Charlotte vs CF Montreal Prediction

Charlotte's form well ahead of Montreal's

Over their last 20 matches, Charlotte have won 10, drawn 5 and lost only 5, scoring 34 and conceding just 21. That's a solid, settled run across a mix of competitions.

Charlotte: 20 completed matches; CF Montreal: 20 completed matches.

Charlotte

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

38

Conceded

24

Difference

+14

CF Montreal

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

24

Conceded

36

Difference

-12

Montreal's equivalent sample reads very differently. Five wins, seven draws and eight losses, with 25 scored but 35 conceded. They've been leaking goals far more often than they've been scoring them.

That leaky defence has been a constant theme for Montreal across their last 20 matches, not just a one-off blip.

Comparative Team Statistics: Charlotte vs CF Montreal

Recent meetings have gone both ways

The head-to-head record doesn't lean cleanly toward either side. Charlotte won the most recent meeting 2-1 away back in September, but a year before that Montreal thumped them 4-1 in Charlotte. Further back there are wins, losses and a draw scattered across both venues.

So while the league table and current form clearly favour Charlotte, this fixture has produced some lopsided scorelines in both directions before.

Recent history alone doesn't settle much here, even with Charlotte's stronger overall form this season.

The table backs up the form picture

Charlotte sit fourth with 43 points from 27 games, built on 12 wins against 8 losses and a healthy plus-nine goal difference. Montreal are down in 15th with 24 points from the same number of matches, with 15 losses and a goal difference of minus-20.

That's a big gap for two teams sharing a division, and it lines up closely with what their recent form has already shown.

Owusu carries Montreal's attack, Ibrahim a fitness doubt

P. Owusu is Montreal's main scoring threat, with 13 goals in 24 matches, so a lot of their attacking output tends to run through him. S. Ibrahim is listed as a fitness question mark for Montreal, though it's not confirmed whether that will affect this particular game.

Charlotte:

Penalty cards:

A. Westwood x 1 x 9

CF Montreal:

Best scorers:

P. Owusu - 13

Penalty cards:

B. Vera x 1 x 5

Injury list:

S. Ibrahim

On the discipline side, Charlotte's A. Westwood and Montreal's B. Vera have both picked up plenty of cards this season, with Vera also having a red card to his name.