IT is an all-Canadian affair as Montreal welcome Vancouver Whitecaps to Stade Saputo for an MLS fixture. Both teams have quality in attack and given their unconvincing backlines, goals could be expected here.
Montreal have found things a bit difficult lately having picked up just one win from their last six MLS matches. Laurent Courtois’ men head into Sunday’s clash off the back of a 2-0 defeat to New York City in their previous fixture.
Although things have not been generally smooth for Montreal, they have managed to maintain a decent record at Stade Saputo. They are unbeaten in their last five home matches and claimed a 4-2 victory over Philadelphia Union in their previous fixture in front of their fans.
Vancouver Whitecaps are coming off a 3-1 victory over Minnesota United last time out in the MLS. Brian White, Mathias Laborda and Sebastian Berhalter were all on target as they claimed their fourth win in the last six matches.
While things appear smooth for Vancouver Whitecaps, they have been a bit erratic on their recent travels. Vanni Sartini’s men have picked up just two wins from their last seven matches on the road.
How the bookies view it: Closely fought encounter
There is little to separate both teams among the bookies with a win for Montreal priced at 6/4 by Betfred, who is also offering 7/5 for a Vancouver Whitecaps victory. A draw is set at odds of 12/5.
Head to head: Home advantage for Montreal
Vancouver Whitecaps have an 11-8 advantage with four draws from 23 previous matches against Montreal. The Whitecaps also claimed a 2-1 victory in the most recent fixture last June. However, Montreal have won the last five meetings at Stade Saputo.
Players to watch: Eyes on Ibrahim
Sunusi Ibrahim will be the one to watch for Montreal having found the net six times in the MLS this season. The forward was also on target in the previous meeting with Vancouver Whitecaps and is priced at 11/5 by Betfred to find the net once again.
Vancouver Whitecaps will look to Brian White to provide the spark in attack having scored nine times this season. The striker has four goals in his last two matches and is priced at 7/4 by Betfred to maintain his scoring run.
Probably line-ups
Forward Mason Toye remains sidelined for Montreal due to injury. Matias Coccaro could be given the nod in attack while Fernando Alvarez is expected to return to the defence after coming off the bench last time out.
Following their fine showing at Minnesota United, Vancouver Whitecaps are unlikely to make too many changes to their team. Brian White should lead the line once again, with Sebastian Berhalter set to feature in midfield.
Montreal: Sirois, Alvarez, Corbo, Sosa, Ruan, Duke, Saliba, Edwards, Ibrahim, Coccaro, Martinez
Vancouver Whitecaps: Takaoka, Laborda, Veselinovic, Utvik, Vite, Berhalter, Schopf, Luis Martins, Johnson, Gauld, White
Anything else catch the eye?
There have been over 3.5 goals in Vancouver Whitecaps’ last two matches and a repeat is priced 13/8 by Betfred. There have been more second half goals in four of the last five meetings between both teams and a similar pattern is priced at evens with Betfred.
Vancouver Whitecaps have opened the scoring in three of the last four meetings with Montreal and could be backed to grab the first goal on Sunday at 10/11 with Betfred.
This MLS match between Montreal and Vancouver Whitecaps will be played on Jul 7, 2024 and kick off at 00:30. Check below for our tipsters best Montreal vs Vancouver Whitecaps prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
In December 2020 we sadly 
