CF Montreal host DC United at Saputo Stadium on Saturday, August 15 (7:30 PM ET \/ 6:30 PM CT \/ 4:30 PM PT).<\/p>\n
CF Montreal have no injury or suspension concerns reported for this one, and Prince Owusu remains the focal point in attack after a season that has brought him 10 goals from 37 shots, 18 of them on target. Wikelman Carmona and Matthew Longstaff supply the craft behind him, with Carmona’s 26 chances created the highest total in the squad. DC United are similarly unaffected by absences, built around Tai Baribo’s 11 goals and Louis Munteanu’s 42 shots, while Jackson Hopkins has racked up 13 shots on target of his own from midfield.<\/p>\n
Neither side has found consistency this season, and this shapes up as a tight, low-event contest at Saputo Stadium rather than an end-to-end shootout. CF Montreal sit 14th in the East on 16 points, while DC United are ninth on 23 points and firmly in the playoff picture, a gap that should sharpen DC’s focus. But Montreal have shown at home they can dig in, including a 0-0 draw with Toronto FC in their last home fixture, and that stubbornness is the story we expect again.<\/p>\n\n\n