Predictions & Livescore Major League Soccer - New York City FC vs CF Montreal

Major League Soccer - New York City FC vs CF Montreal
Match Time: 04-07-2024 07:30 Thursday (GMT+8)
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New York City FC

On Saturday, the Boys in Blue looked more like themselves, scoring four goals in a victory versus the Lions, four more than they managed to score on their recent two-game road trip.

As a result, Nick Cushing's men are well above the playoff line, 10 points ahead of Montreal, with only three points separating themselves and the New York Red Bulls in third.

So far in 2024, New York City have claimed maximum points on seven occasions at home in this competition, more than anyone in the Eastern Conference.

Two of those victories occurred at Citi Field, where the Pigeons have only suffered one defeat thus far in the 2024 regular season (2-0 versus the Colorado Rapids).

In their last three domestic affairs at home, this team have found the back of the net 11 times and have only been held off the scoresheet in one MLS encounter at Citi Field since June 2023 (2-0 loss to the Colorado Rapids in May 2024).

NYCFC have won three consecutive games versus Montreal in the regular season and playoffs, winning four successive home matches against them in this competition.

CF Montreal

Le CFM finally experienced something positive this past weekend, impressively ending a four-match MLS winless run in the process.

It is only the second time in their previous 15 matches across all competitions that Laurent Courtois's men were able to earn a victory.

Meanwhile, their win on Saturday was the first time in the 2024 domestic campaign that they came back to claim maximum points after conceding the opening goal.

Despite their struggles, Montreal are just two points behind Atlanta United and the final post-season berth in the Eastern Conference.

Not since March have we seen this side win consecutive league contests, following up their last two triumphs with a 2-2 draw.

Montreal are winless in their last six meeting with NYCFC across all competitions and have not claimed three points away from home against them since 2015, when they were known as the Montreal Impact (3-2 win at Yankee Stadium).

Prediction: New York City FC 2-0 CF Montreal