Major League Soccer: CF Montreal vs Vancouver Whitecaps – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 34 match between CF Montreal and Vancouver Whitecaps and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

CF Montreal enjoy home advantage, when visitors Vancouver Whitecaps swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Major League Soccer. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

While Vancouver Whitecaps are chasing the lead in the Major League Soccer after collecting 61 points in 33 rounds, CF Montreal trail by 26 points after 33 rounds, leaving them as number 15 in the table.

Team form: CF Montreal vs Vancouver Whitecaps

CF Montreal Form

In their last three matches, CF Montreal lost 0-2 against Nashville SC, 4-0 against Charlotte FC and drew 1-1 with New York City FC. CF Montreal just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Major League Soccer matches at the Saputo Stadium. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded 12 goals.

Vancouver Whitecaps Form

Vancouver Whitecaps won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 1-0 against Colorado Rapids, before beating San Diego FC 4-1. Another win followed, this time by 5-1 against Seattle Sounders FC. In their last six away matches in the Major League Soccer, Vancouver Whitecaps won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying six goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting stats for CF Montreal and Vancouver Whitecaps

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

In-form players: CF Montreal vs Vancouver Whitecaps

With two goals in six matches Daniel Rios has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Vancouver Whitecaps and their defence. The visitors hope Ryan Gauld adds another to his current tally of three goals in his latest matches.

Betting markets: CF Montreal vs Vancouver Whitecaps

Full-time result

CF Montreal won only once in their last 10 outings at Saputo Stadium, but they drew four and lost five in this run. Vancouver Whitecaps won four, drew four and lost two of their last 10 games away from home.

Both teams to score

CF Montreal scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Vancouver Whitecaps scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While CF Montreal managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Vancouver Whitecaps kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

CF Montreal saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Vancouver Whitecaps, who scored two times on average in these matches. Amazingly, CF Montreal failed to keep a clean sheet in their 18 last matches.