Charlotte 4-0 CF Montréal: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Charlotte won it

Idan Toklomati put Charlotte ahead in the 7th minute, set up by Allan Saint-Maximin. Liel Abada made it 2-0 to Charlotte in the 67th minute, set up by Djibril Diani. Liel Abada made it 3-0 to Charlotte in the 79th minute, set up by Idan Toklomati. Liel Abada made it 4-0 to Charlotte in the 83rd minute, set up by Pep Biel.

It was 1-0 at half-time.

Liel Abada scored a hat-trick.

The referee, R. Fierro, showed 3 yellow cards: 0 to Charlotte and 3 to CF Montréal.

Charlotte: D. Smith, 4-2-3-1 · CF Montréal: P. Eullaffroy, 4-3-3.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

The prediction was right. Moneyball's pick on the Match Board was Over 3.25, and on 4-0 it was right.

The estimate's most likely result was a Charlotte win at 63%, and that is what happened. Its single most likely score was 2-1 (10%).

On goals the estimate was close: about 3.5 expected, 4 scored.

Over 2.5 goals had been put at 67%; with 4 goals the over came in, as the estimate leaned.

Both teams to score was 63%; they did not both score, against the estimate.

Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-10-28, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 0.56 for Charlotte and 2.13 for CF Montréal.

Charlotte scored about 3.4 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

CF Montréal left about 2.1 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

CF Montréal created the better chances, 2.13 xG to 0.56, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

The run of play itself went against the pre-match reading: Moneyball expected Charlotte to create more, and CF Montréal did.

Charlotte had 7 shots on target, CF Montréal 1.

CF Montréal had 53% of the ball, but Charlotte took the points.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Charlotte came into it with 34 MLS matches played, scoring 1.9 and conceding 1.5 a match, with 1.59 expected goals for and 2.08 against, and had won 44% of their matches.

Charlotte vs CF Montréal: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Liel Abada (Charlotte), rated 9.2 by Sportmonks, with 3 goals.

Charlotte

• Liel Abada 9.2 3 goals
• Idan Toklomati 8.4 1 goal, 1 assist
• Pep Biel 7.8 1 assist
• Allan Saint-Maximin 7.3 1 assist
• Agyemang Morrison 7.2

CF Montréal

• Gennadiy Synchuk 7.4
• Matty Longstaff 7.0
• Olger Escobar 6.7
• Fabian Herbers 6.6
• Noah Streit 6.5

The lowest-rated starter was Efraín Morales at 6.0. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Charlotte: Chicago Fire vs Charlotte Sunday 22 November 2026 · MLS

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Charlotte vs CF Montréal

What was the score in Charlotte vs CF Montréal?

Charlotte 4-0 CF Montréal (half-time 1-0), MLS, Wednesday 28 October 2026.

Who scored in Charlotte vs CF Montréal?

Idan Toklomati 7', Liel Abada 67', Liel Abada 79', Liel Abada 83'.

Did Moneyball predict Charlotte vs CF Montréal correctly?

The prediction was right. Moneyball's pick on the Match Board was Over 3.25, and on 4-0 it was right.

Who was man of the match in Charlotte vs CF Montréal?

Liel Abada, rated 9.2 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Charlotte vs CF Montréal?

R. Fierro.