Orlando City SC vs CF Montreal Prediction, 10/20/2021 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 10/18/2021

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Game: Orlando City SC vs CF Montreal

Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Location: Exploria Stadium in Orlando, FL

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Orlando (-116) Montreal (+255)

Exploria Stadium is the venue where Romell Quioto and CF Montreal (11-8-10, 7th in Eastern Conference) will play Orlando City (12-9-8, 4th in Eastern Conference) on Wednesday. The goaltenders protecting the net are Pedro Gallese for Orlando City and James Pantemis for CF Montreal. The Lions are priced at -116 while CFM is at +255. The over/under is set at 3.

Orlando took the field against Cincinnati in their most recent game and walked away with a win by a score of 1-0. When discussing the passing game, they earned a 85.0% received passes rate by completing 397 out of their 467 passing targets last game. The Lions tried 8 dribbles in this game and converted 2 of the dribbles for a percentage of 25.0%.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Orlando wrapped this game up at a 27.8% clip by hitting 5 shots on target out of 18 shots. Orlando averages 1.41 goals per 90 minutes (41 goals in total) and are sitting with 33 assists In all contests for the year.

Nani is a guy who can be a difference maker for Orlando City. He has totaled 92 assists while accumulating 56 yellow cards in his career. Nani has been given a starting assignment in 306 outings thus far in his career and he has earned 0.30 G/90. The forward from Cape Verde has 91 goals in 27,209 mins.

Another player who could decide the outcome is Junior Urso, the midfielder who is from Brazil. Urso has totaled 13,813 minutes in 161 career starts and has earned himself 25 yellow card cautions. He has assisted on a goal 5 times so far in his career while scoring 29 total goals. He sports an average of 0.19 goals per 90 minutes for his career.

The guy protecting the net for Orlando City SC will be Pedro Gallese. Gallese has defended the goal for a total of 13,701 mins and has accumulated 204 saves so far in his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.52 (164 goals allowed) and his save percentage is 69.0. The goalie born in Peru has faced 300 shots tried against him in 154 starts. Gallese (54-41-57 record in his career) has accounted for 34 clean sheets, which gives him a 22.1% clean sheet percentage.

When they last took the field, Montreal weren't able to secure a win with a final of 2-2 against Philadelphia. CFM finished with a 68.8% successful dribble percentage by converting 11 of the 16 dribbles they attempted. They finished the match by converting 544 out of their 623 attempted passes for a percentage of 87.3%. Montreal converted 4 shots on target out of their 13 shots attempted earning them a 30.8% rate in their last match. Having accumulated 41 goals and 31 assists for all their matches, Montreal has an average of 1.41 goals and 1.07 assists per 90 minutes.

Romell Quioto will be someone to watch for CF Montreal. The forward from Honduras has accumulated 7,204 mins while scoring 31 goals. He has accounted for 16 yellow cards during his career and has assisted on a goal 24 times. He is averaging 0.39 goals per 90 minutes and has started 80 games so far in his career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Djordje Mihailovic, the midfielder born in the United States. He has earned 11 goals so far in his career while helping on a goal 22 times. Mihailovic has been handed a total of 9 yellow card cautions in 6,293 minutes (72 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average during his soccer career is 0.16.

James Pantemis will reside in front of the net for CF Montreal. So far in his pro soccer career, Pantemis has surrendered 35 goals and has tallied 68 stops in 28 starts. He has given up 1.67 goals per 90 mins and he has a mark of 10-5-13. He holds a save % of 67.0 and his clean sheet rate is currently 17.9%. Pantemis has 5 shutouts while defending 100 shots against him in 2,520 career mins.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Orlando (-116)

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