Montreal Impact vs Philadelphia Union Prediction, 9/20/2020 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 9/17/2020

Game: Montreal Impact vs Philadelphia Union

Date: Sunday, September 20, 2020

Location: Red Bull Arena in Harrison, NJ

TV: PHL17

Odds/Point Spread: Montreal (+175) Philadelphia (+130)

The Philadelphia Union (6-3-2, 2nd in the Eastern Conference) travel to Red Bull Arena on Sunday where they'll meet the Montreal Impact (5-1-5, 5th in the Eastern Conference). The starting goalkeepers are Clement Diop for the Montreal Impact and Andre Blake for the Philadelphia Union. The Impact are priced at +175 while the Zolos are at +130. The total opens at 2.75.

The Impact have scored 17 goals for the campaign, which is 11th in the league. They have tried 103 shots at the goal with 35 being on target, which is a 34.0% SOT percentage. Montreal maintains possession for 48.3% of the time while dribbling successfully 70.9% of the time (2nd in the league). They have received 4,000 passes on 4,512 targets for the year, which has earned them a receiving percentage of 88.7%.

Romell Quioto is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for the Impact. Quioto has been a starter in 59 outings during his career and he tallies 0.33 goals per 90 minutes. The forward who is from Honduras has earned 20 goals (118th among active MLS players) in 5,449 mins. He has totaled 15 assists while earning 13 yellow card warnings so far in his career. Another player who could decide the outcome is Anthony Jackson-Hamel, the forward who is from Canada. He has helped on a goal 5 times in his pro soccer career while scoring 26 goals. Jackson-Hamel has 4,378 minutes during 44 starts and has earned himself a total of 4 yellow cards. He scores 0.53 goals per 90 mins so far in his MLS career (13th among active MLS players).

The guy protecting the net for Montreal will be Clement Diop. Diop has played for a total of 7,020 mins and has earned 251 saves during his pro soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.40 (109 total goals surrendered) and he has earned a save percentage of .703. The goalkeeper from Senegal has faced 357 shots attempted at him in 78 starting assignments. Diop (31-17-29 record in his career) has accumulated 20 shutouts, which leaves him with a 25.6% shutout percentage.

Philadelphia has 4,512 pass targets on the season (18th in MLS) and they have 3,753 completed passes. They have a receiving percentage of 83.2% while they maintain possession of the ball 46.5% of the time. The Zolos have had success dribbling 53.8% of the time this season while tallying 17 goals. The have hit on 36.6% of their shots on target on 131 shots.

Alejandro Bedoya will need to be on top of his game for Philadelphia. The midfielder from the United States has been on the pitch for 23,242 minutes and he has scored 37 goals (58th among active MLS players). He has collected 60 yellow card warnings in his career and has helped on a goal 33 times. He is averaging 0.14 goals per 90 mins and has started 130 games thus far in his career. You should also keep an eye on Kacper Przybylko, the forward who is from Poland. He has tallied 43 goals during his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 14 different times. Przybylko has been given 9 yellow card warnings in 9,664 professional minutes (103 starts). His goals per 90 min average in his MLS career is 0.40 (46th among active players).

Andre Blake is expected to look after the net for the Zolos. Blake has tallied 35 shutouts while defending 614 shots tried against him in 12,114 mins throughout his career. He is the owner of a save percentage of .702 and his shutout rate is 25.9%. He has allowed 1.46 goals per 90 mins while earning a mark of 52-30-53. In his MLS career, Blake has conceded 196 goals while he has accounted for 431 stops in 135 starts.

Who will win tonight's MLS game ATS?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia (+130)

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