Montreal Impact FC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Montreal Impact FC

1 – 1

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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 27 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
FC Cincinnati 26 games · 33 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

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

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Montreal Impact FC

Prince-Osei Owusu

15 G

5 A

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

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. FC Cincinnati get us underway at Saputo Stadium.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Montreal Impact FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Montreal Impact FC and FC Cincinnati are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' Junior Moreno is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Cincinnati so far.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
25' It looks surprising Montreal Impact FC does not make any changes. George Campbell has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
30' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Cincinnati is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
34' Controversy at the stadium! Victor Wanyama argues furiously but the card stands.
39' The energy levels are beginning to show. Hernan Losada might look to freshen things up shortly.
44' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pat Noonan will be considering his options from the bench.
46' Montreal Impact FC ring the changes. Bryce Duke has done his job and it is now time for Lassi Lappalainen to step up.
51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Montreal Impact FC and FC Cincinnati are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
53' A goal from the Ghana international Kwadwo Opoku! He fires home on 53 to make it 1-0!
58' 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.
63' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
65' The crowd applauds Ariel Lassiter as he leaves the pitch. Ahmed Hamdi steps in for Montreal Impact FC.
66' It is a substitution in Montreal Impact FC team. Mason Toye is replaced by Nnamdi Chinonso Offor on 66 minute.
67' Brandon Vazquez makes way for Yuya Kubo at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Cincinnati.
72' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Montreal Impact FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
77' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 77.
78' The Montreal Impact FC bench stirs into life. Kwadwo Opoku is withdrawn and Romell Quioto gets his opportunity.
80' Nick Hagglund makes way for Bret Halsey at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Cincinnati.
82' Montreal Impact FC ring the changes. Victor Wanyama has done his job and it is now time for Samuel Piette to step up.
85' The crowd applauds Junior Moreno as he leaves the pitch. Sergio Santos steps in for FC Cincinnati.
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Matt Miazga.
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
Brandon Vazquez	3
Djordje Mihailovic	3
Luca Orellano	3
Evander	3
Prince-Osei Owusu	3
Luciano Acosta	3
Romell Quioto	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

1.88 Montreal Impact FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.08 FC Cincinnati xG

I would bet for: Montreal Impact FC or FC Cincinnati 77% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Montreal Impact FC39% Draw23% FC Cincinnati38%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 3.96

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

Montreal Impact FC or Draw

62%

Draw or FC Cincinnati

61%

Montreal Impact FC or FC Cincinnati

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Montreal Impact FC29% Draw38% FC Cincinnati33%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 2

6.9%

2 – 1

6.8%

1 – 3

5.2%

2 – 3

4.8%

3 – 2

4.4%

3 – 1

4.2%

0 – 2

4.2%

0 – 1

3.5%

2 – 0

3.5%

1 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Montreal Impact FC

Handicap	Montreal Impact FC covers	Push	FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	16%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	18%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	13%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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