Nashville SC vs 23.07.26 00:301 – 0Full Time
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Match report
Surridge penalty enough as Nashville SC edge past CF Montreal
Nashville SC won 1-0 against CF Montreal in a Major League Soccer Regular Season - 18 fixture at Geodis Park, moving further clear at the top of the table. The only goal of the game arrived deep into the second half and was enough to see off a Montreal side who struggled to make an impact in a game they never led.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The breakthrough came in the 68th minute when Samuel Surridge converted from the penalty spot to make it 1-0, a lead the hosts would not relinquish. Nashville dominated possession throughout, holding the ball for 63 percent of the match and creating the better chances, while Montreal offered little in reply and could not force an equaliser before the final whistle.
Nashville's control was reflected across the statistics, with ten shots to Montreal's six and a clear edge in expected goals, underlining a performance built on patience that was eventually rewarded through Surridge's spot kick.
Brian Schwake and J. Palacios both finished as Nashville's top-rated performers with ratings of 7.9, helping the hosts control the game throughout.
Nashville's 63 percent possession share illustrated how thoroughly they dictated the tempo of the match.
Nashville SC beat CF Montreal 1–0 (half-time 0–0).
Nashville SC met CF Montreal in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 16). Kick-off was Thursday, 23 July 2026, 00:30 UTC at Geodis Park. Referee: Marcos de Oliveira.
Team pages: Nashville SC · CF Montreal · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 68' Goal (penalty): Samuel Surridge — 1–0
Starting line-ups
Nashville SC (4-2-3-1)
CF Montreal (4-3-3)
- 1 Sebastian Breza
- 13 Luca Petrasso
- 4 Brayan Vera
- 2 Jalen Neal
- 27 Dawid Bugaj
- 22 Victor Loturi
- 8 Matthew Longstaff
- 21 Fabian Herbers
- 23 Noah Streit
- 23 N. Streit
- 9 Prince-Osei Owusu (c)
- 18 Hennadii Synchuk
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Nashville SC 78%, the draw 17%, CF Montreal 5%. It finished Nashville SC 1–0 CF Montreal.
Nashville SC's rating gap decides it — Nashville SC are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and Major League Soccer home advantage plus their unbeaten home run on top make it one-sided for Nashville SC. The draw at 17% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Nashville SC at 78%?
Nashville SC sit 294 points higher on our strength rating — 1723 to 1430. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge at home won 67.1% of 5,869 such games. Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.8% vs 30.2%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.5% of 5,024 games vs 44.9% across all 98,229 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. Nashville SC have kept their home record clean this season — 8 home games without defeat. Sides protecting an unbeaten home season won 59.1% of 4,854 such games where the class table expected 56.1% — one of the few streak facts that clears our evidence bar. The 300 most similar past games finished 72–17–11.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 78% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 17% and CF Montreal at 5%.
Why is the draw only 17%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 17.9%. These teams' recent games average 3.0 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.5% of 24,578.
What did we measure but not count?
Nashville SC average 6 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 294 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. Nashville SC are missing 4 regular starters — Edvard Tagseth, P. Yazbek, Andy Najar — about 38% of their usual starting-XI weight. Our measured receipt covers one-sided absences only, and the picture here isn't one-sided — both squads are short. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Nashville SC vs CF Montreal final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Major League Soccer fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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Quick answers
›What was the final score of Nashville SC vs CF Montreal?
Nashville SC beat CF Montreal 1–0 (half-time 0–0).
›Who scored in Nashville SC vs CF Montreal?
Samuel Surridge (68') (penalty) for Nashville SC.
›Where can I watch Nashville SC vs CF Montreal highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Nashville SC 1–0 CF Montreal are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Nashville SC and CF Montreal?
Nashville SC and CF Montreal have met 10 times — 5 wins for Nashville SC, 1 win for CF Montreal and 4 draws.