Atlanta United FC vs Montreal Impact FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Atlanta United FC

4 – 1

Full Time

Montreal Impact FC

Sat 23 Sep 2023 · 23:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Xande Silva 30' 1–0

Thiago Almada 33' 2–0

2–1 40' Ahmed Hamdi

Georgios Giakoumakis 46' 3–1

Edwin Mosquera 89' 4–1

Miles Robinson 65' Y

Y 67' Joel Waterman

Y 79' Mathieu Choiniere

YR 87' Joel Waterman

Edwin Mosquera 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Atlanta United FC vs Montreal Impact FC — MLS at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Atlanta United FC 27 games · 27 pts (2026/26)
Montreal Impact FC 27 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Atlanta United FC 16 games · Avg 3.0 goals Montreal Impact FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-23 Atlanta United FC 4–1 Montreal Impact FC 2023-07-08 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 Atlanta United FC 2022-04-30 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 Atlanta United FC 2022-03-19 Atlanta United FC 3–3 Montreal Impact FC 2021-10-02 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	H	4–1	W
20 Sep	D.C. United SC	A	1–1	D
16 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	H	5–2	W
03 Sep	FC Dallas	A	2–2	D
30 Aug	FC Cincinnati	H	1–2	L
26 Aug	Nashville SC	H	4–0	W

Montreal Impact FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Atlanta United FC	A	1–4	L
20 Sep	FC Cincinnati	H	1–1	D
16 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	H	0–0	D
02 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	H	2–4	L
30 Aug	New York City FC	A	0–2	L
26 Aug	New England Revolution	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Atlanta United FC		Montreal Impact FC
#14	Position	#15
27	Points	24
27	Played	27
7 / 6 / 14	W / D / L	6 / 6 / 15
32	Scored	34
45	Conceded	54
-13	GD	-20
1.00	PPG	0.89
26%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

15% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

22% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

Atlanta United FC are 14th (27 pts). Montreal Impact FC are 15th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

3/5

31-45

2/5

46-60

3/6

61-75

4/7

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Montreal Impact FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

4/3

31-45

3/4

46-60

4/5

61-75

2/7

76+

4/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

Aleksei Miranchuk

6 G

6 A

Montreal Impact FC

Prince-Osei Owusu

15 G

5 A

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Atlanta United FC to score. At the same time, Montreal Impact FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gonzalo Pineda might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' Montreal Impact FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Matthew Longstaff scoring 1 goals.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Atlanta United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Montreal Impact FC winning 100% of all matches.
30' Against the run of play, Xande Silva has scored! This game has turned on its head.
33' Thiago Almada adds to his 1 season tally! Atlanta United FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
38' Atlanta United FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Montreal Impact FC's 3-4-1-2 shape.
40' The deadlock is broken! Ahmed Hamdi gets on the scoresheet on 40 minutes.
45' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-1-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
46' What a moment for Georgios Giakoumakis! That strike on 46 puts his side firmly in control.
46' Fernando Alvarez is ready to make an impact after coming on for George Campbell at the 46 minute mark.
51' Montreal Impact FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
56' Brad Guzan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Montreal Impact FC so far.
59' The crowd applauds Samuel Piette as he leaves the pitch. Nathan-Dylan Saliba steps in for Montreal Impact FC.
64' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 64 minutes.
65' The referee has no hesitation. Miles Robinson is booked for Atlanta United FC — card on 65.
67' That looks like a foul for a card for Joel Waterman.
71' Edwin Mosquera gets the nod from Atlanta United FC. He replaces Saba Lobzhanidze and will look to change the dynamic.
75' Ariel Lassiter has so much to prove this time. He replaces Zachary Brault-Guillard on 75 minute.
76' Another substitution for Montreal Impact FC to replace Ahmed Hamdi by Ibrahim Sunusi on 76 minute.
79' Montreal Impact FC player sees a card in front of him.
83' The crowd applauds Xande Silva as he leaves the pitch. Tyler Wolff steps in for Atlanta United FC.
85' The Montreal Impact FC bench stirs into life. Lassi Lappalainen is withdrawn and Bryce Duke gets his opportunity.
87' That is a card for Montreal Impact FC. Joel Waterman will be fuming at that decision.
89' Against the run of play, Edwin Mosquera has scored! This game has turned on its head.
90' Edwin Mosquera catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
Game over. The scoreline of 4-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

20
Matheus Rossetto
11
Brooks Lennon
4
Luis Abram
1
Brad Guzan
12
Miles Robinson
10
Thiago Almada
16
Xande Silva ↓ Tyler Wolff 83'
8
Tristan Muyumba ↓ Ajani Fortune 71'
26
Caleb Wiley
7
Georgios Giakoumakis ↓ Jamal Thiare 83'
9
Saba Lobzhanidze ↓ Edwin Mosquera 71'

Bench

Coach Gonzalo Pineda

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

25
Gabriele Corbo
6
Samuel Piette ↓ Nathan-Dylan Saliba 59'
29
Mathieu Choiniere
15
Zachary Brault-Guillard ↓ Ariel Lassiter 75'
21
Lassi Lappalainen ↓ Bryce Duke 85'
24
George Campbell ↓ Fernando Alvarez 46'
16
Joel Waterman
40
Jonathan Sirois
90
Kwadwo Opoku
9
Nnamdi Chinonso Offor
7
Ahmed Hamdi ↓ Ibrahim Sunusi 76'

Bench

Coach Hernan Losada

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Josef Martinez	4
Romell Quioto	3
Marcelino Moreno	3
Kevin Kratz	2
Miguel Almiron	2
Josef Martinez	2
Emmanuel Latte Lath	2
Brooks Lennon	2

Head to Head

Atlanta United FC Form

2023-09-23 Atlanta United FC 4–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-09-20 D.C. United SC 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2023-09-16 Atlanta United FC 5–2 Internacional CF Miami W 2023-09-03 FC Dallas 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2023-08-30 Atlanta United FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati L 2023-08-26 Atlanta United FC 4–0 Nashville SC W

Montreal Impact FC Form

2023-09-23 Atlanta United FC 4–1 Montreal Impact FC L 2023-09-20 Montreal Impact FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2023-09-16 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2023-09-02 Montreal Impact FC 2–4 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-08-30 New York City FC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC L 2023-08-26 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 New England Revolution W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.36 Atlanta United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.26 Montreal Impact FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC60% Draw21% Montreal Impact FC19%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.62

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Montreal Impact FC

40%

Atlanta United FC or Montreal Impact FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC45% Draw38% Montreal Impact FC17%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 1

8.8%

2 – 0

7.5%

3 – 1

7.1%

1 – 0

5.9%

3 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

5.7%

1 – 2

4.9%

3 – 2

4.5%

4 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

4 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap	Atlanta United FC covers	Push	Montreal Impact FC covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	18%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	21%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.