FC Cincinnati vs CF Montreal

18 October 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Tim Ford

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • N. Hagglund 33’
  • Evander 56’
  • Brenner 88’

Match summary

FC Cincinnati won comfortably, 3-0 at home to CF Montreal. FC Cincinnati led 1-0 at half-time.

N. Hagglund put FC Cincinnati ahead with a header in the 33rd minute, Evander made it 2-0 in the 56th minute, and Brenner made it 3-0 in the 88th minute.

The chances backed that up: FC Cincinnati created 2.17 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to CF Montreal's 1.28 from 9. P. Owusu hit the woodwork from the penalty spot for CF Montreal.

Match stats

46% Possession 54%
12 Shots 9
7 Shots on target 3
5 Corners 12
365 Passes 420
86.3% Pass accuracy 82.9%
25 Tackles 29
10 Fouls 10
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Offsides 1

Key events

FC Cincinnati CF Montreal
Kick-off
29’
V. Loturi
N. HagglundHeader1-0 (FC Cincinnati)
33’
BrennerShot on target
33’
42’
D. Sealy
N. Hagglund
45+4’
45+6’
P. OwusuMissed penaltypost
Half-time1-0
G. FloresT. L. Hadebe
46’
S. GidiO. Nwobodo
46’
Y. KuboD. Marczuk
46’
46’
F. ÁlvarezJ. Neal
47’
B. CraigShot on target
Y. KuboShot on target
48’
Second half underway
52’
V. LoturiShot on target
EvanderLeft foot shot2-0 (FC Cincinnati)
56’
58’
I. JaimeF. Herbers
58’
O. EscobarD. Sealy
S. Gidi
61’
73’
G. VrioniP. Owusu
73’
I. JaimeShot on target
T. AnungaN. Hagglund
77’
78’
K. OpokuI. Jaime
81’
B. DukeH. Synchuk
G. ValenzuelaK. Kamara
84’
T. AnungaShot on target
85’
BrennerLeft foot shot3-0 (FC Cincinnati)
88’
BrennerShot on target
90+4’
Full-time3-0

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 2.17 1.28 33’ N. Hagglund (FC Cincinnati), 1-0 33’ 56’ Evander (FC Cincinnati), 2-0 56’ 88’ Brenner (FC Cincinnati), 3-0 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.17 1.28 33’ N. Hagglund (FC Cincinnati), 1-0 Hagglund 33’ 56’ Evander (FC Cincinnati), 2-0 Evander 56’ 88’ Brenner (FC Cincinnati), 3-0 Brenner 88’
FC Cincinnati 2.17 xGCF Montreal 1.28 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 CF Montreal attacking FC Cincinnati attacking 
51’ P. Owusu (CF Montreal), penalty, 0.79 xG, hit the woodwork 88’ Brenner (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 37’ K. Kamara (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 85’ T. Anunga (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 90+4’ Brenner (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 8’ P. Owusu (CF Montreal), open play, 0.22 xG, blocked 86’ Evander (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 35’ Brenner (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 48’ Y. Kubo (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 63’ H. Synchuk (CF Montreal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 73’ I. Jaime (CF Montreal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 31’ M. Robinson (FC Cincinnati), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 7’ K. Kamara (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Evander (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 90+5’ K. Opoku (CF Montreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 33’ Brenner (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 86’ B. Hidalgo (CF Montreal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ N. Hagglund (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 52’ V. Loturi (CF Montreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 72’ O. Escobar (CF Montreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ B. Craig (CF Montreal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 51’ P. Owusu (CF Montreal), penalty, 0.79 xG, hit the woodwork 88’ Brenner (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 37’ K. Kamara (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 85’ T. Anunga (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 90+4’ Brenner (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 8’ P. Owusu (CF Montreal), open play, 0.22 xG, blocked 86’ Evander (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 35’ Brenner (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 48’ Y. Kubo (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 63’ H. Synchuk (CF Montreal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 31’ M. Robinson (FC Cincinnati), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 73’ I. Jaime (CF Montreal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 7’ K. Kamara (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Evander (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 90+5’ K. Opoku (CF Montreal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 86’ B. Hidalgo (CF Montreal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Brenner (FC Cincinnati), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 33’ N. Hagglund (FC Cincinnati), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 52’ V. Loturi (CF Montreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 72’ O. Escobar (CF Montreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ B. Craig (CF Montreal), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved
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Lineups

FC Cincinnati 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Celentano
Hagglund 77’
Robinson
Hadebe 46’
Powell
Bucha
Nwobodo 46’
Marczuk 46’
Evander
Kamara 84’
Brenner
CF Montreal 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Gillier
Hidalgo
Craig
Neal 46’
Petrasso
Loturi
Longstaff
Sealy 58’
Synchuk 81’
Herbers 58’
Owusu 73’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
R. Celentano
90′ 3 0 29 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
N. Hagglund Taken off
77′ 2 1 – 2 – 46 3 1 1 –
M. Robinson
90′ 3 6 – 4 – 36 1 – – –
T. L. Hadebe Taken off
90′ 2 3 – 2 – 17 1 – – –
G. Flores Came on as a substitute
45′ 4 3 – 6 2 9 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
A. Powell
90′ – – 21 – 0.04 1 – 2 – – –
P. Bucha
90′ – – 44 1 0.03 2 – 6 – 2 –
O. Nwobodo Taken off
45′ – – 15 – 0.01 3 – 3 2 – –
D. Marczuk Taken off
45′ – – 10 – 0.01 1 – 1 – – –
S. Gidi Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 18 – 0.00 1 1 3 1 1 –
Y. Kubo Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 8 – 0.04 2 – 2 2 – –
T. Anunga Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 14 – 0.02 1 – 2 – – –
G. Valenzuela Came on as a substitute
12′ – 1 6 3 0.11 – – – – – –
Forwards3 players
Evander
90′ 1 1 2 1 0.22 0.56 4 4 1 43 –
K. Kamara Taken off
84′ – – 2 – 0.51 0.03 – 8 3 16 –
Brenner
90′ 1 – 4 3 0.91 0.36 2 4 2 33 –
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

FC Cincinnati LWWDW
CF Montreal DLLWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: CF Montreal 1-3 FC Cincinnati, 25 Jun 25 Next meeting: FC Cincinnati 4-3 CF Montreal, 22 Mar 26  All FC Cincinnati vs CF Montreal meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.