CF Montreal vs New York City FC Prediction: CF Montreal can’t afford to concede against the draw specialists

CF Montreal face New York City FC in the match 22 of the MLS campaign at home. CF Montreal are feeling anxious to get back to winning ways after playing a goalless draw with Charlotte FC last week. They had back-to-back wins in the previous 2 games leading to the draw and they are confident they can get back to winning in front of thousands of fans.

New York City FC have built a reputation for themselves in recent times with their long streak of draws that spans to their last 5 league games in a row. That also means they are without a win in their last 12 matches in all competitions. They are coming up against a confident team and a draw might seem like a solution for this New York City team.

CF Montreal -DWWLL

CF Montreal have gathered pace in their last 3 games and it was quite unfortunate that they had to settle for a draw in their latest game against Charlotte FC. Their record shows they had come from back-to-back defeats against Philadelphia Union (3-0) and Vancouver Whitecaps (2-1), to win back-to-back games against Minnesota United (4-0) and Nashville SC (1-0) before the 0-0 draw against Charlotte FC last week away from home.

They will be taking on New York City FC at home and according to records, they should not really have much resistance on this ground. They played 8 matches at home and won 7, while they lost just 1 match. Their last 6 matches at home have ended in a win and clubs like Orlando City, Toronto FC, Inter Miami, Minnesota United are among the clubs to have lost against CF Montreal on home ground recently.

The game against Charlotte FC was rather disappointing for CF Montreal as they failed to register a single goal throughout the game. They managed 47% possession, 3 shots on target and 4 corner kicks in the game.

Team streak: no losses (3), no goals conceded (3), less than 4.5 cards (9/10), more than 10.5 corners (5/6).

New York City FC (DDDDD)

New York City have become quite a difficult team to beat, but while they brag about not losing in their last 5 games in a row, they are also without a win in their last 12. In that time they lost 6 games and drew the remaining 6. Their last 5 games ended in a draw against New England Revolution, Real Salt Lake, Columbus Crew, Atlanta United and Portland Timbers, which was the most recent.

Their away form this season is also unimpressive according to the table. They have picked up just 6 points from a possible 33 points away from home. They played 11 away games and had 6 draws and 5 defeats. Their last 5 away games ended in 1 defeat and 4 draws in a row. After the 1-0 defeat to The Red Bulls, they went on to play a draw against Orlando City, Real Salt Lake, Atlanta United and Portland Timbers.

They were equally resilient in their last game against Portland Timbers as the game ended in a 1-1 draw. They conceded in the 36th minute from Evander’s effort and they fought hard to get back in the game. In the 51st minute they finally got the equalizer through Keaton Parks in the 51st minute and held on for a 1-1 draw at full time.

Team streak: no losses (5), no wins (12), without a clean sheet (3), less than 2.5 goals (4/5), both teams scoring (6/8).

Head to Head

CF Montreal and New York City FC have played 19 times against each other in the past. New York City FC won 11 games, while CF Montreal won just 2 and 6 games ended in a draw.

• New York City have no losses in the last 5 meetings.
• There were more than 2.5 goals scored in 5/7 meetings.
• Both teams scored in 5/7 meetings.
• New York City FC scored first in 7/8 meetings.
• New York City won the first half in 4/5 meetings.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 4/5 meetings.

MLS Table

Pos Team        P   W   D   L   Goals   PTS.

14    Montreal 19   8    2   9    20:27   26

25    NY City    20  4    9   7     21:26  21

Analysis and Betting Tips

According to analysis, CF Montreal have scored 20 goals and conceded 27 goals in 19 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.1 goals per game and have a 10% conversion rate. They also create 1.5 big chances per game and take a total of 10.2 shots per game with 3.7 shots on target per game. They take an average of 4.3 corners per game and take up 48.4% possession on average. On the defense, they have 8 clean sheets and they conceded 1.4 goals per game.

According to analysis, New York City have scored 21 goals and conceded 26 goals in 20 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.1 goals per game and have a 11% conversion rate. They also create 1.8 big chances per game and take a total of 11.0 shots per game with 4.1 shots on target per game. They take an average of 4.0 corners per game and take up 53.8% possession on average. On the defense, they have 3 clean sheets and they conceded 1.3 goals per game.

Betting Tips:

• Home Win or Draw and Under 3.5 Goals at 1.82 Odds
• Home Win FT at 2.05 Odds
• Correct Score 1-0 at 8.50 Odds