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Montreal Impact FC vs New York City FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sat 22 Sep 2018 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Montreal Impact FC vs New York City FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
  • Referee M. de Oliveira
  • Referee Nima Saghafi
  • Referee Oscar Mitchell Carvalho
  • Referee Chris Wattam
9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Head-to-Head

5
3
9
Montreal Impact FC 17 games · Avg 2.0 goals New York City FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep New York City FC H 1–1 D
15 Sep Philadelphia Union A 4–1 W
01 Sep New York Red Bulls H 3–0 W
26 Aug Toronto FC A 1–3 L
18 Aug Chicago Fire FC H 2–1 W
12 Aug Real Salt Lake A 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep Montreal Impact FC A 1–1 D
08 Sep D.C. United SC H 1–1 D
05 Sep New England Revolution H 0–1 L
02 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L
22 Aug New York Red Bulls H 1–1 D
18 Aug Philadelphia Union A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Montreal Impact FC New York City FC
#15 Position #8
24 Points 33
27 Played 27
6 / 6 / 15 W / D / L 8 / 9 / 10
34 Scored 41
54 Conceded 36
-20 GD +5
0.89 PPG 1.22
22% Win % 30%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season
19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Montreal Impact FC are 15th (24 pts). New York City FC are 8th (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
New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/4
61-75
4/6
76+
2/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Montreal Impact FC
Prince-Osei Owusu 15 G 5 A
New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 15 G 4 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Montreal Impact FC welcome New York City FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Montreal Impact FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York City FC's shape.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Montreal Impact FC in their trying to find a way past New York City FC's compact .
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Montreal Impact FC and New York City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' The travelling New York City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' Montreal Impact FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' Argentina international Maxi Moralez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' Sean Johnson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York City FC so far.
  • 50' Quincy Amarikwa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 287 appearances.
  • 55' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Montreal Impact FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
  • 65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 70' The home supporters are growing impatient. Montreal Impact FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 75' Montreal Impact FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York City FC backline.
  • 80' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 85' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Remi Garde will be considering his options from the bench.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.25 Montreal Impact FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.54 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Montreal Impact FC or New York City FC 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Montreal Impact FC36% Draw27% New York City FC37%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Montreal Impact FC or Draw
63%
Draw or New York City FC
64%
Montreal Impact FC or New York City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Montreal Impact FC23% Draw46% New York City FC31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.8%
0 – 1
8.6%
0 – 0
8.1%
0 – 2
7.2%
2 – 1
7.1%
1 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.5%
2 – 0
4.7%
1 – 3
4.5%
0 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Montreal Impact FC

Handicap Montreal Impact FC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 17% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 21% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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