CF Montreal 1 - 1 FT DC United

Saputo Stadium

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Futmetrix Verdict
41
FT
Sat, Aug 15
CF Montreal
1-1
DC United
⚡ Intensity 30
⚖️ Balance 40
🏆 Stakes 33
🎲 Upset 28
A gritty draw at Saputo Stadium.

Win Probability

  • CF Montreal 42%
  • Draw 27%
  • DC United 31%

Futmetrix AI estimate

A Tale of Wasted Dominance at Saputo Stadium

Average Entertainment Futmetrix Score: 41/100. Relentless offensive pressure was ultimately thwarted by heroic goalkeeping, resulting in a frustrating stalemate that does little to help the hosts' lower-table struggles.

Early Pressure, Empty Returns

The hosts set a punishing pace from the opening whistle. Operating with staggering Intensity, CF Montreal instantly pinned DC United against the ropes at Saputo Stadium. They dominated possession, hoarding 67% of the ball and unleashing a staggering barrage of attempts on goal. Despite stringing together nearly 600 passes and living in the attacking third, the finishing touch eluded them. The visitors' goalkeeper put on an absolute clinic, racking up seven crucial saves to deny every incoming threat. The sheer volume of 17 total shots told the story of a heavily lopsided half, yet the Balance of the match remained untouched on the scoreboard heading into the locker room.

The Breakthrough and the Reply

The dam finally broke early in the second half. Relentless pressure forced a critical error in the box, handing the hosts a golden opportunity from the spot. In the 50th minute, P. Owusu stepped up and clinically dispatched the penalty to open the scoring. However, rather than folding, DC United showcased incredible efficiency. The visitors absorbed the blows and waited for their window, striking back completely against the run of play. In the 66th minute, K. Nono spotted a gap and threaded a perfect ball to T. Baribo, who hammered home a stunning equalizer. This rapid response silenced the home crowd and dramatically shifted the psychological momentum.

Settling for the Draw

With the game leveled, the final twenty minutes devolved into a tense tactical grind. Montreal threw extra bodies forward in a desperate search for a winner, but their initial spark had faded into visible frustration. DC United bunkered down intelligently, perfectly content to protect their road point and frustrate the home side. For Montreal, dropping points despite such overwhelming statistical superiority leaves them stranded in 12th place, extending a miserable winless run. Meanwhile, DC United's gritty survival keeps them comfortably in 5th. The Stakes couldn't be clearer—dominating the stat sheet means nothing if you can't put the ball in the net.

Key Questions

Who scored for CF Montreal?

P. Owusu opened the scoring for CF Montreal with a penalty conversion in the 50th minute.

How did DC United equalize?

T. Baribo scored the equalizer in the 66th minute, finishing off a crucial assist provided by K. Nono.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
67%
33%
CF Montreal 67%
DC United 33%
Shots
17
6
CF Montreal 17
DC United 6
Shots on Target
7
2
CF Montreal 7
DC United 2
Expected Goals (xG)
1.88
0.56
CF Montreal 1.88
DC United 0.56
Passes
595
283
CF Montreal 595
DC United 283
Corners
5
3
CF Montreal 5
DC United 3
Fouls
10
11
CF Montreal 10
DC United 11
Yellow Cards
1
2
CF Montreal 1
DC United 2
Red Cards
0
0
CF Montreal 0
DC United 0

Match Events

J. Hopkins 🟨 19'
HT
K. Kurokawa 🟨 49'
50' P. Owusu
J. Hopkins J. Stroud 🔄 62'
62' 🔄 F. Herbers M. Longstaff
62' 🔄 B. Ceballos D. Bugaj
63' 🟨 L. Petrasso
T. Baribo (K. Nono) 66'
77' 🔄 N. Streit D. Rios
K. Nono H. Kijima 🔄 80'
L. Munteanu N. Ordaz 🔄 88'
B. Servania N. Markovic 🔄 88'
90' 🔄 V. Loturi O. Escobar
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

CF Montreal

Midfielders
Thomas Gillier
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Brayan Ceballos
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
62
Total Mins
62
Entry
Jalen Neal
MAGNET
MAGNET
91
Activity
91
Activity
79
Passes
12
Duels
Brayan Vera
MAGNET
MAGNET
100
Activity
100
Activity
95
Passes
5
Duels
Luca Petrasso
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
4
Key Passes
4
Key Passes
0
Assists
0%
Pass Acc
Victor Loturi
NPC
NPC
89
Minutes
89
Minutes
0%
Pass Acc
6.9
Rating
Dani Pereira
MAGNET
MAGNET
93
Activity
93
Activity
78
Passes
15
Duels
Fabian Herbers
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
62
Total Mins
62
Entry
Hennadii Synchuk
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Prince-Osei Owusu
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
4
Key Passes
4
Key Passes
0
Assists
0%
Pass Acc
N. Streit
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
BENCH
Sebastian Breza
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Dawid Bugaj
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
28
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Brandan Craig
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Matthew Longstaff
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
28
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ivan Losenko
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Olger Escobar
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
1
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Samuel Piette
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Owen Graham-Roache
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Daniel Ríos
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target

DC United

Midfielders
Sean Johnson
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Silvan Hefti
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Matti Peltola
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
S. Nealis
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
2
Tackles
78%
Duel Win %
Keisuke Kurokawa
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kimito Nono
ENFORCER
ENFORCER
6
Tackles
6
Tackles
7
Duels Won
88%
Win %
Andre Dozzell
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Brandon Servania
NPC
NPC
88
Minutes
88
Minutes
0%
Pass Acc
6.9
Rating
Jackson Hopkins
DRIBBLER
DRIBBLER
4
Dribbles
4
Dribbles
4
Attempts
100%
Success %
Louis Munteanu
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Tai Baribo
FINISHER
FINISHER
1
Goals
1
Goals
3
Shots
7.3
Rating
BENCH
Alex Bono
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Nikola Markovic
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
9
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Hosei Kijima
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
10
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Caden Clark
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Gavin Turner
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
K. Castillo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jared Stroud
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
28
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Nathan Ordaz
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
9
Total Mins
Started
Entry
João Peglow
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
05/23/2026 DC United 4 - 4 CF Montreal Major League Soccer Audi Field
08/16/2025 CF Montreal 1 - 1 DC United Major League Soccer Saputo Stadium
03/15/2025 DC United 0 - 0 CF Montreal Major League Soccer Audi Field
05/29/2024 CF Montreal 4 - 2 DC United Major League Soccer Stade Saputo
03/30/2024 DC United 1 - 0 CF Montreal Major League Soccer Audi Field
07/26/2023 CF Montreal 0 - 1 DC United Leagues Cup Stade Saputo
05/31/2023 DC United 2 - 2 CF Montreal Major League Soccer Audi Field
04/15/2023 CF Montreal 0 - 1 DC United Major League Soccer Stade Saputo
10/01/2022 CF Montreal 1 - 0 DC United Major League Soccer Stade Saputo
07/24/2022 DC United 1 - 2 CF Montreal Major League Soccer Audi Field
05/23/2026
Major League Soccer Audi Field
08/16/2025
Major League Soccer Saputo Stadium
03/15/2025
Major League Soccer Audi Field
05/29/2024
Major League Soccer Stade Saputo
03/30/2024
Major League Soccer Audi Field
07/26/2023
Leagues Cup Stade Saputo
05/31/2023
Major League Soccer Audi Field
04/15/2023
Major League Soccer Stade Saputo
10/01/2022
Major League Soccer Stade Saputo
07/24/2022
Major League Soccer Audi Field
CF Montreal Win
DC United Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Nashville SC 16 36 33 12 +21 WNashville SC 4 - 1 Inter Miami (16-08-2026)DDC United 2 - 2 Nashville SC (01-08-2026)LOrlando City SC 1 - 0 Nashville SC (25-07-2026)WNashville SC 1 - 0 CF Montreal (23-07-2026)WNashville SC 1 - 0 Atlanta United FC (18-07-2026)
2 Inter Miami 14 28 37 29 +8 LNashville SC 4 - 1 Inter Miami (16-08-2026)DInter Miami 2 - 2 Columbus Crew (01-08-2026)WCF Montreal 0 - 1 Inter Miami (25-07-2026)WInter Miami 3 - 2 Chicago Fire (22-07-2026)WInter Miami 6 - 4 Philadelphia Union (24-05-2026)
3 New England Revolution 16 27 26 19 +7 LToronto FC 2 - 1 New England Revolution (15-08-2026)DCF Montreal 2 - 2 New England Revolution (01-08-2026)WNew England Revolution 4 - 1 Atlanta United FC (25-07-2026)DNew England Revolution 0 - 0 Toronto FC (22-07-2026)LCharlotte 1 - 0 New England Revolution (23-05-2026)
4 Chicago Fire 15 26 26 21 +5 WChicago Fire 2 - 1 Charlotte (02-08-2026)LNew York City FC 3 - 1 Chicago Fire (25-07-2026)LInter Miami 3 - 2 Chicago Fire (22-07-2026)WChicago Fire 2 - 1 Toronto FC (24-05-2026)WCF Montreal 0 - 2 Chicago Fire (16-05-2026)
5 Charlotte 16 24 28 23 +5 WCharlotte 3 - 1 Columbus Crew (15-08-2026)LChicago Fire 2 - 1 Charlotte (02-08-2026)WNew York Red Bulls 0 - 2 Charlotte (25-07-2026)DCharlotte 2 - 2 Atlanta United FC (23-07-2026)WCharlotte 1 - 0 New England Revolution (23-05-2026)
6 DC United 15 22 25 23 +2 DCF Montreal 1 - 1 DC United (15-08-2026)DDC United 2 - 2 Nashville SC (01-08-2026)WDC United 2 - 1 Toronto FC (25-07-2026)DDC United 4 - 4 CF Montreal (23-05-2026)LDC United 1 - 3 Chicago Fire (13-05-2026)
7 New York Red Bulls 17 22 28 38 -10 LAtlanta United FC 2 - 1 New York Red Bulls (15-08-2026)WNew York Red Bulls 3 - 2 Orlando City SC (01-08-2026)LNew York Red Bulls 0 - 2 Charlotte (25-07-2026)LPhiladelphia Union 3 - 1 New York Red Bulls (22-07-2026)DNew York Red Bulls 1 - 1 New York City FC (16-05-2026)
8 New York City FC 15 21 28 22 +6 LNew York City FC 2 - 3 Philadelphia Union (16-08-2026)DNew York City FC 1 - 1 Toronto FC (31-07-2026)WNew York City FC 3 - 1 Chicago Fire (25-07-2026)WColumbus Crew 1 - 2 New York City FC (22-07-2026)LNashville SC 2 - 1 New York City FC (24-05-2026)
9 FC Cincinnati 15 20 35 36 -1 DOrlando City SC 1 - 1 FC Cincinnati (15-08-2026)LColumbus Crew 2 - 1 FC Cincinnati (25-07-2026)WFC Cincinnati 6 - 2 Orlando City SC (23-05-2026)LFC Cincinnati 3 - 5 Inter Miami (13-05-2026)DCharlotte 2 - 2 FC Cincinnati (09-05-2026)
10 Orlando City SC 16 18 27 41 -14 DOrlando City SC 1 - 1 FC Cincinnati (15-08-2026)LNew York Red Bulls 3 - 2 Orlando City SC (01-08-2026)WOrlando City SC 1 - 0 Nashville SC (25-07-2026)LFC Cincinnati 6 - 2 Orlando City SC (23-05-2026)DOrlando City SC 1 - 1 Atlanta United FC (16-05-2026)
11 Columbus Crew 15 16 19 22 -3 LCharlotte 3 - 1 Columbus Crew (15-08-2026)DInter Miami 2 - 2 Columbus Crew (01-08-2026)WColumbus Crew 2 - 1 FC Cincinnati (25-07-2026)LColumbus Crew 1 - 2 New York City FC (22-07-2026)WColumbus Crew 2 - 0 Atlanta United FC (24-05-2026)
12 CF Montreal 17 16 23 29 -6 DCF Montreal 1 - 1 DC United (15-08-2026)DCF Montreal 2 - 2 New England Revolution (01-08-2026)LCF Montreal 0 - 1 Inter Miami (25-07-2026)LNashville SC 1 - 0 CF Montreal (23-07-2026)DCF Montreal 0 - 0 Toronto FC (16-07-2026)
13 Philadelphia Union 17 16 27 34 -7 WNew York City FC 2 - 3 Philadelphia Union (16-08-2026)WPhiladelphia Union 3 - 2 Atlanta United FC (01-08-2026)WPhiladelphia Union 3 - 1 New York Red Bulls (22-07-2026)LInter Miami 6 - 4 Philadelphia Union (24-05-2026)DPhiladelphia Union 1 - 1 Columbus Crew (16-05-2026)
14 Toronto FC 14 15 17 21 -4 WToronto FC 2 - 1 New England Revolution (15-08-2026)DNew York City FC 1 - 1 Toronto FC (31-07-2026)LDC United 2 - 1 Toronto FC (25-07-2026)DNew England Revolution 0 - 0 Toronto FC (22-07-2026)DCF Montreal 0 - 0 Toronto FC (16-07-2026)
15 Atlanta United FC 16 15 18 27 -9 WAtlanta United FC 2 - 1 New York Red Bulls (15-08-2026)LPhiladelphia Union 3 - 2 Atlanta United FC (01-08-2026)LNew England Revolution 4 - 1 Atlanta United FC (25-07-2026)DCharlotte 2 - 2 Atlanta United FC (23-07-2026)LNashville SC 1 - 0 Atlanta United FC (18-07-2026)

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