Friday's MLS predictions including Montreal vs. Toronto

By Barney Corkhill, Editor | 27 August 2021

Sports Mole provides score predictions for all of Friday's MLS fixtures, including Montreal vs. Toronto.

Columbus Crew vs. Cincinnati (Friday, 11.30pm)

Columbus Crew forward Gyasi Zerdes celebrates his goal with teammates on June 20, 2021 © Reuters

Two struggling MLS sides are looking to end their lengthy winless runs on Friday when the Columbus Crew host their state rivals FC Cincinnati from Lower.com Field.

The Orange-and-Blue are coming off a 4-1 defeat to the New England Revolution and are winless in their last 10 matches, while the reigning MLS Cup champions have lost their previous six games, including a 2-1 decision last weekend to the Seattle Sounders.

We say: Columbus Crew 3-0 FC Cincinnati

The Crew know that they are a lot better than their current record indicates, and they can probably afford to take a few more chances moving forward against a Cincinnati squad who are poor in the final third.

Despite their lopsided defeat last week, Cincy have been much better defensively of late, but they still have some work to do away from home, allowing 12 goals in their previous three road matches.

Our tipster partners are predicting under 3.5 goals.

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Montreal vs. Toronto (Saturday, 12.30am)

CF Montreal head coach Wilfried Nancy reacts from the sideline on May 22, 2021 © Reuters

Round two of the Canadian Classique will be one of the storylines to follow on Friday when CF Montreal host Toronto at Saputo Stadium in La Belle Province.

In their last three fixtures, Montreal are unbeaten, drawing the Philadelphia Union last weekend 1-1, while TFC dropped their third straight contest on Saturday, 3-1 to Inter Miami.

We say: CF Montreal 2-1 Toronto

Montreal have done enough to get by this season, and they should not have any issues maintaining a high intensity through 90 minutes against their biggest rivals who are struggling to score.

Toronto keep digging themselves a deeper hole week after week, and it seems like this group of veterans are running out of solutions to turn their season around.

Our tipster partners are predicting over 1.5 goals.

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Orlando City vs. Inter Miami (Saturday, 1.30am)

Orlando City SC midfielder Nani (17) reacts after scoring a goal against FC Cincinnati in the second half at TQL Stadium on August 7, 2021 © Reuters

A much improved Inter Miami side will try to earn their first three-game winning streak in franchise history on Friday when they travel to Exploria Stadium to battle their sunshine state rivals, Orlando City.

The Lions ended a four-game winless run in all competitions last Saturday, defeating the Chicago Fire 1-0, while the Herons got by Toronto 3-1 last week to move into 11th in the Eastern Conference.

We say: Orlando City 1-3 Inter Miami

Both sides have the advantage of having games in hand on the teams above them in the table, but Miami are starting to score goals at long last, whereas Orlando have only scored multiple times in two of their last 11 matches.

Our tipster partners are predicting under 3.5 goals.

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