New York City FC has won four of its last five matches against CF Montréal (L1), including a 4-1 win on March 12. NYCFC has never lost a match in Montreal (W4 D1) with Montreal’s only home win coming in a match in Harrison, NJ, in 2021.
CF Montréal recorded a 2-1 win over D.C. United on Saturday, its second consecutive win. It marked the league-high ninth time this season that Montreal won a match by a one-goal margin, with each of the club’s last five league victories coming by one goal.
New York City FC’s 2-0 win over Inter Miami on Saturday was its fourth straight win, equaling the club’s longest winning streak of the season. NYCFC has 41 points in 2022, the most by a reigning MLS Cup Champion 21 games into their title defense in league history.
Romell Quioto scored 42 seconds into CF Montréal’s win over D.C. United, the third time this season a Montreal player scored in the opening minute of a match (D. Mihailovic on April 16 and May 22). Montreal is the first team in MLS history to score in the opening minute of three matches in a single MLS season.
Argentinian Maxi Moralez and Brazilian Héber scored NYCFC’s two goals against Miami on Saturday. Thirty-three of the team’s 41 MLS goals this season, including the last 16 in a row, have been scored by either Argentinians or Brazilians.
