Montreal Impact FC vs New York City FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Montreal Impact FC

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New York City FC

Wed 7 Jul 2021 · 23:30 UTC Exploria Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Zachary Brault-Guillard 57' Y

Y 60' Maxi Moralez

Y 70' Sebastien Ibeagha

Y 77' Alfredo Morales

Y 90' Valentin Castellanos

Overview

Match Preview

Montreal Impact FC vs New York City FC — MLS at Exploria Stadium.

Montreal Impact FC 18 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
New York City FC 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 17 games · Avg 2.0 goals New York City FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-07-07 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 New York City FC 2020-10-24 New York City FC 3–1 Montreal Impact FC 2019-05-04 Montreal Impact FC 0–2 New York City FC 2019-04-06 New York City FC 0–0 Montreal Impact FC 2018-09-22 Montreal Impact FC 1–1 New York City FC

Recent Form

Montreal Impact FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Jul	New York City FC	H	2–1	W
03 Jul	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–0	W
27 Jun	Nashville SC	A	1–1	D
24 Jun	D.C. United SC	H	0–0	D
29 May	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–0	W
22 May	FC Cincinnati	H	1–2	L

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–2	L
27 Jun	D.C. United SC	H	2–1	W
23 Jun	Atlanta United FC	H	1–0	W
19 Jun	New England Revolution	H	2–3	L
29 May	Los Angeles FC	A	2–1	W
22 May	Columbus Crew SC	H	0–0	D

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)

29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

17% Clean Sheets
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' That's the starting whistle at Exploria Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Montreal Impact FC and New York City FC.
5' New York City FC have won 459 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' New York City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' 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.
20' New York City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
25' 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.
29' A goal from the USA international Keaton Parks! He fires home on 29 to make it 0-1!
34' Luis Barraza has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 289 appearances.
39' 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.
43' Brilliant from the ! Mason Toye makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 43.
46' Time for substitution for Montreal Impact FC. Lassi Lappalainen is replaced by Zachary Brault-Guillard.
51' international Gudmundur Thorarinsson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
56' 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.
57' A meaty challenge results in booking for Zachary Brault-Guillard on 57.
60' A moment of madness from Maxi Moralez on 60 minutes earns him a Yellow card. New York City FC will be frustrated.
65' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ronny Deila will be considering his options from the bench.
69' The supporters are chanting for Joaquin Torres. He replaces Mason Toye on 69 minute.
70' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sebastien Ibeagha.
72' The whistle greets Sebastien Ibeagha as he departs to be replaced by Thiago.
73' What composure from Romell Quioto! The Honduras international strokes it home. 2-1.
77' Alfredo Morales was booked on 77.
78' Bjorn Maars Johnsen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Romell Quioto at the 78 minute mark.
81' The New York City FC bench stirs into life. Malte Amundsen is withdrawn and Gudmundur Thorarinsson gets his opportunity.
82' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Keaton Parks is replaced by Talles Magno on 82 minute.
87' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Montreal Impact FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
90' It’s a booking for New York City FC player. Valentin Castellanos gets a Yellow card.
90' Time for substitution for Montreal Impact FC. Mathieu Choiniere is replaced by Joel Waterman.
2-1 the final result. New York City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

Starting XI

2
Victor Wanyama
24
Aljaz Struna
30
Romell Quioto ↓ Bjorn Maars Johnsen 78'
8
Djordje Mihailovic ↓ Ahmed Hamdi 78'
4
Rudy Camacho
41
James Pantemis
29
Mathieu Choiniere ↓ Joel Waterman 90'
13
Mason Toye ↓ Joaquin Torres 69'
19
Zorhan Bassong
21
Lassi Lappalainen ↓ Zachary Brault-Guillard 46'
25
Emanuel Maciel

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Alfredo Morales
12
Malte Amundsen ↓ Gudmundur Thorarinsson 81'
3
Anton Tinnerholm
11
Valentin Castellanos
10
Maxi Moralez
4
Maxime Chanot
5
Sebastien Ibeagha ↓ Thiago 72'
55
Keaton Parks ↓ Talles Magno 82'
13
Luis Barraza
26
Nicolas Acevedo
17
Ismael Tajouri-Shradi ↓ Jesus Medina 81'

Bench

19
Jesus Medina ↑ 81'
15
Tony Rocha
43
Talles Magno ↑ 82'
24
Tayvon Gray
20
Gudmundur Thorarinsson ↑ 81'
32
Vuk Latinovich
21
Andres Jasson
25
Cody Mizell
8
Thiago ↑ 72'

Coach Ronny Deila

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

2021-07-07 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 New York City FC W 2021-07-03 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2021-06-27 Nashville SC 1–1 Montreal Impact FC D 2021-06-24 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2021-05-29 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2021-05-22 Montreal Impact FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati L

New York City FC Form

2021-07-07 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 New York City FC L 2021-06-27 New York City FC 2–1 D.C. United SC W 2021-06-23 New York City FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC W 2021-06-19 New York City FC 2–3 New England Revolution L 2021-05-29 Los Angeles FC 1–2 New York City FC W 2021-05-22 New York City FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.24 Montreal Impact FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.6 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Montreal Impact FC or New York City FC 74% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Montreal Impact FC35% Draw26% New York City FC39%

Actual: Montreal Impact FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.84

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Montreal Impact FC or Draw

61%

Draw or New York City FC

65%

Montreal Impact FC or New York City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Montreal Impact FC22% Draw45% New York City FC33%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

1 – 2

8.9%

0 – 1

8.5%

0 – 0

7.7%

0 – 2

7.4%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

4.4%

0 – 3

3.9%

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — Montreal Impact FC

Handicap	Montreal Impact FC covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	16%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+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

21% ✓

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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