New York Red Bulls vs Montreal Impact Prediction, 9/27/2020 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 9/26/2020

Game: New York Red Bulls vs Montreal Impact

Date: Sunday, September 27, 2020

Location: Red Bull Arena in Harrison, NJ

TV: MSG

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-130) Montreal (+376)

Daniel Royer and the Montreal Impact (5-1-7, 8th in the Eastern Conference) go to Red Bull Arena on Sunday where they'll meet the New York Red Bulls (5-2-6, 7th in the Eastern Conference). The expected starting goalies will be David Jensen for the New York Red Bulls and Clement Diop for the Montreal Impact. The Impact are priced at +376 while the Red Bulls are at -130. The O/U is set at 2.75.

The Red Bulls as a team have 13 goals for the campaign, which has them 20th in MLS. They have launched 134 shots at their opponents with 47 of them being on target, which calculates to a 35.1% SOT percentage. New York controls possession for 45.7% of the time while they dribble successfully 55.1% of the time (23rd in the league). Their players have caught 4,232 passes on 5,345 attempts on the year, which has earned them a receiving percentage of 79.2%.

Daniel Royer is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for the Red Bulls. Royer has been a starter in 193 matches in his career and he has earned 0.31 goals per 90 mins. The forward who represents Austria has 58 goals scored (29th among active MLS players) in 16,862 mins played. He has totaled 26 assists while accumulating 20 yellow card warnings so far in his career. One more guy who should impact this match is Kaku, the midfielder who hails from Paraguay. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 26 times in his pro soccer career and he has scored 16 total goals. Kaku has played 9,542 minutes in 107 starting assignments and has been given a total of 12 yellow card cautions. He currently averages 0.15 G/90 so far in his career (153rd among active MLS players).

The man who will protect the net for New York is David Jensen. Jensen has played for 15,977 mins and has 402 stops in his MLS career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.40 (248 goals surrendered) and he has earned a save % of .672. The goalie from Denmark has seen 598 shots sent in his direction in 177 starts. Jensen (78-34-65 mark in his MLS career) has 52 shutouts, which gives him a 29.4% shutout percentage.

Montreal has 5,689 pass targets this season (14th in the league) to go along with 5,021 completed passes. They hold a receiving percentage of 88.3% and they control possession of the ball 47.2% of the time. The Impact have dribbled successfully 67.3% of the time for the campaign while scoring 19 goals. They have completed 35.3% of their shots on 119 shots.

Anthony Jackson-Hamel should provide solid play for Montreal. The forward who hails from Canada has played 4,378 mins while he has scored 26 goals (87th among active MLS players). He has earned 4 yellow cards during his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 5 times. He is averaging 0.53 goals per 90 and has been a starter in 95 games so far in his career. Make sure to watch out for Rod Fanni, the defender who hails from France. Fanni has been handed 47 yellow card cautions in 33,997 minutes played (376 career starting assignments). His G/90 average during his career is 0.02 (312th among active MLS players). He has earned 9 goals during his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 14 times.

Clement Diop will be looking after the net for the Impact. So far in his career, Diop has surrendered 116 goals while tallying 262 saves in 80 starts. He has given up 1.45 goals per 90 minutes while earning a record of 31-17-31. He has earned a save % of .699 and his shutout rate is currently 25.0%. Diop has 20 shutouts while seeing 375 shots against him in 7,200 mins throughout his career.

Who will win tonight's MLS game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Montreal (+376)

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