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Montreal Impact FC vs New York Red Bulls, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sat 1 Sep 2018 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Montreal Impact FC vs New York Red Bulls — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Jair Marrufo
  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Referee Gianni Facchini
  • Referee Kyle Atkins
  • Referee Jon Freemon
4 games this season 🟨 0.5/game 1.8 goals/game

Head-to-Head

8
2
7
Montreal Impact FC 17 games · Avg 2.9 goals New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
04 Aug D.C. United SC H 1–1 D
28 Jul Atlanta United FC H 1–2 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Montreal Impact FC A 0–3 L
30 Aug Houston Dynamo H 1–0 W
26 Aug D.C. United SC H 1–0 W
22 Aug New York City FC A 1–1 D
18 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–2 D
12 Aug Chicago Fire FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Montreal Impact FC New York Red Bulls
#12 Position #5
14 Points 22
14 Played 15
4 / 2 / 8 W / D / L 6 / 4 / 5
22 Scored 25
31 Conceded 32
-9 GD -7
1.00 PPG 1.47
29% Win % 40%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
36% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

Montreal Impact FC are 12th (14 pts). New York Red Bulls are 5th (22 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 Red Bulls
0-15
5/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/5
46-60
3/5
61-75
1/2
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Montreal Impact FC are looking to make home advantage count against New York Red Bulls.
  • 5' It’s high time Chris Armas made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Montreal Impact FC in their trying to find a way past New York Red Bulls's compact .
  • 15' Michael Amir Murillo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' New York Red Bulls come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alex Muyl suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alejandro Silva is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York Red Bulls.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mike Azira made 279 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' Daniel Lovitz needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 45' Montreal Impact FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Prince-Osei Owusu scoring 1 goals.
  • 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York Red Bulls that had 283 games and scored 418 goals.
  • 55' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 60' New York Red Bulls is showing some good football. However, New York Red Bulls are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 65' A quiet spell here at . New York Red Bulls seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 70' The travelling New York Red Bulls supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 75' Evan Bush has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 80' Montreal Impact FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York Red Bulls backline.
  • 85' New York Red Bulls are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 90' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.17 Montreal Impact FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Montreal Impact FC49% Draw23% New York Red Bulls28%
Actual: Montreal Impact FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Montreal Impact FC or Draw
72%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
51%
Montreal Impact FC or New York Red Bulls
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Montreal Impact FC37% Draw39% New York Red Bulls24%
Actual: Montreal Impact FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.7%
2 – 1
8.3%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.3%
3 – 1
5.9%
2 – 0
5.3%
3 – 2
4.8%
1 – 0
4.4%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 3
3.7%
0 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Montreal Impact FC

Handicap Montreal Impact FC covers Push New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5 15% 85%
-2 15% 15% 70%
-1.5 30% 70%
-1 30% 19% 51%
-0.5 49% 51%
+0.5 71% 29%
+1 71% 14% 14%
+1.5 86% 14%
+2 86% 8% 6%
+2.5 94% 6%

Clean Sheet

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
20%
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
12%

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