Canadian Classique don dey back for real, as CF Montréal go host Toronto FC for Saputo Stadium on Thursday night. Dis na di 66th meeting between di two rivals, and e go be explosive.
Montréal don suffer for first half of season. Dem start with 1-7-0 record, fire head coach Marco Donadel, and appoint Philippe Eullaffroy as interim. Now dem dey 4-8-2, just four points away from playoff spot. Eullaffroy say im team identity don reach 45 percent, from 25 percent when im start.
Toronto FC come dey struggle too. Dem don lose three games in a row, including 2-1 loss to Chicago Fire. Joshua Sargent score for dem for dat match. Overall, Toronto don avoid defeat against Montréal for last four meetings, including 1-1 draw for BMO Field. For last 10 meetings, Montréal win five, Toronto win three, two draws.
Prince Osei Owusu be Montréal top scorer with 7 goals, but im go miss match because of suspension and knee injury. Daniel Rios, Wikelman Carmona, and Matthew Longstaff get 2 goals each. Joshua Sargent and Emilio Aristizabal don score 3 for Toronto, Daniel Salloi get 2.
Weather wise, Montreal air quality dey safe, just 2 on Canadian scale. But afternoon thunderstorms fit affect match. No wildfire smoke for Montreal, unlike Toronto wey dey affected.
Montréal go miss key wingers Ivan Jaime and Wiki Carmona wey dey injured. But Eullaffroy trust players like Noah Streit, Daniel Rios, and Hennadiy Synchuk to step up. Dem don also bring in Dani Pereira from Austin to strengthen midfield.
For betting market, total goals market dey attractive. Odds dey -152 for goals. Montréal go get +128 to win, Toronto +180. BTTS Yes dey -192. Joshua Sargent anytime goalscorer dey +170. Victor Loturi shot on target dey +125.
Di match go show for TSN App at 7:30pm ET. Di rivalry no be only soccer; e get hockey, Canadian football, and cultural history wey dey connect di two cities.
