Major League Soccer: CF Montreal vs FC Cincinnati – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 27 match between CF Montreal and FC Cincinnati and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

CF Montreal and FC Cincinnati will be desperate for points this coming Sunday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

The CF Montreal go into the game in rank 15 in the Eastern Conference, while the FC Cincinnati rank 9 in the Eastern Conference.

Team form: CF Montreal vs FC Cincinnati

CF Montreal Form

CF Montreal have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-2 by Charlotte FC, before Colorado Rapids ran out 1-0 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Columbus Crew, who came out 0-2 winners. CF Montreal are without a win in their last six Major League Soccer matches on home soil, which produced a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded ten and scored six goals.

FC Cincinnati Form

FC Cincinnati came through their last six away games in the Major League Soccer without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew three and lost three in which, they were outscored by 17 goals to seven.

Betting stats for CF Montreal and FC Cincinnati

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 FC Cincinnati played across all tournaments.

Players in form: CF Montreal vs FC Cincinnati

It has been an excellent season for Kevin Denkey who managed to score an impressive 14 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target three times in his last six outings. FC Cincinnati are looking to him against CF Montreal, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

Betting markets: CF Montreal vs FC Cincinnati

Full-time result

CF Montreal won only once in their last 10 outings at Saputo Stadium, but they drew five and lost four in this run. FC Cincinnati won one, drew six and lost three of their last 10 games away from home. CF Montreal lost 5 matches on the bounce. Astonishingly, FC Cincinnati failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 15 matches. FC Cincinnati have beaten CF Montreal in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

CF Montreal scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. FC Cincinnati scored the opening goal in six of the last 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, FC Cincinnati kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. FC Cincinnati have scored in 7 consecutive meetings with CF Montreal when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for CF Montreal, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for FC Cincinnati, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.5 times goals per game. Somehow CF Montreal failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 11 matches. FC Cincinnati’s last 4 matches had more than three goals.