Match Report
16 points separated the sides: New England 4th on 37, CF Montréal 15th on 21. The last five rounds placed New England no better than 16th for form, against 4th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.3/2.09 for CF Montréal and 1.61/1.26 for New England (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.6.
Across 7 recorded meetings, CF Montréal have 3 wins to New England's 3, with 1 draw, at 3.29 goals per meeting. Only 14% of these meetings ended in a home win. History points to goals: 86% of the meetings had three or more.
Stade Saputo, capacity 20,801, hosted the game. J. Marrufo took charge of the match — our records show 45 games refereed with an average of 1.0 yellow cards per game. On the scoreboard, New England led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-2.
Goal scorers
CF Montréal: Brayan Vera (52'), Prince Owusu (59') · New England: Carles Gil (30'), Dor Turgeman (36')
Key stats
Possession: CF Montréal 46% · New England 54% · Total shots: 15-21 · On target: 8-5 · Corners: 6-3