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New York Red Bulls vs Montreal Impact MLS Picks & Predictions 10/6/2019


by - 9/30/2019

Orji Okwonkwo Montreal Impact
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Sunday, October 6, 2019

Saputo Stadium

Saputo Stadium is the venue where Maximiliano Urruti and the Montreal Impact (11-5-17, 9th in the Eastern Conference) will play the New York Red Bulls (14-6-13, 5th in the Eastern Conference) on Sunday. The goalkeepers expected to start are Luis Robles for the New York Red Bulls and Evan Bush for the Montreal Impact. The Impact are priced at +140 while the Red Bulls are at +150. The total is set at 3.

The New York Red Bulls step onto the field with a record of 14 victories, 6 draws, and 13 defeats which is good for 5th in the Eastern Conference. Thus far in the season, they have scored a total of 49 goals which ranks them 5th in the Eastern Conference and 9th in the league. Their goal differential is +5, which is good for 6th in the league. The New York Red Bulls will want to move the ball around the pitch and get the ball to their scorers as they currently have a total of 34 assists, which ranks them 11th in the league and 7th in the Eastern Conference. When it comes to shots on target, they currently have a total of 158 which ranks them 5th in the Eastern Conference and 12th in the league. As a group, New York has a total of 397 fouls which means they have an average of 12.03 fouls per game. They currently have a total of 48 points for the 2019 season and they are averaging a crowd of 17,751.

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Daniel Royer is one of the top players to keep an eye on for the Red Bulls. The midfielder from Austria has taken part in 247 contests in the time he's played pro soccer and has totaled 15,897 mins. Up to now, the 28-year-old has scored 55 goals and has assisted on 26 goals. Over the course of his career he has an average of 64.4 minutes per game. Royer has started 247 contests over the course of his pro soccer career and has racked up 78 fouls over that period. With reference to shots on target, Royer has totaled 172 in the time he's played pro soccer which is 39th when compared to active players and 7th in the East among midfielders. Kaku is another guy to keep an eye on for the team from New York. The 24-year-old from Paraguay has racked up 11 goals over the course of his pro soccer career which is 51st in the Eastern Conference among midfielders and 199th when compared to all players still active in the league. He has played 4,262 minutes over the course of his pro soccer career which is 79th among active midfielders and has an average of 77.5 mins per game which is 165th in the league. In his pro soccer career, he has 36 shots on target which is 53rd in the Eastern Conference among active midfielders.

The man protecting the net for the Red Bulls is Luis Robles from the United States. He is 34 years old and has racked up 2,880 mins protecting the net for the 2019 campaign. Robles is allowing 1.47 goals per 90 minutes which ranks him 15th in the East and 22nd among goaltenders in Major League Soccer. During the 2019 season, he has given up 47 goals. His save % is .649 which ranks him 12th in the East.

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The Montreal Impact will be standing on the other sideline and for the 2019 season they have 11 victories, 5 draws, and 17 losses. In terms of goal differential, they sit 11th in the East and 22nd in the league with -16. They have compiled a total of 41 goals for the year which ranks them 9th in the East. Montreal has a save % as a team of .600 which has them sitting 23rd in the league, which means there could be plenty of chances to score if they are aggressive. They have an average crowd of 16,243 putting them at 10th in the East.

One of the hardest players to defend for the Impact is Maximiliano Urruti. The 27 year-old has delivered 47 balls past the man in net over the course of his professional soccer career. He ranks 11th among active forwards in the Eastern Conference in assists with 24 and has totaled 163 shots on target over the course of his professional soccer career. He has played 12,929 mins and averages 67.3 minutes per game over the course of his professional soccer career. Another player to watch out for on this squad Saphir Taïder. The midfielder from Algeria has scored 27 goals in the time he has played pro soccer which has him ranking 29th in the East among active midfielders. He also has racked up 272 fouls.

In net for the Impact is Evan Bush who is having a tough year by allowing 1.84 goals per 90 mins and that has him ranked 18th in the Eastern Conference and 33rd in Major League Soccer among goalies. In the 2,880 mins he's played this year, he has allowed 59 goals. He's earned a save percentage of .590 which has him ranking 19th in the Eastern Conference and 37th in Major League Soccer among goalies.

Who will win tonight's MLS game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Montreal (+140)

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