Major League Soccer

Sep 1, 2024 at 12.30am UK

Dr. DY Patil Stadium

Cincinnati
4 - 1
Montreal

Kelsy (36', 36'), Orellano (53', 53', 57', 57'), Santos (71', 71')
Robinson (22'), Robinson (22'), Murphy (40'), Murphy (40'), Valenzuela (90+8'), Valenzuela (90+7')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Opoku (81', 81')
Waterman (47'), Waterman (47'), Corbo (86'), Corbo (86'), Alvarez (90+6'), Alvarez (90+6')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Major League Soccer clash between FC Cincinnati and CF Montreal, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

FC Cincinnati

All competitions

Major League Soccer

Last Game: Inter Miami 2-0 Cincinnati
Sunday, August 25 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

CF Montreal

All competitions

Major League Soccer

Last Game: Montreal 0-5 New England
Sunday, August 25 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a FC Cincinnati win with a probability of 66.06%. A draw had a probability of 18.5% and a win for CF Montreal had a probability of 15.46%.

The most likely scoreline for a FC Cincinnati win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.38%) and 1-0 (8.09%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.38%), while for a CF Montreal win it was 1-2 (4.34%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 4.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that FC Cincinnati would win this match.

Result
FC Cincinnati	Draw	CF Montreal
66.06% ( 1.26)	18.47% ( -0.28)	15.46% ( -0.99)

Both teams to score 58.18% (

-1.42)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

65.18% (

-0.72)

34.82% (

0.72)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

43.21% (

-0.81)

56.79% (

0.81)

FC Cincinnati Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

90.17% (

0.1)

9.83% (

-0.1)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

67.37% (

0.24)

32.62% (

-0.24)

CF Montreal Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

64.52% (

-1.65)

35.47% (

1.64)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

27.76% (

-1.75)

72.24% (

1.74)

Score Analysis

FC Cincinnati 66.06%

CF Montreal 15.46%

Draw 18.47%

FC Cincinnati	Draw	CF Montreal
2-1 @ 9.72% ( 0.01) 2-0 @ 9.38% ( 0.42) 1-0 @ 8.09% ( 0.33) 3-1 @ 7.52% ( 0.04) 3-0 @ 7.26% ( 0.36) 4-1 @ 4.36% ( 0.04) 4-0 @ 4.21% ( 0.23) 3-2 @ 3.9% ( -0.16) 4-2 @ 2.26% ( -0.08) 5-1 @ 2.02% ( 0.03) 5-0 @ 1.95% ( 0.11) 5-2 @ 1.05% ( -0.03) Other @ 4.34% Total : 66.06%	1-1 @ 8.38% ( -0.03) 2-2 @ 5.04% ( -0.22) 0-0 @ 3.49% ( 0.13) 3-3 @ 1.35% ( -0.12) Other @ 0.22% Total : 18.47%	1-2 @ 4.34% ( -0.21) 0-1 @ 3.61% ( -0.03) 0-2 @ 1.87% ( -0.1) 2-3 @ 1.74% ( -0.16) 1-3 @ 1.5% ( -0.15) Other @ 2.39% Total : 15.46%