Sporting Kansas City vs CF Montreal Prediction: Both clubs to share the spoils

Sporting Kansas City are back in action in the league as they welcome CF Montreal to the Children’s Mercy Park. They played in the US Open Cup against Tulsa Athletics in mid-week and won 3-0. Sporting Kansas have been a horror show in the league as they are yet to win a single league game after 9 matches played. CF Montreal are not so different from the hosts in terms of results in the league as they have won just 2 league matches and lost the remaining 7. As expected, they are both bottom in the individual conference tables, but CF Montreal have 3 points more than the hosts on the combined MLS table.

Their triumph in mid-week against Tulsa Athletics really counts little in the scheme of things for Sporting Kansas. They still have the poorest start to the league campaign and they are still bottom in the western conference table. In their last 5 matches, they have 1 win, 3 defeats and 1 draw. Overall, they have 3 draws and 6 defeats after 9 matches. They are ranked 14th with 3 points and their goal ratio is 3:13. Their last league game ended in a 2-1 defeat against New England Revolution. Luckily, they were able to win in the US Open Cup a few days ago against Tulsa Athletics. Daniel Salloi, Alan Pulido and Marinos Tzinois all scored to give Sporting Kansas the much needed win.

Team streak: more than 2.5 goals (5/7), less than 4.5 cards (8/10).

CF Montreal did not participate in the US Open Cup in midweek, so they are still hanging on to their latest victory against New York Red Bulls. The 2-1 win was their second win in a row. In their last 5 matches, they had 2 wins and 3 defeats. Overall, CF Montreal have 2 wins and 6 defeats from 8 matches played. They are 15th in the eastern conference table, with 6 points and they have a goal ratio of 5:17.

In the 2-0 win against New York Red Bulls, Montreal were gifted an own goal in the 25th minute after Andres Reyes put the ball into his own net and the second goal came in the 92nd minute through Mathieu Choinere to seal the victory. Statistics show they had 42% possession, 6 shots on target and 3 corner kicks.

Team streak: less than 10.5 corners (4/5).

Head to Head record shows both teams have played 15 matches against each other. Sporting Kansas City won 8 matches, while CF Montreal won 4 and 3 matches ended in a draw.

• Sporting Kansas City are without a clean sheet in 7 matches
• There were more than 2.5 goals scored in 7/9 matches
• Both teams scored in 6/7 matches.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 6/6 matches
• There were less than 10.5 corners in 7/9 matches

• Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3): Timothy Melia, Logan Ndenbe, Andreu Fontas, Daniel Rosero Valencia, Cameron Duke, Erik Thommy, Remi Walter, Roger Espinoza, Daniel Sallol, Alan Pulido, Johnny Russell.
• CF Montreal (3-4-2-1): Jonathan Sirois, Gabriele Corbo, Rudy Camacho, Joel Walterman, Aaron Herrera, Victor Wayama, Mathieu Choiniere, Ahmed Hamdi, Gabriel Corbo, Rudy Camacho, Joel Waterman, Jonathan Sirois.

Analysis of Sporting Kansas City shows they have scored 3 goals and conceded 13. They score an average of 0.3 goals per game, with a 2% conversion rate. They create an average of 0.9 chances per game and miss an average of 0.7 chances per game. They take an average of 13.8 shots per game and an average of 4.9 shots on target per game. They play an average of 6.0 corners per game and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Analysis of CF Montreal shows they have scored 5 goals and conceded 17. They score an average of 0.6 goals per game, with a 7% conversion rate. They create an average of 1.8 chances per game and miss an average of 1.3 chances per game. They take an average of 9.5 shots per game and an average of 2.9 shots on target per game. They play an average of 4.1 corners per game and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Based on Analysis, we say:

• Bet on Under 3.5 Goals at 1.70 Odds
• Bet on HT Draw at 2.3 Odds
• Bet on Correct Score 1-1 at 7.5 Odds