Laurent Courtois was happy to see CF Montreal “cease the bleeding” with Saturday’s goalless draw towards Nashville SC, however he is aware of extra is required after they host D.C. United on Wednesday.
Montreal are winless of their final 9 matches throughout all competitions (4 attracts, 5 losses) and sit thirteenth of 15 groups within the Jap Convention.
They did at the least snap a four-game dropping streak with that stalemate, and Courtois needs them to make use of that outcome as a platform.
“I heard a few guys speaking about ‘stopping the bleeding’ and I hate it, nevertheless it’s the fact of the second,” stated Courtois.
“We’re glad within the sense that we had been capable of get again to our requirements of dedication and competitiveness, however we all know that we’d like extra at dwelling, so we’ve got to get again to work.”
D.C. had been additionally held to a draw final day out as their very own winless run stretched to a few matches, being pegged again in a 1-1 dwelling tie with the Chicago Fireplace.
Coach Troy Lesesne was lower than happy along with his crew’s efficiency in that match, saying: “In the long run, we had been lucky to get a degree out of that, and that’s not adequate.
“Perhaps there wasn’t sufficient service. I believe it was to do with how we went out.
“Within the first half you can see our id by the best way we went out, however you can not see that within the second half.”
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PLAYERS TO WATCH
CF Montreal – Josef Martinez
Martinez has scored eight regular-season targets towards D.C. United, equalling probably the most he has scored towards any opponent in his MLS profession (additionally eight versus the New England Revolution and Orlando Metropolis).
D.C. United – Christian Benteke
D.C. have gained 347 aerial duels this season, over 100 greater than every other MLS crew and virtually 3 times as many as Montreal.
Montreal have gained 122 aerial duels this yr, the second-fewest in MLS and 42 fewer than Benteke alone (164).
MATCH PREDICTION – CF MONTREAL WIN
D.C. have gained two straight matches towards Montreal in all competitions, however the one three-game profitable streak achieved by both crew towards the opposite got here in 2016-17 (three victories for Montreal).
Montreal’s nine-match winless run is their joint-longest throughout all competitions since they joined MLS in 2012 (additionally 9 in 2013-14).
Nevertheless, D.C. have did not win any of their final three matches (one draw, two losses) and have solely gained one in every of their final 13 on the street (seven attracts, 5 defeats).
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY
CF Montreal – 46.9%
D.C. United – 25.7%
Draw – 27.4%