CF Montreal vs DC United Major League Soccer prediction & result
Final score: CF Montreal 1-1 DC United.
Before kick-off the model made it 46% CF Montreal, 21% draw, 33% DC United — fair odds of 2.17, 4.76 and 3.03.
Most likely scoreline: 2-1.
The model got this one wrong.
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Has the model earned this number?
CF Montreal at 46%: of 2,925 settled 40–50% forecasts, 46.1% came in (average 43.9%). It can be read literally. The full record.
How the model saw it, minute by minute
Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 2 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.
Match analysis
Match timeline
Match stats — CF Montreal vs DC United
Goals against chances
Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.
Line-ups
- 31T. GillierG
- 3B. CeballosD
- 2J. NealD
- 4B. VeraD
- 13L. PetrassoD
- 22V. LoturiM
- 7D. PereiraM
- 21F. HerbersM
- 18G. SynchukF
- 9P. OwusuF
- 23N. StreitF
- 1S. BrezaG
- 27D. BugajD
- 5B. CraigD
- 8M. LongstaffM
- 26I. LosenkoM
- 29O. EscobarF
- 6S. PietteM
- 35O. Graham-RoacheF
- 14D. RiosF
- 1S. JohnsonG
- 5S. HeftiD
- 4M. PeltolaD
- 13S. NealisD
- 6K. KurokawaD
- 2K. NonoM
- 21A. DozzellM
- 23B. ServaniaM
- 25J. HopkinsM
- 11L. MunteanuF
- 9T. BariboF
- 26A. BonoG
- 27N. MarkovicD
- 77H. KijimaM
- 30C. ClarkM
- 48G. TurnerM
- 40K. CastilloM
- 8J. StroudM
- 22N. OrdazF
- 7PeglowF
Form going into CF Montreal vs DC United
CF Montreal
All competitions we cover
- D2-2New England Revolution1 August 2026
- L0-1Inter Miami25 July 2026
- L0-1away to Nashville SC23 July 2026
DC United
All competitions we cover
- D2-2Nashville SC1 August 2026
- W2-1Toronto FC25 July 2026
- D1-1away to Houston Dynamo23 July 2026
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.
Major League Soccer table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | CF Montreal | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 37 | 69 | -32 | 26 |
| 14 | DC United | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 61 | -22 | 33 |
Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table
Head-to-head: CF Montreal vs DC United
- 23 May 2026DC United 4–4 CF MontrealMajor League Soccer
- 16 August 2025CF Montreal 1–1 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
- 15 March 2025DC United 0–0 CF MontrealMajor League Soccer
- 29 May 2024CF Montreal 4–2 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
- 30 March 2024DC United 1–0 CF MontrealMajor League Soccer
- 26 July 2023CF Montreal 0–1 DC UnitedLeagues Cup
Leading scorers: CF Montreal and DC United
CF Montreal
GoalsAssists
- P. Owusu156
DC United
GoalsAssists
- T. Baribo161
Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.
The result against the call
CF Montreal and DC United drew 1–1. The model had leaned towards a win for CF Montreal at 46% and given a draw 21%. At that figure it expects the outcome about once in every 5 matches like this one. The goals: P. Owusu (penalty) 50' for CF Montreal, T. Baribo 66' for DC United. On expected goals it finished 1.88–0.56.