Montréal can break quickly through Streit and Synchuk, while Nashville work through Mukhtar and Surridge. Both sides have shown a route into the box. The key difference has been how often those entries become clean attempts at goal.
Nashville can recover the ball, find Yazbek or Tagseth, and then bring Mukhtar into the second phase around Surridge. Montréal scored from a Streit pass at Seattle and Ríos headed an equalizer in the cup final, yet their recent league attacks have produced few accurate finishes. Nashville's defensive group has also held opponents to limited clear chances across its recent sample.
Owusu is listed out after playing in the cup final, and Montréal return from a long final with shorter recovery. Ceballos and Neal are also absent from their defensive group, while Nashville retain their current cover. I expect Nashville's central attacks to keep Montréal occupied and the home side's finishing route to remain sparse. I'm siding with this match ending with at least one team kept off the scoresheet.
