Thursday , 1 October 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Montreal Impact FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
FC Cincinnati
3 – 0
Full Time
Montreal Impact FC
Sat 18 Oct 2025 · 22:00 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 29' Victor Loturi
Y 42' Dante Sealy
Nick Hagglund 45' Y
Samuel Gidi 61' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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 New York Red Bulls 27 34
8 Orlando City SC 27 34
9 New York City FC 27 33
10 FC Cincinnati 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 27 45
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

8
2
5
FC Cincinnati 15 games · Avg 4.1 goals Montreal Impact FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-10-18 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Montreal Impact FC 2025-06-25 Montreal Impact FC 1–3 FC Cincinnati 2024-08-31 FC Cincinnati 4–1 Montreal Impact FC 2024-04-13 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 FC Cincinnati 2023-09-20 Montreal Impact FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Oct Montreal Impact FC H 3–0 W
04 Oct New York Red Bulls A 1–0 W
28 Sep Orlando City SC H 1–1 D
21 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–2 W
13 Sep Nashville SC H 2–1 W
30 Aug Philadelphia Union H 0–1 L
Montreal Impact FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Oct FC Cincinnati A 0–3 L
04 Oct Nashville SC H 1–1 D
27 Sep Charlotte FC A 4–1 W
20 Sep New York Red Bulls H 0–2 L
13 Sep St. Louis City H 0–2 L
30 Aug Toronto FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati Montreal Impact FC
#10 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 10th (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' KICK OFF: Montreal Impact FC gets underway.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Cincinnati and Montreal Impact FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' USA international Jalen Neal has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' 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 Ivan Jaime Pajuelo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 29' It’s a booking for Montreal Impact FC player. Victor Loturi gets a card.
  • 33' Nick Hagglund puts FC Cincinnati on the lead.
  • 38' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
  • 42' Dante Sealy has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 42.
  • 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nick Hagglund on 45.
  • 46' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Dominik Marczuk departs to be replaced by Yuya Kubo.
  • 51' FC Cincinnati currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 56' What composure from Evander! The Brazil international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 58' Montreal Impact FC make a change. Fabian Herbers trudges off to be replaced by Ivan Jaime Pajuelo on 58 minutes.
  • 61' Controversy at the stadium! Samuel Gidi argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 66' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Cincinnati winning 100% of all matches.
  • 71' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Prince-Osei Owusu as he leaves the pitch. Giacomo Vrioni steps in for Montreal Impact FC.
  • 77' It is a substitution in FC Cincinnati team. Nick Hagglund is replaced by Brian Anunga on 77 minute.
  • 78' Montreal Impact FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kwadwo Opoku is hanging Ivan Jaime Pajuelo on the field on 78 minute.
  • 81' The Montreal Impact FC bench stirs into life. Hennadiy Synchuk is withdrawn and Bryce Duke gets his opportunity.
  • 84' FC Cincinnati make a change. Kei Kamara trudges off to be replaced by Gerardo Valenzuela on 84 minutes.
  • 88' GOAL! Brenner scores on 88. Assisted by Gerardo Valenzuela
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. FC Cincinnati take all three points.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Donadel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Evander 3
Prince-Osei Owusu 3
Luciano Acosta 3
Brandon Vazquez 3
Djordje Mihailovic 3
Luca Orellano 3
Ahmed Hamdi 2
Brenner da Silva 2

Head to Head

2025-10-18 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Montreal Impact FC 2025-06-25 Montreal Impact FC 1–3 FC Cincinnati 2024-08-31 FC Cincinnati 4–1 Montreal Impact FC 2024-04-13 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 FC Cincinnati 2023-09-20 Montreal Impact FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati Form

2025-10-18 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2025-10-04 New York Red Bulls 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2025-09-28 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2025-09-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 FC Cincinnati W 2025-09-13 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Nashville SC W 2025-08-30 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Philadelphia Union L

Montreal Impact FC Form

2025-10-18 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Montreal Impact FC L 2025-10-04 Montreal Impact FC 1–1 Nashville SC D 2025-09-27 Charlotte FC 1–4 Montreal Impact FC W 2025-09-20 Montreal Impact FC 0–2 New York Red Bulls L 2025-09-13 Montreal Impact FC 0–2 St. Louis City L 2025-08-30 Toronto FC 1–1 Montreal Impact FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.58 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 Montreal Impact FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati61% Draw20% Montreal Impact FC19%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 4.06
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
81%
Draw or Montreal Impact FC
39%
FC Cincinnati or Montreal Impact FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati45% Draw36% Montreal Impact FC19%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 1
7.4%
3 – 1
7%
2 – 2
6%
2 – 0
5.9%
3 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
4.8%
4 – 1
4.5%
1 – 0
4.2%
4 – 2
3.4%
4 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Montreal Impact FC covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 17% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 20% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+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
24% ✗
Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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