\n By Franco Dom\u00ednguez<\/p>\n
Club America and Austin FC face off in Matchday 3 of Leagues Cup 2026 on Thursday at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas. Both teams can secure their place in the Quarterfinals with a win, while a draw or loss would leave their qualification hopes dependent on other results.<\/p>\n
1st meeting all-time between the two sides
\nRecord at Leagues Cup: Am\u00e9rica (8-4), Austin (4-3)<\/p>\n
Am\u00e9rica:<\/p>\n
Austin:<\/p>\n
3 Wins, 0 Draws, 2 Losses<\/p>\n
Both teams can advance to the next phase of the Leagues Cup with a win. In the event of a draw or a loss, they will depend on a combination of results
\nAm\u00e9rica is on a 5-match unbeaten streak to start their season.
\nAm\u00e9rica has reached the Leagues Cup knockout rounds in each of its previous tournament appearances but is still seeking its first trip to the semifinals.\u00a0
\nAustin enters this matchup as one of only two teams yet to allow a goal this tournament (FC Dallas is the other team).
\nAustin has won each of its last four Leagues Cup matches against LIGA MX opposition, dating back to 2024 victories over Pumas and Monterrey and continuing with wins over Tijuana and Puebla this year.<\/p>\n
Am\u00e9rica:<\/p>\n
Brian Rodr\u00edguez has been phenomenal as of late with a goal in 3 straight game. He’s been their most dangerous player on the field.
\n22-year-old Isa\u00edas Violante has scored in back-to-back games and has three goals in five games since the start of the Apertura.
\nHead Coach Guillermo Almada remains unbeaten since taking charge of Am\u00e9rica.<\/p>\n
Austin:<\/p>\n
Myrto Uzuni scored a hat trick in their win over Puebla, his first hat trick since joining the team in March 2025.
\nAustin FC\u2019s Brad Stuver will look to earn his third consecutive shutout in Leagues Cup and has yet to concede a goal in the 2026 edition.
\nBrandon V\u00e1zquez has Liga MX experience, formerly playing for Tijuana and Monterrey<\/p>\n
\n WHAT TO EXPECT?<\/p>\n
Two undefeated teams meet in a high-stakes matchup as Club Am\u00e9rica faces Austin FC, which could be a preview of the Knockout Phase if both teams advance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Club Am\u00e9rica will look to make a statement and finish at the top of the Liga MX group in the Phase One standings.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Austin FC will also seek to finish undefeated after winning its two opening encounters. Even though Austin FC is playing in its home stadium, Las \u00c1guilas are one of the most popular teams in North America and will have noticeable support in the stands, which should make for a raucous atmosphere.<\/p>\n
Club Am\u00e9rica enters as the Polymarket favorite at 44%, but Austin remains within striking distance at 29% ahead of their Leagues Cup showdown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Franco Dom\u00ednguez Club America and Austin FC face off in Matchday 3 of Leagues Cup 2026 on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":407260,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[13868,132,135,134,133,1194,112080,2659,112081],"class_list":["post-407259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-america","tag-austin","tag-austin-fc","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-latest-news","tag-leagues-cup","tag-match-preview","tag-tournament-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=407259"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407259\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/407260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=407259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=407259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=407259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}