It's going to go down at the Saputo Stadium as Montreal hosts Real Salt Lake in the league game. CF Montreal are going to be playing for a win in this game in order to improve their results. They managed to avoid a defeat in their last 3 games, but they really need improvements if they hope to achieve their goals this season. And for Real Salt Lake, they impressed last time out, beating Austin FC 5-1. They also extended their unbeaten run to 13 games in the MLS.
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CF Montreal have a tough game in their hands against Real Salt Lake. They have not been anywhere near their best in recent times despite earning a win and 2 draws in their last 3 games.
Montreal shared the spoils at the end of their last game against Philadelphia Union as both clubs were pegged to a draw. As a result, CF Montreal had 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 games.
CF Montreal's game against Philadelphia Union ended 2-2. Ibrahim Sanusi gave Montreal the lead in the opening minute and Samuel Piette scored the second goal in the 66th minute. Montreal lost Ariel Lassiter to a red card in the 45th minute while Philadelphia Union's Jack Elliott was also shown a red in the 63rd minute. Montreal conceded twice in the 56th and 58th minute to end the game as a draw.
A summary of Montreal's game by numbers was:- 33% possession, 1 big chance, 9 goalkeeper saves, q corner kick and 3 shots on target.
CF Montreal is currently 12th on the eastern conference table with 17 points from 16 matches.
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake is the best team in the western conference at the moment. They have an unbeaten streak that has lasted in the last 13 league games. They had their last defeat against Colorado Rapids back in March.
Real Salt Lake won their last game against Austin FC by 5 goals to 1. According to match reports, Cristian Arango scored a hat trick (16’, 45+5’, 70’) and Anderson Julio scored a double (24’, 31’). Austin managed to pull one goal back in the 90+2 minute and the game ended 5-1 shortly after that.
A summary of Real Salt Lake's performance by numbers was:- 61% possession, 5 big chances, 4 corner kicks and 11 shots on target.
As a result of their very fine form, Real Salt Lake are top of the western conference with 33 points in 17 matches.
Head to Head
According to the h2h, both clubs played 9 games against each other. CF Montreal won 4 games while Real Salt Lake won 3 games and 2 games ended in a draw.
Analysis and Predictions
Real Salt Lake are the obvious favorites to win this match and it's only a question of how many goals. A resistance from Montreal is expected but it shouldn't be anything Real Salt Lake can't handle.
- 3 Way Total Real Salt Lake Over 1 Goal at 1.97 Odds
- More than 2.5 Goals at 1.69 Odds
- Real Salt Lake to Win at 2.20 Odds