CF Montréal has its home opener this Saturday at Saputo Stadium

April 12, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
Club de Foot Montreal News

MONTREAL – After playing the first six games of 2024 on the road, CF Montréal takes on Cincinnati FC at Stade Saputo this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. (MLS Season Pass, BPM Sports, CJAD 800).

The Montrealers returned home with a 2-3-1 record. The club's next win will be its 150th in MLS history (149-175-79).

Historically, the Montreal club has a record of 7-2-3 in their first home games (2012-2023), with a total of 22 goals and 15 against. The club had an all-time record of 6-4-1 (20 goals scored, 18 goals conceded) going into last season's opener at the Stade Saputo.

FC Cincinnati comes to Montreal undefeated this season (2-0-1), but suffered their first loss of the year to the New York Red Bulls last Saturday at TQL Stadium (2-1). The 2023 Supporters' Shield winners are still led in attack by midfielder Luciano Acosta and 2023 MLS Player of the Year Landon Donovan. He leads his club in scoring with two goals and three assists in seven games so far.

The Bleu-blanc-noir has a 3-4-2 overall record against Ohio and a particularly impressive 2-2-1 record at home. In the last meeting between the clubs on September 20, Cincinnati held on for a point in a 1–1 draw where Luciano Acosta scored a penalty in stoppage time. In the 53rd minute, Mahala Opoku opened the scoring for the Montrealers.

As part of Montreal's homecoming, statues of Captain Samuel Piette will be distributed to the first 7,500 fans at Saputo Stadium on Saturday when the stadium gates open at 6:00 p.m. The club advises fans to arrive early and use public transport to avoid traffic and roadworks around the stadium.

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