Major League Soccer: Seattle Sounders FC vs CF Montreal – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer game between Seattle Sounders FC and CF Montreal who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

When CF Montreal come to Lumen Field for the Major League Soccer match this coming Sunday, Seattle Sounders FC will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Ranked as number 7 in the Major League Soccer standings, Seattle Sounders FC, have so far collected 41 points this season, while CF Montreal collected 24 points. This puts them up as number 15 after 29 rounds.

Team form: Seattle Sounders FC vs CF Montreal

Seattle Sounders FC Form

Seattle Sounders FC hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Sporting Kansas City by 2-1, before winning 0-3 against New England Revolution. The streak ended in a recent 1-0 defeat against FC Dallas. Seattle Sounders FC claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Major League Soccer. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored ten and conceded six goals.

CF Montreal Form

CF Montreal have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat FC Cincinnati by 3-1. Disappointment followed, going down 2-1 against Toronto FC, and 0-3 against Atlanta United. CF Montreal claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Major League Soccer. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by 14 goals to four.

Betting stats and facts for Seattle Sounders FC and CF Montreal

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Seattle Sounders FC and CF Montreal. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Seattle Sounders FC vs CF Montreal

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Paul Arriola, who is performing well for Seattle Sounders FC. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Major League Soccer outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against CF Montreal.The visitors will be looking to Daniel Rios to find the net once again, after managing three Major League Soccer goals for CF Montreal in recent matches.

Betting markets: Seattle Sounders FC vs CF Montreal

Full-time result

Seattle Sounders FC claimed four wins, drew two and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. CF Montreal won one, drew one and lost eight of their last 10 games away. CF Montreal did not lose any of their last 5 matches at home. Amazingly, CF Montreal failed to keep a clean sheet in their 14 last matches.

Both teams to score

Seattle Sounders FC scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. CF Montreal got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Seattle Sounders FC will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Sunday, as CF Montreal have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to three clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Seattle Sounders FC’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. In the last ten games for CF Montreal, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of one time goals per game themselves.