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Major League Soccer07/25/2026, 11:30 PM

CF Montréal – Inter Miami0 : 1

Why the model thinks so

CF Montréal
1.23
Total xG
2.62
Inter Miami
1.39
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorCF MontréalInter Miami
Attack weakness (0.72x league average)−1.00
High-scoring league (3.3 goals/match)+0.80+0.80
Defensive strength (2 conceded vs 1.4 league avg)+0.61
Small sample (7 matches), regression to mean+0.47
5 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (4 goals/match)+0.36
Rising form (4 vs 2.8 season average)+0.36
Attack strength (1.22x league average)−0.26
Defensive strength (2.1 conceded vs 1.9 league avg)+0.22
Small sample (9 matches), regression to mean+0.19
Standings disadvantage (pos 13 vs 2, 11 places gap)−0.15
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.2 goals/match)−0.08
Standings advantage (pos 2 vs 13, 11 places gap)+0.07
Wikelman José Carmona Torres not in squad (4 goals, 2 assists)
Lionel Messi  not in squad (12 goals, 8 assists)
Rodrigo De Paul not in squad (4 goals, 4 assists)
31% of goal output missing (only 70% available)
Weak away record (1.5 vs 2.8 goals/match)

Key factors

  • Key absences for the visitors: Inter Miami are without Lionel Messi and Rodrigo De Paul, reducing their offensive power
  • Huge form gap: Inter Miami travel with 5 consecutive wins, while Montréal are winless in their last 5 games
  • Strong offensive statistics: Inter Miami averaged 7.8 shots on target in recent matches

Risks

  • Tight schedule: CF Montréal enter this demanding fixture with only 2 days of rest since their last match
  • Defensive instability: Both teams concede an average of nearly two goals per game this season

All probabilities

Result
CF Montréal31%
Draw29%
Inter Miami39%
Double chance
CF Montréal or draw61%
Inter Miami or draw69%
No draw71%
Goals
Over 1.575%
Under 1.525%
Over 2.549%
Under 2.551%
Over 3.527%
Under 3.573%
Both teams score
Yes55%
No45%

Most likely scores

1:1
14%
1:2
9%
2:1
8%
0:2
7%
2:0
5%
0:1
Final score

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Inter Miami: first goal in 6 of 8 games (75%)
  2. CF Montréal with Wikelman José Carmona Torres: 1.8 goals/game. Without: 0.3 goals/game (5 of 8 games)
  3. Inter Miami with Yannick Bright: 3.8 goals/game. Without: 1.5 goals/game (6 of 8 games)
  4. Inter Miami: 3 consecutive games with 3+ goals (last 8 games)
  5. Inter Miami: 2 comebacks in 8 games after trailing past minute 75 (4 points rescued)

Lineups

CF Montréal 4-3-3 · Inter Miami 4-4-2

CF Montréal
  • 1 S. Breza
  • 27 D. Bugaj
  • 24 E. Morales Badillo
  • 4 B. Vera Ramírez
  • 13 L. Petrasso
  • 8 M. Longstaff
  • 6 S. Piette
  • 22 V. Loturi
  • 18 H. Synchuk
  • 9 P. Owusu
  • 14 D. Ríos Calderón
Inter Miami
  • 34 R. Ríos Novo
  • 4 F. Mura
  • 17 I. Fray
  • 16 M. dos Santos Silva
  • 3 S. Reguilón Rodríguez
  • 42 Y. Bright
  • 5 C. Casimiro
  • 8 T. Segovia Pérez
  • 24 M. Silvetti
  • 19 G. Berterame
  • 9 L. Suárez Díaz
Substitutes
  • 7 D. Pereira Gil
  • 2 J. Neal
  • 23 N. Streit
  • 29 O. Escobar
  • 5 B. Craig
  • 26 I. Losenko
  • 41 S. Keita
  • 21 F. Herbers
  • 32 N. Allen
  • 41 D. Ruiz
  • 56 D. Pintér
  • 97 D. St Clair
  • 76 C. Abadia-Reda
  • 70 D. Sumalla
  • 59 P. Plambeck
  • 52 D. Rey
  • 55 I. Urkidi

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