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

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

Atlanta United FC 34 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Montreal Impact FC 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Atlanta United FC 17 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
#13	Position	#15
33	Points	26
34	Played	34
9 / 6 / 19	W / D / L	6 / 8 / 20
43	Scored	37
60	Conceded	69
-17	GD	-32
0.97	PPG	0.76
26%	Win %	18%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

15% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

18% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

Atlanta United FC are 13th (33 pts). Montreal Impact FC are 15th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

5/6

31-45

4/7

46-60

5/12

61-75

6/8

76+

7/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Montreal Impact FC

0-15

4/4

16-30

4/4

31-45

3/6

46-60

5/8

61-75

2/9

76+

5/13

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

Aleksei Miranchuk

6 G

6 A

Montreal Impact FC

Prince-Osei Owusu

15 G

6 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Atlanta United FC and Montreal Impact FC is underway.
5' Mathieu Choiniere is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Atlanta United FC so far.
10' Miles Robinson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
30' Xande Silva has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 30 minutes.
33' What composure from Thiago Almada! The Argentina international strokes it home. 2-0.
38' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
40' Assisted by Lassi Lappalainen with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ahmed Hamdi makes no mistake. 2-1!
45' It’s high time Gonzalo Pineda made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
46' The deadlock is broken! Georgios Giakoumakis gets on the scoresheet on 46 minutes.
46' The whistle greets George Campbell as he departs to be replaced by Fernando Alvarez.
51' Atlanta United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Montreal Impact FC backline.
56' Atlanta United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
59' Another substitution for Montreal Impact FC to replace Samuel Piette by Nathan-Dylan Saliba on 59 minute.
64' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Atlanta United FC and Montreal Impact FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
65' A moment of madness from Miles Robinson on 65 minutes earns him a card. Atlanta United FC will be frustrated.
67' Poor challenge from Joel Waterman. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
71' Atlanta United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Edwin Mosquera is hanging Saba Lobzhanidze on the field on 71 minute.
75' Zachary Brault-Guillard makes way for Ariel Lassiter at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Montreal Impact FC.
76' It is a substitution in Montreal Impact FC team. Ahmed Hamdi is replaced by Ibrahim Sunusi on 76 minute.
79' Mathieu Choiniere was booked on 79.
83' Fresh legs for Atlanta United FC! Tyler Wolff comes on to replace Xande Silva.
85' Another substitution for Montreal Impact FC to replace Lassi Lappalainen by Bryce Duke on 85 minute.
87' Montreal Impact FC player sees a card in front of him.
89' Magnificent from Edwin Mosquera! That is 5 goals in 152 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
90' Edwin Mosquera was booked on 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Marcelino Moreno	3
Romell Quioto	3
Miguel Almiron	3
Kevin Kratz	2
Miguel Almiron	2
Brooks Lennon	2
Josef Martinez	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

2.42 Atlanta United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.2 Montreal Impact FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC62% Draw20% Montreal Impact FC18%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

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

82%

Draw or Montreal Impact FC

38%

Atlanta United FC or Montreal Impact FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC47% Draw38% Montreal Impact FC15%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 1

8.6%

2 – 0

7.9%

3 – 1

7.3%

3 – 0

6.2%

1 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

5.4%

1 – 2

4.5%

4 – 1

Actual

3 – 2

4.4%

0 – 0

3.9%

4 – 0

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap	Atlanta United FC covers	Push	Montreal Impact FC covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	19%	58%
-1.5	42%	—	58%
-1	42%	21%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	10%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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