Pat Noonan acknowledged there would be unrest amongst the FC Cincinnati supporters as their poor start to the season continued in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. Having led 3-0 in the first leg of their last 16 tie against Tigres, Cincinnati were thumped 5-1 at Estadio Universitario, bowing out of the competition after a stoppage-time blow. Fernando Gorriaran scored a 98th-minute winner to send the Liga MX side into the quarter-finals, as Cincinnati fell at the same stage for the second campaign on the bounce. But up next for Noonan's team is a clash at TQL Stadium against CF Montreal, and the Cincinnati boss is looking for a response from his players in front of a home crowd."We have a game on [Sunday], so what's next is to see how we can prepare and have a better result, better performance," Noonan said."I don't expect anybody to be happy. Any fan, supporter of our club, will feel good about the team right now based on performances."We can fight and fight and fight, but we looked scared to play. That's what hurts. So my focus is to try to get the team playing better."Noonan was frustrated by his team's inability to perform under pressure as they quickly fell behind in the second leg to Rodrigo Aguirre's fifth-minute finish. Ozziel Herrera's brace was followed up by another goal from Aguirre to put Tigres ahead in the tie, but Kevin Denkey was able to restore parity just after the hour. However, Gorriaran came off the bench to land the decisive blow in a deserved win for Tigres, who finished with an expected goals (xG) total of 2.1 from their 19 shots compared to Cincinnati's 0.39 from their nine attempts, only one of which was on target. "It looked like the pressure got to us," Noonan added. "We knew it was going to be an environment that was going to be tough to play in. And the fans showed up."They were supporting their team, and we gave them a lot to feel confident about. Because our play wasn't strong."And in the first 10 minutes, when you go down two goals, we weren't ready out of the locker room, and that's tough."Montreal, meanwhile, slipped to a 2-1 defeat against Orlando City SC last time out, with Martin Ojeda's strike in the 31st minute proving decisive at Inter&Co Stadium. Marco Donadel's side are 12th in the Eastern Conference, level on points with Cincinnati, but one place below them in the early-season standings on goal difference. PLAYERS TO WATCHCincinnati – EvanderDespite being thrashed in their last league outing, Evander put on a spirited showing in attack for Cincinnati, and he will be out to do so again this weekend.Evander finished with team-high totals for shots on target (three), chances created (three) and passes in the final third (21) against New England.Montreal – Prince OwusuPrince Owusu scored Montreal's only goal in their defeat at Orlando on Saturday, his 11th regular-season goal since the beginning of June.Only seven players have scored more goals than Owusu in that time, with Dante Sealy (seven) the only other Montreal player with more than two.MATCH PREDICTION: CINCINNATI WINCincinnati have won three straight meetings with Montreal, winning the three matches by a combined score of 10-2. There has been a total of 43 goals scored in the last 10 meetings between the sides, with Cincinnati outscoring Montreal, 25-18.However, Cincinnati's 6-1 defeat to New England was their fourth loss by five or more goals since joining MLS in 2019, but their first in over four years, since February 2022.Noonan's side have allowed four or more goals in three of their last seven MLS matches dating back to the start of last season's playoffs.Montreal, meanwhile, have lost three of their first four matches of the season for the fourth time in the last five years dating back to 2022. They have also been outscored by 19 goals (41-22) in the opening four matches of the last five MLS seasons.OPTA WIN PROBABILITYCincinnati – 60.6%Draw – 20.7%Montreal – 18.7%