Major League Soccer · Matchday 34 
Our pick Away win Correct result
Can CF Montreal trouble Vancouver Whitecaps in Montreal?
Vancouver arrive top of the Western Conference and in strong form, while CF Montreal are 15th in the East and without a win in six. But Montreal’s recent cup victory over the Whitecaps offers a reason to believe they can make this a contest.
📍 Saputo Stadium
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Match report
Final result: CF Montreal 0-2 Vancouver Whitecaps.
Match statistics (home team first). Shots: 8–17; Shots on target: 3–8; Corners: 4–5; Expected goals: 0.96–1.84.
Goals
- 50' Cheikh Sabaly · Vancouver Whitecaps
- 83' M. Gherasimencov · Bruno Caicedo · Vancouver Whitecaps
Cards
- 25' M. Gherasimencov · Vancouver Whitecaps
- 42' Édier Ocampo · Vancouver Whitecaps
- 45' Victor Loturi · CF Montreal
- 62' Ralph Priso · Vancouver Whitecaps
- 74' Luca Petrasso · CF Montreal
Match stats
⭐ Top-rated player: C. Sabaly (Vancouver Whitecaps) 8.2
Ratings and statistics: API-Football.
Confirmed lineups
CF Montreal · 4-2-3-1
- 41S. KeitaG
- 27D. BugajD
- 5B. CraigD
- 4B. VeraD
- 13L. PetrassoD
- 8M. LongstaffM
- 22V. LoturiM
- 18H. SynchukM
- 29O. EscobarM
- 16W. CarmonaM
- 14D. RíosF
Coach: Philippe Eullaffroy
Vancouver Whitecaps · 4-2-3-1
- 1Y. TakaokaG
- 18É. OcampoD
- 4R. VeselinovićD
- 6R. PrisoD
- 29M. GherasimencovD
- 8O. LarrazM
- 23A. CvetkovićM
- 7C. SabalyM
- 25R. GauldM
- 77Y. DiabyM
- 19R. ElloumiF
Coach: J. Sørensen
Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| · | Scored | Conceded |
|---|---|---|
| CF Montreal | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 2.2 | 1.0 |
League position
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 33 | +38 | 61 |
| 15 | CF Montreal | 33 | -30 | 26 |
Last meetings
- 2026 CF Montreal 2-1 Vancouver Whitecaps
- 2026 Vancouver Whitecaps 1-1 CF Montreal
- 2025 Vancouver Whitecaps 2-0 CF Montreal
- 2024 CF Montreal 1-1 Vancouver Whitecaps
- 2023 Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 CF Montreal
PreviaXI model
Model confidence: Medium
- Expected goals (model)
- 1.07 – 1.86
- Double chance
- X2 · 79%1X 44% · 12 77%
- Over 2.5 goals
- 56%Over 1.5: 79% · Over 3.5: 34%
- Both teams score
- 56%
- Clean sheet
- 16% – 34%CF Montreal–Vancouver Whitecaps
- Half-time result
- 2 · 41%1 20% · X 39%
- Half-time / full-time
- 2/2 · 35%X/2 17% · X/X 14%
- Expected corners
- 9.54.8 – 4.7 · Over 9.5: 47%
- Expected cards
- 4.62.4 – 2.2 · Over 3.5: 67%
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG), results and match statistics from the last two seasons. For information only. How our model works →
A steep test for Montreal
Vancouver Whitecaps can strengthen their position at the top of the Western Conference, while CF Montreal need a response after a difficult league run. The sides come from different conferences, so their standings offer no direct points gap: Vancouver are first on 61 points after 33 matches, and Montreal are 15th on 26.
The form contrast is stark. Montreal have six wins, eight draws and 19 defeats in 33 league matches, with 37 goals scored and 67 conceded. Vancouver have won 18, drawn seven and lost eight, scoring 72 and conceding 34. Still, Saputo Stadium gives Montreal a chance to test the visitors on home ground.
One side rising, one searching
Montreal are without a win in six league matches. Their last five brought two draws and three defeats, with only two goals scored and 11 conceded; their most recent league match ended in a draw.
Vancouver have won their last two and come into this game with three wins, a draw and a defeat across their last five league outings. They scored 11 and conceded four in that span, and their most recent league match was a win. Away from home in the league, they have seven wins, five draws and four defeats in 16 matches.
Recent meetings offer Montreal hope
The last five meetings across all competitions have produced two Vancouver wins, one Montreal victory and two draws. Three of those games had two goals or fewer.
The latest encounter, in the Canadian Championship in September, went Montreal’s way: they beat Vancouver 2-1. That result shows the underdogs can trouble the conference leaders, though the wider league form points to a demanding assignment.
The defensive challenge
Montreal have conceded 67 goals in 33 league matches and kept four clean sheets. Vancouver’s record is markedly stronger at the back, with 34 goals conceded and 12 clean sheets. Montreal’s recent defensive struggles will be especially concerning against a side that has scored 72 times in the league.
Our prediction
Montreal’s September cup win makes an upset threat credible, but Vancouver’s stronger league record, current winning run and superior scoring form give them the edge. PreviaXI’s model also favours the visitors, with the expected balance of attacking threat pointing to a close away win.
CF Montreal 1-2 Vancouver Whitecaps
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