CF Montreal vs Nashville SC Prediction & Betting Tips

Form: Nashville flying, Montreal wobbling

Over their last 20 matches across competitions, Nashville have won 11, drawn 4 and lost just 5, scoring 37 and conceding 20. That sample includes some big away wins and only a handful of rough afternoons, like the 3-2 defeat away at New England back in May.

CF Montreal: 20 completed matches; Nashville SC: 20 completed matches.

CF Montreal

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

25

Conceded

35

Difference

-10

Nashville SC

20 matches

Win

60% 12 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

39

Conceded

19

Difference

+20

Montreal's equivalent run reads very differently: 5 wins, 7 draws and 8 losses, with 24 scored against 34 conceded. There's been a heavy 7-1 loss at Inter Miami in there, plus a scrappy 4-4 draw at DC United, and not much sign of a settled defensive shape.

Nashville's goal difference over this stretch is comfortably positive, Montreal's is well into the red.

Comparative Team Statistics: CF Montreal vs Nashville SC

Head-to-head history favours the visitors

Of the 12 meetings on record stretching back to 2020, Nashville have won seven, Montreal just one, with four draws. The most recent meeting in July finished 1-0 to Nashville.

That's a long run of matches across different squads and seasons, so it's context rather than proof of current strength, but it does add to the picture building elsewhere.

League table tells a clear story

Nashville sit top with 57 points from 26 games, built on 17 wins and only 3 defeats. Montreal are down in 15th with 21 points from the same number of matches, having lost 15 times.

That's a big gap in points and in goal difference too, with Montreal having conceded 53 against Nashville's 21. It lines up with what the recent form has been showing.

Squad news: several names to watch

Montreal have a lengthy list of players currently flagged for international duty, injury or suspension, including Carmona, Escobar, Hidalgo, Morales, Pereira, Piette and Vera. The fixture is still a month away though, so it's far from certain which of those will actually be unavailable come matchday.

CF Montreal:

Best scorers:

P. Owusu - 13

Penalty cards:

B. Vera x 1 x 5

Injury list:

S. Ibrahim

Nashville SC:

Best scorers:

S. Surridge - 16

H. Mukhtar - 11

Best assist providers:

C. Espinoza - 10

Injury list:

S. Mohammed

X. Valdez

S. Surridge

R. Baker-Whiting

Nashville have a few of their own knocks and call-ups to track, with top scorer S. Surridge, who has 16 goals in 20 appearances, currently listed as questionable through illness. Montreal's own leading scorer, P. Owusu, has 13 goals in 24 games and looks like their main outlet going forward.