CF Montreal vs FC Cincinnati — MLS result and pre-match forecast, Sunday, 27 September 2026

MLS·Sunday, 27 September 2026

Metis pre-match forecast

Market-anchored distribution

Frozen as published · 15.2 h before kick-off. Never re-computed after the match.

CF Montreal

35%

result

Draw

25%

FC Cincinnati

40%

top pick

Final score

3–1

Top pick missed

Metis gave a CF Montreal win 35.0% before kick-off, and its most likely result was a FC Cincinnati win. Expected goals 1.48–1.66 against 3–1 actual.

Forecast against the result

Over 2.5 goals61%4 scored
Both teams score63%yes
CF Montreal clean sheet19%no
FC Cincinnati clean sheet23%no
CF Montreal score 2+44%yes
FC Cincinnati score 2+49%no

How this forecast scored

Ranked probability score0.2915
1X2 Brier score0.6445
Probability on the result35.0%

Both scores are losses: lower is better, 0 is a forecast that put all of its probability on what happened. A single fixture says nothing on its own — the league's running record is on its league page, and the model is measured against the Pinnacle opening price in the methodology.

Most likely scores before kick-off: 1–1 (11.3%), 2–1 (8.7%), 1–2 (8.1%). It finished 3–1.

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CF Montreal

22 FebAvs San Diego FC0–5L
28 FebAvs Chicago Fire0–3L
8 MarAvs New York Red Bulls3–0W
14 MarAvs Orlando City1–2L
22 MarAvs FC Cincinnati3–4L

FC Cincinnati

21 FebHvs Atlanta Utd2–0W
28 FebAvs Minnesota United0–1L
8 MarHvs Toronto FC0–1L
15 MarAvs New England Revolution1–6L
22 MarHvs CF Montreal4–3W

Head to head

No previous meetings in the Metis results archive for this competition.

Model context

StatCF Montreal
(Home · 17 matches)
FC Cincinnati
(Away · 17 matches)
BTTS rate47.1%76.5%
Over 2.5 rate47.1%76.5%
Clean sheet17.6%5.9%
Avg goals2.594.18

Home stats use CF Montreal's home record; away stats use FC Cincinnati's away record this season. These are completed-match rates over the samples shown above, not model probabilities — early in a season a handful of matches produces 0% and 100% readings.