Montreal Impact v Charlotte

Montreal vs Charlotte Preview

Montreal will be eager to avoid a fourth defeat on the trot in the MLS when they return to the more familiar surroundings of their Stade Saputo for Saturday night's clash with Charlotte following their heavy midweek 3-0 defeat away from home at Chicago Fire.

Previous losses to New York City and Atlanta United have also impacted the Canadian hosts who have dropped out of the top nine pack as a result and down into 10th place on the Eastern Conference ladder, but the hosts will be hopeful they can halt this losing run when 12th placed Charlotte visit.

The bigger picture shows Montreal have managed to capture just three wins out of their last 11 matches overall which have come in the form of wins against Inter Miami, Minnesota United and Nashville but having also slipped to six defeats within this period as well, the prospects of a home win here seem quite slim.

Goals may be in short supply too at the Stade Saputo as no fewer than eight of Montreal's 10 home games have resulted in Under 2.5 goals which has been assisted by Montreal keeping six clean sheets at home to date as well.

Charlotte sit two league positions lower than Montreal but they are level on points with their hosts heading into this clash but they too have been struggling to find positive results in the past couple of months as they are experiencing a seven-match winless run in the MLS.

Back-to-back defeats away from home at Philadelphia Union and Columbus Crew have been followed by five draws on the trot and having also failed to win any of their last four games on their travels as well, it may be best to steer away from the straight win markets where these two teams are concerned.

Charlotte have managed to muster just three wins on the road all season which have been achieved by way of victories collected at Orlando City, Atlanta United and LA Galaxy but the visitors have also been handed five defeats on their travels so far this season as well.

Montreal v Charlotte Verdict

With both Montreal and Charlotte now sitting outside of the top nine in the Eastern Conference and both struggling to pick up wins, this upcoming clash at Stade Saputo may well be an uninspiring tussle between two teams that could well cancel each other out here on Saturday night.

Previous meetings have seen Montreal hold the upper hand though as the Canadian hosts have won two of the previous three encounters while two of the three meetings have also resulted in Under 2.5 goals being scored, so the goals market appeals here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 1.95

Other side bets worth considering:

Montreal win @ 1.90

Correct score: Montreal 2-0 @ 11.00