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New York City FC vs CF Montreal: Confirmed Lineups & Game Prediction

New York City FC vs CF Montreal: Confirmed Lineups & Game Prediction

New York City FC vs CF Montreal: confirmed lineups, formations, the game prediction and betting angles ahead of this Saturday's 2:00 PM ET kickoff.

New York City FC vs CF Montreal Confirmed Lineups

Competition

Major League Soccer

Game Date

October 31, 2026

Kickoff Time

2:00 PM ET

Stadium

Citi Field

The starting lineups for the Major League Soccer fixture between New York City FC and CF Montreal have been confirmed.

New York City FC Starting Lineup

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting Lineup: Matt Freese (49), Kevin O'Toole (22), Thiago Martins (13), James Sands (6), Tayvon Gray (24), Andrés Perea (8), Nicolás Fernández Mercau (7), Jonathan Shore (32), Agustín Ojeda (26), Talles Magno (11), Bénie Traoré (9)

Bench: Nico Cavallo (2), Matt Miazga (3), Malachi Jones (88), Luighi (20), Cooper Flax (27), Raul Gustavo (34), Keaton Parks (55), Tomás Romero (30), Hannes Wolf (17)

CF Montreal Starting Lineup

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting Lineup: Samsy Keita (41), Dawid Bugaj (27), Viktor Radojević (28), Brandan Craig (5), Brayan Vera (4), Samuel Piette (6), Dani Pereira (7), Hennadii Synchuk (18), Olger Escobar (29), Wiki Carmona (16), Alexis Sánchez (10)

Bench: Efraín Morales (24), Victor Loturi (22), Dante Sealy (17), Sébastian Breza (1), Luca Petrasso (13), Matty Longstaff (8), Fabian Herbers (21), Daniel Ríos (14), Noah Streit (23)

New York City FC vs CF Montreal Immediate Reaction

New York City FC

New York City FC line up in a 4-3-3 with Talles Magno leading the attack and Bénie Traoré and Agustín Ojeda in support on either flank. Nicolás Fernández Mercau and Andrés Perea start alongside Jonathan Shore in midfield, with Matt Freese in goal behind a back four of Kevin O'Toole, Thiago Martins, James Sands and Tayvon Gray.

CF Montreal

CF Montreal set up in a 4-2-3-1 with Alexis Sánchez as the lone striker and Hennadii Synchuk, Olger Escobar and Wiki Carmona behind him. Samuel Piette and Dani Pereira start in front of a back four of Dawid Bugaj, Viktor Radojević, Brandan Craig and Brayan Vera, with Samsy Keita in goal.

New York City FC vs CF Montreal Same Game Parlay

This same game parlay combines four selections: Nicolás Fernández Mercau to have over 1.5 shots, Hennadii Synchuk to have over 0.5 shots on target, a New York City FC win, and both teams to score (Yes). The live prices are shown in the widget below.

New York City FC vs CF Montreal Prediction After Confirmed Lineups

New York City FC are favorites to win.

Score Prediction: 2-1

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