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Orlando City will host Montreal at the Inter & Co Stadium on Saturday in the opening round of the 2024 Leagues Cup campaign. The home side are enjoying a strong run of form in the MLS at the moment and will now be looking to carry that momentum onto the cup competition this weekend.
They played out a 1-1 draw against New York City in their last match with Ramiro Enrique opening the scoring in the second half to record his fourth goal in as many games before their opponents leveled the scores minutes later.
Montreal meanwhile have struggled for results in their league assignments of late and will hope they can find better luck elsewhere this weekend. They were beaten 1-0 by Toronto FC in their last match and perhaps deserved more from the game but were guilty of wasteful finishing.
The visitors beat Mexican outfit Pumas on penalties in their Leagues Cup opener last year and will now be targeting a more comfortable victory this time around.
Orlando City vs Montreal Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 25 meetings between Orlando and Montreal. The hosts have won 10 of those games while the visitors have won one fewer.
- There have been six draws between the two teams including their most recent matchup which ended 2-2.
- The hosts are undefeated in their last three games in this fixture after losing each of their previous three.
- Montreal have the fourth-worst defensive record in the MLS this season with a goal concession tally of 49.
- The Lions have picked up 13 points on home turf in the league this season, the fewest in the Eastern Conference so far.
Orlando City vs Montreal Prediction
Orlando are undefeated in their last five matches after losing four of their previous seven. They have picked up two wins and a draw from their last three home games and will be looking to extend that streak this weekend.
Montreal are on a run of back-to-back winless outings and have won just two of their last 10 outings. They are without a win on the road since March and could see defeat this Saturday.
Prediction: Orlando City 2-0 Montreal
Orlando City vs Montreal Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Orlando
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Four of the visitors' last five matches have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one of their last five matchups)
