Seattle are arguably the form team in Major League Soccer right now and can prove just a little too strong for Montreal at Lumen Field. The visitors have been inconsistent of late, picking up two wins but suffering three defeats from their last five fixtures in this competition.
Montreal will be hoping to take advantage of Charlotte’s awful away form as they look to get back on track on Sunday. The Impact have lost three of their last four matches, but now face a Charlotte side who have not won on the road all season.
Home advantage could prove vital when Toronto face Atlanta United at BMO Field this weekend. Bob Bradley’s side have won four of their seven matches in front of their own fans this season, while Atlanta have lost four of six away.
Two in-form sides go head to head when New England travel to Vancouver in the latest round of MLS fixtures. The Whitecaps have won five of their last eight matches in this competition, while the Revolution are unbeaten in eight outings.
NYRB have won just one of their last six games, but they can get back on track when they take on lowly Toronto at the weekend. The Canadians ended a six-match winless run against bottom-of-the-table Chicago Fire in their last outing but are yet to win away from home.
Goals should be on the cards when Montreal and Austin meet for the first time in the MLS. Twelve of Montreal’s last 13 matches have involved goals at both ends and that’s been the case in Austin’s previous four, plus six in a row on the road, all of which produced a winner.
Dallas bounced back from losing consecutive games with a 3-1 comeback win at Orlando before the international break as they look to maintain their strong start to the season. Nico Estevez’s side lost 2-1 at Vancouver last month, but the Canadians’ away form has been woeful.
England could do with a win to ease any Nations League relegation fears but there is little to suggest Hungary will roll over. The Magyars prevailed 1-0 when these teams met in Budapest recently and held the Three Lions to a draw in last October’s Wembley World Cup qualifier.
The last three encounters between Germany and Italy have ended in stalemate and another tight tussle is on the cards in Monchengladbach. Die Mannschaft and the Azzurri shared the spoils in Bologna earlier this month and both teams are unbeaten in Nations League Group A3.
Netherlands will be looking to strengthen their position at the top of Nations League Group A4 when entertaining basement dwellers Wales. The Dutch claimed a dramatic 2-1 win when these teams met in Cardiff last week and another entertaining encounter is anticipated.
Poland were put to the sword by Belgium last week but may have the chance to gain revenge in the return Nations League fixture. The Red Devils have since been rocked by a number of withdrawals and this could just be a case of one match too many after a long season.
Scotland need a win to get their Nations League campaign back on track but they will have to improve on their most recent showing after they were booed off the pitch against the Republic of Ireland. Steve Clarke’s side were all over the place in Dublin at the weekend.
Ireland laid to rest their Nations League hoodoo in emphatic fashion when beating Scotland and can build on that by avoiding defeat versus Ukraine. The men in green were edged out 1-0 by the same opponents in Dublin last week but there was nothing between the sides.
France are languishing at the foot of the Nations League Group A1 table and will be determined to ease any relegation fears by beating Croatia. The visitors enjoyed a boost when winning in Denmark last time out, but that may lead to a drop in intensity for this Paris clash.