Major League Soccer · 2026Sat, 23 May 2026, 23:30 UTCFull timeAudi FieldFull-time recap

DC United

WWDLD

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CF Montreal

WLWDL

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This match

Match statistics

Metric	DC United	CF Montreal
Shots	17 shots/match	22 shots/match▲
Shots on target	10 shots/match▲	8 shots/match
Expected goals	2.6 xG/match	3.13 xG/match▲
Possession	44%	56%
Corners	6 corners/match	4 corners/match
Fouls	16 fouls/match	14 fouls/match
Yellow cards	1 cards/match▲	3 cards/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: DC United's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: Each team's season fouls average is above the competition baseline. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

DC United's recent record differs from the season

moderate

DC United's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.4 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	2 goals/match	1.4 goals/match	1.57 goals/match

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

Both teams have elevated fouls records

moderate

Each team's season fouls average is above the competition baseline.

14.1 fouls/match▲FoulsDC United · CF Montreal14.1 fouls/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

Metric	DC United	CF Montreal	Baseline
Fouls	14.1 fouls/match	14.1 fouls/match	12.1 fouls/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for DC United.

7 days▲Rest daysDC United · CF Montreal7.12 days

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	DC United	CF Montreal	Baseline
Rest days	7 days	7.12 days	—
Matches last 14 days	3 matches	2 matches	—

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

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

DC United favored in 2 of 14 directional metrics · CF Montreal in 8 · 4 too close

1.4 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 15/14▲1.57 goals/match

1.67 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 15/142.21 goals/match

1.45 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 12/11▲1.6 xG/match

1.48 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 12/11▲1.38 xG/match

12.1 shots/matchShotsseason · 15/14▲13.3 shots/match

13.5 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 15/14▲12.4 shots/match

4.4 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 15/14▲4.71 shots/match

5.27 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 15/145.43 shots/match

39.7%Possessionseason · 15/1448.4%

4.67 corners/matchCornersseason · 15/145.07 corners/match

5.8 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 15/14▲4.64 corners/match

2.4 cards/matchCardsseason · 5/62.33 cards/match

14.1 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 15/1414.1 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

27%▲Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 15/1421%

67%Scoring frequencyseason · 15/14▲71%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

DC United1.7

CF Montreal41.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

DC United35.6

CF Montreal52.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

DC United32.8

CF Montreal27.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

DC United91.7

CF Montreal58.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

DC United68.3

CF Montreal63.4

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 67%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

DC United43.3

CF Montreal55

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

DC United52.9

CF Montreal62.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

2 goals/match▲Goals scored5/51.8 goals/match

2 goals/match▲Goals allowed5/52.2 goals/match

1.7 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.77 xG/match

15 shots/matchShots5/5▲18.6 shots/match

6.8 shots/match▲Shots on target5/56 shots/match

36%Possession5/551.4%

5.6 corners/matchCorners5/57.6 corners/match

—Cards2/1—

15.6 fouls/matchFouls5/512.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches

1.7 goals/matchGoals scored10/10▲1.8 goals/match

2.1 goals/matchGoals allowed10/102.1 goals/match

1.56 xG/matchExpected goals10/10▲1.68 xG/match

13.6 shots/matchShots10/10▲15.2 shots/match

5.5 shots/matchShots on target10/105.4 shots/match

40.3%Possession10/1049.3%

4.8 corners/matchCorners10/105.2 corners/match

—Cards2/33 cards/match

13.9 fouls/matchFouls10/1014.8 fouls/match

Window

Season

15 / 14 matches

1.4 goals/matchGoals scored15/14▲1.57 goals/match

1.67 goals/match▲Goals allowed15/142.21 goals/match

1.45 xG/matchExpected goals12/11▲1.6 xG/match

12.1 shots/matchShots15/14▲13.3 shots/match

4.4 shots/matchShots on target15/14▲4.71 shots/match

39.7%Possession15/1448.4%

4.67 corners/matchCorners15/145.07 corners/match

2.4 cards/matchCards5/62.33 cards/match

14.1 fouls/matchFouls15/1414.1 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

7 / 8 matches

1.57 goals/matchGoals scored7/81.5 goals/match

2.29 goals/match▲Goals allowed7/83 goals/match

1.19 xG/matchExpected goals5/5▲1.58 xG/match

13.3 shots/matchShots7/812.9 shots/match

5.29 shots/match▲Shots on target7/84.38 shots/match

43.1%Possession7/850.6%

5.71 corners/matchCorners7/84 corners/match

2 cards/matchCards3/51.8 cards/match

15.3 fouls/matchFouls7/813.3 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.12 days

3 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready

Season samples15 / 14home / 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, 24 May 2026, 03:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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Match statistics

What the record shows

DC United's recent record differs from the season

Both teams have elevated fouls records

Recent scheduling adds useful context

Values, percentiles and samples

How the teams compare

Possession control

Attacking volume

Defensive resistance

Directness proxy

Physicality

Set-piece relevance

Tempo and pressure proxy

Season, last 10 and last 5

Last 5

Last 10

Season

Home and away samples

Home team at home / away team away

Rest and recent workload

How much supports this analysis

Known unknowns

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