Philadelphia Union vs Montreal Impact Prediction, 10/11/2020 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 10/10/2020

Game: Philadelphia Union vs Montreal Impact

Date: Sunday, October 11, 2020

Location: Subaru Park in Chester, PA

TV: PHL17

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-196) Montreal (+550)

Sergio Santos and the Philadelphia Union (9-4-3, 2nd in the Eastern Conference) host the Montreal Impact (6-2-8, 8th in the Eastern Conference) at Subaru Park on Sunday. The expected starting goalies will be Andre Blake for the Philadelphia Union and Clement Diop for the Montreal Impact. The odds on this matchup have the Philadelphia Union priced at -196 and the Impact are at +550. The over/under is set at 3.

Philadelphia maintains possession for 47.1% of contests while successfully dribbling 58.4% of the time (16th in MLS). They have tried 188 shots with 75 of them being on target, which calculates to a 39.9% SOT percentage. The Zolos have scored 28 goals this season, which ranks 4th in the league. They have received 5,588 passes from teammates on 6,611 targets for the season, giving them a receiving percentage of 84.5%.

Sergio Santos is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Philadelphia. He has accounted for 4 assists while accumulating 14 yellow cards during his career. Santos has been a starter in 59 contests during his MLS career and he accounts for 0.43 goals per 90 minutes. The forward who is from Brazil has recorded 27 goals in 5,630 professional minutes. Someone else who should impact this game is Kacper Przybylko, the forward who is from Germany. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 16 times during his pro soccer career and he has scored 45 goals. Przybylko has been on the field for 10,095 minutes in 108 starting assignments and has been given a total of 10 yellow card warnings. He averages 0.40 goals per 90 mins during his MLS career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Philadelphia is Andre Blake. Blake has played for a total of 12,564 minutes and is sitting with 441 saves in his career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.43 (199 goals given up) and he has a save percentage of .707. The goalie from Jamaica has had 627 shots attempted at him in 140 starting assignments. Blake (55-31-54 mark during his career) has accumulated 38 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 27.1% clean sheet percentage.

The Impact have successfully dribbled 62.8% of the time on the season while tallying 24 goals. They have a receiving percentage of 87.4% and they have controlled possession of the ball 47.7% of the time. Montreal has 6,979 pass targets so far this season (13th in MLS) to go along with 6,099 successful received passes. The have hit on 37.2% of their shots on target on 145 shots.

Saphir Taider will need to be on top of his game for Montreal. The midfielder who is from France has 19,091 mins while he has scored 31 goals. He has accounted for 31 yellow card cautions in his MLS career and has helped a teammate on a goal 25 times. He currently averages 0.15 goals per 90 minutes and has started 345 contests in his MLS career. Make sure to watch out for Romell Quioto, the forward who hails from Honduras. Quioto has been given a total of 13 yellow cards in 5,464 mins (60 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.35. He has scored 21 goals thus far in his career while helping on a goal 15 times.

Clement Diop will be residing in front of the net for Montreal. In his career, Diop has surrendered 123 goals while he has totaled 268 saves in 83 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.48 goals per 90 while earning a mark of 32-18-32. He sports a save % of .696 and his clean sheet rate sits at 24.1%. Diop has accumulated 20 shutouts while defending 388 shots tried against him in 7,470 mins throughout his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Montreal (+550)

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