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Major League Soccer09/05/2026, 11:30 PM

Philadelphia Union – CF Montréal2 : 0

Why the model thinks so

Philadelphia Union
1.88
Total xG
2.95
CF Montréal
1.07
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.

FactorPhiladelphia UnionCF Montréal
High-scoring league (3.2 goals/match)+0.69+0.69
4 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (2.4 goals/match)+0.21
Rising form (2.4 vs 1.7 season average)+0.21
Defensive strength (2 conceded vs 1.8 league avg)+0.12
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (1.6 goals/match)+0.05
Noah Streit on the bench (1 goals, 1 assists)
Victor Loturi on the bench (1 goals, 1 assists)
Full strength squad available

Key factors

  • Disastrous away record for Montréal, conceding an average of 3.0 goals per away match
  • Philadelphia's offensive form is rising, averaging 2.4 goals per game recently
  • Philadelphia's dominance in recent head-to-head history with 3 wins in the last 5 meetings

Risks

  • CF Montréal recorded high offensive quality in recent matches with an average of 6.6 shots on target
  • Defensive vulnerability for Philadelphia, conceding an average of 1.77 goals per game this season
  • Key offensive options Noah Streit (1 goal, 1 assist) and Victor Loturi (1 goal, 1 assist) are missing from Montréal's starting lineup

All probabilities

Result
Philadelphia Union55%
Draw25%
CF Montréal20%
Double chance
Philadelphia Union or draw80%
CF Montréal or draw45%
No draw75%
Goals
Over 1.581%
Under 1.519%
Over 2.556%
Under 2.544%
Over 3.534%
Under 3.566%
Both teams score
Yes57%
No43%

Most likely scores

1:1
12%
2:1
10%
2:0
9%
3:1
6%
3:0
6%

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Neil Pierre: 3 of 3 goals after minute 60 (last 12 games)
  2. CF Montréal: dropped a lead in 3 of 5 games (6 points lost)

Lineups

Philadelphia Union 4-4-2 · CF Montréal 4-2-3-1

Philadelphia Union
  • 18 A. Blake
  • 39 F. Westfield
  • 44 N. Pierre
  • 26 N. Harriel
  • 27 K. Wagner
  • 6 C. Sullivan
  • 21 D. Jean Jacques
  • 4 J. Lukić
  • 19 I. Vassilev
  • 10 M. Iloski
  • 9 B. Damiani
CF Montréal
  • 1 S. Breza
  • 27 D. Bugaj
  • 2 J. Neal
  • 4 B. Vera Ramírez
  • 13 L. Petrasso
  • 6 S. Piette
  • 8 M. Longstaff
  • 18 H. Synchuk
  • 21 F. Herbers
  • 10 A. Sánchez Sánchez
  • 9 P. Owusu
Substitutes
  • 5 J. Sery
  • 8 J. Bueno Añez
  • 11 A. Bedoya
  • 14 J. Rafanello
  • 23 E. Alladoh
  • 76 A. Rick
  • 16 B. Bender
  • 51 M. Jakupovic
  • 33 Q. Sullivan
  • 17 D. Sealy
  • 3 B. Ceballos Jiménez
  • 14 D. Ríos Calderón
  • 16 W. Carmona Torres
  • 22 V. Loturi
  • 23 N. Streit
  • 29 O. Escobar
  • 31 T. Guilier
  • 5 B. Craig

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