Chicago Fire secured a 2-0 victory at CF Montreal in MLS action, with Hugo Cuypers and Philip Zinckernagel finding the net to extend the visitors' unbeaten run. Montreal dominated possession and territory, registering 15 shots compared to Chicago's 11, yet the hosts squandered their dominance with only 5 shots on target against an expected goals tally of 0.96. Chicago's 4-2-3-1 setup proved defensively resolute, limiting Montreal's quality chances whilst converting their limited opportunities with clinical efficiency; the Fire generated 1.08 xG from just 4 shots on target. Chicago's goalkeeper made a 50 per cent save rate, though underperformed expected metrics by 0.43 goals, suggesting Montreal's finishing lacked precision despite the volume of attempts. The result highlights the gulf between shot volume and clinical finishing in MLS. Montreal's inability to convert dominance proves costly in title contention.
Read it this way: PSxG conceded is how dangerous the shots on target were, Goals conceded is how many actually went in, Goals saved is the gap between the two (higher is better, a minus means he should have saved more), and Save % is the share of on-target shots kept out.
CF Montreal GK
PSxG conceded1.57
Goals conceded2
Goals saved-0.43
Save %50.0%
Chicago Fire GK
PSxG conceded1.03
Goals conceded0
Goals saved1.03
Save %100.0%
Chicago Fire's keeper stopped about 1.0 goal more than an average keeper would, while CF Montreal's keeper let in roughly 0.4 goal more than an average keeper would.
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