Orlando City SC vs Montreal Impact Predictions, MLS Picks, Betting Tips 7/25/2020

by Tony Sink - 7/24/2020

Game: Orlando City SC vs Montreal Impact

Date: Saturday, July 25, 2020

Location: ESPN Sports Complex in Orlando, FL

TV: ESPN2

Odds/Point Spread: Orlando (-110) Montreal (+245)

ESPN Sports Complex is the site where Rod Fanni and the Montreal Impact (3-1-4, 7th in the Eastern Conference) will play Orlando City (4-3-1, 2nd in the Eastern Conference) on Saturday. The expected starting goalkeepers will be Pedro Gallese for Orlando City and Clement Diop for the Montreal Impact. The Lions are priced at -110 while the Impact are at +245. The O/U has been set at 3.

Tesho Akindele is a guy who should be able to impact this game for the Lions. He has totaled 9 assists while earning 10 yellow cards during his career. Akindele has been given a starting assignment in 92 outings in his pro soccer career and has 0.35 goals per 90. The forward who is from Canada has 35 goals (60th among active players) in 9,052 professional minutes played. One more player who could decide who wins is Junior Urso, the midfielder who hails from Brazil. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 4 times so far in his MLS career and he has scored 22 goals. Urso has totaled 10,332 minutes during 121 starting assignments and has been given a total of 17 yellow cards. He currently averages 0.19 goals per 90 mins in his pro soccer career (133rd among active players).

The man who is expected to protect the net for Orlando will be Pedro Gallese. Gallese (39-32-50 record in his career) has accumulated 26 shutouts, which leaves him with a 21.1% shutout rate. The goalkeeper from Peru has seen 173 shots sent in his direction in 123 career starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.04 (126 total goals surrendered) and his save % is .636. Gallese has defended the goal for a total of 10,911 mins and has accumulated 110 saves during his MLS career.

Rod Fanni will need to provide a spark for Montreal. He currently averages 0.02 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 220 outings so far in his career. The defender from France has totaled 33,949 professional minutes while he has scored 9 goals (182nd among active MLS players). He has collected 47 yellow cards during his MLS career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 14 times. You should also keep an eye on Romell Quioto, the midfielder who hails from Honduras. He has scored 17 goals so far in his pro soccer career while assisting on a goal 14 different times. Quioto has been handed 13 yellow card warnings in 4,938 minutes played (53 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average so far in his MLS career is 0.31 (77th among active MLS players).

Clement Diop will reside in front of the net for the Impact. Diop has totaled 18 shutouts while defending 329 shots attempted against him in 6,480 mins in his career. He sports a save % of .693 and his shutout rate is currently at 25.0%. He has allowed 1.40 goals per 90 and he has a mark of 28-17-26. So far in his pro soccer career, Diop has given up 101 goals while he has racked up 228 stops in 72 starting assignments.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando (-110)

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