Nashville SC vs CF Montreal Prediction, 4/24/2021 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 4/19/2021

Game: Nashville SC vs CF Montreal

Date: Saturday, April 24, 2021

Location: Nissan Stadium in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Nashville (-133) Montreal (+360)

Bjorn Maars Johnsen and CF Montreal (1-0-0, 1st in Eastern Conference) travel to Nissan Stadium on Saturday where they'll take on Nashville SC (0-1-0, 5th in Eastern Conference). The expected starting goalkeepers will be Joe Willis for Nashville SC and Clement Diop for CF Montreal. The line on this matchup has Nashville SC priced at -133 and CFM is at +360. The over/under opens at 2.5.

Nashville stepped onto the pitch against Cincinnati in their most recent match and walked away with a draw with a final of 2-2. Nashville SC tried 14 dribbles in this match and were able to convert 11 of those dribbles for a percentage of 78.6%. In sharing the ball, they ended with a 88.6% passes received percentage by converting 398 out of their 449 passing attempts last match. Concerning shot accuracy, Nashville finished the game at a 40.6% clip by putting 13 SoT out of 32 total shots.

Hany Mukhtar is a player who should impact this matchup for Nashville SC. He has 28 assists while tallying 18 yellow card cautions during his pro soccer career. Mukhtar has been a starter in 119 contests in his career while scoring 0.24 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in Germany has earned 29 goals in 10,733 mins. One more player who should impact this match is Jhonder Leonel Cadiz, the forward who represents Venezuela. Cadiz has 6,864 minutes during 66 starts and has earned himself 15 yellow card cautions. He has assisted on a goal 8 times in his career and he has scored 26 total goals. He has an average of 0.34 goals per 90 minutes for his career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Nashville SC is Joe Willis. Willis (52-42-60 mark in his career) has 34 shutouts, which gives him a 22.4% shutout percentage. The goalie hailing from the United States has faced 681 shots tried at him in 152 starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.45 (224 total goals conceded) and he has a save % of 69.9. Willis has defended the goal for a total of 13,869 minutes and has tallied 472 saves during his soccer career.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Montreal took home the win by a final score of 4-2 against Toronto. They wrapped up this outing by completing 470 of the 529 passes they tried for a percentage of 88.8%. CFM ended the game with a 66.7% successful dribble rate by converting 10 of the 15 dribbles they tried. Montreal converted 5 shots on target out of 12 shots tried giving them a 41.7% rate in their last outing.

Bjorn Maars Johnsen should provide a spark for CF Montreal. The forward born in Norway has totaled 8,665 minutes while scoring 53 goals. He has accumulated 12 yellow cards during his career and has helped on a goal 8 times. He currently averages 0.55 G/90 and has been in the starting lineup in 92 matches so far in his career. Make sure to watch out for Romell Quioto, the forward born in Honduras. He has collected 24 goals so far in his pro soccer career while helping on a goal 19 different times. Quioto has been given 14 yellow card cautions in 6,111 minutes (67 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average during his career is 0.35.

Clement Diop is expected to look after the goal for CF Montreal. Diop has 20 clean sheets while seeing 411 shots tried against him in 7,920 minutes in his career. He is the owner of a save % of 69.6 and his shutout rate sits at 22.7%. He has conceded 1.49 goals per 90 and he has earned a mark of 34-18-35. During his pro soccer career, Diop has allowed 131 goals and has totaled 285 saves in 88 starting assignments.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Nashville (-133)

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