Montreal Impact FC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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FC Cincinnati

Wed 20 Sep 2023 · 23:30 UTC Saputo Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Kwadwo Opoku 53' 1–0

1–1 90+7' Luciano Acosta pen

Victor Wanyama 34' Y

Y 90' Matt Miazga

Y 90' Santiago Arias

Nnamdi Chinonso Offor 90' Y

Jonathan Sirois 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Montreal Impact FC 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
FC Cincinnati 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)

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

Montreal Impact FC 14 games · Avg 4.1 goals FC Cincinnati

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-20 Montreal Impact FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati 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

Recent Form

Montreal Impact FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Sep	FC Cincinnati	H	1–1	D
16 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	H	0–0	D
02 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	H	2–4	L
30 Aug	New York City FC	A	0–2	L
26 Aug	New England Revolution	H	1–0	W
20 Aug	Toronto FC	A	3–2	W

FC Cincinnati

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–1	D
16 Sep	Philadelphia Union	A	2–2	D
02 Sep	Orlando City SC	H	0–1	L
30 Aug	Atlanta United FC	A	2–1	W
26 Aug	New York City FC	H	3–0	W
20 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–3	L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

79% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

36% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

27% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Montreal Impact FC and FC Cincinnati is underway.
5' The travelling FC Cincinnati supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' Montreal Impact FC are deployed in a 3-4-1-2 today, looking to exploit space against FC Cincinnati's 3-4-1-2 shape.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' FC Cincinnati are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
25' Montreal Impact FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Cincinnati backline.
30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Cincinnati needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
34' The referee calls foul for Victor Wanyama. He receives a card.
39' Obinna Nwobodo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
44' Montreal Impact FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
46' A tactical swap from Montreal Impact FC — Lassi Lappalainen on, Bryce Duke off on 46 minutes.
51' 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.
53' Kwadwo Opoku makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Montreal Impact FC are in front.
58' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
63' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
65' The crowd applauds Ariel Lassiter as he leaves the pitch. Ahmed Hamdi steps in for Montreal Impact FC.
66' Mason Toye makes way for Nnamdi Chinonso Offor at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Montreal Impact FC.
67' The crowd applauds Brandon Vazquez as he leaves the pitch. Yuya Kubo steps in for FC Cincinnati.
72' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
77' The home supporters are growing impatient. Montreal Impact FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
78' The supporters are chanting for Romell Quioto. He replaces Kwadwo Opoku on 78 minute.
80' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 80 minute. Nick Hagglund leaves to be changed by Bret Halsey.
82' Samuel Piette gets the nod from Montreal Impact FC. He replaces Victor Wanyama and will look to change the dynamic.
85' Time for substitution for FC Cincinnati. Junior Moreno is replaced by Sergio Santos.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Matt Miazga on 90.
The points are shared — Montreal Impact FC 1-1 FC Cincinnati. Honours even.

Lineups

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

2
Victor Wanyama ↓ Samuel Piette 82'
25
Gabriele Corbo
29
Mathieu Choiniere
13
Mason Toye ↓ Nnamdi Chinonso Offor 66'
11
Ariel Lassiter ↓ Ahmed Hamdi 65'
24
George Campbell
16
Joel Waterman
10
Bryce Duke ↓ Lassi Lappalainen 46'
40
Jonathan Sirois
90
Kwadwo Opoku ↓ Romell Quioto 78'
19
Nathan-Dylan Saliba

Bench

Coach Hernan Losada

FC Cincinnati Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

7
Yuya Kubo ↑ 67'
2
Alvas Powell
28
Ray Gaddis
1
Alec Kann
17
Sergio Santos ↑ 85'
42
Bret Halsey ↑ 80'
14
Dom Badji ↑ 66'
8
Marco Angulo
26
Malik Pinto

Coach Pat Noonan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Luciano Acosta	3
Brandon Vazquez	3
Luca Orellano	3
Djordje Mihailovic	3
Evander	3
Brenner da Silva	2
Allan Cruz	2
Kwadwo Opoku	2

Head to Head

Montreal Impact FC Form

2023-09-20 Montreal Impact FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2023-09-16 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2023-09-02 Montreal Impact FC 2–4 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-08-30 New York City FC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC L 2023-08-26 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 New England Revolution W 2023-08-20 Toronto FC 2–3 Montreal Impact FC W

FC Cincinnati Form

2023-09-20 Montreal Impact FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2023-09-16 Philadelphia Union 2–2 FC Cincinnati D 2023-09-02 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Orlando City SC L 2023-08-30 Atlanta United FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2023-08-26 FC Cincinnati 3–0 New York City FC W 2023-08-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.12 Montreal Impact FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.36 FC Cincinnati xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Montreal Impact FC39% Draw22% FC Cincinnati39%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes79% 0% No21%

Avg goals/match: 4.48

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	81%	19%
± 3.5	64%	36%
± 4.5	46%	54%

Double Chance

Montreal Impact FC or Draw

61%

Draw or FC Cincinnati

61%

Montreal Impact FC or FC Cincinnati

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Montreal Impact FC29% Draw36% FC Cincinnati35%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 2

6.6%

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

5.9%

2 – 3

5.3%

1 – 3

5.1%

3 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.1%

3 – 3

3.8%

0 – 2

3.3%

2 – 4

3.2%

1 – 4

Asian Handicap — Montreal Impact FC

Handicap	Montreal Impact FC covers	Push	FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	11%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	16%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	17%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	13%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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