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Major League Soccer: CF Montreal vs Nashville SC – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 31 match between CF Montreal and Nashville SC and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Nashville SC come to Saputo Stadium for the Major League Soccer match on Saturday, CF Montreal will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Sitting top of the table, Nashville SC claimed 67 points after 30 rounds, while CF Montreal have amassed 25 points. This ranks the latter as number 15 in the Major League Soccer before the next round.

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Team form: CF Montreal vs Nashville SC

CF Montreal Form

A single draw is all CF Montreal have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 2-1 and 0-3 against Toronto FC and Atlanta United respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 1-1 against Seattle Sounders FC. CF Montreal only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Saputo Stadium in the Major League Soccer. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded 11 goals.

Nashville SC Form

Nashville SC recorded a draw and two wins, as the won by 1-4 and 4-0 against Austin FC and Sporting Kansas City, respectively. Last time out, San Jose Earthquakes ended their streak as the match finished even 1-1. Nashville SC won twice, while also recording three draws, and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Major League Soccer. The scoreline from these matches says six goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting stats for CF Montreal and Nashville SC

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that CF Montreal and Nashville SC played across all tournaments.

  • CF Montreal have lost 7 of the last 9 matches in the Major League Soccer while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • In 9 of the last 10 CF Montreal matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 7 of the last 8 CF Montreal matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 5 of the last 6 CF Montreal home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • CF Montreal have lost 6 of the last 8 matches in the Major League Soccer and the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Nashville SC have won 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • Nashville SC have won 4 of the last 5 matches in the Major League Soccer while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • In 5 of the last 7 Nashville SC matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 5 of the last 7 Nashville SC matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 5 of the last 7 Nashville SC away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5

In-form players: CF Montreal vs Nashville SC

He banged in 17 goals so far this season, and Hany Mukhtar also hammered in six goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face CF Montreal.

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Full-time result

CF Montreal won just one of their last 10 games at home, while drawing four. They lost five at Saputo Stadium in this run of matches. Nashville SC won three of their last 10 away games, whilst drawing four and losing three. Nashville SC remained unbeaten in their last 6 games on the bounce. Nashville SC have not lost to CF Montreal in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

CF Montreal scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Astonishingly, Nashville SC scored the opening goal of the match in eight of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Nashville SC played. Nashville SC should be able to score at least once on Saturday as CF Montreal failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Nashville SC managed five clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings.

Total goals

CF Montreal saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Nashville SC, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.4 times goals per game. Astonishingly, CF Montreal conceded a goal in their last 15 matches.