CF Montreal vs Columbus Crew Prediction, 5/1/2021 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 4/27/2021

Game: CF Montreal vs Columbus Crew

Date: Saturday, May 1, 2021

Location: DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, FL

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Montreal (+143) Columbus (+132)

Gyasi Zardes and the Columbus Crew (0-1-0, 9th in Eastern Conference) travel to DRV PNK Stadium on Saturday where they'll take on CF Montreal (1-1-0, 1st in Eastern Conference). The goalies protecting the net are Clement Diop for CF Montreal and Eloy Room for the Columbus Crew. CFM is priced at +143 while the Crew are at +132. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

Montreal took the field against Nashville in their last game and walked away with a draw with a final of 2-2. When talking about passing the ball, they ended up with a 86.5% received passes percentage by completing 390 of the 451 pass targets last match. CFM tried 12 dribbles in this game and were able to convert 7 of the attempts for a rate of 58.3%. Regarding shot accuracy, Montreal finished the game at a 33.3% rate by putting 3 shots on target out of 9 total shots. Montreal is averaging 3.00 goals per 90 min (6 goals in total) and have 6 assists in all competitions for the year.

Bjorn Maars Johnsen is a guy who should be able to impact this game for CF Montreal. He has totaled 8 assists while accumulating 12 yellow cards so far in his career. Johnsen has had a starting assignment in 92 games so far in his pro soccer career and he has earned 0.55 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from Norway has 53 goals scored in 8,682 professional minutes. Another guy who should impact this match is Romell Quioto, the forward who is from Honduras. Quioto has been on the pitch for 6,184 minutes in 68 starting assignments and has been given 15 yellow card cautions. He has helped on a goal 20 times so far in his career and he has scored 24 total goals. He is currently averaging 0.35 goals per 90 minutes for his pro soccer career.

The man protecting the net for CF Montreal will be Clement Diop. Diop has played for a total of 8,010 mins and has earned 292 saves so far in his career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.49 (133 goals allowed) and he has a save % of 69.8. The goalkeeper born in France has seen 421 shots tried at him in 89 career starts. Diop (34-19-35 record during his soccer career) has accumulated 20 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 22.5% shutout percentage.

In their last game, Columbus earned the draw by finishing with a tally of 0-0 against Philadelphia. The Crew ended the game with a 40.0% successful dribble rate by converting 4 out of the 10 dribbles they tried. They finished this game by connecting on 312 of the 386 pass attempts earning a rate of 80.8%. Columbus converted 6 shots on target out of 12 shots attempted giving them a 50.0% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch.

Gyasi Zardes will be counted on for Columbus Crew. The forward hailing from the United States has totaled 17,934 professional minutes while scoring 79 goals. He has accumulated 12 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 22 times. He is averaging 0.40 goals per 90 and has been a starter in 199 outings in his pro soccer career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Pedro Santos, the forward who represents Portugal. He has scored 41 goals in his career while helping on a goal 36 times. Santos has earned himself a total of 50 yellow cards in 14,834 professional minutes played (170 starts). His goals per 90 average in his career is 0.25.

Eloy Room is expected to look after the goal for Columbus Crew. Room has accumulated 44 shutouts and has seen 933 shots tried against him in 17,571 mins throughout his career. He is the owner of a save % of 72.8 and his clean sheet rate is 22.8%. He has allowed 1.36 goals per 90 minutes while earning a record of 77-52-66. During his professional soccer career, Room has allowed 266 goals and has totaled 672 stops in 193 starts.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Montreal (+143)

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