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 5.2 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 1473
1.61Attack 0.56
2.19Defense 1.26
50%Hit Rate 0%
15.8Shots per Game 10.6
6.2Shots on Target 4.3
7.4Corners per Game 5.2
1.1Cards per Game 2.0

AI Insights

🏠Strong Home Advantage+146 Elo
⚽High Goal Expectancy3.26 goals
💎Value Analysis Identified
📉Away Underperforming

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
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time
  • 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 Whitecaps31167863:32+3155LWDDL
2FC DallasFC Dallas32159858:49+954LWDWL
3St. Louis CitySt. Louis City32149958:47+1151LLLDW
4San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes31139952:45+748LDDDW
5Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo31139941:39+248DDDDL
6Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC321211950:35+1547DDWDL
7Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders3111101041:39+243DDLWW
8Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake321261450:49+142WWWDL
9Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids311261342:41+142WDDDL
10Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy3210111145:54-941DDWLW
11Portland TimbersPortland Timbers321171457:60-340WWDLD
12Minnesota United FCMinnesota United FC329111250:56-638WDWDD
13San DiegoSan Diego318111255:58-335DDDLD
14AustinAustin328101441:59-1834LWLLL
15Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City32642238:80-4222LLLLD
#TeamMPGPts
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps3163:3255
2FC DallasFC Dallas3258:4954
3St. Louis CitySt. Louis City3258:4751
4San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes3152:4548
5Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo3141:3948
6Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC3250:3547
7Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders3141:3943
8Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake3250:4942
9Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids3142:4142
10Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy3245:5441
11Portland TimbersPortland Timbers3257:6040
12Minnesota United FCMinnesota United FC3250:5638
13San DiegoSan Diego3155:5835
14AustinAustin3241:5934
15Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City3238:8022

Eastern Conference

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Nashville SCNashville SC32218366:23+4371DWDWW
2New England RevolutionNew England Revolution321841054:44+1058WWWWL
3Inter MiamiInter Miami321511675:55+2056DLWWW
4Chicago FireChicago Fire321571057:48+952DWLLW
5CharlotteCharlotte321481059:48+1150WLDLW
6Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia Union321381162:50+1247DLDWW
7Orlando City SCOrlando City SC321271362:74-1243DDWDW
8FC CincinnatiFC Cincinnati3211101166:73-743DWWLL
9Columbus CrewColumbus Crew321251552:49+341WWWWL
10New York Red BullsNew York Red Bulls321161543:59-1639LWLLW
11Toronto FCToronto FC329121150:60-1039WLWDW
12New York City FCNew York City FC329111247:44+338WDDLL
13DC UnitedDC United327121339:57-1833LLLLW
14Atlanta United FCAtlanta United FC32861840:56-1630LLLWL
15CF MontrealCF Montreal32671936:66-3025LLDLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Nashville SCNashville SC3266:2371
2New England RevolutionNew England Revolution3254:4458
3Inter MiamiInter Miami3275:5556
4Chicago FireChicago Fire3257:4852
5CharlotteCharlotte3259:4850
6Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia Union3262:5047
7Orlando City SCOrlando City SC3262:7443
8FC CincinnatiFC Cincinnati3266:7343
9Columbus CrewColumbus Crew3252:4941
10New York Red BullsNew York Red Bulls3243:5939
11Toronto FCToronto FC3250:6039
12New York City FCNew York City FC3247:4438
13DC UnitedDC United3239:5733
14Atlanta United FCAtlanta United FC3240:5630
15CF MontrealCF Montreal3236:6625
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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.