CF Montreal vs Philadelphia Union Prediction: Can we just bet on both teams to lose?

CF Montreal are back in action this week, as they prepare to take on Philadelphia Union at the Saputo Stadium in the MLS.

CF Montreal suffered a harsh defeat at the hands of Colorado Rapids last week and now their worry about poor form is more prominent than before. Montreals is now winless in their last 4 games in a row as they prepare to play against Philadelphia Union. And for Philadelphia Union, they have been a huge disappointment after a series of poor results in the last couple of weeks. Clearly both teams want a good result at the end of this game and a win is the only result that qualifies as that.

According to the current table. CF Montreal is ranked 14th on the eastern conference table with 19 points, while Philadelphia Union is ranked 11th with 20 points.

CF Montreal

CF Montreal are only 1 point away from the bottom of the western conference table, so that explains the current state of the club since the start of the season. At the moment, they are coming off a defeat against Colorado Rapids away from home last week, and it still remains a doubt if they will be able to bounce back in the upcoming game against Philadelphia Union.

CF Montreal lost to Colorado Rapids to extend their winless streak to 4 games in a row (DDDL). In their last 5 games, they had just 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat (WDDDL). And in 10 straight games, CF Montreal recorded 1 win, 4 draws and 5 defeats (LLLLDWDDDL).

CF Montreal were beaten 4-1 last week at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Stadium, by Colorado Rapids. They were 2-goals down at the end of the first half and in the 53rd minute, Montreal had an own goal scored by Lalas Abubakar. After that, Montreal conceded 2 more goals in the 90” and 90+2’ minutes, and the game ended 4-1.

According to stats, Montreal had:-45% possession, 4 goalkeeper saves, 3 corner kicks and 1 shot on target.

Philadelphia Union

Philadelphia Union was once regarded as one of the prominent teams in the MLS, but at the moment they are far from that fact. They’ve been on a rollercoaster of bad results week in week out, with the latest being the defeat at home against Charlotte FC.

Philadelphia’s defeat to Charlotte at home was their 3rd straight defeat in a row. They are also without a win in their last 6 games in a row (DDDLLL). And in 10 consecutive matches, Philadelphia Union had only 1 win, 4 draws and 5 defeats (DLLWDDDLLL).

Philadelphia Union was beaten 2-0 by Charlotte FC last week at home. The first half ended scoreless and Charlotte FC went ahead in the 56th minute and then doubled their lead in the 63rd minute. The game stayed that way until the end.

At the end of the match, Philadelphia Union had the following stats:- 56% possession, 1 big chance, 5 goalkeeper saves, 7 corner kicks and 6 shots on target.

Head to Head

In the last 20 meetings between both clubs, Philadelphia Union had 8 wins, CF Montreal had 6 wins and 6 games ended as a draw.

Match Facts:-

Montreal is without a clean sheet i the last 11 meetings

6/7 meetings ended with more than 2.5 goals

Both teams scored in 9/10 meetings

4/5 meetings ended with more than 4.5 cards

5/7 meetings ended with more than 10.5 corners

Analysis and Predictions

Betting on an outright winner between these two teams is a coin-throw as the outcome can go either way. Both clubs are in poor form, so the outcome of this game is surely down to other variables such as team setup, approach and decisions in critical moments.

Hence our main pick will be: Over 9 Total Corners.

• Over 9 Total Corners at 1.9 Odds
• Goal Range 2-3 Goals at 2.09 Odds
• Draw FT at 3.50 Odds