in their opening match in the Leagues Cup in midweek. A response will be expected in the Big Apple this weekend.

However, Leon have shown how difficult they are to beat throughout the current season, meaning that we could see them avenging their night one setback by claiming a victory in New York.