CF Montreal vs FC Cincinnati: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

CF Montreal host FC Cincinnati at Stade Saputo on Saturday, September 26 (7:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM CT / 4:30 PM PT).

CF Montreal head into this one with no fresh fitness concerns reported, meaning the same faces who have carried the attacking load all season should be available at Saputo Stadium. Prince Osei Owusu leads the line off the back of 13 goals and 32 chances created, with Matthew Longstaff’s engine in midfield still ticking after 1,940 minutes on the pitch. FC Cincinnati travel with a similarly clean bill of health, built around Ahoueke Denkey, who has scored 14 goals this season, and Evander, who has created 70 chances from midfield.

This has the makings of a tight affair between two sides in very different spots in the Eastern Conference picture. Montreal have lost 5 straight and sit on a -22 goal difference heading into kickoff. Cincinnati, meanwhile, have shown they can find the net themselves, drawing 3-3 with Charlotte and 2-2 with Houston in their most recent matches. Expect Cincinnati’s class in the final third to eventually tell, with Denkey and Evander offering the difference-makers Montreal’s leaky rearguard will struggle to contain.

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Season Form & Standings

CF Montreal sit 15th in the Eastern Conference on 21 points from 26 games, well adrift of the playoff picture, while FC Cincinnati are ninth on 33 points from 25 games and still very much in the mix.

Eastern Conference

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Potential Match-Winners

• Prince Osei Owusu (CF Montreal): 13 goals and 32 chances created underline his importance to Montreal’s attack, even in a difficult season.
• Ahoueke Denkey (FC Cincinnati): 14 goals from 60 shots make him Cincinnati’s most direct route to goal.
• Evander (FC Cincinnati): 70 chances created and 13 goals make him the creative heartbeat of Cincinnati’s midfield.

Recent Form

CF Montreal: L L L L L

• 2026-09-20: CF Montreal 0-2 Columbus Crew (L, home)
• 2026-09-13: Colorado Rapids 1-0 CF Montreal (L, away)
• 2026-09-10: CF Montreal 1-2 Charlotte FC (L, home)
• 2026-09-06: Philadelphia Union 2-0 CF Montreal (L, away)
• 2026-08-30: Inter Miami 7-1 CF Montreal (L, away)

CF Montreal have lost their last 5, including a 7-1 defeat to Inter Miami and a 2-0 loss at Philadelphia Union.

FC Cincinnati: D L L D D

• 2026-09-20: Houston Dynamo 2-2 FC Cincinnati (D, away)
• 2026-09-13: FC Cincinnati 3-3 Charlotte FC (D, home)
• 2026-09-10: Philadelphia Union 5-0 FC Cincinnati (L, away)
• 2026-08-30: Nashville SC 4-0 FC Cincinnati (L, away)
• 2026-08-23: FC Cincinnati 1-1 Seattle Sounders (D, home)

FC Cincinnati read D-L-L-D-D across their last 5, with high-scoring draws against Charlotte (3-3) and Houston (2-2) either side of a 5-0 loss at Philadelphia Union.

CF Montreal vs FC Cincinnati Prediction

We’re backing FC Cincinnati to move back into the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff race with a 1-2 win at Saputo Stadium. Montreal’s brutal defensive numbers – a -22 goal difference and 5 straight losses – make them vulnerable, and with Denkey and Evander both firing, Cincinnati’s superior quality in the final third should be enough to see off a Montreal side already 15th in the East. Expect goals at both ends before Cincinnati, ninth and firmly in the picture, take it 1-2.