Chicago Fire vs CF Montreal Prediction, 5/29/2021 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 5/24/2021

Game: Chicago Fire vs CF Montreal

Date: Saturday, May 29, 2021

Location: Soldier Field in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-111) Montreal (+255)

Przemyslaw Frankowski and the Chicago Fire (1-1-4, 13th in Eastern Conference) play CF Montreal (2-2-3, 7th in Eastern Conference) at Soldier Field on Saturday. The starting goalies are Bobby Shuttleworth for the Chicago Fire and Clement Diop for CF Montreal. The line on this contest has the Chicago Fire coming in at -111 and CFM is at +255. The O/U is set at 2.5.

Chicago stepped onto the pitch against Miami in their most recent match and earned the victory with a final of 1-0. The Fire attempted 27 dribbles in this match and completed 17 of the dribbles for a rate of 63.0%. In regard to passing, they ended with a 82.4% rate by converting 379 of the 460 passing attempts in their last game. Regarding shot accuracy, Chicago wrapped this game up at a 30.0% rate by hitting 6 shots on target out of 20 total shots. Chicago averages 0.67 goals per 90 minutes (4 goals in total) and have earned 3 assists in all contests for this campaign.

Przemyslaw Frankowski is a guy who should be able to impact this match for the Chicago Fire. He has totaled 21 assists while earning 21 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career. Frankowski has had a starting assignment in 183 outings in his pro soccer career and he accounts for 0.19 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder born in Poland has earned 34 goals scored in 16,175 professional minutes played. One more player who could decide who wins is Robert Beric, the forward representing Slovenia. Beric has been on the field for 13,114 minutes in 148 career starts and has been handed 18 yellow cards. He has assisted on a goal 16 times in his career while scoring 79 total goals. He currently averages 0.54 goals per 90 mins for his career.

The man defending the goal for Chicago Fire will be Bobby Shuttleworth. Shuttleworth has been on the pitch for a total of 19,550 minutes and has earned 668 stops in his pro soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.58 (344 goals given up) and he has a save % of 67.3. The goalie born in the United States has faced 1,006 shots attempted against him in 216 starts. Shuttleworth (75-47-96 record in his career) has accumulated 49 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 22.7% clean sheet percentage.

For their last game, Montreal walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 2-1 against Cincinnati. CFM had a 64.0% successful dribble percentage by completing 16 of the 25 dribbles they attempted. They wrapped up this match by converting 455 out of their 506 pass attempts earning a percentage of 89.9%. Montreal connected on 4 shots on target out of their 13 shots attempted giving them a 30.8% rate in their last outing. Having accumulated 9 goals and 9 assists in all their games, Montreal averages 1.29 goals and 1.29 assists per 90 minutes.

Bjorn Maars Johnsen should provide a lift for CF Montreal. The forward from Norway has totaled 8,894 professional minutes while he has scored 55 goals. He has collected 12 yellow card warnings in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 8 times. He is currently averaging 0.56 G/90 and has been given a starting assignment in 95 games so far in his career. Make sure to watch out for Romell Quioto, the forward hailing from Honduras. Quioto has earned himself 16 yellow card warnings in 6,558 mins played (73 starts). His G/90 average in his pro soccer career is 0.33. He has scored 24 goals so far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 22 times.

Clement Diop will look after the net for CF Montreal. Diop has accumulated 21 shutouts and has seen 430 shots against him in 8,370 minutes in his career. He sports a save % of 69.5 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 22.6%. He has allowed 1.48 goals per 90 mins while he holds a record of 34-20-38. In his pro soccer career, Diop has conceded 138 goals and has accumulated 297 stops in 93 starts.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (-111)

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