CF Montréal Faces Orlando City in Saturday Night MLS Clash
ORLANDO, Florida – CF Montréal travels to Inter&Co Stadium to accept on Orlando City this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. EDT (Apple TV, TSN 690). Head coach Marco Donadel’s squad is looking to build on a recent victory after a challenging start to the season.
Montréal Bounces Back with 3-0 Win
CF Montréal secured a 3-0 victory over Red Bull Recent York last Saturday, overcoming back-to-back losses to begin the season. Prince Owusu opened the scoring with his 14th MLS goal for Montréal, and Thomas Gillier earned his first clean sheet with the club.
Carmona Shines in First Montréal Start
Wiki Carmona made a significant impact in his first start for CF Montréal, scoring two goals. He became the fourth player in club history to achieve this feat, joining Didier Drogba (who scored a hat trick), Michael Salazar, and Lassi Lappalainen. Carmona was subsequently named the MLS Player of the Week for Matchday 3, the first Montréal player to receive the honor since Kamal Miller in 2022.
Orlando City Seeks to Recover from Heavy Defeat
Orlando City is coming off a 5-0 defeat to NYCFC at Yankee Stadium. The match also saw former Montréal goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau receive a red card in the 16th minute, contributing to the Lions’ third consecutive loss to start the campaign. Martín Perelman will be making his debut as interim head coach, taking over after the departure of Oscar Pareja last Wednesday.
Historical Matchup
Historically, CF Montréal holds a 9-8-7 record against Orlando City, with 35 goals scored and 33 conceded. When playing in Central Florida, Montréal’s record is 4-4-4 (17 goals for, 17 goals against).
Thórhallsson Returns to Orlando
Dagur Dan Thórhallsson will return to Orlando for the first time since being traded to Montréal on December 10, 2025. During his three seasons with Orlando, the Icelandic international appeared in 92 MLS games, making 52 starts for a total of 4,725 minutes played, and contributed seven goals and four assists. He also logged 681 minutes across eight MLS Cup playoff matches.
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