CF Montreal vs New England Revolution: Expect goals at both ends

CF Montreal had a dramatic game against Toronto FC at the resumption of the MLS after the end of the Leagues Cup tournament. They held onto a 3-2 win after coming under immense pressure from Toronto FC. Now they are back in action searching for a second win against the New England Revolution.

New England Revolution will be playing their first game since the Leagues Cup. They were knocked out of the round of 16 by F.C. Queretaro after losing 4-3 on penalties. They will be eager to resume with a win and get their season back on track.

New England Revolution are in 3rd place on the MLS table, having 43 points from 23 matches played. While CF Montreal are 13th with 32 points from 24 matches.

CF Montreal will be hoping for another positive result after their emphatic 3-2 win over Toronto FC on monday. CF Montreal had scored two goals in the first half of the game. Mathieu Choiniere opened the scoring in the 18th minute and Aime Mabika scored an own goal in the 25th minute to give CF Montreal both goals in the first half. And in the 66th minute Toronto FC got back in the game following Federico Bernardeschi’s goal, but their attempt to level the game took a hard blow after Roaul Petretta was shown a red card in the 77th minute. Matthieu Choiniere stretched CF Montreal's lead once more from the penalty spot in the 79th minute and Federico Bernardeschi scored another goal for Toronto FC in the 94th minute, but the game ended in a 3-2 win for CF Montreal.

In the MLS, CF Montreal have now recorded back-to-back wins and in their last 5 matches, they had 2 wins and 3 defeats. They lost against New York City, Atlanta United and Chicago Fire, before grabbing back-to-back wins against CF Montreal and Charlotte FC.

Streaks: more than 2.5 goals (7/8), less than 4.5 cards (10/10).

New England Revolution had a disappointing time in the Leagues Cup tournament after they were dumped out of the competition in the Round of 16 by Queretaro FC. The game ended 1-1 at full time and Queretaro won on penalties. The game was tied in the first half and neither side could break the deadlock. And in the 46th minute, Jaime Gomez scored the first goal to give Queretaro the lead, before Esmir Bajaktarevic equalized to bring New England Revolution level in the 78th minute. The game ended as a draw at full time. New England Revolution had 65% possession, 2 shots on target and 7 corner kicks in that game.

Prior to the Leagues Cup tournament, New England Revolution ended with back-to-back wins against Atlanta United and DC United. And in their last 5 matches in the MLS, they had 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. They defeated Toronto FC, Atlanta United and DC United, and they played a draw against FC Cincinnati but lost to New York Red Bulls.

Streaks: without a clean sheet (3), more than 2.5 goals (7/9), both teams scoring (7/9), less than 4.5 cards (5/6), less than 10.5 corners (5/5).

New England Revolution and CF Montreal have played against each other 20 times in the past. New England Revolution had 13 wins, while CF Montreal had 6 wins and 1 match ended in a draw.

• There were more than 2.5 goals in 7/8 matches.
• New England Revolution scored first in 8/10 matches.
• New England Revolution won the first half in 6/8 matches.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 10/10 matches.

CF Montreal have played 24 matches in the MLS and they have scored 25 goals and conceded 34. They score an average of 1.0 goals per game and their conversion rate is 10%. They played an average of 10.9 shots per game and 3.8 shots were on target per game. They played 4.6 corners per game and they kept an average of 49.3% possession per game. They conceded an average of 1.4 goals per game and have kept 9 clean sheets.

New England Revolution have played 23 matches in the MLS and they have scored 42 goals and conceded 28. They score an average of 1.8 goals per game and their conversion rate is 15%. They played an average of 12.0 shots per game and 4.5 shots were on target per game. They played 4.6 corners per game and they kept an average of 49.1% possession per game. They conceded an average of 1.2 goals per game and have kept 7 clean sheets.

• Home or Away Win and Over 1.5 Goals at 1.61 Odds
• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.73 Odds
• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.75 Odds