Major League Soccer: New York City FC vs CF Montreal – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer game between New York City FC and CF Montreal who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

New York City FC and CF Montreal will be desperate for points on Saturday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

The New York City FC go into the game in rank 12 in the Eastern Conference, while the CF Montreal rank 15 in the Eastern Conference.

Form: New York City FC vs CF Montreal

New York City FC Form

New York City FC currently look solid, going undefeated in three matches, which started by drawing 1-1 against Los Angeles FC. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Orlando City in a 2-2 encounter, before beating Atlanta United in a 2-1 encounter. New York City FC just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Major League Soccer matches at the Yankee Stadium. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded eight goals.

CF Montreal Form

In their previous three games, CF Montreal drew 1-1 with Seattle Sounders FC, then lost 0-2 against Nashville SC and 4-0 against Charlotte FC. CF Montreal are winless in their last six away games in the Major League Soccer, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded 17 goals while scoring three themselves.

Betting stats for New York City FC and CF Montreal

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between New York City FC and CF Montreal. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: New York City FC vs CF Montreal

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Andres Perea, who is performing well for New York City FC. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Major League Soccer outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against CF Montreal.The visitors will be looking to Prince Osei Owusu to find the net once again, after managing two Major League Soccer goals for CF Montreal in recent matches.

Betting markets: New York City FC vs CF Montreal

Full-time result

New York City FC claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing four. CF Montreal won one of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost seven of the games in this run. Astonishingly, CF Montreal failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 17 matches. CF Montreal have beaten New York City FC in impressive 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

New York City FC scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. CF Montreal scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While New York City FC managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, CF Montreal kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of New York City FC’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for CF Montreal, who managed to score 0.6 times in those matches. New York City FC conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.