Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Montreal Impact FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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.

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

8
2
4
FC Cincinnati 14 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#7 Position #12
20 Points 14
15 Played 14
5 / 5 / 5 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 8
36 Scored 22
37 Conceded 31
-1 GD -9
1.33 PPG 1.00
33% Win % 29%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
79% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
36% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

FC Cincinnati are 7th (20 pts). Montreal Impact FC are 12th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/5
31-45
7/3
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/1
76+
8/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Montreal Impact FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at TQL Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between FC Cincinnati and Montreal Impact FC.
  • 2' The deadlock is broken! Joel Waterman gets on the scoresheet on 2 minutes.
  • 7' Supporters expect more eagerness from Aaron Herrera, as he is very good at scoring at TQL Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 12' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 17' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Obinna Nwobodo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 22' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alvas Powell is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Montreal Impact FC.
  • 26' What a moment for Luciano Acosta! That strike on 26 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 31' Mathieu Choiniere needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 34' Obinna Nwobodo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 34.
  • 39' USA international Bryce Duke has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 44' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
  • 46' Victor Wanyama has so much to prove this time. He replaces George Campbell on 46 minute.
  • 51' FC Cincinnati are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Montreal Impact FC backline.
  • 56' A quiet spell here at TQL Stadium. FC Cincinnati seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 61' Sean Rea has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 65' Goal! Brandon Vazquez scores his 44 goal in 283 matches.
  • 66' FC Cincinnati ring the changes. Dominique Badji has done his job and it is now time for Yuya Kubo to step up.
  • 67' Another substitution for FC Cincinnati to replace Alvas Powell by Santiago Arias on 67 minute.
  • 70' Robert THorkelsson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rudy Camacho at the 70 minute mark.
  • 74' Malik Pinto is ready to make an impact after coming on for Obinna Nwobodo at the 74 minute mark.
  • 75' Another substitution for FC Cincinnati to replace Alvaro Barreal by Raymon Gaddis on 75 minute.
  • 77' The Montreal Impact FC bench stirs into life. Ariel Lassiter is withdrawn and Jojea Kwizera gets his opportunity.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Marco Angulo. He replaces Brandon Vazquez on 81 minute.
  • 86' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Montreal Impact FC that had 279 games and scored 377 goals.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FC Cincinnati to claim maximum points.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Luciano Acosta 3
Brandon Vazquez 3
Luca Orellano 3
Djordje Mihailovic 3
Evander 3
Allan Cruz 2
Kwadwo Opoku 2
Romell Quioto 2

Head to Head

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

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
3.02 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.85 Montreal Impact FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati57% Draw20% Montreal Impact FC23%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes79% 0% No21%
Avg goals/match: 4.87
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 85%
15%
± 3.5 70%
30%
± 4.5 52%
48%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
76%
Draw or Montreal Impact FC
43%
FC Cincinnati or Montreal Impact FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati47% Draw32% Montreal Impact FC21%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
6.5%
3 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
5.9%
3 – 2
5.8%
1 – 1
5%
4 – 1
4.8%
4 – 2
4.4%
1 – 2
4.1%
2 – 0
3.7%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 3
3.6%
3 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Montreal Impact FC covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 17% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 18% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 11% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
17% ✗
Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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