FC Dallas vs CF Montreal Prediction: This should be easy for Dallas.

The round 2 of the MLS season is in order and FC Dallas will play CF Montreal in this round. The match is scheduled to take place at the Montreal Stadium; the home ground of FC Dallas. 

Dallas are chasing win number 2 after beating San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 in the first game. And CF Montreal will hope for a better result in this game after playing a goalless draw with Orlando City SC away from home.

Both clubs have all to play for and there is every reason to believe this will be a scintillating encounter between both clubs.

FC Dallas

FC Dallas got the start they desired and they are now in line for a similar result in the second game. As they say, the hardest game is always the next one. FC Dallas will hope to go out there and put in their very best to get another win.

Nico Estevez deployed a 3-4-3 formation in the game against San Jose Earthquakes and it yielded the results. Although the team fell behind in just 6 minutes, they managed to get back into the game through Asier Illaramendi in the 25th minute and in the 94th minute Dante Sealy completed the comeback to hand FC Dallas their first win of the season. According to analysis, FC Dallas had 53% possession, 9 shots on target and 10 corner kicks. They also created 2 big chances and played 2 counter attacks. 

Nkosi Tafari played well at the center of the 3-man defense. He made 1 clearance, blocked 1 shot, 3 interceptions and 2 tackles. And in the midfield Asier Illaramendi and Dante Sealy both had a very good game. 

Looking ahead to game 2, FC Dallas will most likely maintain their shape and Nico Estevez will hope the team can be more cynical in front of goal.

CF Montreal

CF Montreal are still out of sorts and need a lot of work ahead of the second game. They were absolutely abysmal during preseason and it's not a surprise that they have underperformed in the opening game of the season. 

They managed to hold Orlando City to a goalless draw despite being the worst team on the pitch. Laurent Courtois set up his team to play the 3-4-2-1 formation against Orlando City SC but they were not convincing throughout the game and he might need to make significant changes to the team ahead of the second game. They did manage to get 5 shots on target but they had just 40% of the possession. Jonathan Sirois was forced to make 4 saves during the game to keep CF Montreal from conceding.

Laurent Courtois will have a lot of work on his hands following that performance and we might see a few changes to the lineup. The 3-man backline of Gabriel Corbo, Joel Waterman and George Campbell played well together and they will definitely make the starting lineup. Samuel Piette, Ruan and Matias Coccaro are a few outfield players that are likely to earn a start in the upcoming game.

Head to Head

FC Dallas and CF Montreal have played 9 matches against each other in the past according to the h2h. FC Dallas won 5 matches while CF Montreal won once and they drew 3 times. 

Analysis and Predictions

FC Dallas are safe to get another 3 points from the looks of things. CF Montreal just have no clear working system at the moment and they will struggle this season unless something is done.

According to h2h analysis, FC Dallas have not lost the last 5 meetings and CF Montreal are without a clean sheet in the last 7 meetings. 5 of the last 7 meetings ended with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in those 5 games. CF Montreal scored first in 5 of the last 7 meetings and there were more than 10.5 corners played in 5 of the last 6 meetings.

• FC Dallas to Win at 1.94 Odds
• FC Dallas to Play More Corners at 1.94 Odds
• FC Dallas to Win 2-0 at 9.00 Odds