Seattle Sounders vs CF Montreal Prediction

Lumen Field, Seattle·Fotis Bazakos 18/10/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.4 / 10
AI Best Pick
72%Trust
1X2
Home Win
1.38
SignalGOODModel76%SurpriseMediumGap0.0%
Value Analysis
68%Trust
1X2
Home Win
1.38
SignalGOODModel68%SurpriseMediumGap+3.0%
Seattle Sounders Rest
3 days
CF Montreal Rest
3 days

Seattle Sounders vs CF Montreal: the result in context

Seattle Sounders and CF Montreal drew 1-1 in the Major League Soccer on 18 Oct 2026. Seattle Sounders had gone in with the better form, having won 4 of their previous five against 2 for CF Montreal.

Seattle Sounders tend to win more corners, 7.4 a game to 4.7 for CF Montreal.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
70%1.38
X
19%4.80
2
11%7.00
Double Chance
1X
89%1.10
X2
30%3.00
Both Teams to Score
Yes
58%1.60
No
42%2.20
Goals
Projected Goals: 2.21 + 1.05 = 3.26
Over 1.5
85%1.12
Over 2.5
66%1.44
Over 3.5
45%2.05
Under 1.5
15%6.00
Under 2.5
34%2.70
Under 3.5
55%1.72
Corners
Projected Corners: 6.2 + 4.8 = 11.1
Over 8.5
75%1.36
Over 9.5
65%1.65
Over 10.5
54%2.08
Under 8.5
25%2.86
Under 9.5
35%2.10
Under 10.5
46%1.67
Cards
Projected Cards: 1.7 + 2.5 = 4.2
Over 3.5
61%1.80
Over 4.5
41%3.19
Under 3.5
39%1.91
Under 4.5
59%1.31

Match Events

13'Gennadiy SynchukAssist: Noah Streit
14'Hassani DotsonFoul
33'Alexis SanchezDissent
45'Alexander Roldan INSebastian Gomez out
45'Caden Clark INKalani Kossa-Rienzi out
52'Victor LoturiFoul
64'Jalen Neal INDawid Bugaj out
64'Ryan Sailor INSnyder Brunell out
64'Albert Rusnák INJesús Ferreira out
66'Sebastian Gomez
79'Victor Loturi INDaniel Pereira out
79'Noah Streit INWikelman·Carmona out
87'Fabian Herbers INOlger Escobar out
87'Hassani Dotson INPaul Arriola out
87'Samuel Piette INMatthew Longstaff out

Lineups

Seattle Sounders
4-2-3-1Coach: B. Schmetzer
CF Montreal
4-2-3-1Coach: Philippe Eullaffroy
Avg rating6.68
Avg rating6.61
A. Thomas6.426A. Thomas
A. Roldan6.116A. Roldan
Y. Gómez6.928Y. Gómez
R. Sailor6.74R. Sailor
N. Tolo6.65N. Tolo
H. Dotson6.431H. Dotson
C. Roldan7.27C. Roldan
C. Clark6.28C. Clark
A. Rusnák6.211A. Rusnák
J. Morris6.613J. Morris
D. Joveljić6.39D. Joveljić
S. Breza7.21S. Breza
J. Neal6.52J. Neal
E. Morales6.824E. Morales
B. Craig6.95B. Craig
V. Radojević6.128V. Radojević
S. Piette6.36S. Piette
V. Loturi6.322V. Loturi
H. Synchuk7.818H. Synchuk
F. Herbers6.721F. Herbers
N. Streit7.723N. Streit
A. Sánchez6.010A. Sánchez

Seattle Sounders Substitutes

19D. Musovski
17P. Arriola87'for Hassani Dotson6.5
37S. Brunell64'for Ryan Sailor6.9
27J. Ferreira64'for Albert Rusnák7.2
24S. Frei
90S. Gomez45'for Alexander Roldan66'7.9
45P. Kingston
85K. Kossa-Rienzi45'for Caden Clark7.0
35Antino Lopez

CF Montreal Substitutes

7D. Pereira79'for Victor Loturi6.2
13L. Petrasso
14D. Ríos
8M. Longstaff87'for Samuel Piette6.1
41S. Keita
29O. Escobar87'for Fabian Herbers6.5
16W. Carmona79'for Noah Streit6.2
27D. Bugaj64'for Jalen Neal6.6

Match Stats

Seattle SoundersCF Montreal
63%Ball Possession37%
5Corner Kicks2
1Yellow Cards2
18Total Shots9
5Shots on Goal2
7Shots off Goal6
12Shots Inside Box5
6Shots Outside Box4
6Blocked Shots1
10Fouls12
2Offsides4
1Goalkeeper Saves4
689Total Passes403
610Passes Accurate324
12Free Kicks10

Team Comparison

Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders
CF MontrealCF Montreal
1619Elo Rating 1478
1.61Attack 0.96
2.19Defense 1.21
50%Hit Rate 17%
15.8Shots per Game 11.4
6.2Shots on Target 3.5
7.4Corners per Game 4.7
1.1Cards per Game 2.0

AI Insights

🏠Strong Home Advantage+141 Elo
⚽High Goal Expectancy3.26 goals
💎Value Analysis Identified

Game State Tendencies

Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 100% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.1 vs 0.5 in first half)
CF MontrealCF Montreal
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late

Head to Head

Last 2 meetings, all competitions

Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders1Wins · 50%
Draws00%
CF MontrealCF Montreal1Wins · 50%
4.0Avg Goals
50%Both teams scored1 of 2
100%3+ goals2 of 2

Previous meetings

Major League Soccer07/04/2024
Seattle SoundersCF Montreal
50
Major League Soccer30/06/2022
Seattle SoundersCF Montreal
12

Referee Profile

Fotis Bazakos99 matches

4.18Cards per match
4.07Yellow cards per match
0.10Red cards per match
23.4Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Fotis Bazakos4.18
Other referees4.33

4.18 cards a match, in line with other referees in the same competitions and seasons (4.33).

Cards come from 96 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Major League Soccer 2026

Western Conference

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps30167763:31+3255WDDLD
2St. Louis CitySt. Louis City30149756:41+1551LDWWW
3FC DallasFC Dallas30149755:47+851DWLWD
4San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes30139852:42+1048DDDWD
5Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo30138941:39+247DDDLD
6Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC311210948:33+1546DWDLD
7Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders301191039:37+242DLWWW
8Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy3110101143:52-940DWLWW
9Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids301161341:41039DDDLD
10Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake301061445:48-336WDLWL
11Portland TimbersPortland Timbers30971451:56-534DLDLL
12San DiegoSan Diego308101253:56-334DDLDD
13Minnesota United FCMinnesota United FC308101247:55-834WDDLL
14AustinAustin307101338:56-1831LLLDD
15Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City30642036:75-3922LLDLW
#TeamMPGPts
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps3063:3155
2St. Louis CitySt. Louis City3056:4151
3FC DallasFC Dallas3055:4751
4San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes3052:4248
5Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo3041:3947
6Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC3148:3346
7Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders3039:3742
8Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy3143:5240
9Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids3041:4139
10Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake3045:4836
11Portland TimbersPortland Timbers3051:5634
12San DiegoSan Diego3053:5634
13Minnesota United FCMinnesota United FC3047:5534
14AustinAustin3038:5631
15Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City3036:7522

Eastern Conference

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Nashville SCNashville SC30207364:23+4167DWWWW
2Inter MiamiInter Miami301510573:51+2255WWWLD
3New England RevolutionNew England Revolution301641049:41+852WWLLW
4Chicago FireChicago Fire301461052:44+848LLWWW
5CharlotteCharlotte30138953:45+847DLWLW
6Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia Union301371061:48+1346DWWWW
7Orlando City SCOrlando City SC301251358:70-1241WDWLL
8FC CincinnatiFC Cincinnati301091162:71-939WLLWL
9New York Red BullsNew York Red Bulls301061439:56-1736LLWLW
10Toronto FCToronto FC308121046:55-936WDWLL
11Columbus CrewColumbus Crew301051546:47-135WWLWW
12New York City FCNew York City FC308101243:41+234DLLDL
13DC UnitedDC United307121138:53-1533LLWLD
14Atlanta United FCAtlanta United FC30861637:51-1430LWLDW
15CF MontrealCF Montreal30671736:60-2425DLLWL
#TeamMPGPts
1Nashville SCNashville SC3064:2367
2Inter MiamiInter Miami3073:5155
3New England RevolutionNew England Revolution3049:4152
4Chicago FireChicago Fire3052:4448
5CharlotteCharlotte3053:4547
6Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia Union3061:4846
7Orlando City SCOrlando City SC3058:7041
8FC CincinnatiFC Cincinnati3062:7139
9New York Red BullsNew York Red Bulls3039:5636
10Toronto FCToronto FC3046:5536
11Columbus CrewColumbus Crew3046:4735
12New York City FCNew York City FC3043:4134
13DC UnitedDC United3038:5333
14Atlanta United FCAtlanta United FC3037:5130
15CF MontrealCF Montreal3036:6025
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About the Seattle Sounders vs CF Montreal forecast

The forecasts for this Major League Soccer match are built from team Elo ratings, recent form, scoring data and the head-to-head record, and are updated as new data arrives before kickoff.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

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Key Factors for This Match

Seattle Sounders and CF Montreal have met only 2 times recently, averaging 4.0 goals per game in those meetings. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.