Montreal Impact FC vs New York City FC, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
Montreal Impact FC vs New York City FC — MLS .
- Montreal Impact FC 18 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
- New York City FC 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Fotis Bazakos
- Referee M. de Oliveira
- Referee Nima Saghafi
- Referee Oscar Mitchell Carvalho
- Referee Chris Wattam
8 games this season
🟨 2.5/game
⚽ 11.6 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #14 | Position | #5 |
| 16 | Points | 26 |
| 18 | Played | 18 |
| 4 / 4 / 10 | W / D / L | 7 / 5 / 6 |
| 24 | Scored | 31 |
| 35 | Conceded | 24 |
| -11 | GD | +7 |
| 0.89 | PPG | 1.44 |
| 22% | Win % | 39% |
Key Stats
29%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
H2H (17 games)
29%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
32%
Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season
Montreal Impact FC this season
17%
Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
New York City FC this season
Montreal Impact FC are 14th (16 pts). New York City FC are 5th (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
New York City FC
0-15
4/–
16-30
3/4
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Montreal Impact FC
| Prince-Osei Owusu | 9 G | 5 A |
New York City FC
| Nicolas Fernandez Marcau | 11 G | 3 A |
| Hannes Wolf | 5 G | 1 A |
| Agustin Ojeda | 4 G | 3 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Temperatures are rising at as Montreal Impact FC face off against New York City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
- 5' Montreal Impact FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 10' Montreal Impact FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 15' 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.
- 20' Bacary Sagna has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Montreal Impact FC in their trying to find a way past New York City FC's compact .
- 40' Montreal Impact FC is showing some good football. However, Montreal Impact FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Montreal Impact FC and New York City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 50' Montreal Impact FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York City FC backline.
- 55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 60' New York City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 65' Montreal Impact FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Montreal Impact FC and New York City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 75' Libya international Ismael Tajouri has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 80' Montreal Impact FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
- 85' Evan Bush has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 283 appearances.
- 90' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.
Lineups
Montreal Impact FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 33
- 8
- 9
- 4
- 3
- 6
- 15
- 10
- 1
- 30
- 32
Bench
- 16
- 23
- 13
- 22
-
21
Matteo Mancosu ↑ 74'
- 28
- 18
Coach
Remi Garde
New York City FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
9
Jo Inge Berget ↓ Ebenezer Ofori 64'
- 3
-
20
Eloi Amagat ↓ Ismael Tajouri 71'
- 22
- 10
- 4
- 8
- 6
- 2
- 7
- 1
Bench
- 23
-
12
Ebenezer Ofori ↑ 64'
-
11
Valentin Castellanos ↑ 81'
-
29
Ismael Tajouri ↑ 71'
- 41
- 33
- 16
Coach
Domenec Torrent
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Maxi Moralez | 3 |
| Alonso Martinez | 2 |
| Talles Magno | 2 |
| Jesus Medina | 2 |
| Romell Quioto | 2 |
| Prince-Osei Owusu | 2 |
| Jesus Medina | 1 |
| Keaton Parks | 1 |
Head to Head
Montreal Impact FC Form
2018-09-22
Montreal Impact FC
1–1
New York City FC
D
2018-09-15
Philadelphia Union
1–4
Montreal Impact FC
W
2018-09-01
Montreal Impact FC
3–0
New York Red Bulls
W
2018-08-26
Toronto FC
3–1
Montreal Impact FC
L
2018-08-18
Montreal Impact FC
2–1
Chicago Fire FC
W
2018-08-12
Real Salt Lake
1–1
Montreal Impact FC
D
New York City FC Form
2018-09-22
Montreal Impact FC
1–1
New York City FC
D
2018-09-08
New York City FC
1–1
D.C. United SC
D
2018-09-05
New York City FC
0–1
New England Revolution
L
2018-09-02
Columbus Crew SC
2–1
New York City FC
L
2018-08-22
New York City FC
1–1
New York Red Bulls
D
2018-08-18
Philadelphia Union
2–0
New York City FC
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.28
Montreal Impact FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63
New York City FC xG
I would bet for:
Montreal Impact FC or New York City FC 74% + Both teams to score 58%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.91
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 2.5 | 55% |
|
45% |
| ± 3.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
| ± 4.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
Double Chance
Montreal Impact FC or Draw
62%
Draw or New York City FC
64%
Montreal Impact FC or New York City FC
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 1
8%
0 – 0
7.2%
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 1
7%
1 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.7%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 0
4.4%
0 – 3
3.8%
2 – 3
3.2%
Asian Handicap — Montreal Impact FC
| Handicap | Montreal Impact FC covers | Push | New York City FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 8% | 87% |
| -1.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -1 | 13% | 16% | 71% |
| -0.5 | 29% | — | 71% |
| +0.5 | 56% | — | 44% |
| +1 | 56% | 21% | 23% |
| +1.5 | 77% | — | 23% |
| +2 | 77% | 14% | 10% |
| +2.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
Clean Sheet
Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
20%
✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
28%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

