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FC Dallas vs CF Montreal — Major League Soccer 2018

FC Dallas
FC Dallas
FT
1 – 2
HT: 1 – 1
CF Montreal
CF Montreal
3/3/2024Major League SoccerMajor League Soccer · Round 3Toyota Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 14+ matches

FC Dallas45%
×Draw24%
CF Montreal31%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

FC Dallas
1.63
CF Montreal
1.31

FC Dallas creates 24% more chances

Season form · 24 home / 14 away

creates per match

FC Dallas
1.50
CF Montreal
1.39

allows per match

FC Dallas
1.24
CF Montreal
1.76

finishing

FC Dallas+0.42scores more
CF Montreal+0.18scores more

Total goals

56%Over
  • Over56
  • Under44

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

59%Yes
  • Yes59
  • No41

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

FC Dallas ↓

CF Montreal →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–05%
0–17%
0–25%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–09%
1–111%
1–27%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–07%
2–19%
2–26%
2–33%
2–41%
3
3–04%
3–15%
3–23%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–02%
4–12%
4–21%
4–31%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
79%21%2.5
56%44%3.5
34%66%4.5
17%83%

Double chance

FC Dallas or draw
69%
FC Dallas or CF Montreal
76%
Draw or CF Montreal
55%

Winning margin

FC Dallas wins by 2+
23%
CF Montreal wins by 2+
13%

Team goals

FC Dallas 1+ goals
80%
FC Dallas 2+ goals
48%
FC Dallas 3+ goals
22%
CF Montreal 1+ goals
73%
CF Montreal 2+ goals
38%
CF Montreal 3+ goals
14%

Draw no bet

FC Dallas (draw refunded)
59%
CF Montreal (draw refunded)
41%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
47%
Both score & under 3
11%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

FC Dallas at home — creates 1.50, concedes 1.24 · 24 matches

CF Montreal away — creates 1.39, concedes 1.76 · 14 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

FC Dallas attack 1.50 + CF Montreal defence 1.76 → ÷2 → 1.63

CF Montreal attack 1.39 + FC Dallas defence 1.24 → ÷2 → 1.31

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 45%?"

FC Dallas scores more
45%
level
24%
CF Montreal scores more
31%

FC Dallas at 45% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 45% does not mean "FC Dallas will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Match Recap: FC Dallas vs CF Montreal

CF Montreal beat FC Dallas 2-1 in Major League Soccer on March 3, 2024.

The match was played at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.