No love lost between these MLS teams
Inter Miami CF will be the odds-on favourites here, probably at 2.20, to Montreal’s 3.10, when they make the trip north to face CF Montreal on Saturday. In the context of the CF Montreal vs Inter Miami CF odds, this fixture promises significant excitement for bettors.
There is no real deep-seated rivalry between the two clubs but there is plenty to play for in terms of playoff positioning and that should ensure neither manager plays it safe or takes their foot off the gas. Our CF Montreal vs Inter Miami CF prediction is shaped by the fact that Inter Miami CF are better travelled and more experienced than Montreal, while their Argentine coach Javier Mascherano has a more attack-minded philosophy.
His counterpart Marco Donadel, who took over in March 2025, is more pragmatic and will set his team up to be solid at the back and look for their chances on the counterattack. Miami will try to pin the opposition back with their forwards and play a high-risk, high-reward game, as always.
Messi magic can make the difference
That’s what they have done under Mascherano’s guidance since he took charge in November 2024 and it’s led to some good results at home and away. This CF Montreal vs Inter Miami CF preview highlights that Miami’s last three results read drawn 2-2 with Palmeiras and drawn 0-0 with Atlanta United at home, and beaten 4-0 by PSG away, while on the road they are winless in their last 2 matches.
CF Montreal have won only once, drawn three times and lost five times at home in this MLS campaign, but their recent form has been mixed with two wins and three defeats in their last five. Montreal held on for a hard-fought 1-0 win over NYCFC in their last home match, having been beaten 1-3 by FC Cincinnati at the same venue previously, while they beat Houston Dynamo 3-1 away.
There has been no real meeting of styles or mentalities between these clubs in their three previous matches, which have seen Inter Miami win twice and Montreal once, with no draws. The form guide favours Miami as favourites here, but both clubs have been vulnerable at the back this season, so our CF Montreal vs Inter Miami CF betting tips recommend playing the overs and taking Over 2.5 goals.
Both defences vulnerable to goals
Montreal have shipped 18 goals at Saputo Stadium in MLS 2025 while Miami have also let in 12 in their seven road games.
If Montreal can remain compact and disciplined without the ball, they will get plenty of opportunities on the break against this Miami side who, although talented up front, are too easily exposed at the back when they press too high.
With Prince Osei Owusu, the club’s top scorer in MLS 2025 with seven in 20, having scored three of their last seven goals, Montreal should create enough to at least trouble Miami’s back line.
But Lionel Messi is a different class with 10 in 13 and can create opportunities and finish them off all by himself, which is why our CF Montreal vs Inter Miami CF prediction leans toward the visitors to take all three points here. Ultimately, the final CF Montreal vs Inter Miami CF prediction suggests Messi’s influence could be decisive.
