The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Thursday's Major League Soccer clash between Seattle Sounders and CF Montreal, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Seattle 3-0 Kansas
Saturday, June 25 at 8pm in Major League Soccer
Saturday, June 25 at 8pm in Major League Soccer
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 3 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 15 | 1 | 24 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders | 15 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 17 | -3 | 21 |
Last Game: Montreal 2-1 Charlotte FC
Sunday, June 26 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer
Sunday, June 26 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 2 | New York Red Bulls | 17 | 5 | 26 |
| 3 | CF Montreal | 16 | 4 | 26 |
| 4 | New England Revolution | 17 | 1 | 24 |
We said: Seattle Sounders 2-1 CF Montreal
A closely-fought contest is set to be played out at Lumen Field, but Seattle will be regarded as the slight favourites given their impressive home form. Although Montreal currently sit higher in the overall MLS standings, we can see the hosts securing a slender victory. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Seattle Sounders win with a probability of 64.09%. A draw had a probability of 21.1% and a win for CF Montreal had a probability of 14.76%.
The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.13%) and 2-1 (9.72%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.03%), while for a CF Montreal win it was 0-1 (5.18%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 4% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Seattle Sounders | Draw | CF Montreal |
64.09% ( -0.34) | 21.14% ( 0.12) | 14.76% ( 0.22) |
| Both teams to score 47.19% ( 0.15) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
