CF Montreal vs DC United — Tips & Analysis

DC United +0.25: DC United tie games for a living, and that is exactly the profile you want from a side getting a head start. They have tied 9 of their last 19 games, and 5 of their 9 on the road. They have lost by 2 or more goals only twice in those 19. Their last five games are one win and four ties. Montreal are having a rough season. They sit 14th in the East and have been well beaten for long spells lately. They also carry five fitness worries, with Carmona out injured and Amaya, Ceballos, Gillier and Hidalgo all in doubt. Both sides come into this after a two week break with no game in between. That usually means heavy legs and a cagey night rather than an open one. The head to head says the same. These two have averaged less than 3 goals across their last 20 meetings, including a 1-1 and a 0-0 in 2025. A 1-1 is the likeliest finish, and that lands on the right side for DC. The catch is Saputo. Montreal have been much better there, winning 5 and tying 3 of 11 home games and letting in a goal a game. Four of the five absences are doubts, not certainties, so their team could be stronger than it looks. We still want DC with the start.