Major League Soccer Regular Season - 6

New England Revolution 3 - 0 FT CF Montreal

Gillette Stadium

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Futmetrix Verdict
31
FT
Sat, Apr 4
New England Revolution
3-0
CF Montreal
⚡ Intensity 52
⚖️ Balance 12
🏆 Stakes 0
🎲 Upset 0
Revolution conquer Montreal despite red card.

Revolution Defy the Odds in 10-Man Masterclass Against Montreal

Average Entertainment Futmetrix Score: 31/100. New England showcased immense defensive resilience and lethal counter-attacking efficiency to secure a statement victory despite playing a man down for an hour.

The Fast Break

The New England Revolution came out firing at Gillette Stadium. Just six minutes in, L. Langoni found the back of the net, grabbing an early opener that set a ruthless tone. The Stakes were immediately apparent as CF Montreal tried to establish their rhythm, eventually dominating possession at 64%. The Balance of the match shifted drastically after that initial breakthrough, with Montreal pushing hard into the attacking third but finding no early path through the home side's rigid shape.

The Red Card Catalyst

The defining moment arrived in the 34th minute when M. Mitrovic was sent off, plunging the Revs into an immediate defensive crisis. This fired up the Intensity to extreme levels. Montreal initiated a barrage, turning the field into a shooting gallery with 18 total attempts. However, Matt Turner stood tall as an absolute wall between the posts, logging four crucial saves to preserve the slim lead. The sheer Upset factor of a 10-man squad holding off wave after wave of pressure kept fans on the edge of their seats, exposing Montreal's lack of a clinical edge.

The Killer Blows

Despite being severely out-possessed, the Revs stayed disciplined and waited for their moments to strike. In the 78th minute, Langoni turned provider, setting up M. Fofana for a stunning counter-attack goal that completely broke Montreal's spirit. The visitors collapsed defensively in the closing moments, allowing P. Miller to add a third deep into stoppage time. The 3-0 result paints a picture of a Balance heavily skewed by tactical execution rather than possession stats. This resolute win catapults New England forward while leaving Montreal searching for answers in the final third.

Key Questions

How did the red card for M. Mitrovic impact the match?

M. Mitrovic's 34th-minute dismissal forced New England into a deep defensive block, relying on Matt Turner's saves and clinical counter-attacks to secure the victory.

What made Mamadou Fofana the Man of the Match?

Fofana commanded the backline perfectly while a man down and scored a crucial 78th-minute goal, securing a brilliant 8.6 match rating for his efforts.

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
36%
64%
New England Revolution 36%
CF Montreal 64%
Shots
8
18
New England Revolution 8
CF Montreal 18
Shots on Target
5
4
New England Revolution 5
CF Montreal 4
Expected Goals (xG)
1.35
1.09
New England Revolution 1.35
CF Montreal 1.09
Passes
285
520
New England Revolution 285
CF Montreal 520
Pass Accuracy
76%
85%
New England Revolution 76%
CF Montreal 85%
Corners
1
5
New England Revolution 1
CF Montreal 5
Fouls
16
23
New England Revolution 16
CF Montreal 23
Yellow Cards
2
3
New England Revolution 2
CF Montreal 3
Red Cards
0
0
New England Revolution 0
CF Montreal 0

Match Events

6' L. Langoni
27' 🟨 B. Raines
33' 🟨 W. Sands
34' 🟥 M. Mitrovic
38' 🔄 M. Polster A. Yusuf
HT
D. Thorhallsson G. Synchuk 🔄 46'
G. Synchuk 🟨 53'
63' 🔄 G. Yow P. Miller
W. Carmona 🟨 65'
B. Craig 🟨 69'
78' M. Fofana (L. Langoni)
W. Carmona O. Escobar 🔄 79'
B. Craig N. Streit 🔄 79'
85' 🔄 L. Langoni J. Yueill
90'+4 P. Miller
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

New England Revolution

Goalkeepers
Matt Turner
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
92
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Ilay Feingold
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
29%
Pass Acc
Brayan Ceballos
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
7
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Mamadou Fofana
CLOSER
CLOSER
1
Late Goals
1
Late Goals
0
Late Assists
75
Minute
William Sands
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
92
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Midfielders
Matt Polster
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
38
Total Mins
38
Entry
Brooklyn Raines
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
92
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Luca Langoni
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
1
Assists
25%
Pass Acc
Carles Gil
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
4
Fouls Won
4
Fouls Won
5
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Griffin Yow
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
63
Total Mins
63
Entry
Forwards
Dor Turgeman
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
5
Fouls Won
5
Fouls Won
5
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
BENCH
Donovan Parisian
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Ethan Kohler
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Tanner Beason
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Peyton Miller
CLUTCH HERO
CLUTCH HERO
90
Goal Time
90
Goal Time
Goal
Impact
6.5
Rating
Eric Klein
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jackson Yueill
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
7
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Diego Fagúndez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Alhassan Yusuf
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
54
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Marcos Zambrano
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

CF Montreal

Goalkeepers
Thomas Gillier
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
92
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Dawid Bugaj
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
4
Tackles
90%
Duel Win %
Efraín Morales
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
4
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Brandan Craig
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Luca Petrasso
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
47%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
Matthew Longstaff
MAGNET
MAGNET
83
Activity
83
Activity
75
Passes
8
Duels
Victor Loturi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
92
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Dagur Dan Þórhallsson
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
Wikelman Carmona
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
11
Late Mins
11
Late Mins
79
Total Mins
79
Entry
Iván Jaime
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
6
Fouls Won
6
Fouls Won
8
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Forwards
Prince-Osei Owusu
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
92
Total Mins
Started
Entry
BENCH
Sebastian Breza
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Tomás Avilés
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Yuri Aleksandr Guboglo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Noah Streit
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
13
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Samuel Piette
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Hennadiy Synchuk
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
3
Shots
3
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Daniel Rios
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
13
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Kwadwo Opoku
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
02/07/2026 New England Revolution 1 - 2 CF Montreal Friendlies Clubs
07/25/2025 New England Revolution 1 - 3 CF Montreal Major League Soccer Gillette Stadium
05/31/2025 CF Montreal 0 - 3 New England Revolution Major League Soccer Saputo Stadium
09/18/2024 New England Revolution 2 - 2 CF Montreal Major League Soccer Gillette Stadium
08/24/2024 CF Montreal 0 - 5 New England Revolution Major League Soccer Stade Saputo
08/26/2023 CF Montreal 1 - 0 New England Revolution Major League Soccer Stade Saputo
04/08/2023 New England Revolution 4 - 0 CF Montreal Major League Soccer Gillette Stadium
09/17/2022 New England Revolution 0 - 1 CF Montreal Major League Soccer Gillette Stadium
08/20/2022 CF Montreal 4 - 0 New England Revolution Major League Soccer Stade Saputo
09/29/2021 CF Montreal 1 - 4 New England Revolution Major League Soccer Stade Saputo
02/07/2026
Friendlies Clubs
07/25/2025
Major League Soccer Gillette Stadium
05/31/2025
Major League Soccer Saputo Stadium
09/18/2024
Major League Soccer Gillette Stadium
08/24/2024
Major League Soccer Stade Saputo
08/26/2023
Major League Soccer Stade Saputo
04/08/2023
Major League Soccer Gillette Stadium
09/17/2022
Major League Soccer Gillette Stadium
08/20/2022
Major League Soccer Stade Saputo
09/29/2021
Major League Soccer Stade Saputo
New England Revolution Win
CF Montreal Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Inter Miami 4 10 9 5 +4 WNew York City FC 2 - 3 Inter Miami (22-03-2026)DCharlotte 0 - 0 Inter Miami (14-03-2026)WDC United 1 - 2 Inter Miami (07-03-2026)WOrlando City SC 2 - 4 Inter Miami (02-03-2026)
2 Chicago Fire 5 10 7 3 +4 WChicago Fire 1 - 0 Nashville SC (05-04-2026)WPhiladelphia Union 1 - 2 Chicago Fire (21-03-2026)LChicago Fire 1 - 2 DC United (15-03-2026)DColumbus Crew 0 - 0 Chicago Fire (08-03-2026)WChicago Fire 3 - 0 CF Montreal (28-02-2026)
3 New York Red Bulls 6 10 9 13 -4 WNew York Red Bulls 4 - 2 FC Cincinnati (04-04-2026)LCharlotte 6 - 1 New York Red Bulls (21-03-2026)DToronto FC 1 - 1 New York Red Bulls (14-03-2026)LNew York Red Bulls 0 - 3 CF Montreal (08-03-2026)WNew York Red Bulls 1 - 0 New England Revolution (28-02-2026)
4 Nashville SC 4 9 10 2 +8 LChicago Fire 1 - 0 Nashville SC (05-04-2026)WNashville SC 5 - 0 Orlando City SC (21-03-2026)WColumbus Crew 0 - 1 Nashville SC (14-03-2026)WNashville SC 4 - 1 New England Revolution (22-02-2026)
5 Charlotte 3 7 8 2 +6 WCharlotte 2 - 1 Philadelphia Union (04-04-2026)WCharlotte 6 - 1 New York Red Bulls (21-03-2026)DCharlotte 0 - 0 Inter Miami (14-03-2026)
6 Toronto FC 3 7 4 2 +2 WToronto FC 2 - 1 Columbus Crew (21-03-2026)DToronto FC 1 - 1 New York Red Bulls (14-03-2026)WFC Cincinnati 0 - 1 Toronto FC (08-03-2026)
7 DC United 4 7 4 3 +1 DAtlanta United FC 0 - 0 DC United (21-03-2026)WChicago Fire 1 - 2 DC United (15-03-2026)LDC United 1 - 2 Inter Miami (07-03-2026)WDC United 1 - 0 Philadelphia Union (22-02-2026)
8 New York City FC 3 6 9 4 +5 LNew York City FC 2 - 3 Inter Miami (22-03-2026)WNew York City FC 5 - 0 Orlando City SC (07-03-2026)WPhiladelphia Union 1 - 2 New York City FC (01-03-2026)
9 New England Revolution 4 6 10 6 +4 WNew England Revolution 3 - 0 CF Montreal (04-04-2026)WNew England Revolution 6 - 1 FC Cincinnati (15-03-2026)LNew York Red Bulls 1 - 0 New England Revolution (28-02-2026)LNashville SC 4 - 1 New England Revolution (22-02-2026)
10 FC Cincinnati 5 6 9 14 -5 LNew York Red Bulls 4 - 2 FC Cincinnati (04-04-2026)WFC Cincinnati 4 - 3 CF Montreal (22-03-2026)LNew England Revolution 6 - 1 FC Cincinnati (15-03-2026)LFC Cincinnati 0 - 1 Toronto FC (08-03-2026)WFC Cincinnati 2 - 0 Atlanta United FC (21-02-2026)
11 Columbus Crew 4 4 4 4 0 WAtlanta United FC 1 - 3 Columbus Crew (04-04-2026)LToronto FC 2 - 1 Columbus Crew (21-03-2026)LColumbus Crew 0 - 1 Nashville SC (14-03-2026)DColumbus Crew 0 - 0 Chicago Fire (08-03-2026)
12 Atlanta United FC 4 4 4 6 -2 LAtlanta United FC 1 - 3 Columbus Crew (04-04-2026)DAtlanta United FC 0 - 0 DC United (21-03-2026)WAtlanta United FC 3 - 1 Philadelphia Union (14-03-2026)LFC Cincinnati 2 - 0 Atlanta United FC (21-02-2026)
13 CF Montreal 5 3 7 12 -5 LNew England Revolution 3 - 0 CF Montreal (04-04-2026)LFC Cincinnati 4 - 3 CF Montreal (22-03-2026)LOrlando City SC 2 - 1 CF Montreal (14-03-2026)WNew York Red Bulls 0 - 3 CF Montreal (08-03-2026)LChicago Fire 3 - 0 CF Montreal (28-02-2026)
14 Orlando City SC 5 3 5 17 -12 LNashville SC 5 - 0 Orlando City SC (21-03-2026)WOrlando City SC 2 - 1 CF Montreal (14-03-2026)LNew York City FC 5 - 0 Orlando City SC (07-03-2026)LOrlando City SC 2 - 4 Inter Miami (02-03-2026)LOrlando City SC 1 - 2 New York Red Bulls (22-02-2026)
15 Philadelphia Union 5 0 4 10 -6 LCharlotte 2 - 1 Philadelphia Union (04-04-2026)LPhiladelphia Union 1 - 2 Chicago Fire (21-03-2026)LAtlanta United FC 3 - 1 Philadelphia Union (14-03-2026)LPhiladelphia Union 1 - 2 New York City FC (01-03-2026)LDC United 1 - 0 Philadelphia Union (22-02-2026)