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

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

FC Cincinnati 26 games · 33 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

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
#9	Position	#15
33	Points	24
26	Played	27
8 / 9 / 9	W / D / L	6 / 6 / 15
55	Scored	34
64	Conceded	54
-9	GD	-20
1.27	PPG	0.89
31%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

22% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 pts). Montreal Impact FC are 15th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati

0-15

4/3

16-30

5/9

31-45

9/9

46-60

5/11

61-75

4/4

76+

13/7

■ 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)

FC Cincinnati

Kevin Denkey	14 G	1 A
Evander	13 G	7 A
Tom Barlow	7 G	2 A
Pavel Bucha	6 G	3 A

Montreal Impact FC

Prince-Osei Owusu

15 G

5 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at TQL Stadium. FC Cincinnati are looking to make home advantage count against Montreal Impact FC.
2' GOAL! Joel Waterman scores on 2.
7' FC Cincinnati is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
12' 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.
17' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
22' FC Cincinnati are deployed in a 3-4-1-2 today, looking to exploit space against Montreal Impact FC's 3-4-1-2 shape.
26' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Luciano Acosta makes it 2-0.
31' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 31 minutes.
34' Poor challenge from Obinna Nwobodo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
39' Bryce Duke is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Montreal Impact FC so far.
44' Montreal Impact FC come into this ranked 12 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
46' Montreal Impact FC ring the changes. George Campbell has done his job and it is now time for Victor Wanyama to step up.
51' Ariel Lassiter has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
56' FC Cincinnati looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
61' It looks like no one’s ball. Montreal Impact FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
65' Brandon Vazquez makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and FC Cincinnati are in front.
66' Yuya Kubo gets the nod from FC Cincinnati. He replaces Dominique Badji and will look to change the dynamic.
67' A change in the FC Cincinnati ranks — Alvas Powell exits the field as Santiago Arias enters on 67.
70' A change in the Montreal Impact FC ranks — Rudy Camacho exits the field as Robert THorkelsson enters on 70.
74' Another substitution for FC Cincinnati to replace Obinna Nwobodo by Malik Pinto on 74 minute.
75' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 75 minute. Alvaro Barreal leaves to be changed by Raymon Gaddis.
77' A change in the Montreal Impact FC ranks — Ariel Lassiter exits the field as Jojea Kwizera enters on 77.
81' FC Cincinnati ring the changes. Brandon Vazquez has done his job and it is now time for Marco Angulo to step up.
86' Montreal Impact FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
Full Time. FC Cincinnati beats Montreal Impact FC

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
Luca Orellano	3
Evander	3
Prince-Osei Owusu	3
Luciano Acosta	3
Brandon Vazquez	3
Djordje Mihailovic	3
Joaquin Torres	2
Mason Toye	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

2.67 FC Cincinnati xG

Expected Goals

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

1.65 Montreal Impact FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati55% Draw21% Montreal Impact FC24%

Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 4.32

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	79%	21%
± 3.5	61%	39%
± 4.5	43%	57%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw

76%

Draw or Montreal Impact FC

45%

FC Cincinnati or Montreal Impact FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati45% Draw35% Montreal Impact FC20%

Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

7.7%

3 – 1

6.7%

1 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

6.2%

3 – 2

5.5%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 2

4.8%

4 – 1

4.5%

3 – 0

Actual

4 – 2

3.7%

2 – 3

3.4%

1 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap	FC Cincinnati covers	Push	Montreal Impact FC covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	17%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	19%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	12%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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