Atletico Ottawa3Cavalry FC2

HT 0–1Wed 30 Sept 2026, 23:00 Predictions graded

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Context last updated 28 Sep 2026, 17:08 · Europe/Bucharest

Cavalry have won all three 2026 meetings with Ottawa and lead the league, but Ottawa have lost only twice in 12 home league games and beat them at TD Place in the 2025 final.

Cavalry are still the likelier winners; the 1.7 quoted on that result asks more than the home record supports. The 2.4 on the half-time score being level is the quoted price that holds up.

Context

Cavalry are already playoff-bound and top the table, so the closing weeks carry Shield weight rather than qualification urgency. A league leader with little left to prove in the standings can approach a road game with freedom, and the CPL Shield is the club's season target rather than simply holding a playoff spot. The counterpoint is that a settled position can cut both ways, since a coach with a Shield cushion may manage minutes with the post-season in mind. Nothing here records a specific rotation plan for this fixture.
- Cavalry FC hold first place in the Canadian Premier League.
- Cavalry FC were the first club to clinch a place in the 2026 CPL Playoffs, on Sept. 14, 2026.
- Cavalry FC's run-in is built around the push for the CPL Shield.
ConfirmedSources checked 28 Sep 2026, 17:05 · Europe/Bucharest
Tabla's early goal in Halifax was his 10th of the season, and a fan vote made him the club's player of the match as Ottawa won 1-0. Ten goals is the headline attacking number for the home side going into this fixture. The caveat is that the goal and the clean sheet came against HFX Wanderers rather than the league leaders, and Ottawa have struggled for goals at home lately, so the recent form is a limited read on this match.
- Ballou Tabla scored inside five minutes of Atlético Ottawa's 1-0 win at HFX Wanderers FC on Sept. 26, 2026.
- The goal was Tabla's 10th of the season.
- Atlético Ottawa kept a clean sheet in the win.
ConfirmedSources checked 28 Sep 2026, 17:05 · Europe/Bucharest
Ottawa's home league record of seven wins, three draws and two defeats in 12 games includes that afternoon. Cavalry's two other 2026 wins in the series came in Calgary, so the July result is the sharpest recent data point between these sides but not a settled pattern of how Ottawa perform at TD Place. It gives the visitors a template for the trip without predicting a repeat.
- Atlético Ottawa lost 0-3 at home to Cavalry FC in the Canadian Premier League on July 4, 2026.
That is the tightest away defensive return in the table, and it travels to a ground where Ottawa have scored 21 goals in 12 home league games while losing only twice. The home side's scoring at TD Place is what keeps this from reading like a routine away win, even though Cavalry's road numbers and their three 2026 wins over Ottawa point the other way.
- Cavalry FC's 2026 away record is 7W-2D-2L with 18 goals scored and 6 conceded in 11 games (CPL standings, fetched Sept. 28, 2026).
- Atlético Ottawa's 2026 home record is 7W-3D-2L with 21 goals scored and 15 conceded in 12 games.
- Cavalry lead the table with 53 points from 23 games; Ottawa are third with 37 points from 24.

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Match WinnerlostUncertainty band: Near coin-flip

Cavalry FC

1.70fair 2.08

BetBugs 48% · Market 58.8%

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Cavalry have won every 2026 meeting by two goals and travel with the league's tightest defence, while Ottawa's scoring has dried up recently.

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Result1 of 5 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Near coin-flip · Market price 1.70
The read
Cavalry have won every 2026 meeting by two goals and travel with the league's tightest defence, while Ottawa's scoring has dried up recently.
- Cavalry lead the CPL with 53 points from 23 games (16W-5D-2L) and have conceded only 13 goals
- Cavalry's away record is 7W-2D-2L with 18 scored and 6 conceded in 11 games
- Cavalry won all three 2026 meetings by two goals: 3-1, 3-0 and 3-1
- Ottawa have scored four goals in their last six matches and conceded 39 in 24 league games
BetBugs · Match WinnerlostCavalry FCEstimated chance48%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Near coin-flip · Market price 2.40
The read
Low first-half scoring rates on both sides make a level score at the break the most likely single outcome.
- Ottawa average 0.27 first-half goals scored and 0.87 conceded
- Cavalry average 0.67 first-half goals scored and 0.20 conceded
- Three of Ottawa's last six matches were goalless at half-time
- Cavalry's first halves have produced one goal per game combined
BetBugs · First Half WinnerlostDrawEstimated chance50%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Near coin-flip · Not priced
The read
Cavalry's second-half scoring is their strongest period and Ottawa's second-half defence is their weaker half.
- Cavalry average 1.40 second-half goals and concede 0.67
- Ottawa average 1.13 second-half goals and concede 0.87
- Cavalry scored four second-half goals in their 6-0 win on Sept 26
- Cavalry won the second half 1-0 in the August meeting with Ottawa
BetBugs · Second Half WinnerlostCavalry FCEstimated chance45%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Not priced
The read
Cavalry have won every 2026 meeting by two goals and travel with the league's tightest defence, while Ottawa's scoring has dried up recently. Ottawa's home record is built on avoiding defeat and Cavalry rarely lose on the road, so a tight, low-scoring draw is a live outcome.
- Cavalry lead the CPL with 53 points from 23 games (16W-5D-2L) and have conceded only 13 goals
- Cavalry's away record is 7W-2D-2L with 18 scored and 6 conceded in 11 games
- Ottawa have drawn three of nine home matches and three of their last six
- Cavalry have drawn five of 23 league games, two of them away
BetBugs · Double ChancelostDraw or Cavalry FCEstimated chance75%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Not priced
The read
Cavalry's first-half scoring and Ottawa's slow starts point to an away lead at the break. Low first-half scoring rates on both sides make a level score at the break the most likely single outcome.
- Cavalry average 0.67 first-half goals and concede 0.20
- Ottawa average 0.27 first-half goals and concede 0.87
- Ottawa average 0.27 first-half goals scored and 0.87 conceded
- Cavalry average 0.67 first-half goals scored and 0.20 conceded
BetBugs · Double Chance First HalfwonDraw or Cavalry FCEstimated chance86%

Goals4 of 6 landed

Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Near coin-flip · Not priced
The read
Both teams' season goal totals sit near three per game and the recent meetings have all cleared this line.
- All three 2026 meetings produced at least three goals (3-1, 3-0, 3-1)
- Ottawa's matches average 3.13 total goals (1.40 for, 1.73 against)
- Ottawa's home games average 3.0 total goals (21 scored, 15 conceded in 12)
- Cavalry's away games average 2.18 total goals
BetBugs · Goals Over/UnderwonOver 2.5Estimated chance51%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Cavalry's away defence concedes rarely and Ottawa have been shut out in half of their recent games.
- Cavalry have kept three clean sheets in their last six matches
- Ottawa failed to score in four of 15 matches and in three of their last six
- Cavalry have conceded just six goals in 11 away games
- Ottawa scored only once in each of the two 2026 meetings away from home
BetBugs · Both Teams to ScorelostNoEstimated chance52%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Cavalry's away scoring rate and Ottawa's home concession rate both sit below the two-goal mark.
- Cavalry average 1.64 goals in away games and 2.07 overall
- Ottawa concede 1.25 goals per home match (15 in 12)
- Ottawa kept two clean sheets in their last six matches
- Cavalry's away games have produced six goals conceded in 11 matches
BetBugs · Away Goals TotallostCavalry FC under 1.5Estimated chance52%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Not priced
The read
Ottawa score regularly at home and found the net in both 2026 meetings, which makes a Cavalry clean sheet the less likely side.
- Ottawa have scored 21 goals in 12 home league games
- Ottawa have scored in 11 of 15 matches overall
- Cavalry conceded in six of nine home matches this season
- Ottawa scored in four of their last six games
BetBugs · Team to ScorewonAtletico Ottawa to scoreEstimated chance68%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Lean · Not priced
The read
The two teams' first-half rates add up to around one goal per game, making at least one goal before the break the better side of the line.
- Cavalry average 0.67 first-half goals; Ottawa 0.27
- Ottawa concede 0.87 first-half goals per match
- The two first-half scoring rates combine to roughly one goal per game
- Cavalry led 2-0 at half-time in their most recent match
BetBugs · 1st Half GoalswonOver 0.5 goals in 1st halfEstimated chance58%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Both teams' second halves average around two goals, putting two or more after the break on the slightly better side of the line.
- Cavalry's second halves average 2.07 goals combined (1.40 for, 0.67 against)
- Ottawa's second halves average 2.00 goals combined (1.13 for, 0.87 against)
- Cavalry's 6-0 win featured four second-half goals
- Cavalry scored second-half goals in all of their last six matches
BetBugs · Goals Over Under Second HalfwonOver 1.5Estimated chance56%

Match stats1 of 3 landed

Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Ottawa's games sit near ten corners but Cavalry's run closer to eight, leaving the under marginally ahead.
- Ottawa average 10.0 corners per match (5.0 for, 5.0 against, 9 matches)
- Cavalry average 7.9 corners per match (4.9 for, 3.0 against, 8 matches)
- Cavalry's three tracked away matches average 7.3 total corners
- Cavalry's most recent match produced eight corners
BetBugs · Corners Over/UnderlostUnder 9.5Estimated chance55%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Both teams' shot totals average just under 25, so the line sits close to the middle of their combined profile.
- Ottawa's matches average 24.9 shots (10.9 for, 14.0 against)
- Cavalry's matches average 24.6 shots (14.6 for, 10.0 against)
- Ottawa's home matches average 23.7 shots
- Cavalry's away matches average 23.0 shots
BetBugs · Shots Over/Undernot gradableUnder 25.5Estimated chance52%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Cavalry's defence limits opponents to few shots on target while Ottawa's attack produces modest numbers, keeping the under ahead.
- Ottawa's matches average 9.1 shots on target (4.0 for, 5.1 against)
- Cavalry's matches average 7.9 (5.0 for, 2.9 against)
- Cavalry allow just 2.9 shots on target per match in tracked games
- Cavalry's away matches average 6.7 shots on target in total
BetBugs · Shots on Target Over/UnderlostUnder 9.5Estimated chance56%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Both teams' card counts sit around four per match and recent games have pushed above three and a half.
- Ottawa's matches average 4.3 yellow cards (2.1 for, 2.2 against, 9 tracked)
- Cavalry's matches average 3.9 yellow cards (1.8 for, 2.1 against, 8 tracked)
- Cavalry's last two tracked matches produced six yellow cards each
- Ottawa's trip to Forge produced six yellow cards
BetBugs · Cards Over/UnderwonOver 3.5Estimated chance53%

Prediction history

Cavalry FC: 3/7 recent winner projections matched

3 of 7 comparable winner projections favouring Cavalry FC matched the recorded result. This is a limited recent sample, not a guarantee for this match.

Recent evidence for Cavalry FC7 matches

Date / competitionMatch resultPredictedActualResult

29 Jul·Canadian Premier League