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Atlanta United 3–1 CF Montréal · Major League Soccer

3–1Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Atlanta United won 3–1.

Shots
1811
Shots on target
55
Expected goals
1.150.86
Possession
54%46%

Full time

What the match recorded

Atlanta United FC beat CF Montreal 3–1. Recorded in this match (Atlanta United FC – CF Montreal): shots 18–11, shots on target 5–5, expected goals 1.15–0.86, possession 54%–46%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Atlanta United FC's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Atlanta United FC's last-five shots average is above their season average.

15.4 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season12.2 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots15.4 shots/match12.2 shots/match12.5 shots/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Atlanta United FC.

7.27 days ▲Rest daysAtlanta United FC · CF Montreal7.21 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricAtlanta United FCCF MontrealBaseline
Rest days7.27 days7.21 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches1 match—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots18 shots11 shotsAtlanta United 18 shots, CF Montréal 11 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots5 shotsAtlanta United 5 shots, CF Montréal 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.15 xG0.86 xGAtlanta United 1.15 xG, CF Montréal 0.86 xG
  • Possession54%46%Atlanta United 54%, CF Montréal 46%
  • Corners3 corners2 cornersAtlanta United 3 corners, CF Montréal 2 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls9 foulsAtlanta United 10 fouls, CF Montréal 9 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards2 cardsAtlanta United 3 cards, CF Montréal 2 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Atlanta United
2Draws
2CF Montréal
CF Montréal — Atlanta United · Major League Soccer1–1
Atlanta United — CF Montréal · Major League Soccer3–2
CF Montréal — Atlanta United · Major League Soccer2–2
Atlanta United — CF Montréal · Major League Soccer1–2
CF Montréal — Atlanta United · Major League Soccer1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Atlanta United favored in 4 of 11 directional metrics · CF Montréal in 4 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Atlanta United11 matchesCF Montréal10 matches
1.09 goals/matchGoals scored11/10▲ 1.4 goals/match
1.64 goals/match ▲Goals allowed11/102.3 goals/match
1.3 xG/matchExpected goals8/71.36 xG/match
12.2 shots/match ▲Shots11/1010.4 shots/match
4.18 shots/matchShots on target11/104.1 shots/match
53.8% ●Possession11/1046.7%
4.91 corners/match ●Corners11/103.5 corners/match
2.5 cards/matchCards4/62.33 cards/match
12.2 fouls/matchFouls11/1014.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples11 / 10home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 3 May 2026, 03:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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