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CF Montréal

0–2

xG 0.62–0.85

Columbus Crew

Stade Saputo

Montreal · Sat 19 Sept, 19:30 ET · Major League Soccer · Cap 20,801

xVerdict

Tight on both the score and the chances. CFM held the pressure for most of the night.

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
Chance quality was even.
xAnalysis

The count finished 0.62–0.85. The sources were mixed.

CFMCOL
0.59Open play0.78
0.03Set play0.07
0.00Free kicks0.07
Shot profileFact
CFM were shooting from poor areas, 9 shots without a big chance.
xAnalysis

Shot volume finished 9–13.

CFMCOL

Shots

9 – 13

xG / shot

0.07 – 0.07

On target

2 – 3

Inside box

7 – 6

Outside box

2 – 7

Blocked

6 – 5

Woodwork

0 – 1

Big chances

0 – 1

Big missed

0 – 1

KeeperFact
COL's keeper did more against the model.
xAnalysis

xG prevented finished -1.12–0.18.

CFM

-1.12

xG prevented

COL

0.18

xG prevented

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
COL scored first.
xAnalysis

The opener came in the 57'.

First half

  • 2'Yellow, Brayan Ceballos (Foul).
  • 32'Yellow, Steven Moreira (Foul).

Second half

  • 57'Mohamed Farsi scores (right foot shot, Sean Zawadzki ).
  • 60'VAR.
  • 63'Wikelman José Carmona Torres on, Fabian Herbers off.
  • 63'Dante Sealy on, Gennadiy Synchuk off.
  • 68'Brais Méndez scores (free kick).
  • 69'Brooks Lennon on, Anass Zaroury off.
  • 69'Gonzalo Tapia on, Josef Martínez off.
  • 74'Noah Streit on, Brayan Ceballos off.
  • 75'Matty Longstaff on, Victor Loturi off.
  • 75'Daniel Ríos on, Alexis Sánchez off.
  • 81'Eric Bailly on, Steven Moreira off.
  • 81'Tarun Karumanchi on, Santiago Rodríguez off.
  • 84'Yellow, Samuel Piette   (Foul).
  • 90'Cesar Ruvalcaba on, Mohamed Farsi off.
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 4-2-3-1 vs 3-4-2-1Fact
CFM left a back four and a front three for a 4-2-3-1.
xAnalysis

COL have a spare centre-back against a lone nine, and wing-backs against CFM's wide players.

CFM · 4-2-3-1COL · 3-4-2-1

12369101318212224810161820212325283177BrezaNealCeballosPietteOwusuSánchezPetrassoSynchukHerbersLoturiMoralesRodríguezMéndezHabrouneAmundsenGomesZarouryFarsiZawadzkiSchulteMoreiraMartínez
Player ratingsFact
COL's XI rated higher.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 6.7–7.2. Méndez led the card at 7.9.

CFM

6Samuel PietteMF907.20
24Efraín MoralesDF907.00
10Alexis SánchezMF756.91
2Jalen NealDF906.90
13Luca PetrassoDF906.80
18Gennadiy SynchukMF636.72
21Fabian HerbersMF636.61
9Prince OwusuFW906.61
8Matty LongstaffMF156.60
14Daniel RíosFW156.50
17Dante SealyMF276.50
23Noah StreitMF166.50
22Victor LoturiMF756.41
1Sébastian BrezaGK906.30
3Brayan CeballosDF746.30
16Wikelman José Carmona TorresMF276.30

COL

10Brais MéndezFW907.92
25Sean ZawadzkiDF907.81
23Mohamed FarsiMF907.72
8Santiago RodríguezFW817.41
16Taha HabrouneMF907.21
21Anass ZarouryMF697.21
18Malte AmundsenDF907.11
28Patrick SchulteGK906.90
31Steven MoreiraDF816.90
20André GomesMF906.80
3Eric BaillyDF96.70
12Cesar RuvalcabaDF86.60
77Josef MartínezFW696.51
50Tarun KarumanchiMF96.50
11Brooks LennonDF216.40
33Gonzalo TapiaFW216.30
Missing playersFact
CFM were thinner on the night.
xAnalysis

4 absences to 1.

CFM

  • Frankie AmayaUnavailable
  • Bode HidalgoUnavailable
  • Ivan LosenkoUnavailable
  • Olger EscobarUnavailable

COL

  • Wessam Abou AliUnavailable

How it tilted

MomentumFact
COL still found the net.
xAnalysis

It came against the run of pressure.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
CFM held territory in COL's third.
xAnalysis

The ball spent 36% of the night in COL's third and 24% in CFM's.

CFM thirdMiddleCOL third
24%40%36%
CFMCOL
Match statsFact
CFM had more of the ball.
xAnalysis

That did not turn into more shots (9–13).

CFMCOL

Possession

55% – 45%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

551 – 465

Lge 467.8

Corners

5 – 1

Lge 5.0

Tackles

17 – 17

Lge 15.0

npxG

0.62 – 0.85