New York City FC vs CF Montreal Prediction: NYCFC have a fantastic record in this fixture

New York City are back in action this week against CF Montreal at the Citi Field. New York City are looking for another win in this match after securing a comfortable win over Orlando City SC in their last match. CF Montreal also has a similar experience to New York City, they got a crucial win against Philadelphia Union and they are determined to grab another win against New York City in this match.

Current standings show New York City is 5th on the eastern conference table with 32 points, while CF Montreal is 10th with 22 points.

New York City were relieved to get a win against Orlando City SC last time out and they won the game in a very comfortable manner. The win ended their 3-match losing streak that started against Columbus Crew last month. New York City will now host CF Montreal and they hope to win once again.

New York City’s recent form shows 2 wins and 3 defeats in 5 matches (WLLLW) and at home they had 3 wins and 2 defeats (LWWLW). Across 10 league games, New York City recorded 6 wins and 4 defeats (LWWWWWLLLW).

New York City beat Orlando City 4-2 last time out at home. They had an excellent first half where they scored 3 goals through Santiago Rodriguez (15’), Hannes Wolf (45+4’), Agustin Ojeda (45+11’). And in the second half, they conceded twice in the 72nd and 90+1’ minute, but Monsef Bakrar snatched a late goal in the 90+4’ minute to end the game 4-2. New York City’s performance was highlighted as: - 53% possession, 3 big chances, 6 goalkeeper saves, 3 corner kicks and 6 shots on target.

CF Montreal were relieved to earn a win in their last match after a long run of abysmal results in the past. CF Montreal were able to earn a convincing win against Philadelphia Union in that game and now they are up against New York City and their aim is to get another win.

According to past results, CF Montreal had 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat in 5 matches (DDDLW), and away from home they had 2 draws and 3 defeats (DLLDL). Across 10 matches, CF Montreal had 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats (LLLDWDDDLW).

CF Montreal beat Philadelphia Union 4-2 in their last game at home. Josef Martinez equalized in the 36th minute for Montreal, after they conceded in the 29th minute. By the 42nd minute, CF Montreal conceded for the second time to end the first half in a defeat. In the 56th minute CF Montreal was handed an own goal by Jack Elliott and in the 89th and 90+2 minutes, Dominik Yankov and Ruan Teixeira both scored to give Montreal a 4-2 win. CF Montreal’s stats in the game was: - 64% possession, 3 big chances, 3 goalkeeper saves, 5 corner kicks and 5 shots on target.

In the last 20 matches between both clubs, New York City won 12 matches while CF Montreal won 2 and 6 matches ended in a draw.

New York City won the last 3 matches

New York City is unbeaten in 7 matches

CF Montreal is without a clean sheet in 3 matches

New York City scored first in 9/10 matches

New York City won the first half in 6/7 matches

6/7 matches ended with less than 4.5 cards

New York City has a fantastic record in this fixture according to past meetings. They are unbeaten in the last 7 meetings against CF Montreal. They had a good win after a long run of poor results, so they are eager to win once again. CF Montreal also had a good win in their last match, but we have to stand by New York City because of their dominance in this fixture and because they are playing at home.

• New York City Win or Draw and Over 2.5 Goals at 1.76 Odds
• Multi Goals 2-3 Goals at 1.76 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.70 Odds