Montreal Impact FC vs New York City FC, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
Montreal Impact FC vs New York City FC — MLS .
- Montreal Impact FC 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
- New York City FC 15 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Fotis Bazakos
- Referee M. de Oliveira
- Referee Nima Saghafi
- Referee Oscar Mitchell Carvalho
- Referee Chris Wattam
7 games this season
🟨 2.4/game
⚽ 11.6 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #12 | Position | #8 |
| 14 | Points | 19 |
| 14 | Played | 15 |
| 4 / 2 / 8 | W / D / L | 5 / 4 / 6 |
| 22 | Scored | 25 |
| 31 | Conceded | 21 |
| -9 | GD | +4 |
| 1.00 | PPG | 1.27 |
| 29% | Win % | 33% |
Key Stats
29%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
H2H (17 games)
29%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
36%
Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season
Montreal Impact FC this season
20%
Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
New York City FC this season
Montreal Impact FC are 12th (14 pts). New York City FC are 8th (19 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
New York City FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. Montreal Impact FC host New York City FC — let the battle begin!
- 5' Mike Azira is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York City FC tonight.
- 10' Montreal Impact FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 15' 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.
- 20' Montreal Impact FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York City FC's shape.
- 25' A quiet spell here at . New York City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 30' Montreal Impact FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Prince-Osei Owusu scoring 1 goals.
- 35' 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.
- 40' Montreal Impact FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 45' Montreal Impact FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York City FC backline.
- 50' Montreal Impact FC have won 377 goals from 279 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 55' Montreal Impact FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 60' The 44-year-old David Villa has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 65' Samuel Piette has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 75' New York City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 80' 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.
- 85' The home supporters are growing impatient. Montreal Impact FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 90' Anton Tinnerholm, a Sweden , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- The final score is 1-1.
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 |
| Jesus Medina | 2 |
| Romell Quioto | 2 |
| Prince-Osei Owusu | 2 |
| Alonso Martinez | 2 |
| Talles Magno | 2 |
| Heber | 1 |
| Jon Lewis | 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
1.41
Montreal Impact FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.71
New York City FC xG
I would bet for:
Montreal Impact FC or New York City FC 75% + Both teams to score 62%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.12
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 82% |
|
18% |
| ± 2.5 | 59% |
|
41% |
| ± 3.5 | 38% |
|
62% |
| ± 4.5 | 21% |
|
79% |
Double Chance
Montreal Impact FC or Draw
62%
Draw or New York City FC
63%
Montreal Impact FC or New York City FC
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.7%
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 1
6.8%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
6.1%
1 – 0
5.5%
1 – 3
5%
2 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
3.6%
0 – 3
3.6%
Asian Handicap — Montreal Impact FC
| Handicap | Montreal Impact FC covers | Push | New York City FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -2 | 5% | 9% | 86% |
| -1.5 | 14% | — | 86% |
| -1 | 14% | 16% | 69% |
| -0.5 | 31% | — | 69% |
| +0.5 | 57% | — | 43% |
| +1 | 57% | 20% | 23% |
| +1.5 | 77% | — | 23% |
| +2 | 77% | 13% | 10% |
| +2.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
Clean Sheet
Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
19%
✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
25%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

