CF Montreal vs Charlotte — Tips & Analysis

Charlotte +0.25: Charlotte are the better team by a distance. They sit 5th on 36 points with a goal difference of plus 8. Montreal are bottom of the Eastern Conference on 21 points with minus 18. Charlotte have won 8 of their last 19 games and have not lost any of their last five. Montreal are a different side at Saputo Stadium though. They have lost only two of their last twelve there and let in a goal a game at home. They tie a lot as well, with 7 ties in their last 20 games. Charlotte's problem is the road. They have won two of seven away and let in 2 goals a trip, against less than a goal at home. They are short of bodies too. Westwood is suspended after a red card, and Berchimas, John and Toffolo are all out. Expect a physical, low event game decided by set pieces and half chances, with each side finding one. Our read is a 1-1, and we are happy on Charlotte's side of that. The warning here is a real one. Montreal have won five of the last eight meetings between these clubs, and they are much better at home than their table position suggests. Charlotte have to grind this out with a patched up team. We still side with Charlotte.