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Orlando City
Major League Soccer | Gameweek 32
Sep 16, 2021 at 12.30am UK
Florida Citrus Bowl
Montreal Impact

Orlando City
2 - 4
Montreal

Jansson (40'), Ruan (63')
Nani (28')
Nani (35'), Perea (83')
FT(HT: 1-2)
Choiniere (18'), Quioto (37'), Lappalainen (73'), Sunusi (80')
Wanyama (39'), Waterman (72')

Preview: Orlando City vs. CF Montreal - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Major League Soccer clash between Orlando City and CF Montreal, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Looking to bounce back from respective defeats last time out, Orlando City and CF Montreal face off at the Exploria Stadium on Thursday.

The hosts were thumped 3-0 by Atlanta United on Saturday, while the visitors fell to a narrow 1-0 loss against Nashville the following day.


Match preview

Orlando City SC head coach Oscar Pareja walks off the field at the end of the game against FC Cincinnati at TQL Stadium on August 7, 2021© Reuters

Heading into the game on a seven-game unbeaten streak in the MLS, Orlando City were sent crashing back to earth at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

In a disappointing performance all round, Oscar Pareja's men were undone by strikes from George Campbell and Ezequiel Barco either side of a Daryl Dike own goal.

The Lions remain third in the Eastern Conference, albeit now 17 points behind league leaders New England Revolution but still with two games in hand.

Next up for them is a clash versus an opposing side who have emerged victorious in each of the last four encounters involving the teams.

Thursday's hosts have also failed to find the back of the net in that time, which is an area that must be improved upon if they are to stand any chance of coming out on top.

CF Montreal head coach Wilfried Nancy reacts from the sideline on May 22, 2021© Reuters

Like their opponents, Montreal also had an unbeaten run ended last time out, as Nashville inflicted a first defeat in five outings on Wilfried Nancy's men.

Walker Zimmerman opened his account for the season midway through the second half, and that turned out to be the deciding moment of the contest.

The Canada-based outfit are still hanging on to the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, but a couple of teams in and around are beginning to bear down on them.

Having picked up just 10 of 31 points away from home, Thursday's visitors could do with a better record on the road in their quest to reach the postseason for the second consecutive campaign.

Orlando City Major League Soccer form:
  • D
  • D
  • W
  • D
  • W
  • L

Orlando City form (all competitions):
  • L
  • D
  • W
  • D
  • W
  • L

CF Montreal Major League Soccer form:
  • L
  • W
  • D
  • D
  • W
  • L



Team News

Montreal Impact celebrate the team's winning goal against the D.C. United in the second half at Audi Field in November 2020© Reuters

Montreal's trio of Robert Thorkelsson, Ballou Tabla and Lassi Lappalainen remain sidelined with groin injuries and will play no part in Thursday's match.

Bjorn Johnsen could be dropped to the bench for this one as he endured another disappointing outing last time out where he was substituted on the hour mark.

Brazilian forward Alexandre Pato continues to nurse a knee injury which has seen him make just one appearance for Orlando City since April.

The home side will also be without the services of 24-year-old Jhegson Mendez, who is still a long way off making his comeback from a leg injury.

Orlando City possible starting lineup:
Grinwis; Ruan, Carlos, Jansson, Moutinho; Perea, DeZart, Pereyra; Michel, Nani, Dike

CF Montreal possible starting lineup:
Pantemis; Bassong, Miller, Waterman; Hamdi, Guillard, Wanyama, Choiniere; Mihailovic, Torres, Quioto


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We say: Orlando City 2-1 CF Montreal

Both teams are in need of an immediate response to last week's defeat and that should make for an absorbing contest. While we expect goals at both ends, we fancy the home team to edge their visitors by a narrow margin.



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Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Orlando City win with a probability of 55.65%. A draw had a probability of 23.3% and a win for CF Montreal had a probability of 21.06%.

The most likely scoreline for a Orlando City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.86%) and 2-1 (9.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.06%), while for a CF Montreal win it was 0-1 (6.24%). The actual scoreline of 2-4 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood.


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How you voted: Orlando City vs Montreal

Orlando City
67.7%
Draw
19.4%
CF Montreal
12.9%
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami1484235201528
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati138321610627
3New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls136522419523
4New York City FCNY City136251615120
5Charlotte FCCharlotte FC136251413120
6Toronto136161619-319
7Columbus Crew124621612418
8DC United134542023-317
9Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia123542221114
10Nashville SCNashville123541619-314
11Orlando City123451420-613
12Atlanta UnitedAtlanta123361615112
13CF MontrealMontreal123361626-1012
14Chicago Fire132471223-1110
15New England RevolutionNew England11218922-137

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake1374222111125
2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd116321913621
3Los Angeles FCLos Angeles136342419521
4Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy135622521421
5Colorado RapidsColorado136342118321
6Austin FCAustin135441615119
7Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver125341814418
8Houston DynamoHouston125251112-117
9St Louis City123721817116
10Seattle SoundersSeattle133461516-113
11Portland TimbersPortland133462527-213
12Sporting Kansas CityKansas122551921-211
13Dallas113261216-411
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes133192232-1010


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