New York City vs CF Montréal Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 10 May 2025

City Stand Out as a Great Bet

We really like New York City at odds of -138 to beat Montréal, with this Full-Time Result bet making lots of appeal. There’s a nice potential return and we think a victory could be on the cards.

7 Triumphs for City in Previous 10 H2H Clashes

New York City FC have enjoyed back-to-back wins, most recently beating FC Cincinnati 1-0. It was a home victory at Citi Field. Pascal Jansen's men had 50% possession and five shots on target, with an early goal from Julian Fernandez proving to be the winner.

CF Montréal have been defeated in back-to-back games. They were recently beaten at home to Philadelphia Union by a 2-1 scoreline at Saputo Stadium. The Québec club enjoyed 59% possession and recorded two shots on goal, with Giacomo Vrioni finding the net.

Head-to-Head Statistics

These two teams last met at Saputo Stadium, with Montréal claiming the home win. Beating City by a 2-0 scoreline. In the previous 10 H2H games, there have been seven City wins, two Montréal victories and a draw.

MLS		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
11	NYCFC	27	13	5	9	38	32	6	38:32	44
27	CF Montréal	29	5	9	15	29	51	-22	29:51	24

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City have 5 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, averaging 1.1 goals from 3.7 shots on goal and 9.5 attempts. The Pigeons have averaged 51.6% possession and 5.3 corners per game, with the opposition getting 1.1 goals from 4.3 shots on goal, 10.1 attempts and 6.8 corners.

Top goalscorer Alonso Martinez has found the net 5 times, with Hannes Wolf and Julian Fernandez scoring 3 and 2 respectively. Julian Fernandez is the top assists maker with 2.

Montréal have lost 7 and drawn 3, with an average of 8.0 attempts, 3.0 shots on goal and 0.3 goals. Marco Donadel's team average 52.7% possession, 5.4 corners in their favour and 4.2 corners against, while 1.3 goals have been conceded from 5.0 shots on goal and 9.7 attempts.

The top scorers have been Giacomo Vrioni, Prince Osei Owusu and Dante Sealy, with 1 goals apiece. Luca Petrasso has been the top assist maker with 1 in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

New York City confirmed lineup (3-2-4-1): Matt Freese (GK), Tayvon Gray, Thiago Martins, Justin Haak, Aiden O'Neill, Jonathan Shore, Julian Fernandez, Maxi Moralez, Andres Perea, Nico Cavallo, Alonso Martinez.

CF Montréal confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Jonathan Sirois (GK), Dawid Bugaj, Jalen Neal, Joel Waterman, Luca Petrasso, Dante Sealy, Nathan Saliba, Samuel Piette, Fabian Herbers, Giacomo Vrioni, Prince Osei Owusu.

New York City vs CF Montréal Prediction & Betting Tips

We’re keeping things simple with our standout bet considering that New York City are currently priced at -138. We think they can secure a victory in this MLS match and the hosts looks a value play.

We always have a keen eye on team news, while our football experts have their finger on the pulse by knowing the latest form. You will also find a compendium of stats which provide some valuable pointers ahead of the action.

Key New York City vs CF Montréal league stats:

• NYCFC have won 4 of their last 5 games at home.
• NYCFC have won 7 of their last 10 games at home.
• NYCFC have won 2 consecutive games.
• Montréal have lost 4 of their last 5 games.
• Montréal have lost 7 of their last 10 games.
• Montréal have lost their last 2 games.
• NYCFC have won 7 of their last 10 games against Montréal.

City to Win Probability

The latest odds imply that our pick has a 57.9% prospect of winning. In the opinion of our tipsters, there’s actually a probability of success between 60-65%. This wager can therefore be backed with confidence.

Fancy City to win but want more juice in the odds? Why not take a look at the Asian Handicap and consider them to cover one of the available lines.

Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

New York City 2 - 0 Montréal

NYCFC are available at +750 to win by a 2-0 scoreline. Correct score betting allows us to bet at bigger odds and it’s also a fun type of wager.

Corners Prediction

Montréal Over 4.5 Corners +110

Montréal have been awarded an average of 5.80 corners in the past 5 games, while the corner count against New York City has been more than 4.5 in the last eight matches. We’re going to take the Overs for Montréal Team Corners, with this line standing out and you can get odds of +110.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

New York City

Total

12.10 5.30 6.80

Home

11.90 7.00 4.90

Away

10.00 4.00 6.00

Montréal

Total

9.60 5.40 4.20

Home

8.60 5.20 3.40

Away

9.20 4.00 5.20

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

-133

Under 9.5

-105

New York City Corners

Over 5.5

-120

Under 5.5

-120

Montréal Corners

Over 3.5

-156

Under 3.5

+110

Most Corners

1

-172

X

+575

2

+165

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New York City vs CF Montréal Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

City Betting Favourites to Win

With a 53% chance of winning, New York City FC are favourites to win this MLS match and they’re available at betting odds of -111 with the bookies. CF Montréal are the outsiders at +270 and they’re regarded as least likely to win.

The latest betting suggests it’s a close call between Over 2.5 Goals and Under 2.5 Goals.

The good news is that you can access hundreds of markets for any MLS match. All the leading football betting sites have a massive range of pre-match and In-Play betting options.

Full-Time Result

1

-111

X

+275

2

+270

Half-Time Result

1

+148

X

+125

2

+290

Double Chance

1X

-370

12

-385

X2

-116

Draw No Bet

1

-238

2

+165

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -0.5

-112

2 Hcp +0.5

-116

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-102

Over 2.5

-123

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-147

No

+105

Alonso Martínez Heads First Goalscorer Market

The First Goalscorer favourite is Alonso Martínez at +390, with similar odds available for this player to register the last goal.

Alonso Martínez (NYCFC)

First

+155

Anytime

+390

Hannes Wolf (NYCFC)

First

+290

Anytime

+600

Agustín Ojeda (NYCFC)

First

+310

Anytime

+600

Sunusi Ibrahim (Montréal)

First

+335

Anytime

+700

Kwadwo Opoku (Montréal)

First

+335

Anytime

+700

Maximiliano Moralez (NYCFC)

First

+390

Anytime

+850

Keaton Parks (NYCFC)

First

+390

Anytime

+900

Justin Haak (NYCFC)

First

+390

Anytime

+900

Bryce Duke (Montréal)

First

+525

Anytime

+1050

Strahinja Tanasijevic (NYCFC)

First

+600

Anytime

+1400

Birk Risa (NYCFC)

First

+800

Anytime

+1900

Fernando Álvarez (Montréal)

First

+850

Anytime

+1900

Mitja Ilenic (NYCFC)

First

+900

Anytime

+2000

Kevin O'toole (NYCFC)

First

+900

Anytime

+2000

George Campbell (Montréal)

First

+950

Anytime

+2000

Thiago Martins (NYCFC)

First

+1050

Anytime

+2200

Joel Waterman (Montréal)

First

+1050

Anytime

+2200

New York City vs CF Montréal Lineups & Team News

Make sure you know the lineups ahead of kick-off, with injuries also playing a part when it comes to City vs Montréal team news.

Getting the player information you need is easy thanks to the MLS squads.

New York City Team Page CF Montréal Team Page