Orlando City SC vs CF Montreal Prediction, 9/15/2021 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Orlando City SC vs CF Montreal
Date: Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Location: Exploria Stadium in Orlando, FL
TV: TSN
Odds/Point Spread: Orlando (-135) Montreal (+360)
Exploria Stadium is the site where Djordje Mihailovic and CF Montreal (8-7-8, 7th in Eastern Conference) will play Orlando City (10-8-5, 3rd in Eastern Conference) on Wednesday. The goaltenders protecting the net will be Pedro Gallese for Orlando City and James Pantemis for CF Montreal. CFM is priced at +360 while the Lions are at -135. The over/under has been set at 2.75.
Orlando stepped onto the pitch against Atlanta in their most recent game and ended up losing by a score of 3-0. The Lions tried 9 dribbles in this contest and successfully completed 3 of the tries for a percentage of 33.3%. In sharing the ball, they ended with a 89.8% received passes percentage by converting 345 of the 384 targeted passes in their last game.
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Concerning shot accuracy, Orlando finished the game at a 25.0% rate by landing 2 SoT of 8 total shots. Orlando is averaging 1.43 goals per 90 min (33 goals in total) and have accumulated 28 assists In all contests for the season.
Benji Michel is a player who should impact this matchup for Orlando City. Michel has been in the starting lineup in 31 matches in his pro soccer career and accounts for 0.41 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in Haiti has earned 14 goals scored in 3,102 professional minutes played. He has totaled 6 assists while earning 3 yellow cards in his career.
Someone else who should impact this game is Nani, the forward born in Cape Verde. Nani has earned 26,947 mins in 303 career starting assignments and has been handed a total of 54 yellow card warnings. He has assisted on a goal 91 times in his career while scoring 91 goals. He has an average of 0.30 goals per 90 for his career.
The man who is expected to protect the net for Orlando City SC will be Pedro Gallese. Gallese has seen the pitch for 13,161 minutes and has tallied 189 saves so far in his career. His GA/90 is 1.49 (152 goals conceded) and his save percentage is 70.2. The goalkeeper born in Peru has had 275 shots tried at him in 148 starting assignments. Gallese (52-40-54 mark in his professional soccer career) has totaled 33 shutouts, which leaves him with a 22.3% shutout rate.
The last time they took the field, Montreal took a loss by a score of 1-0 against Nashville. They finished this game by connecting on 500 of the 560 passes they attempted for a rate of 89.3%. CFM ended the game with a 93.3% successful dribble percentage by converting 14 out of the 15 dribbles they attempted. Montreal connected on 3 shots on goal out of 14 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 21.4% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. With 30 goals and 23 assists for all their games, Montreal averages 1.30 goals and 1.00 assist per 90.
Djordje Mihailovic should be able to be counted on for CF Montreal. He is currently averaging 0.17 goals per 90 minutes and has started 66 games during his career. The midfielder born in the United States has accumulated 5,781 minutes and has scored 11 goals. He has accumulated 8 yellow card warnings during his career and has assisted on a goal 18 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Victor Wanyama, the midfielder born in Kenya. Wanyama has been given 70 yellow card cautions in 22,926 mins (255 career starts). His goals per 90 minute average in his career is 0.10. He has 26 goals thus far in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 11 different times.
James Pantemis will look after the goal for CF Montreal. So far in his pro soccer career, Pantemis has conceded 24 goals while tallying 52 saves in 22 starting assignments. He has conceded 1.60 goals per 90 while earning a mark of 7-4-11. He has a save % of 70.7 and his shutout rate is 18.2%. Pantemis has tallied 4 clean sheets while seeing 75 shots attempted against him in 1,980 mins throughout his career.
Who will win tonight's MLS game ATS?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Montreal (+360)
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