CF Montreal host Atlanta United FC in Major League Soccer. Neither club has found much consistency lately, with results going back and forth more than settling into any kind of pattern.
These two have met plenty of times over the years, and the head-to-head list is a real mixed bag. There's no obvious lean from history heading into this one, which makes the current form worth a closer look.
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Recent form
Montreal's last 20 matches across competitions show five wins, seven draws and eight defeats, with 24 goals scored and 34 conceded. That's a defence that's been opened up fairly often.
CF Montreal: 20 completed matches; Atlanta United FC: 20 completed matches.
CF Montreal
- Win
- 25% 5 / 20
- Draw
- 35% 7 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 25
- Conceded
- 35
- Difference
- -10
Atlanta United FC
- Win
- 35% 7 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 28
- Conceded
- 33
- Difference
- -5
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major League Soccer | CF Montreal | FC Cincinnati | 27.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| Major League Soccer | CF Montreal | Columbus Crew | 20.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| Canadian Championship | CF Montreal | Vancouver Whitecaps | 17.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Major League Soccer | Colorado Rapids | CF Montreal | 13.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Major League Soccer | CF Montreal | Charlotte | 10.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Major League Soccer | Philadelphia Union | CF Montreal | 06.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Canadian Championship | Vancouver Whitecaps | CF Montreal | 03.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Major League Soccer | Inter Miami | CF Montreal | 30.08.2026 | 7-1 |
| Major League Soccer | CF Montreal | Los Angeles Galaxy | 23.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| Major League Soccer | Columbus Crew | CF Montreal | 20.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major League Soccer | Atlanta United FC | New York City FC | 27.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Major League Soccer | Portland Timbers | Atlanta United FC | 20.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Major League Soccer | DC United | Atlanta United FC | 13.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Major League Soccer | Atlanta United FC | Orlando City SC | 10.09.2026 | 2-3 |
| Major League Soccer | Inter Miami | Atlanta United FC | 06.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Major League Soccer | Atlanta United FC | Charlotte | 30.08.2026 | 0-2 |
| Major League Soccer | Atlanta United FC | Sporting Kansas City | 24.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Major League Soccer | Minnesota United FC | Atlanta United FC | 20.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| Major League Soccer | Atlanta United FC | New York Red Bulls | 16.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Major League Soccer | Philadelphia Union | Atlanta United FC | 02.08.2026 | 3-2 |
Atlanta's equivalent sample reads seven wins, four draws and nine losses, scoring 27 and conceding 33. They've had a few heavier away defeats mixed in with some decent away form earlier in the year.
Neither side is arriving with much rhythm behind them.
Comparative Team Statistics: CF Montreal vs Atlanta United FC

Head-to-head
This fixture has produced all sorts of scorelines down the years, from tight 1-0s to games with four or five goals in them. The most recent meeting, back in May 2026, saw Atlanta win 3-1 with home advantage on their side that day.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major League Soccer | Atlanta United FC | CF Montreal | 03.05.2026 | 3-1 |
| Major League Soccer | CF Montreal | Atlanta United FC | 10.08.2025 | 1-1 |
| Major League Soccer | Atlanta United FC | CF Montreal | 23.02.2025 | 3-2 |
| Major League Soccer | CF Montreal | Atlanta United FC | 23.10.2024 | 2-2 |
| Major League Soccer | Atlanta United FC | CF Montreal | 03.10.2024 | 1-2 |
| Major League Soccer | CF Montreal | Atlanta United FC | 14.07.2024 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Atlanta United FC | CF Montreal | 07.02.2024 | 2-1 |
| Major League Soccer | Atlanta United FC | CF Montreal | 24.09.2023 | 4-1 |
| Major League Soccer | CF Montreal | Atlanta United FC | 09.07.2023 | 0-1 |
| Major League Soccer | CF Montreal | Atlanta United FC | 30.04.2022 | 2-1 |
Before that, results have swung between routine wins, draws and away victories for both clubs. It's genuinely hard to pull a clear trend out of that list.
League standings
Atlanta sit on 26 points from 26 games, with 30 scored and 43 conceded. Montreal are just behind on 21 points from the same number of matches, having scored 31 but let in 53.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Conference | |||||||
| 1 | Nashville SC | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 55/21 | 60 |
| 2 | New England Revolution | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 45/36 | 46 |
| 3 | Inter Miami | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 63/48 | 46 |
| 4 | Charlotte | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 47/38 | 43 |
| 5 | Chicago Fire | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 46/38 | 42 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 54/44 | 39 |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 48/64 | 34 |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 34/48 | 33 |
| 9 | New York City FC | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 41/36 | 33 |
| 10 | FC Cincinnati | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 55/64 | 33 |
| 11 | DC United | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 34/42 | 30 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 39/51 | 29 |
| 13 | Atlanta United FC | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 32/45 | 27 |
| 14 | Columbus Crew | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 37/42 | 26 |
| 15 | CF Montreal | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 34/54 | 24 |
Both goal differences are firmly in the red, but Montreal's defensive numbers stand out as the more leaky of the two across the season.
Montreal's defence has had the tougher time of it over the full campaign.
Team news
Montreal's main attacking threat is P. Owusu, who has 13 goals in 24 appearances this season, a big chunk of their output going through one player.
Both squads have a handful of names listed with knocks or international duty commitments, though with the fixture still some weeks away it's too early to say who'll actually be unavailable come kickoff.

How this one might go
With both defences having shipped goals regularly this season, there's a reasonable chance this stays open rather than tight. Montreal's home numbers haven't been especially secure, and Atlanta haven't been the most reliable travellers either.
Given how even the history between these two has been, and how shaky both sides have looked defensively, this doesn't read like a match with an obvious favourite.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Sánchez | Chile | 37 | Attacker | 169 | 62 |
| P. Owusu | Germany | 29 | Attacker | 191 | 87 |
| D. Þórhallsson | Iceland | 26 | Midfielder | 178 | n/a |
| Iván Jaime | Spain | 26 | Midfielder | 180 | 73 |
| S. Piette | Canada | 31 | Midfielder | 171 | 73 |
| F. Herbers | Germany | 33 | Attacker | 180 | 75 |
| F. Amaya | USA | 26 | Midfielder | 163 | 63 |
| S. Breza | Canada | 28 | Goalkeeper | 195 | 87 |
| B. Ceballos | Colombia | 25 | Defender | 183 | 73 |
| V. Loturi | Canada | 25 | Midfielder | 173 | 71 |
| B. Vera | Colombia | 27 | Defender | 180 | 77 |
| D. Ríos | Mexico | 31 | Attacker | 185 | 84 |
| L. Petrasso | Canada | 26 | Defender | 180 | 76 |
| M. Longstaff | England | 26 | Midfielder | 170 | 70 |
| D. Sealy | USA | 23 | Midfielder | 178 | 80 |
| J. Neal | USA | 23 | Defender | 191 | 77 |
| B. Hidalgo | USA | 24 | Defender | 183 | 77 |
| B. Craig | USA | 22 | Defender | 185 | 72 |
| E. Morales | Bolivia | 22 | Defender | 191 | 83 |
| K. Opoku | Ghana | 25 | Attacker | 170 | 74 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Embolo | Switzerland | 29 | Attacker | 187 | 84 |
| A. Miranchuk | Russia | 30 | Midfielder | 182 | 74 |
| Juan Berrocal | Spain | 27 | Defender | 187 | 72 |
| R. Hernández | Venezuela | 29 | Defender | 171 | 70 |
| J. Alonso | Paraguay | 33 | Defender | 185 | 83 |
| M. Almirón | Paraguay | 32 | Attacker | 174 | 70 |
| P. Díaz | Chile | 32 | Defender | 178 | 76 |
| L. Hoyos | Argentina | 37 | Goalkeeper | 183 | 76 |
| G. Galoppo | Argentina | 27 | Midfielder | 180 | 78 |
| S. Lobzhanidze | Georgia | 31 | Attacker | 176 | 72 |
| S. Alzate | Colombia | 28 | Midfielder | 180 | 75 |
| E. Mihaj | Albania | 28 | Defender | 186 | 78 |
| E. Latte Lath | Côte d'Ivoire | 27 | Attacker | 177 | 75 |
| C. Togashi | Japan | 33 | Attacker | 178 | 75 |
| Pedro Amador | Portugal | 27 | Defender | 181 | 73 |
| S. Gregersen | Norway | 31 | Defender | 192 | 83 |
| F. Picault | Haiti | 35 | Attacker | 173 | 63 |
| Sergio Santos | Brazil | 32 | Attacker | 183 | 84 |
| T. Muyumba | France | 29 | Midfielder | 165 | 54 |
| William Reilly | USA | 23 | Midfielder | 178 | 72 |
Put together, this looks like a genuinely open match between two sides who've had similar struggles this season. Neither the form nor the history points firmly one way.
Without a market to assess, we're not in a position to back a specific outcome here. It's one to keep an eye on closer to kickoff once team news firms up.
