New York City vs CF Montreal Prediction: Goals won’t come easy in this game

New York City will be hoping to do the double against CF Montreal as they welcome them to the Yankee Stadium for another round of MLS games. New York City’s return to the MLS has been a disaster since the end of the Leagues Cup, as they have lost both games since the end of the tournament. They will be eager to grab a win against CF Montreal to get their season back on track.

CF Montreal however have recorded back-to-back wins in their returning games since the end of the Leagues Cup tournament. And another win against a struggling City side seems more likely.

New York City ended their Leagues Cup run in the Round 32 after losing 1-0 to the Red Bulls and since then they had been involved in 2 MLS games and they lost both games. New York City played their last match against FC Cincinnati at the TQL Stadium and they lost 3-0. Aaron-Salem Boupendza scored the opening goal for Cincinnati in just 6 minutes into the game and in the 52nd minute Junior Moreno grabbed the second goal and then the third and final goal came through Nick Hagglund in the 59th minute. According to match statistics, New York City had 55% possession, 4 shots on target and 8 corner kicks in that match.

New York City have failed to win in their last 5 MLS games in a row and they are currently on a 3- match losing streak. Their last 5 MLS games ended in 3 defeats and 2 draws. They held Charlotte FC (H) and Columbus Crew (A) to a draw before losing against Philadelphia Union (A), New York City (H) and FC Cincinnati (A). Their home form has also been terrible as they are without a win in their last 6 games at home in the MLS. They lost their last home game against Minnesota United by 2 goals to nil.

New York City are ranked 13th in the Eastern Conference and 25th in the MLS table, with 26 points from 26 matches.

Streaks: no goals scored (3), without a clean sheet (3), first to concede (5/6), less than 4.5 cards (5/6), less than 10.5 corners (7/8).

CF Montreal are huge favorites coming into this game having won their last 2 games in a row. Their last game ended in a 1-0 win over New England Revolution at home. The game was tight throughout the first half and was heading to a full time draw until George Campbell scored the only goal in the 86th minute to give CF Montreal the crucial lead. They held on and won the game at the final whistle. According to statistics, CF Montreal had 49% possession, 3 shots on target and 8 corner kicks in that game.

CF Montreal are currently on a 3-match win streak in the MLS and in their last 5 games they had 2 defeats and 3 wins. They lost both games against Atlanta United (H) and Chicago Fire (A), and then won games against Charlotte FC (H), Toronto FC (A) and New England Revolution (H). Their away record looks poor as they had only 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 games. Their last away game against Toronto FC ended in a 3-2 win.

CF Montreal are ranked 8th in the Eastern Conference and 25th in the MLS with 26 points from 26 matches. They had 5 wins, 11 draws and 10 defeats so far this season.

Streaks: first to score (4/5), less than 4.5 cards (5/6), less than 10.5 corners (6/7).

According to the head to head record, New York City and CF Montreal have played 20 matches against each other. New York City won 12 matches, while CF Montreal won 2 matches and 6 matches ended in a draw.

• New York City have not lost in the last 6 matches.
• New York City scored first in 8/9 matches.
• New York City won the first half in 5/6 matches.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 5/6 matches.

According to Analysis New York City FC have scored 25 goals and conceded 35 goals in 26 MLS games. They scored 1.0 goals per game and they have a conversion rate of 8%. They played a total of 11.8 shots per game and an average of 4.4 shots were on target per game. They also played an average of 4.3 corners per game and retained 53.5% possession. They conceded an average of 1.3 goals per game and they have kept 4 clean sheets.

According to Analysis CF Montreal have scored 26 goals and conceded 34 goals in 25 MLS games. They scored 1.0 goals per game and they have a conversion rate of 10%. They played a total of 10.9 shots per game and an average of 3.7 shots were on target per game. They also played an average of 4.7 corners per game and retained 49.3% possession. They conceded an average of 1.4 goals per game and they have kept 10 clean sheets.

• Home or Away Win and Under 3.5 Goals at 1.76 Odds
• Away Over 1 Goal at 2.4 Odds
• Under 2.5 Goals at 1.90 Odds