New York City FC vs CF Montreal Prediction, 3/12/2022 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 3/9/2022

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Game: New York City FC vs CF Montreal

Date: Saturday, March 12, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: New York City (-213) Montreal (+550)

Valentin Castellanos and New York City FC (0-1-1, 9th in Eastern Conference) play CF Montreal (0-0-2, 12th in Eastern Conference) at Yankee Stadium on Saturday. The goalkeepers who are expected to start will be Sean Johnson for New York City FC and Sebastian Breza for CF Montreal. The odds on this matchup have New York City FC coming in at -213 and CFM is at +550. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

New York City faced off with Vancouver in their most recent match and finished with a draw by a score of 0-0. NYCFC tried 19 dribbles in this contest and successfully completed 11 of the tries for a rate of 57.9%. In the passing game, they ended up with a 93.0% received passes rate by converting 573 out of their 616 passing targets in their last game.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, New York City walked away from the pitch at a 21.1% clip by landing 4 shots on target of 19 total shots.

Valentin Castellanos is a guy who should be able to impact this game for New York City FC. He has 16 assists while tallying 33 yellow cards thus far in his career. Castellanos has been given a starting assignment in 91 games so far in his pro soccer career while scoring 0.45 goals per 90. The forward from Argentina has totaled 40 goals in 8,089 minutes.

Someone else who should impact this game is Maximiliano Moralez, the forward representing Argentina. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 68 times so far in his pro soccer career while scoring 48 total goals. Moralez has played 23,494 minutes in 269 starts and has earned himself 41 yellow cards. He currently averages 0.18 G/90 thus far in his career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for New York City FC will be Sean Johnson. Johnson (125-94-104 record during his soccer career) has earned 77 shutouts, which leaves him with a 23.8% clean sheet percentage. The keeper born in the United States has had 1,400 shots tried at him in 323 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.31 (422 goals allowed) and he has earned a save % of 71.1. Johnson has seen the field for a total of 29,046 mins and is sitting with 992 saves during his pro soccer career.

The last time they took the field, Montreal took a loss by a score of 2-1 against Philadelphia. CFM finished the match with a 57.1% successful dribble rate by completing 8 of the 14 dribbles they pursued. They finished this game by connecting on 473 of the 556 passes they tried earning a rate of 85.1%. Montreal converted 5 shots on goal out of their 12 shots attempted which had them at a 41.7% rate in their last match. With 1 goal and 1 assist in all their matches, Montreal averages 0.50 goals and 0.50 assists per 90.

Djordje Mihailovic will be someone to watch for CF Montreal. He is averaging 0.14 goals per 90 and has been given a starting assignment in 79 games so far in his career. The midfielder from the United States has been on the field for 6,887 professional minutes while scoring 11 goals. He has earned 9 yellow card warnings so far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 24 times. You should also keep an eye on Victor Wanyama, the midfielder hailing from Kenya. He has tallied 26 goals so far in his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 11 times. Wanyama has been given a total of 73 yellow card warnings in 23,690 mins played (264 career starting assignments). His G/90 average in his pro soccer career is 0.10.

Sebastian Breza will reside in front of the goal for CF Montreal. Breza has recorded 2 shutouts while defending 35 shots against him in 900 career mins. He holds a save % of 68.6 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 20.0%. He has allowed 1.20 goals per 90 and he has earned a record of 3-2-5. During his professional soccer career, Breza has conceded 12 goals while tallying 24 stops in 10 starts.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York City (-213)

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