Colorado Grinds Out 1-0 Win as Montréal's Road Misery Continues

The Rapids did exactly what the numbers said they would, grinding out a 1-0 home victory over CF Montréal that was never pretty but always predictable. Colorado's single goal held up because Montréal remains utterly incapable of finishing on the road—those brutal away splits (1.33 for, 3.0 against over their last seven) aren't lying, and neither is that ghastly -13.75 goals-versus-xG differential that screams "we couldn't score in a shooting gallery."

DarkHorse nailed this one with the Rapids ML, and the logic was bulletproof: Colorado's home fortress (5-2, conceding just 0.43 per game) against a Montréal side that bleeds goals away from home and can't buy a finish. The visitors extended their losing streak to four, looking toothless in attack and fragile at the back. Colorado didn't need to be spectacular—they just needed to be competent, which at altitude against this version of Montréal is more than enough.

The market had Colorado at 57.2% fair value. That was generous to the visitors. One goal, three points, and another confirmed read on a Rapids squad that knows how to protect home turf. Montréal's road woes are now a feature, not a bug, and the Stable cashed accordingly.