D.C. United vs CF Montreal Prediction, 7/23/2022 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 7/22/2022

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Game: D.C. United vs CF Montreal

Date: Saturday, July 23, 2022

Location: Audi Field in Washington, D.C.

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: D.C. (+150) Montreal (+175)

Audi Field is the site where Djordje Mihailovic and CF Montreal (10-2-8, 4th in Eastern Conference) will play D.C. United (5-3-11, 14th in Eastern Conference) on Saturday. The goalkeepers who are expected to start will be Bill Hamid for D.C. United and Sebastian Breza for CF Montreal. The Black-and-Red are priced at +150 while CFM is at +175. The O/U has been set at 2.5.

D.C. faced Minnesota in their last game and ended up losing by a score of 2-0. When discussing the passing game, they had a 88.9% rate by completing 441 out of their 496 passing attempts last game. The Black-and-Red tried 11 dribbles in this outing and were able to convert 7 of those dribbles for a rate of 63.6%.

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Regarding shot accuracy, D.C. wrapped this game up at a 20.0% clip by landing 1 shot on target of 5 total shots. D.C. sports an average of 1.32 goals per 90 min (25 total goals) and have accounted for 16 assists in all competitions for the year.

Julian Gressel is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for D.C. United. Gressel has been given a starting assignment in 154 matchups during his career while scoring 0.13 G/90. The defender hailing from Germany has 19 goals in 13,411 minutes played. He has totaled 48 assists while tallying 18 yellow cards in his pro soccer career.

One more player who should impact this match is Michael Estrada, the forward who is from Ecuador. Estrada has accumulated 11,072 minutes in 124 starting assignments and has earned himself 26 yellow cards. He has helped on a goal 12 times during his career and he has scored 68 total goals. He is currently averaging 0.55 goals per 90 minutes during his career.

The guy defending the goal for D.C. United is Bill Hamid. Hamid (103-70-104 record in his career) has accounted for 81 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 28.9% clean sheet rate. The goalkeeper born in the United States has had 1,324 shots sent his way in 280 career starting assignments. His GA/90 is 1.31 (361 goals surrendered) and he has a save % of 73.5. Hamid has defended the goal for 24,883 minutes and has accumulated 970 saves in his career.

The last time they took the field, Montreal got the victory with a final of 1-0 against Toronto. They wrapped up this outing by connecting on 488 out of their 531 passing attempts earning a percentage of 91.9%. CFM finished with a 57.1% successful dribble rate by completing 8 of the 14 dribbles they pursued. Montreal landed 5 shots on target out of the team's 19 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 26.3% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. With 33 goals and 26 assists in all their contests, Montreal averages 1.65 goals and 1.30 assists per 90.

Djordje Mihailovic will need to be on top of his game for CF Montreal. He is averaging 0.21 goals per 90 mins and has been in the starting lineup in 90 matches during his career. The midfielder representing the United States has totaled 7,795 professional minutes while he has scored 18 goals. He has accumulated 12 yellow card warnings in his career and has assisted on a goal 27 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Kei Kamara, the forward born in Sierra Leone. Kamara has been handed 47 yellow card warnings in 31,403 professional minutes (343 starts). His goals per 90 average so far in his career is 0.41. He has totaled 143 goals during his soccer career while assisting on a goal 48 times.

Sebastian Breza will be looking after the goal for CF Montreal. During his pro soccer career, Breza has surrendered 34 goals and has totaled 52 stops in 22 starting assignments. He has surrendered 1.55 goals per 90 and he has earned a record of 10-4-8. He is the owner of a save percentage of 62.2 and his shutout rate sits at 13.6%. Breza has tallied 3 shutouts and has seen 82 shots tried against him in 1,980 mins in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLS game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Montreal (+175)

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