Orlando City will travel north for its first-round playoff match against second-seeded CF Montreal this Sunday at 8 p.m. at Stade Saputo. Montreal finished the regular season with a 20-9-5 record, good enough to earn the club 65 points and a second-place finish in the Eastern Conference standings. Let’s take a look at the numbers behind Orlando’s first-round foe, CF Montreal.
Statistical Analysis
Montreal was incredibly efficient on the offensive end all throughout the regular season. The Quebec-based side is second in goals - expected goals (+8.8) and fifth in goals (63), while taking the 16th-most total scoring attempts (425) in MLS.