CF Montreal vs. New York City FC 10/23/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

CF Montreal hosts New York City FC on Sunday in the second round of the MLS Cup playoff. Montreal opened its postseason campaign with a 2-0 victory over Orlando City last Sunday. Montreal has won each of its five all-time home playoff matches and has outscored its opponents 10-3 over that span. Over that five-match playoff winning streak, Montreal has trailed for just four minutes.

Djordje Mihailovic had one goal and one assist in the victory over Orlando City last Sunday and has scored a goal in each of the last two matches with at least one assist in each of the last three matches. Romell Quioto is the leading goal scorer for Montreal with 15 and Mihailovic has scored nine. Kei Kamara is the leader in assists with seven while Quioto has six.

New York City FC defeated Inter Miami this past Monday 3-0 for its fourth consecutive victory. New York City FC has scored 10 goals over that four-match span and that follows a run in which NYCFC took only five points out of 10 matches with one win, two draws and seven losses while scoring 10 goals. New York City FC is undefeated in each of its last four matches on the road during the playoffs.

During its current four-match winning streak on the road in the postseason, three of the matches have gone to penalties for New York City FC. New York City FC is third in the MLS in postseason winning streaks with its four consecutive wins. Heber and Gabriel Pereira are the leading goal scorers for New York City FC with eight apiece, while Talles Magno has scored seven. Santiago Rodriguez is the leader in assists with 13.