Nashville SC vs CF Montreal

23 March 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Lorenzo Hernandez

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Alex Muyl 56’
  • Josh Bauer 62’
  • Jonathan Perez 67’

Match summary

Nashville SC won comfortably, 3-0 at home to CF Montreal. It was goalless at half-time.

Alex Muyl put Nashville SC ahead in the 56th minute, Josh Bauer made it 2-0 with a header in the 62nd minute, and Jonathan Perez made it 3-0 in the 67th minute.

The chances backed that up: Nashville SC created 1.74 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to CF Montreal's 0.38 from 8.

Match stats

49% Possession 51%
16 Shots 8
7 Shots on target 2
5 Corners 3
441 Passes 453
81.4% Pass accuracy 81.5%
20 Tackles 15
16 Fouls 11
0 Yellow cards 1
1 Offsides 0

Key events

Nashville SC CF Montreal
Kick-off
Hany MukhtarShot on target
18’
Hany MukhtarShot on target
41’
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
54’
Nathan-Dylan SalibaShot on target
Alex MuylLeft foot shot1-0 (Nashville SC)
56’
Josh BauerHeader2-0 (Nashville SC)
62’
63’
Ibrahim SunusiCaden Clark
Jonathan PerezRight foot shot3-0 (Nashville SC)
67’
69’
Victor Loturi
Jonathan PerezShot on target
71’
73’
Samuel PietteVictor Loturi
74’
Kwadwo OpokuBryce Duke
74’
Brandan CraigFernando Álvarez
76’
Kwadwo OpokuShot on target
Julian GainesJonathan Perez
80’
Teal BunburyHany Mukhtar
86’
Wyatt MeyerGastón Brugman
90+3’
Walker ZimmermanShot 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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.74 0.38 56’ Alex Muyl (Nashville SC), 1-0 56’ 62’ Josh Bauer (Nashville SC), 2-0 62’ 67’ Jonathan Perez (Nashville SC), 3-0 67’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.74 0.38 56’ Alex Muyl (Nashville SC), 1-0 Muyl 56’ 62’ Josh Bauer (Nashville SC), 2-0 Bauer 62’ 67’ Jonathan Perez (Nashville SC), 3-0 Perez 67’
Nashville SC 1.74 xGCF Montreal 0.38 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 CF Montreal attacking Nashville SC attacking 
90+4’ Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC), from a corner, 0.40 xG, off target 56’ Alex Muyl (Nashville SC), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 62’ Josh Bauer (Nashville SC), from a corner, 0.32 xG, goal 90+4’ Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 60’ Sam Surridge (Nashville SC), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 50’ Sam Surridge (Nashville SC), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 2’ Josh Bauer (Nashville SC), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 75’ Ibrahim Sunusi (CF Montreal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 66’ Dante Sealy (CF Montreal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 78’ Ibrahim Sunusi (CF Montreal), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Nathan-Dylan Saliba (CF Montreal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Caden Clark (CF Montreal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Jonathan Perez (Nashville SC), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 73’ Dante Sealy (CF Montreal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 41’ Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 62’ Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Jonathan Perez (Nashville SC), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 65’ Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 76’ Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montreal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 18’ Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 64’ Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 71’ Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ Nathan-Dylan Saliba (CF Montreal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 65’ Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+4’ Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC), from a corner, 0.40 xG, off target 56’ Alex Muyl (Nashville SC), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 62’ Josh Bauer (Nashville SC), from a corner, 0.32 xG, goal 90+4’ Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 60’ Sam Surridge (Nashville SC), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 50’ Sam Surridge (Nashville SC), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 2’ Josh Bauer (Nashville SC), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 75’ Ibrahim Sunusi (CF Montreal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 66’ Dante Sealy (CF Montreal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 78’ Ibrahim Sunusi (CF Montreal), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Nathan-Dylan Saliba (CF Montreal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Caden Clark (CF Montreal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 73’ Dante Sealy (CF Montreal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 71’ Jonathan Perez (Nashville SC), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 41’ Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 62’ Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Jonathan Perez (Nashville SC), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 76’ Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montreal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 65’ Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 64’ Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 71’ Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ Nathan-Dylan Saliba (CF Montreal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 65’ Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Nashville SC 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Willis
Lovitz
Bauer
Zimmerman
Maher
Brugman 90’
Tagseth
Muyl
Mukhtar 86’
Perez 80’
Surridge
CF Montreal 3-5-2 Starting XI
Sirois
Petrasso
Campbell
Álvarez 74’
Loturi 73’
Saliba
Duke 74’
Guboglo
Sealy
Clark 63’
Owusu

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Joe Willis
90′ 2 0 34 1 – – – –
Defenders5 players
Josh Bauer
90′ – – – 2 1 28 1 1 – –
Walker Zimmerman
90′ 2 1 – 7 5 42 1 – 1 –
Jack Maher
90′ 1 1 – 3 2 57 – – – –
Daniel Lovitz
90′ 3 – – 4 – 40 1 – – –
Julian Gaines Came on as a substitute
10′ 2 – – 4 2 6 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Gastón Brugman Taken off
89′ – – 74 1 0.05 3 3 7 4 2 –
Edvard Tagseth
90′ – – 47 1 0.09 3 1 3 1 – –
Jonathan Perez Taken off
80′ 1 – 19 – 0.04 – – 5 1 2 –
Hany Mukhtar Taken off
86′ – 1 31 5 0.61 2 – 4 2 1 –
Alex Muyl
90′ 1 – 32 2 0.02 1 1 2 – – –
Teal Bunbury Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 3 – 0.00 – – 1 – 1 –
Forwards1 player
Sam Surridge
90′ – 1 2 – 0.20 0.03 1 9 2 28 –
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

Nashville SC WDLWW
CF Montreal WLLLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: CF Montreal 0-0 Nashville SC, 25 May 24 Next meeting: CF Montreal 1-1 Nashville SC, 04 Oct 25  All Nashville SC 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.