Both NYCFC and Montreal Impact will be eager to pick up maximum points from this midweek fixture. Each side have experienced vastly different fortunes so far in the 2016 MLS season. Despite a bright start, the hosts have struggled since to establish their footing ever since. Meanwhile, the Impact - who will be visiting Yankee Stadium on Wednesday evening - have been quite solid and could potentially top the Eastern Conference with a victory in New York City tomorrow.
NYCFC
Patrick Vieira's debut season as a senior coach hasn't gone as he would have expected. The former French international started things off with a hard-fought 4-3 win over Chicago Fire, but since then, wins have been hard to come by. NYCFC have picked up just six points from their first seven games and will be desperate to turn around their poor form that have seen them lose their past two league matches.
In their most recent defeat, a 2-0 reversal against Philadelphia, they were absolutely abysmal in front of goal, barely mustering a single shot on target and will obviously have to improve if they want to get anything out of Wednesday's match in front of their home fans. Not surprisingly, the onus will be on stars like David Villa and the rest of the team's attack to put in a much better shift as NYCFC will be desperate to start climbing the table as quickly as possible.
Former Chelsea star Frank Lampard is still listed as doubtful for this match, whilst Mix Diskerud, who was left on the bench during the team's last game, will be pushing to make a return to the starting XI. Additional absentees could include Jack Harrison and Ethan White as well as Connor Brandt.
Montreal Impact
Meanwhile, Montreal have picked up 12 points and could top the Eastern Conference with a win tomorrow evening. They will be coming into this match having suffered a 2-0 loss to Toronto in last weekend's "401 Derby" that snapped a small two game winning streak. As such, the ambitious Canadian side - who now have former Chelsea ace Didier Drogba back in their ranks - will be eager to get back on track against a NYCFC team who are currently struggling to find their way this season.
The visitors do have some injury concerns, however. Both Andres Romero and Cameron Porter are still on the treatment table, whilst Victor Cabrera will have to pass a late fitness test to determine if he will be able to feature in some capacity.
With Drogba leading the line, the Impact will be relying on the trickery of key playmaker Ignacio Piatti to cause trouble for NYCFC's leaky defense. So far, the Argentinian has netted three goals on the road and if on form, will certainly ask a lot of questions of NYCFC's back-line, who has looked very suspect so far all season.
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- In the USA at 19.00 EST on: Directv, MLS Live
- In Canada at 19.00 ET on: TSN 690 Montreal, MLS Live
- In the UK at midnight BST (Thursday) on: Sky Sports 1/HD UK, Sky Go UK, SKY GO Extra
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