Charlotte vs CF Montreal prediction

Charlotte have won 15, drawn eight and lost ten of their 33 Major League Soccer games so far, scoring 63 and letting in 48. That has them 5th on 53 points.

Their last six in all competitions read two wins, one draw and three defeats, at 1.7 goals scored and 2.0 conceded per game. Last time out they lost 3-2 to Portland Timbers away; before that came a 2-2 draw away at Philadelphia Union and a 3-1 defeat away at Columbus Crew.

Charlotte haven't won in three. The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last six. At home they've won one of two recently (3 scored, 3 conceded). A. Doucoure (inactive), A. Goodwin (foot injury) and A. John (shoulder injury), plus four others, are all unavailable.

So far in the Major League Soccer, CF Montreal have won six, drawn eight and lost 19 of 33, with 37 goals scored and 67 conceded, good for 15th place and 26 points.

Over the last six matches it has been one win, two draws and three defeats, averaging 1.0 goals for and 1.7 against. Last time out they lost 2-0 to Nashville SC at home; before that came a 1-1 draw at home to Forge and a 1-1 draw away at Seattle Sounders.

CF Montreal haven't won in five. The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last six. They failed to score in two of those games. On the road they've won none of two recently (2 scored, 3 conceded). B. Ceballos (lower-body injury), B. Hidalgo (groin injury) and J. Neal (lower-body injury), plus two others, are all unavailable.

Home and away form points to Charlotte: Charlotte have won one of their last two at home, CF Montreal none of their last two on the road. 27 points separate the two sides in the table.

We make Charlotte clear favourites at 66%, with CF Montreal on 17% and the draw at 17%.

On goals, it expects around 3.6 in the game: 2.5 for Charlotte and 1.1 for CF Montreal. Over 2.5 goals is 67% and both teams scoring 59%. When they last met, on 9 Sept 2026, Charlotte won 2-1.