Montreal Impact FC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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Montreal Impact FC

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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 18 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
FC Cincinnati 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

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
#14	Position	#6
16	Points	26
18	Played	18
4 / 4 / 10	W / D / L	7 / 5 / 6
24	Scored	45
35	Conceded	44
-11	GD	+1
0.89	PPG	1.44
22%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

79% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

21% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Montreal Impact FC are 14th (16 pts). FC Cincinnati are 6th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Montreal Impact FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

1/1

46-60

4/1

61-75

–/4

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Cincinnati

0-15

3/2

16-30

4/7

31-45

9/5

46-60

4/7

61-75

2/1

76+

11/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Montreal Impact FC

Prince-Osei Owusu

9 G

5 A

FC Cincinnati

Evander	10 G	4 A
Kevin Denkey	10 G	1 A
Tom Barlow	5 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Saputo Stadium as Montreal Impact FC face off against FC Cincinnati in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Santiago Arias, a Colombia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' 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.
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
25' FC Cincinnati is showing some good football. However, FC Cincinnati are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Montreal Impact FC and FC Cincinnati are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
34' A moment of madness from Victor Wanyama on 34 minutes earns him a card. Montreal Impact FC will be frustrated.
39' FC Cincinnati are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
44' Montreal Impact FC have won 379 goals from 283 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
46' Another substitution for Montreal Impact FC to replace Bryce Duke by Lassi Lappalainen on 46 minute.
51' Montreal Impact FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Cincinnati backline.
53' Kwadwo Opoku makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Montreal Impact FC are in front.
58' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
63' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
65' A tactical swap from Montreal Impact FC — Ahmed Hamdi on, Ariel Lassiter off on 65 minutes.
66' Nnamdi Chinonso Offor has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mason Toye on 66 minute.
67' FC Cincinnati manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuya Kubo is hanging Brandon Vazquez on the field on 67 minute.
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' Kwadwo Opoku makes way for Romell Quioto at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Montreal Impact FC.
80' A change in the FC Cincinnati ranks — Nick Hagglund exits the field as Bret Halsey enters on 80.
82' The whistle greets Victor Wanyama as he departs to be replaced by Samuel Piette.
85' Sergio Santos is ready to make an impact after coming on for Junior Moreno at the 85 minute mark.
90' Matt Miazga picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
Luca Orellano	3
Djordje Mihailovic	3
Evander	3
Luciano Acosta	3
Kwadwo Opoku	2
Romell Quioto	2
Gustavo Vallecilla	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

1.94 Montreal Impact FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.27 FC Cincinnati xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Montreal Impact FC or FC Cincinnati 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Montreal Impact FC37% Draw23% FC Cincinnati40%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes76% 0% No24%

Avg goals/match: 4.21

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	78%	22%
± 3.5	59%	41%
± 4.5	41%	59%

Double Chance

Montreal Impact FC or Draw

60%

Draw or FC Cincinnati

63%

Montreal Impact FC or FC Cincinnati

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Montreal Impact FC28% Draw37% FC Cincinnati35%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 2

6.9%

2 – 1

6.2%

1 – 3

5.4%

2 – 3

5.2%

3 – 2

4.4%

3 – 1

0 – 2

3 – 3

3.4%

1 – 4

3.1%

0 – 1

Asian Handicap — Montreal Impact FC

Handicap	Montreal Impact FC covers	Push	FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	10%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	15%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	18%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	14%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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