CF Montreal vs FC Cincinnati

26 September 2026 · MLS · 2026 · Referee Ismail Elfath

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Daniel Ríos 25’
  • Prince Owusu 72’ (pen), 75’
  • Tom Barlow 64’

Match summary

CF Montreal beat FC Cincinnati 3-1. CF Montreal led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Daniel Ríos put CF Montreal ahead in the 25th minute. In the second half, Tom Barlow equalised in the 64th minute, Prince Owusu put CF Montreal back in front from the penalty spot in the 72nd minute, and Owusu made it 3-1 in the 75th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: CF Montreal created 2.07 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, FC Cincinnati 1.94 from 18.

Match stats

45% Possession 55%
15 Shots 18
5 Shots on target 4
4 Corners 6
121 Attacks 147
56 Dangerous attacks 89
457 Passes 552
84.0% Pass accuracy 87.0%
14 Tackles 13
8 Fouls 7
2 Yellow cards 2
2 Offsides 0

Key events

CF Montreal FC Cincinnati
Kick-off
3’
Corner
Fabian HerbersBrayan Ceballos
11’
Corner
13’
16’
Tom BarlowShot on target
Daniel RíosLeft foot shot1-0 (CF Montreal)
25’
Matthew LongstaffFoul
33’
36’
Ayoub JabbariShot on target
41’
Corner
Half-time1-0
Fabian HerbersFoul
47’
50’
Corner
Second half underway
57’
Corner
58’
David DouděraAyoub Jabbari
61’
Corner
64’
Tom BarlowLeft foot shot1-1 (FC Cincinnati)
Corner
67’
71’
Roman CelentanoFoul
Prince OwusuPenalty2-1 (CF Montreal)
72’
Prince OwusuLeft foot shot3-1 (CF Montreal)
75’
77’
Kyle SmithObinna Nwobodo
77’
Kristian FletcherBryan Ramirez
80’
Tom BarlowShot on target
Prince OwusuShot on target
82’
Corner
82’
86’
Tah AnungaSamuel Gidi
86’
Alvas PowellNick Hagglund
86’
Teenage HadebeFoul
Luca PetrassoShot on target
86’
Frankie AmayaPrince Owusu
87’
Corner
87’
89’
Corner
Full-time3-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.07 1.94 25’ Daniel Ríos (CF Montreal), 1-0 25’ 64’ Tom Barlow (FC Cincinnati), 1-1 64’ 72’ Prince Owusu (CF Montreal), 2-1 72’ 75’ Prince Owusu (CF Montreal), 3-1 75’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.07 1.94 25’ Daniel Ríos (CF Montreal), 1-0 Ríos 25’ 64’ Tom Barlow (FC Cincinnati), 1-1 Barlow 64’ 72’ Prince Owusu (CF Montreal), 2-1 Owusu 72’ 75’ Prince Owusu (CF Montreal), 3-1 Owusu 75’
CF Montreal 2.07 xGFC Cincinnati 1.94 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 FC Cincinnati attacking CF Montreal attacking 
72’ Prince Owusu (CF Montreal), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 64’ Tom Barlow (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 75’ Prince Owusu (CF Montreal), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 46’ Daniel Ríos (CF Montreal), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 36’ Evander (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 36’ Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 31’ Tom Barlow (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 67’ Fabian Herbers (CF Montreal), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 25’ Daniel Ríos (CF Montreal), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 70’ Kenji Mboma Dem (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 80’ Tom Barlow (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 82’ Prince Owusu (CF Montreal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 62’ Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 18’ Victor Loturi (CF Montreal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 73’ Tom Barlow (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 14’ Luca Petrasso (CF Montreal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 39’ Victor Loturi (CF Montreal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 51’ Daniel Ríos (CF Montreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Kenji Mboma Dem (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 22’ Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 35’ Prince Owusu (CF Montreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 16’ Tom Barlow (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 16’ Fabian Herbers (CF Montreal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+5’ Tah Anunga (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 13’ Teenage Hadebe (FC Cincinnati), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Bryan Ramirez (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Bryan Ramirez (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+6’ Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Dawid Bugaj (CF Montreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Kenji Mboma Dem (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Luca Petrasso (CF Montreal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 87’ Dawid Bugaj (CF Montreal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 72’ Prince Owusu (CF Montreal), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 64’ Tom Barlow (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 75’ Prince Owusu (CF Montreal), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 46’ Daniel Ríos (CF Montreal), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 36’ Evander (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 36’ Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 31’ Tom Barlow (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 67’ Fabian Herbers (CF Montreal), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 25’ Daniel Ríos (CF Montreal), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 70’ Kenji Mboma Dem (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 80’ Tom Barlow (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 82’ Prince Owusu (CF Montreal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 62’ Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 18’ Victor Loturi (CF Montreal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 73’ Tom Barlow (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 14’ Luca Petrasso (CF Montreal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 39’ Victor Loturi (CF Montreal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 61’ Kenji Mboma Dem (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 51’ Daniel Ríos (CF Montreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 35’ Prince Owusu (CF Montreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 16’ Fabian Herbers (CF Montreal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 22’ Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 16’ Tom Barlow (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+5’ Tah Anunga (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 13’ Teenage Hadebe (FC Cincinnati), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Bryan Ramirez (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Bryan Ramirez (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+6’ Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Dawid Bugaj (CF Montreal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Kenji Mboma Dem (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Luca Petrasso (CF Montreal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 87’ Dawid Bugaj (CF Montreal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

CF Montreal 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Breza
Ceballos 11’
Craig
Neal
Petrasso
Longstaff
Loturi
Bugaj
Sánchez
Ríos
Owusu 2 87’
FC Cincinnati 3-5-2 Starting XI
Celentano
Hagglund 86’
Hadebe
Gidi 86’
Ramirez 77’
Valenzuela
Nwobodo 77’
Evander
Dem
Barlow
Jabbari 58’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Sebastian Breza
90′ 3 1 34 2 – – – –
Defenders5 players
Brayan Ceballos Taken off
11′ – – – – – 1 1 – – –
Brandan Craig
90′ 1 1 – 2 1 41 – – – –
Jalen Neal
90′ 4 2 1 9 3 36 1 – – –
Dawid Bugaj
90′ 2 – – 3 – 32 1 – – –
Luca Petrasso
90′ 2 3 – 2 – 39 – – – –
Midfielders4 players
Matthew Longstaff
90′ – – 72 1 0.06 1 1 2 1 –
Victor Loturi
90′ – – 33 – 0.02 2 2 2 – – –
Fabian Herbers Came on as a substitute
79′ – – 51 2 0.04 – – 2 1 1
Frankie Amaya Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 4 – 0.00 – – – 1 – –
Forwards3 players
Alexis Sánchez
90′ – – – – – 0.13 1 2 – 55 –
Daniel Ríos
90′ 1 1 3 1 0.46 0.13 1 3 3 35 –
Prince Owusu Taken off
87′ 2 – 4 3 1.31 0.49 4 4 2 17 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

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FC Cincinnati DLLDD

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.