📏 Form Guide
Charlotte FC WWWWWL
Charlotte FC will be wanting a better result here following the 2-0 MLS loss in their previous game against New York City FC.
In that match, Charlotte FC had 58% possession and 5 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. New York City FC got 15 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Alonso Martínez (11', 58') was the scorer for New York City FC.
An interesting aspect of more recent Charlotte FC games is the high number of scores with a nil in them.
From their previous sextet of matches before this one, in 5 of them a bet on both teams scoring would've been a losing one. That being said, time will tell if such a trend will be maintained in this match or not.
CF Montreal DDWDLL
After tasting defeat last time out to New York Red Bulls in MLS action, CF Montreal and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
In that game, CF Montreal managed 57% possession and 19 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. New York Red Bulls got 12 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Tim Parker (23') and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (29') scored for New York Red Bulls.
For 5 of the previous six clashes featuring CF Montreal, a comparatively low number of goals have been struck between them and opposing teams. The overall average number of goals per game during that spell comes out as just 2.5, with the average goals for Montreal standing at 1.
👥 Head to head
Inspecting their prior head to head clashes going back to 25/06/2022 tells us that Charlotte FC have won 2 of these games and CF Montreal 3, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.
A sum of 11 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 5 of them from Charlotte and 6 created by Montreal. The average number of goals per game works out to 1.83.
The last league encounter between these sides was MLS match day 12 on 12/04/2025 when it finished CF Montreal 0-1 Charlotte FC.
On that day, CF Montreal had 70% possession and 18 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target.
Charlotte FC had 8 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Biel (16') was the scorer.
The match was refereed by Rubiel Vazquez.
ℹ️ Team News: Charlotte FC
Nimfasha Berchimas (Foot injury), Drake Callender (Groin injury) and Harry Toffolo (Muscle injury) won’t be available for Charlotte FC gaffer Dean Smith.
It seems likely that Charlotte FC will possibly employ a 4-3-3 system for the game, utilising Kristijan Kahlina, J. Marshall-Rutty, Adilson Malanda, Tim Ream, Nathan Byrne, Ashley Westwood, Brandt Bronico, Djibril Diani, Kerwin Vargas, Idan Toklomati and Wilfried Zaha.
🗞️ Team News: CF Montreal
We believe Montreal seem most likely to make use of a 4-3-3 lineup using Thomas Gillier, Bode Hidalgo, Brandan Craig, Jalen Neal, Luca Petrasso, Victor Loturi, Bryce Duke, Samuel Piette, Dante Sealy, Prince Osei Owusu and Ivan Jaime.
💡 Prediction
One thing is for certain, CF Montreal will have a tough assignment to find the back of the net against a Charlotte FC outfit who have the quality to fashion the chances to find the net multiple times while not conceding.
We’re expecting a convincing 3-0 win for Charlotte FC when the referee blows the final whistle.
Peter Guest, 23:02 27/09/2025