NYCFC vs. CF Montreal Prediction, Preview, and Odds – 7/21/21 – Winners and Whiners

New York City FC will be trying to snap their two-game losing streak when they face CF Montreal on Wednesday night. New York City is coming off a 2-1 loss to Columbus. CF Montreal is coming off a 5-4 win over FC Cincinnati.

New York City FC is 5-4-1 in its last 10 games against CF Montreal.

New York City Going For Third Consecutive Home Win

New York City didnt fare well on their road trip, losing both games. Despite the losses, they are still in seventh in the Eastern Conference standings and will try to move into sixth place with a win over Montreal, which will give them their third straight home win.

New York is one of the better offensive teams in the league with 20 goals in 12 games. They scored one goal in their last game with seven of their 21 shots on target.

Jess Medina scored the lone goal for New York, giving him a team-leading six goals for the year.

New York has also played well defensively, giving up 15 goals in 12 games. They gave up two goals in their last game and will need to play better if they want to win this game.

Montreal Going For Fourth Consecutive Win

CF Montreal is playing well at the moment and the team comes into this game on a three-game winning streak. They will try to keep the momentum going with a win over New York, which will give them their fourth win in a row and a sweep of the season series.

Montreal has played well offensively, scoring 19 goals in 13 games. They scored five goals in their last game with 10 of their 17 shots on target.

Mason Toye and Ahmed Nabeel tallied a brace for Montreal, while Joaqun Torres added another goal for the team.

Montreal has also done well on the defensive end, giving up 15 goals in 13 games. They gave up four goal in their last game and will need to play much better if they want to get the win.

Side: CF Montreal +650

New York has lost three of their last five games and they havent found the back of the net as easily as they did earlier in the season, scoring seven goals in their last five games. They are facing a very good defensive team that gave up three goals in their previous five games before giving up four goals in their last game, so expect Montreal to bounce back with a better defensive effort and pick up the win.

Total: Under 3

New York is averaging 1.66 goals per game and their average goes up to two goals per game at home. They averaged two goals per game in their last three games against Montreal. With Montreal giving up one goal per game on the road, New York will be held under their average in this game. Montreal is averaging 1.46 goals per game and one goal per game on the road. They averaged one goal per game in their last three games against New York. With New York giving up 1.33 goals per game at home, Montreal wont score enough goals to push the score over the total.

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NYCFC vs. CF Montreal Prediction, Preview, and Odds - 7/21/21 - Winners and Whiners