CF Montreal vs Atlanta United FC — Tips & Analysis

Atlanta United FC +0.25: Montreal almost never win games by a clear margin, and that is the whole case for taking Atlanta with a head start. Montreal have won by 2 or more goals only once in their last 20 games. At Saputo Stadium they are ordinary, with 3 wins, 4 ties and 4 losses in eleven, scoring and letting in a little over a goal a game. They are also without T. Gillier and B. Hidalgo, which thins out an attack that was already blunt. Atlanta are no better, but they tie a lot of games on their travels. They have 3 wins, 4 ties and 5 losses in twelve away games and score more than a goal a game. Four of those twelve trips finished level. The wider picture says the same. Both sides sit in the bottom two of the Eastern Conference with six games left and their playoff hopes hanging by a thread. Neither is creating much at the moment. A 1-1 is the likeliest finish, and that is a result we are happy with. The worry is that these two can fall apart without warning. Montreal lost 1-7 at Inter Miami in August, and Atlanta lost 1-3 at home to Cincinnati last time out. A one sided night is not far fetched. Even so, Atlanta with a head start is the side we want.