FC Cincinnati vs Montreal Impact FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

FC Cincinnati

3 – 0

Full Time

Montreal Impact FC

Wed 17 May 2023 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

1–0 2' Joel Waterman og

Luciano Acosta 26' 2–0

Brandon Vazquez 65' 3–0

Obinna Nwobodo 34' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs Montreal Impact FC — MLS at TQL Stadium.

FC Cincinnati 34 games · 46 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

FC Cincinnati 15 games · Avg 4.1 goals Montreal Impact FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-05-17 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Montreal Impact FC 2022-05-28 Montreal Impact FC 4–3 FC Cincinnati 2022-04-02 FC Cincinnati 3–4 Montreal Impact FC 2021-08-18 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Montreal Impact FC 2021-07-17 Montreal Impact FC 5–4 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	Montreal Impact FC	H	3–0	W
06 May	D.C. United SC	H	2–1	W
29 Apr	New England Revolution	A	1–1	D
22 Apr	Portland Timbers	H	2–1	W
16 Apr	St. Louis City	A	1–5	L
08 Apr	Philadelphia Union	H	1–0	W

Montreal Impact FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	FC Cincinnati	A	0–3	L
13 May	Toronto FC	H	2–0	W
06 May	Orlando City SC	H	2–0	W
30 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–0	W
22 Apr	New York Red Bulls	H	2–0	W
15 Apr	D.C. United SC	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati		Montreal Impact FC
#8	Position	#15
46	Points	26
34	Played	34
12 / 10 / 12	W / D / L	6 / 8 / 20
67	Scored	37
75	Conceded	69
-8	GD	-32
1.35	PPG	0.76
35%	Win %	18%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

18% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

FC Cincinnati are 8th (46 pts). Montreal Impact FC are 15th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati

0-15

6/3

16-30

5/11

31-45

10/11

46-60

8/13

61-75

6/7

76+

17/9

■ 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)

FC Cincinnati

Kevin Denkey	17 G	2 A
Evander	14 G	13 A
Tom Barlow	10 G	4 A
Pavel Bucha	6 G	3 A

Montreal Impact FC

Prince-Osei Owusu

15 G

6 A

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at TQL Stadium!
2' Joel Waterman puts FC Cincinnati on the lead.
7' Rudy Camacho needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
12' named a 3-4-1-2 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-1-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
17' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Cincinnati and Montreal Impact FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
22' Supporters expect more eagerness from Bryce Duke, as he is very good at scoring at TQL Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
26' Brilliant from the ! Luciano Acosta makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 26.
31' Montreal Impact FC have won 391 goals from 299 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
34' A moment of madness from Obinna Nwobodo on 34 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Cincinnati will be frustrated.
39' Montreal Impact 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.
44' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Cincinnati in their 3-4-1-2 trying to find a way past Montreal Impact FC's compact 3-4-1-2.
46' Victor Wanyama has so much to prove this time. He replaces George Campbell on 46 minute.
51' Dominique Badji has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
56' Montreal Impact FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
61' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Cincinnati and Montreal Impact FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
65' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Brandon Vazquez makes no mistake. 3-0!
66' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Dominique Badji departs to be replaced by Yuya Kubo.
67' Another substitution for FC Cincinnati to replace Alvas Powell by Santiago Arias on 67 minute.
70' Time for substitution for Montreal Impact FC. Rudy Camacho is replaced by Robert THorkelsson.
74' Malik Pinto has so much to prove this time. He replaces Obinna Nwobodo on 74 minute.
75' Raymon Gaddis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alvaro Barreal at the 75 minute mark.
77' Time for substitution for Montreal Impact FC. Ariel Lassiter is replaced by Jojea Kwizera.
81' Marco Angulo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Brandon Vazquez at the 81 minute mark.
86' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Cincinnati players.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

7
Yuya Kubo ↑ 66'
13
Santiago Arias ↑ 67'
1
Alec Kann
15
Yerson Mosquera
28
Raymon Gaddis ↑ 75'
8
Marco Angulo ↑ 81'
26
Malik Pinto ↑ 74'
3
Joey Akpunonu

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

25
Gabriele Corbo
22
Aaron Herrera
4
Rudy Camacho ↓ Robert THorkelsson 70'
29
Mathieu Choiniere
11
Ariel Lassiter ↓ Jojea Kwizera 77'
24
George Campbell ↓ Victor Wanyama 46'
16
Joel Waterman
10
Bryce Duke ↓ Lassi Lappalainen 46'
40
Jonathan Sirois
9
Nnamdi Chinonso Offor ↓ Ibrahim Sunusi 46'
27
Sean Rea

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Evander	3
Prince-Osei Owusu	3
Luciano Acosta	3
Brandon Vazquez	3
Djordje Mihailovic	3
Luca Orellano	3
Mason Toye	2
Junior Moreno	2

Head to Head

FC Cincinnati Form

2023-05-17 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-05-06 FC Cincinnati 2–1 D.C. United SC W 2023-04-29 New England Revolution 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2023-04-22 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Portland Timbers W 2023-04-16 St. Louis City 5–1 FC Cincinnati L 2023-04-08 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Philadelphia Union W

Montreal Impact FC Form

2023-05-17 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Montreal Impact FC L 2023-05-13 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Toronto FC W 2023-05-06 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Orlando City SC W 2023-04-30 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-04-22 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 New York Red Bulls W 2023-04-15 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 D.C. United SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.58 FC Cincinnati xG

Expected Goals

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

1.43 Montreal Impact FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati57% Draw21% Montreal Impact FC22%

Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 4.01

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw

78%

Draw or Montreal Impact FC

43%

FC Cincinnati or Montreal Impact FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati46% Draw36% Montreal Impact FC18%

Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 1

7.5%

3 – 1

7.1%

2 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

5.9%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 2

5.1%

1 – 2

4.7%

4 – 1

4.6%

1 – 0

4.4%

4 – 2

3.3%

4 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap	FC Cincinnati covers	Push	Montreal Impact FC covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	18%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	20%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	11%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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