CF Montreal v New York City FC result
Team pages: CF Montreal · New York City FC · Head-to-head
The model’s pre-match pick
CF Montreal 1–0 New York City FC — CF Montreal won this Major League Soccer match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Over 2.5 goals.
The result
CF Montreal beat New York City FC 1–0 at Saputo Stadium in Major League Soccer on Saturday 25 April.
The goals
CF Montreal led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — CF Montreal: Prince Owusu (18’, assisted by Matthew Longstaff). Tayvon Gray (77’) was sent off.
How it turned
Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s two key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Prince Owusu’s goal on 18 minutes.
The numbers
Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: CF Montreal 0.95, New York City FC 0.43, from 7 shots to 5 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).
Discipline
Ramy Touchan, USA showed nine yellow cards and one red — against 6.0 yellows a game across the last 8 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — CF Montreal: Samuel Piette (63’), Olger Escobar (81’), Brayan Vera (84’), Matthew Longstaff (87’) and Dawid Bugaj (88’); New York City FC: Tayvon Gray (74’), Tayvon Gray (77’), Nicolás Fernández (81’) and Kai Trewin (90+1’).
What it changes
New York City FC are winless in their last three matches in all competitions.
Who stood out
By TACTIX Impact for this match, Matthew Longstaff (CF Montreal) 5.4, Prince Owusu (CF Montreal) 4.2 and Victor Loturi (CF Montreal) 3.6 led the match.
Head-to-head
CF Montreal are unbeaten in the last three meetings with New York City FC.
What the model said
The model’s free pick, Over 2.5 goals, a Bronze-tier call, did not land — graded in the live track record, misses included. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 68.7% of the time in the last 90 days (338 of 492).
Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.
The Numbers
- Result: CF Montreal 1–0 New York City FC · Major League Soccer
- Venue: Saputo Stadium · Montreal
- Referee: Ramy Touchan, USA
- Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
- Head-to-head (last 6): CF Montreal 3 · draws 0 · New York City FC 3 · 1.5 goals/game
- Recent form: CF Montreal 1W 0D 4L · New York City FC 1W 2D 2L
CF Montreal 1–0 New York City FC (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 2 November 2026). See the live track record →
Key Stats
Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 April 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
| Per game | CF Montreal for / against | Line | New York City FC for / against |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals scored | 1.5 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5 | 2.5standard | 2.63 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5 |
| Corners won | 3.75 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5 | 9.5standard | 4.43 for · 4.86 against n 7 Last 5 |
| Shots | 11.25 for · 12.63 against n 8 Last 5 | 19.5standard | 14.43 for · 12.86 against n 7 Last 5 |
| Shots on target | 4.25 for · 6.13 against n 8 Last 5 | 8.5standard | 6.14 for · 5 against n 7 Last 5 |
| Fouls committed | 14.5 for · 13.88 against n 8 Last 5 | 21.5standard | 10.57 for · 12.86 against n 7 Last 5 |
| Cards shown | 1.88 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5 | 3.5standard | 1.13 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5 |
Referee: Ramy Touchan, USA — 6 yellow cards a game, 0.25 red cards, 28.13 fouls over 8 matches.
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CF Montreal
CF Montreal Goalkeeper
| Player | Apps | Avg mins | Saves | Goals conceded | Penalties saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Gillier | 8 | 92733 min | 293.6 /90 | 202.5 /90 | 00 /90 |
| Player | Mins | Saves 2+3+ |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Gillier n 8 | 91.6 | 3.6 |
CF Montreal Defensive
| Player | Apps | Avg mins | Tackles | Interceptions | Blocks | Duels won | Fouls committed | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efraín Morales | 7 | 88616 min | 152.2 /90 | 162.3 /90 | 71 /90 | 385.6 /90 | 121.8 /90 | 00 /90 |
| Brayan Vera | 7 | 82571 min | 152.4 /90 | 101.6 /90 | 30.5 /90 | 223.5 /90 | 101.6 /90 | 20.3 /90 |
| Luca Petrasso | 6 | 92553 min | 81.3 /90 | 61 /90 | 20.3 /90 | 162.6 /90 | 20.3 /90 | 00 /90 |
| Dawid Bugaj | 4 | 74297 min | 92.7 /90 | 72.1 /90 | 20.6 /90 | 216.4 /90 | 41.2 /90 | 00 /90 |
| B. Hidalgo | 4 | 67267 min | 00 /90 | 31 /90 | 00 /90 | 72.4 /90 | 10.3 /90 | 00 /90 |
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| Player | Mins | Fouls committed 1+2+ | Fouls won 1+2+ | Likely duel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Gillier n 8 | 91.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — |
| Victor Loturi n 8 | 90 | 1.5 | 1.4 | Aiden O'Neill |
| Prince Owusu n 8 | 79.9 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — |
| Matthew Longstaff n 8 | 77.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | Aiden O'Neill |
| Efraín Morales n 8 | 88.9 | 1.8 | 0.6 | — |
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| Player | Mins | Tackles 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Loturi n 8 | 90 | 1.6 |
| Prince Owusu n 8 | 79.9 | 1 |
| Matthew Longstaff n 8 | 77.5 | 1.5 |
| Efraín Morales n 8 | 88.9 | 2.2 |
| Brayan Vera n 7 | 81.6 | 2.4 |
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CF Montreal Attacking
| Player | Apps | Avg mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | Shots on target | Key passes | Dribbles completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Owusu | 8 | 80639 min | 50.7 /90 | 40.6 /90 | 101.4 /90 | 50.7 /90 | 101.4 /90 | 50.7 /90 |
| Daniel Rios | 4 | 27106 min | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 21.7 /90 | 00 /90 | 10.8 /90 | 10.8 /90 |
| Kwadwo Opoku | 2 | 3978 min | 11.2 /90 | 00 /90 | 11.2 /90 | 11.2 /90 | 00 /90 | 22.3 /90 |
| Olger Escobar | 2 | 3570 min | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 11.3 /90 | 11.3 /90 | 11.3 /90 | 00 /90 |
| Victor Loturi | 8 | 90720 min | 10.1 /90 | 00 /90 | 20.3 /90 | 10.1 /90 | 20.3 /90 | 40.5 /90 |
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| Player | Mins | Shots 1+2+ | Shots on target 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Gillier n 8 | 91.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Loturi n 8 | 90 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Prince Owusu n 8 | 79.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| Matthew Longstaff n 8 | 77.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Efraín Morales n 8 | 88.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
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| Player | Mins | Goals 1+2+ | Assists 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Gillier n 8 | 91.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Loturi n 8 | 90 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Prince Owusu n 8 | 79.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Matthew Longstaff n 8 | 77.5 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Efraín Morales n 8 | 88.9 | 0 | 0.1 |
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New York City FC
New York City FC Goalkeeper
| Player | Apps | Avg mins | Saves | Goals conceded | Penalties saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Freese | 9 | 92829 min | 303.3 /90 | 151.6 /90 | 00 /90 |
| Player | Mins | Saves 2+3+ |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Freese n 8 | 92.4 | 3 |
New York City FC Defensive
| Player | Apps | Avg mins | Tackles | Interceptions | Blocks | Duels won | Fouls committed | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin O'Toole | 9 | 92829 min | 151.6 /90 | 40.4 /90 | 20.2 /90 | 293.1 /90 | 60.7 /90 | 00 /90 |
| Tayvon Gray | 9 | 88792 min | 202.3 /90 | 121.4 /90 | 10.1 /90 | 455.1 /90 | 121.4 /90 | 20.2 /90 |
| Kai Trewin | 9 | 82740 min | 151.8 /90 | 161.9 /90 | 40.5 /90 | 323.9 /90 | 70.9 /90 | 10.1 /90 |
| Thiago Martins | 8 | 90720 min | 40.5 /90 | 50.6 /90 | 91.1 /90 | 172.1 /90 | 30.4 /90 | 00 /90 |
| Raul Gustavo | 7 | 69483 min | 91.7 /90 | 71.3 /90 | 30.6 /90 | 305.6 /90 | 50.9 /90 | 10.2 /90 |
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| Player | Mins | Fouls committed 1+2+ | Fouls won 1+2+ | Likely duel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin O'Toole n 8 | 92.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — |
| Matthew Freese n 8 | 92.4 | 0 | 0.2 | — |
| Nicolás Fernández n 8 | 89.5 | 1.9 | 2.6 | — |
| Tayvon Gray n 8 | 89 | 1.4 | 1.4 | — |
| Aiden O'Neill n 8 | 89.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | Matthew Longstaff |
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| Player | Mins | Tackles 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin O'Toole n 8 | 92.4 | 1.8 |
| Nicolás Fernández n 8 | 89.5 | 2.1 |
| Tayvon Gray n 8 | 89 | 2.1 |
| Aiden O'Neill n 8 | 89.5 | 3.1 |
| Maxi Moralez n 8 | 83.1 | 0.8 |
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New York City FC Attacking
| Player | Apps | Avg mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | Shots on target | Key passes | Dribbles completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolás Fernández | 9 | 90806 min | 80.9 /90 | 00 /90 | 232.6 /90 | 182 /90 | 141.6 /90 | 131.5 /90 |
| Talles Magno | 6 | 23139 min | 21.3 /90 | 00 /90 | 42.6 /90 | 31.9 /90 | 10.6 /90 | 53.2 /90 |
| Seymour Garfield-Reid | 1 | 2828 min | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 13.2 /90 | 13.2 /90 | 00 /90 | 00 /90 |
| Arnau Farnos | 1 | 1717 min | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 210.6 /90 |
| Aiden O'Neill | 9 | 88790 min | 00 /90 | 10.1 /90 | 20.2 /90 | 10.1 /90 | 40.5 /90 | 40.5 /90 |
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| Player | Mins | Shots 1+2+ | Shots on target 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin O'Toole n 8 | 92.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Matthew Freese n 8 | 92.4 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Nicolás Fernández n 8 | 89.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| Tayvon Gray n 8 | 89 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Aiden O'Neill n 8 | 89.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
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| Player | Mins | Goals 1+2+ | Assists 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Freese n 8 | 92.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Toole n 8 | 92.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolás Fernández n 8 | 89.5 | 0.9 | 0 |
| Tayvon Gray n 8 | 89 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Aiden O'Neill n 8 | 89.5 | 0 | 0.1 |
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Match Statistics & Details
| CF Montreal | New York City FC | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Possession | 64% |
| 0.95 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.43 |
| 7 | Shots | 5 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 1 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 4 | Shots inside the box | 3 |
| 3 | Corners | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 18 | Fouls | 15 |
| 5 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 347 | Passes | 627 |
| 80% | Pass accuracy | 88% |
CF Montreal Player Stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Gillier | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Dawid Bugaj | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Y | 6.6 |
| Brayan Vera | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Y | 6.9 |
| Luca Petrasso | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Victor Loturi | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Matthew Longstaff | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | Y | 8.2 |
| Iván Jaime | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Jalen Neal | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Prince Owusu | 75 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
| Samuel Piette | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Y | 6.6 |
| Noah Streit | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Olger Escobar sub | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Y | 6.5 |
| Fabian Herbers sub | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Daniel Rios sub | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Efraín Morales sub | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
New York City FC Player Stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Freese | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Thiago Martins | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Kai Trewin | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Y | 6.9 |
| Kevin O'Toole | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Aiden O'Neill | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Nicolás Fernández | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Y | 7.3 |
| Maxi Moralez | 82 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Tayvon Gray | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | RY | 6.5 |
| Keaton Parks | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Agustin Ojeda | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Arnau Farnos | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Raul Gustavo sub | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Talles Magno sub | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Seymour Garfield-Reid sub | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| A. Perea sub | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.
Form, Head-to-Head & Standings
The numbers behind CF Montreal v New York City FC — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)
- 2025-06-28 CF Montreal 1–0 New York City FC
- 2025-05-10 New York City FC 0–1 CF Montreal
- 2024-10-20 CF Montreal 2–0 New York City FC
- 2024-07-03 New York City FC 2–0 CF Montreal
- 2023-08-30 New York City FC 2–0 CF Montreal
- 2023-07-01 CF Montreal 0–1 New York City FC
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What was the model’s pick for CF Montreal v New York City FC?
- TACTIX’s free model pick for CF Montreal v New York City FC was Over 2.5 goals.
- What is the head-to-head record between CF Montreal and New York City FC?
- In their last 6 meetings, CF Montreal won 3, New York City FC won 3 and there were 0 draws, averaging 1.5 goals per game.
- What is the recent form of CF Montreal and New York City FC?
- Recent form — CF Montreal 1W 0D 4L; New York City FC 1W 2D 2L.
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