USA MLS: CF Montreal x Inter Miami, Match Preview, Odds and Predictions(12/05/2024)

Lionel Messi will make his first professional visit to Canada on Saturday when Inter Miami hosts CF Montreal at Saputo Stadium.

In their previous MLS match, Montreal was defeated 4-1 by Nashville SC, relegating them to eleventh place in the Eastern Conference. In contrast, the Herons maintained their lead in the Supporters' Shield standings following a 6-2 triumph over the New York Red Bulls.

Head To Head And Previous Matches

Following an impressive start to his MLS coaching career, Laurent Courtois has encountered recent difficulties in elevating the level of effort displayed by his Montreal squad, with three consecutive league defeats.

Although Le CFM began the domestic season with a three-match unblemished streak and two victories, they enter this contest having suffered four losses in their last five away games 

As of the midpoint of the 2024 domestic season, Montreal has yielded goals in all but two contests, the most of any Eastern Conference team (20).

Saturday will mark Le CFM's third home contest of the 2024 MLS season. In six consecutive regular-season encounters in Montreal, they have collected at least a point while remaining unblemished at Saputo Stadium this year.

At this juncture of the 2024 MLS season, Le CFM has yet to trail by more than one minute at home. However, since scoring the opening goal at Saputo Stadium, they have lost five points, including two.

They have an unbeaten record in their last four home MLS meetings against Miami, triumphing 1-0 in this matchup a year ago.

Inter Miami appeared to be vengeful on Saturday, as they scored six goals in the second half to secure a four-goal victory less than a month after falling by the same margin (4-0) to the Red Bulls.

After trailing their opponents with a deceptive sense of security before overwhelming them with their attacking depth, Miami triumphed in four consecutive MLS matches despite allowing the opening goal in each contest.

Seven of the nine league contests this season in which Tata Martino's squad conceded first have resulted in a point, with one of those losses occurring at home to Le CFM in March (3-2).

Their six goals in last weekend's match established a club record for the most in a single domestic contest; should they prevail on Saturday, they would surpass the previous record for the longest winning streak in a regular season set by the franchise (five).

This season, Miami has recorded three victories away from home in Major League Soccer, the same number as in 2023. With a solitary point this weekend, the Herons will reach the same number of away points as in 2023 (11).

Three of their previous four league meetings with Le CFM have ended in defeat, with a solitary point earned in two previous visits to Saputo Stadium (a 2-2 draw in 2022).

Our Predictions

Inter Miami to win and over 2.5 goals @ 2.36 on Sky247.ng

We predict Inter Miami CF will win 3-1. Despite a 3-2 victory in the first leg in Miami, iCF Montreal s likely to suffer a defeat in the return leg because they accomplished that triumph without Lionel Messi, who is expected to be present. Additionally, Inter Miami are in outstanding form, having triumphed in their previous four league matches; it is not surprising that Messi started all four contests.

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