Montreal Impact FC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Montreal Impact FC

3 – 1

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FC Cincinnati

Sat 26 Sep 2026 · 23:30 UTC Stade Saputo HT 45' · FT 45'

Daniel Rios 25' 1–0

1–1 64' Tom Barlow

Prince-Osei Owusu pen 72' 2–1

Prince-Osei Owusu 75' 3–1

Matthew Longstaff 34' Y

Fabian Herbers 47' Y

Y 71' Roman Celentano

Y 86' Teenage Hadebe

Overview

Match Preview

Montreal Impact FC vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at Stade Saputo.

Montreal Impact FC 29 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
FC Cincinnati 28 games · 36 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	29	66
2	Internacional CF Miami	29	52
3	New England Revolution	29	49
4	Chicago Fire FC	29	48
5	Charlotte FC	29	46
6	Philadelphia Union	29	45
7	Orlando City SC	29	38
8	FC Cincinnati	28	36
9	New York Red Bulls	29	36
10	New York City FC	29	33
11	Toronto FC	29	33
12	D.C. United SC	28	33
13	Columbus Crew SC	29	32
14	Atlanta United FC	29	30
15	Montreal Impact FC	29	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	29	52
17	St. Louis City	29	51
18	FC Dallas	29	50
19	San Jose Earthquakes	29	47
20	Houston Dynamo	29	46
21	Los Angeles FC	30	45
22	Seattle Sounders FC	29	41
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	30	39
24	Colorado Rapids SC	29	38
25	San Diego FC	29	33
26	Portland Timbers	29	33
27	Real Salt Lake	29	33
28	Minnesota United FC	29	31
29	Austin FC	29	31
30	Sporting Kansas City	29	22

Head-to-Head

Montreal Impact FC 15 games · Avg 4.1 goals FC Cincinnati

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-26 Montreal Impact FC 3–1 FC Cincinnati 2026-03-22 FC Cincinnati 4–3 Montreal Impact FC 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

Recent Form

Montreal Impact FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Sep	FC Cincinnati	H	3–1	W
19 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	H	0–2	L
13 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–1	L
09 Sep	Charlotte FC	H	1–2	L
05 Sep	Philadelphia Union	A	0–2	L
29 Aug	Internacional CF Miami	A	1–7	L

FC Cincinnati

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–3	L
20 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	2–2	D
12 Sep	Charlotte FC	H	3–3	D
09 Sep	Philadelphia Union	A	0–5	L
29 Aug	Nashville SC	A	0–4	L
22 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Montreal Impact FC		FC Cincinnati
#15	Position	#8
24	Points	36
29	Played	28
6 / 6 / 17	W / D / L	9 / 9 / 10
35	Scored	60
59	Conceded	68
-24	GD	-8
0.83	PPG	1.29
21%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

14% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Montreal Impact FC are 15th (24 pts). FC Cincinnati are 8th (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Montreal Impact FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

4/4

31-45

3/5

46-60

5/6

61-75

2/7

76+

4/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Cincinnati

0-15

5/3

16-30

5/10

31-45

9/10

46-60

6/12

61-75

5/5

76+

15/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Montreal Impact FC

Prince-Osei Owusu

15 G

5 A

FC Cincinnati

Kevin Denkey	17 G	1 A
Evander	13 G	7 A
Tom Barlow	9 G	3 A
Pavel Bucha	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Montreal Impact FC gets underway.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Montreal Impact FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' It looks surprising FC Cincinnati does not make any changes. Bryan Ramirez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
11' Fabian Herbers has so much to prove this time. He replaces Brayan Ceballos on 11 minute.
16' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
21' Montreal Impact FC currently sit 15 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
25' Magnificent from Daniel Rios! That is 29 goals in 224 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
34' It’s a booking for Montreal Impact FC player. Matthew Longstaff gets a card.
39' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Montreal Impact FC and FC Cincinnati are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
44' It’s high time Philippe Eullaffroy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
47' Fabian Herbers picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
52' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Montreal Impact FC that had 292 games and scored 387 goals.
57' FC Cincinnati has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
58' The crowd applauds Ayoub Jabbari as he leaves the pitch. David Doudera steps in for FC Cincinnati.
63' The energy levels are beginning to show. Philippe Eullaffroy might look to freshen things up shortly.
64' GOAL! Tom Barlow fires home to make it 1-1!
69' FC Cincinnati looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Tom Barlow scoring 1 goals.
71' A meaty challenge results in booking for Roman Celentano on 71.
72' Goal! Prince-Osei Owusu scores his 35 goal in 257 matches.
75' Brilliant from the ! Prince-Osei Owusu makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 75.
77' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Bryan Ramirez departs to be replaced by Kristian Fletcher.
82' Alvas Powell has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 299 appearances.
86' Teenage Hadebe catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 86.
86' FC Cincinnati make a change. Nick Hagglund trudges off to be replaced by Alvas Powell on 86 minutes.
87' Frankie Amaya has so much to prove this time. He replaces Prince-Osei Owusu on 87 minute.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Cincinnati.

Lineups

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Eullaffroy

FC Cincinnati Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

10
Evander
4
Nick Hagglund ↓ Alvas Powell 86'
5
Obinna Nwobodo ↓ Kyle Smith 77'
16
Tom Barlow
15
Teenage Hadebe
18
Roman Celentano
22
Gerardo Valenzuela
99
Ayoub Jabbari ↓ David Doudera 58'
17
Kenji Mboma
11
Samuel Gidi ↓ Brian Anunga 86'
29
Bryan Ramirez ↓ Kristian Fletcher 77'

Bench

13
Evan Louro
2
Alvas Powell ↑ 86'
24
Kyle Smith ↑ 77'
27
Brian Anunga ↑ 86'
23
David Doudera ↑ 58'
6
Julian Malatini
14
Kristian Fletcher ↑ 77'
19
Stefan Chirila

Coach Pat Noonan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Djordje Mihailovic	3
Luca Orellano	3
Evander	3
Prince-Osei Owusu	3
Luciano Acosta	3
Brandon Vazquez	3
Romell Quioto	2
Kwadwo Opoku	2

Head to Head

Montreal Impact FC Form

2026-09-26 Montreal Impact FC 3–1 FC Cincinnati W 2026-09-19 Montreal Impact FC 0–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2026-09-13 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC L 2026-09-09 Montreal Impact FC 1–2 Charlotte FC L 2026-09-05 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Montreal Impact FC L 2026-08-29 Internacional CF Miami 7–1 Montreal Impact FC L

FC Cincinnati Form

2026-09-26 Montreal Impact FC 3–1 FC Cincinnati L 2026-09-20 Houston Dynamo 2–2 FC Cincinnati D 2026-09-12 FC Cincinnati 3–3 Charlotte FC D 2026-09-09 Philadelphia Union 5–0 FC Cincinnati L 2026-08-29 Nashville SC 4–0 FC Cincinnati L 2026-08-22 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.12 Montreal Impact FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.28 FC Cincinnati xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Montreal Impact FC39% Draw23% FC Cincinnati38%

Actual: Montreal Impact FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes78% 0% No22%

Avg goals/match: 4.4

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	80%	20%
± 3.5	63%	37%
± 4.5	44%	56%

Double Chance

Montreal Impact FC or Draw

61%

Draw or FC Cincinnati

61%

Montreal Impact FC or FC Cincinnati

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Montreal Impact FC30% Draw36% FC Cincinnati34%

Actual: Montreal Impact FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 1

6.7%

1 – 2

6.7%

2 – 1

6.2%

2 – 3

5.2%

1 – 3

3 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 3

3.7%

0 – 2

3.3%

2 – 4

2 – 0

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Montreal Impact FC

Handicap	Montreal Impact FC covers	Push	FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	11%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	16%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	17%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	13%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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