CF Montréal 0-2 Nashville SC: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
MLS · Saturday 24 October 2026 · Stade Saputo, Montreal · referee L. Szpala · full time
Full time: CF Montréal 0-2 Nashville SC
CF Montréal 0-2 Nashville SC: Nashville SC took the points in MLS on Saturday 24 October 2026 at Stade Saputo. The goals: Sam Surridge 51'.
How Nashville SC won it
Nashville SC struck first through Sam Surridge in the 51st minute. An own goal by Samsy Keita made it 0-2 to Nashville SC in the 76th minute.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The referee, L. Szpala, showed 4 yellow cards: 2 to CF Montréal and 2 to Nashville SC.
CF Montréal: P. Eullaffroy, 4-2-3-1 · Nashville SC: B. Callaghan II, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 1.96 for CF Montréal and 0.69 for Nashville SC.
CF Montréal scored about 2.0 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Nashville SC made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 1.3 goals.
CF Montréal created the better chances, 1.96 xG to 0.69, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
CF Montréal had 6 shots on target, Nashville SC 4.
Nashville SC's goalkeeper made 6 saves.
Nashville SC had 56% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
CF Montréal came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.2 and conceding 2.0 a match, with 1.39 expected goals for and 1.85 against, and had won 19% of their matches.
Nashville SC came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 2.1 and conceding 0.7 a match, with 1.67 expected goals for and 1.23 against, and had won 68% of their matches.
CF Montréal vs Nashville SC: the match in numbers
| CF Montréal | Match statistics | Nashville SC |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Ball possession | 56% |
| 1.96 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.69 |
| 10 | Total shots | 8 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 1 | Big chances | 4 |
| 396 | Total passes | 499 |
| 81% | Pass accuracy | 81% |
| 6 | Corners | 5 |
| 13 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 17 | Tackles | 10 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Brian Schwake (Nashville SC), rated 7.9 by Sportmonks.
CF Montréal
- Alexis Sánchez 7.3
- Gennadiy Synchuk 7.2
- Viktor Radojević 7.2
- Dawid Bugaj 7.1
- Olger Escobar 6.8
Nashville SC
- Brian Schwake 7.9
- Maxwell Woledzi 7.5
- Andy Nájar 7.0
- Sam Surridge 6.9 1 goal
- Jeison Palacios 6.9
The lowest-rated starter was Elias Saad at 6.0. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- CF Montréal: Charlotte vs CF Montréal Wednesday 28 October 2026 · MLS
- Nashville SC: Nashville SC vs Philadelphia Union Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS
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Questions about CF Montréal vs Nashville SC
What was the score in CF Montréal vs Nashville SC?
CF Montréal 0-2 Nashville SC (half-time 0-0), MLS, Saturday 24 October 2026.
Who scored in CF Montréal vs Nashville SC?
Sam Surridge 51'.
Did Moneyball predict CF Montréal vs Nashville SC correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in CF Montréal vs Nashville SC?
Brian Schwake, rated 7.9 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed CF Montréal vs Nashville SC?
L. Szpala.
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