Montreal vs Cincinnati Prediction: Both teams to find the back of the net

Montreal welcomes Cincinnati to Saputo Stadium. Both teams desperately need to return to winning ways after losing their last game in the MLS. Montreal lost to Real Salt Lake and Nashville both 2-1, while Cincinnati lost 3-2 to the New England Revolution.

Montreal

Montreal is currently ranked 4th on the log. Last time out they won 3-0 against Forge FC in the Canadian Championship after losing their last two games in the MLS. The most recent was at home against Real Salt Lake. They looked set to seal the victory after leading 1-0 into the break. But they lost their grip after two second half goals from Justen Glad and Sergio Cordova. According to stats, they registered 4 shots on target, created 1 big chance and had 56% of the possession.

Cincinnati

Cincinnati encountered a sour defeat in their last match against the New England Revolution by a 3-2 score. Trailing by 2-1 in the first half gave them a bit of confidence to turn things around but they further fell behind after Tommy McNamara's late goal to ensure the visitors had the victory. In that game Cincinnati registered just 2 shots on target, 6 corner kicks and had 53% of the possession.

Head to Head

Both clubs have met 7 times in their history and Cincinnati leads with 3 wins to Montreal's 2 wins and 2 matches have ended in a draw.

Injuries and Suspensions

• Montreal: Tomas Giraldo(Injury), Bjorn Johnsen (injury), Mason Toye (Injury);
• Cincinnati:Calvin Harris(injury),Alec Kann(Injury), Ronald Matarrita(Injury).

Expert Betting Tips

Both teams are desperate to turn things around and get back to their form. So expect them to go all out to secure a win.

Back Montreal to take over 5.5 corners at 1.6 odds on 1xbet.

Back over 2.5 goals at 1.60 odds on Bet365.

Back both teams to score at 1.65 odds on 22bet.

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