CF Montreal vs Charlotte FC Prediction: A low scoring draw on the cards

CF Montreal lost their third game in a row against Chicago Fire last week and now they are winless in their last 4 games in a row. They are back playing at home against Charlotte FC and a win is very crucial for this team right now.

Charlotte FC are also not at their very best at the moment as they have not won in their last 7 matches in a row. In those 7 games, 5 of them ended in a draw, with the other 2 ending in defeats. The previous meeting between these two clubs ended in a draw. Hopefully one of these teams will grab the win in this game.

According to the MLS table, CF Montreal are currently in 20th place with 26 points from 22 matches, while Charlotte FC are 23rd with the same points.

CF Montreal - LLLDW

CF Montreal have failed to win in any of their last 3 games, with all 3 ending in a defeat. Their winless run extended to 4 games in a row after they suffered a 3-0 defeat to Chicago Fire last week. In their last 5 matches they had 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats. They won Nashville SC 1-0 at home and then played a goalless draw against Charlotte FC, before losing 3 matches in a row against New York City, Atlanta United and Chicago Fire.

Their home stats this season is good according to the rankings. They have played 10 games at home this season and they had 7 wins and 3 defeats. That means they had 21 points from a possible 30 points at home. In their last 5 games at home, they recorded 3 wins over Inter Miami CF, Minnesota United and Nashville SC, before losing back-to-back home games against New York City and Atlanta FC.

Their most recent game was the 3-0 defeat against Chicago Fire away from home. They conceded all 3 goals in the first half as Brian Gutierrez, Maren Haile-Selassie and Xherdan Shaqiri scored in the 9th, 11th and 33rd minutes to help Chicago Fire cruise to a victory at home.

Team streak: losses (3), no wins (4), no goals scored (4), without a clean sheet (3), less than 2.5 goals (4/5), less than 4.5 cards (8/10).

Charlotte FC - DDDDD

Charlotte FC has seen their last 5 games end in a draw and while that means they are unbeaten in those games, it also means they have dropped significant points in those games. In that time they came up against Seattle Sounders, New York Red Bulls, CF Montreal, New York City and most recently FC Cincinnati.

Charlotte’s away record so far this season has been poor according to the records. In 11 away matches they had 3 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats. And looking at their last 5 away games, we can see they have not won in their last 4 away games and they had 1 win, 2 defeats and 2 draws in those 5 games. After their 1-0 win over LA Galaxy away from home, they lost back-to-back away games against Philadelphia Union and Columbus Crew, before playing out a draw against New York Red Bulls and New York City, all away from home.

Their most recent match was against FC Cincinnati at home and the game ended 2-2 at full time. Charlotte FC had the game under control after going 2 goals ahead in the first half. Karol Swinderski opened the scoring in the 14th minute and then he doubled their lead 10 minutes later. But in the second half the visitors got a goal back through Luciano Acotsa in the 52nd minute and then scored the equalizer in the 68th minute through Alvaro Barreal.

Team streak: no losses (5), no wins (7), both teams scoring (5/6), less than 10.5 corners (5/6).

Head to Head

CF Montreal and Charlotte FC have faced each other only 3 times in the past and CF Montreal won 2 of those matches, while 1 match ended in a draw.

CF Montreal have not lost in all 3 matches against Charlotte FC.

Analysis and Betting Tips

According to analysis, CF Montreal have scored 20 goals and conceded 32 goals in 22 matches in the MLS. They have scored 0.9 goals per game and have a 8% conversion rate. They also create 1.4 big chances per game and take a total of 10.7 shots per game with 3.5 shots on target per game. They take an average of 4.6 corners per game and take up 49.8% possession on average. On the defense, they have 8 clean sheets and they conceded 1.5 goals per game.

According to analysis, Charlotte FC have scored 30 goals and conceded 38 goals in 22 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.4 goals per game and have a 14% conversion rate. They also create 1.5 big chances per game and take a total of 9.5 shots per game with 3.4 shots on target per game. They take an average of 4.5 corners per game and take up 51.6% possession on average. On the defense, they have 3 clean sheets and they conceded 1.7 goals per game.

Betting Tips

• Home Win or Draw and Under 3.5 Goals at 1.92 Odds
• FT Draw at 3.50 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.66 Odds