📏 Form Guide

CF Montreal

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CF Montreal head into this game coming off the back of a 1-1 MLS stalemate vs Columbus Crew.

In that match, CF Montreal had 42% possession and 4 shots at goal with 2 on target. The scorer for CF Montreal was Luca Petrasso (29'). Columbus Crew got 14 shots at goal with 4 on target. Jacen Russell-Rowe (63') scored for Columbus Crew.

Marco Donadel's CF Montreal have scored a sum total of 5 times in their past six outings. At the other end, the tally of goals that have been scored against them in those same fixtures stands at 5.

Toronto FC

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After a loss in their previous game against FC Cincinatti in MLS action, Toronto FC and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

In that game, Toronto FC had 49% possession and 8 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. On the other side, FC Cincinnati had 14 attempts on goal with 7 on target. Kévin Denkey (18') scored for FC Cincinatti.

In 5 of the prior 6 games involving Toronto FC, a relatively low number of goals have been struck between them and opposing sides. The overall average goals scored per game in that spell works out to a mere 1.83, with the number of goals averaged by The Reds standing at 0.83. We will have to see if that trend will end up being continued on in this game.

↔️ Head to head

Looking at their most recent head-to-head meetings going back to 09/05/2023 tells us that CF Montreal have won 3 of these & Toronto FC 2, with the tally of drawn games standing at 1.

A combined total of 21 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 10 from Montreal and 11 created by The Reds. The average goals per game has been 3.5.

ℹ️ Team News: CF Montreal

It’s our opinion that Montreal should go for a 4-2-3-1 system in the match, utilising Jonathan Sirois, Dawid Bugaj, Jalen Neal, Joel Waterman, Luca Petrasso, Nathan-Dylan Saliba, Victor Loturi, Dante Sealy, Caden Clark, Tom Pearce and Prince Osei Owusu.

📋 Team News: Toronto FC

Toronto FC manager Robin Fraser has to currently contend with reduced team options. Jonathan Osorio (Shoulder injury), Henry Wingo (Leg injury), Richie Laryea (Muscle injury), Nicksoen Gomis (Achilles tendon surgery) and Deandre Kerr (Ankle injury) will miss out on this game.

From our viewpoint, The Reds will likely play in a 4-3-3 lineup by sending out Sean Johnson, Kosi Thompson, Kevin Long, Sigurd Rosted, Lazar Stefanovic, Maxime Dominguez, Lorenzo Insigne, Deybi Flores, F. Bernardeschi, Ola Brynhildsen and Tyrese Spicer.

💡 Prediction

In our opinion, Toronto FC will likely be able to break down this CF Montreal outfit, but that is unlikely to be as many as the goals that they could concede.

We’re expecting both teams to score in a 2-1 winning score for CF Montreal by the time that the referee blows the final whistle. Expecting it to be very competitive.

Lucas Pereira, 18:01 17/05/2025