Philadelphia Union vs CF Montreal Prediction: Philadelphia Union are not done yet

Philadelphia Union are back playing at their very best in the league and there is a growing confidence in their ability right now. They won their last 3 games leading to this game and they are unbeaten in the last 5 games. They welcome CF Montreal at the Subaru Park for the 17th fixture. CF Montreal are also unbeaten in their last 3 games in all competitions. They ended with a 2-2 draw against DC United away from home in the last game. Both sides look evenly balanced and fit to face each other in this game.

On the table, Philadelphia Union are 3rd with 27 points and CF Montreal are 10th with 19 points in the eastern conference division of the league.

Philadelphia Union will be fighting for their 4th win in a row and extending their unbeaten streak to 6 games in a row. Their last 5 matches ended with 4 wins and 1 draw and that is excellent statistics. Philadelphia Union won their last game 1-0 against Charlotte FC at home.

Their home form in the MLS has been good so far this season. They played 8 matches at home and had 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Their last 5 home games ended in 3 wins and 2 draws and their last home game was the 1-0 win over Charlotte FC.

In the game against Charlotte FC, Philadelphia Union showed a lot of resilience to hang on to the narrow lead. They played to a 0-0 draw in the first half and the goal finally came in the 70th minute as Kristijan Kahlina put the ball through his own net. That was the only goal in the game and Philadelphia Union won at full time. Their statistics in that game were: possession (46%), shots on target (2), corner kicks (5), fouls (17), big chances (2), big chances missed (2).

Philadelphia Union are in 3rd spot on the eastern conference table, with 27 points and a goal ratio of 24:15. They played 15 matches and had 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

CF Montreal maintained their unbeaten streak after the 2-2 draw against DC United away from home in their last game. They would have preferred to extend their win streak to 3 games in a row but they had to settle for a draw at full time. In their last 5 games they had 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. CF Montreal’s away form has been poor in recent times as they are currently without a win in their last 3 games. Their 2-2 draw against DC United in their last game was their latest away game. This season, CF Montreal have played 9 games away from home and they had 1 win, 1 draw and 7 defeats. And their last 5 away games ended in 1 win, 3 defeats and 1 draw.

CF Montreal had to come from behind to earn a draw against DC United in their 2-2 draw in the last game. DC United grabbed the first goal through Donovan Pines in the 44th minute and they started the second half on the front foot, scoring in the 59th minute through Theodore Ku-DiPietro. In the 80th minute, Ibrahim Sanusi pulled one goal back for CF Montreal and 2 minutes later they scored the second as Ariel Lassiter scored the goal. The game ended with both sides level at full time. CF Montreal’s statistics in that game were: possession (43%), shots on target (5), corner kicks (7), offsides (3), fouls (9), big chances (2).

The head to head record shows that Philadelphia Union and CF Montreal faced each other 20 times before now. Philadelphia Union won 7 games, as well as CF Montreal and 6 games ended in a draw.

• Philadelphia Union are without a clean sheet in 8 meetings.
• CF Montreal are without a clean sheet in 9 meetings.
• There were more than 2.5 goals in 4/5 meetings.
• Both teams scored in 8/8 meetings.
• There were more than 4.5 cards in 5/7 meetings.

Philadelphia Union have scored 24 goals and conceded 15 goals in 15 matches. Their goals per game is 1.6 and their conversion rate is 12%. They created 1.9 big chances per game and had a total of 13.8 shots per game. They had 4.3 shots on target per game and played 4.6 corners per game. In terms of defense, they have 6 clean sheets and they conceded 1.0 goals per game. They have also committed 3 penalties and conceded 3 penalties.

CF Montreal have scored 15 goals and conceded 24 goals in 15 matches. Their goals per game is 1.0 and their conversion rate is 10%. They created 1.7 big chances per game and had a total of 9.8 shots per game. They had 3.4 shots on target per game and played 4.3 corners per game. In terms of defense, they have 5 clean sheets and they conceded 1.6 goals per game. They have also committed 1 penalty and conceded 1 penalty.

• Over 2 Goals at 1.74 Odds
• Over 9.5 Corners at 1.89 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.80 Odds