Montreal Impact FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Montreal Impact FC

4 – 1

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Portland Timbers

Sat 7 Oct 2023 · 23:30 UTC Saputo Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Ibrahim Sunusi 28' 1–0

Kwadwo Opoku 35' 2–0

Mathieu Choiniere 64' 3–0

4–1 86' Franck Boli

Y 53' Bryan Acosta

Overview

Match Preview

Montreal Impact FC vs Portland Timbers — MLS at Saputo Stadium.

Montreal Impact FC 18 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 18 games · 24 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 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Portland Timbers

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-07 Montreal Impact FC 4–1 Portland Timbers 2019-06-26 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 Portland Timbers 2018-07-22 Portland Timbers 2–2 Montreal Impact FC

Recent Form

Montreal Impact FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Oct	Portland Timbers	H	4–1	W
04 Oct	Houston Dynamo	H	1–1	D
30 Sep	Orlando City SC	A	0–3	L
23 Sep	Atlanta United FC	A	1–4	L
20 Sep	FC Cincinnati	H	1–1	D
16 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	H	0–0	D

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Oct	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–4	L
01 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	3–3	D
24 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–2	W
21 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
18 Sep	Austin FC	A	2–1	W
10 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

Montreal Impact FC		Portland Timbers
#14	Position	#23
16	Points	24
18	Played	18
4 / 4 / 10	W / D / L	7 / 3 / 8
24	Scored	33
35	Conceded	33
-11	GD	+0
0.89	PPG	1.33
22%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Montreal Impact FC are 14th (16 pts). Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 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

Portland Timbers

0-15

2/5

16-30

4/5

31-45

4/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

5/–

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Montreal Impact FC

Prince-Osei Owusu

9 G

5 A

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy

8 G

2 A

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Montreal Impact FC gets underway.
5' It looks surprising Montreal Impact FC does not make any changes. Franck Boli has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' Montreal Impact FC are deployed in a 3-4-3 today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's 4-3-3 shape.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Charles Burdick will be considering his options from the bench.
20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Eric Miller is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Montreal Impact FC.
25' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
28' Ibrahim Sunusi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
33' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
35' Against the run of play, Kwadwo Opoku has scored! This game has turned on its head.
40' Montreal Impact FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Daniel Rios scoring 1 goals.
45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Montreal Impact FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
46' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Antony is replaced by Franck Boli.
50' The crowd applauds Evander as he leaves the pitch. Diego Chara steps in for Portland Timbers.
53' A meaty challenge results in booking for Bryan Acosta on 53.
58' A quiet spell here at Saputo Stadium. Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
61' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Bryan Acosta exits the field as Sebastian Blanco enters on 61.
64' GOAL! Mathieu Choiniere fires home to make it 3-0!
68' The Montreal Impact FC bench stirs into life. Ibrahim Sunusi is withdrawn and Mason Toye gets his opportunity.
73' Felipe Mora needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
75' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Dairon Asprilla is replaced by Yimmi Chara on 75 minute.
80' A change in the Montreal Impact FC ranks — Nathan-Dylan Saliba exits the field as Victor Wanyama enters on 80.
85' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
86' Franck Boli adds to his 0 season tally! Portland Timbers lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Montreal Impact FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

25
Gabriele Corbo
30
Romell Quioto ↓ Zachary Brault-Guillard 68'
6
Samuel Piette
29
Mathieu Choiniere
11
Ariel Lassiter ↓ Bryce Duke 80'
24
George Campbell
16
Joel Waterman
40
Jonathan Sirois
90
Kwadwo Opoku ↓ Lassi Lappalainen 68'
14
Ibrahim Sunusi ↓ Mason Toye 68'
19
Nathan-Dylan Saliba ↓ Victor Wanyama 80'

Bench

Coach Hernan Losada

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

23
Yimmi Chara ↑ 75'
21
Diego Chara ↑ 50'
10
Sebastian Blanco ↑ 61'
44
Marvin Loria
2
Miguel Araujo
15
Eric Miller ↑ 61'
7
Franck Boli ↑ 46'
26
Hunter Sulte
92
Noel Caliskan

Coach Charles Burdick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Orji Okwonkwo	2
Matteo Mancosu	1
Tomas Conechny	1
Daniel Rios	1
Saphir Taider	1
Mathieu Choiniere	1
Matteo Mancosu	1
Kwadwo Opoku	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.18 Montreal Impact FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.77 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Montreal Impact FC48% Draw23% Portland Timbers29%

Actual: Montreal Impact FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 3.95

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

Montreal Impact FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Portland Timbers

52%

Montreal Impact FC or Portland Timbers

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Montreal Impact FC36% Draw38% Portland Timbers26%

Actual: Montreal Impact FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

8.2%

2 – 1

7.9%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 2

6.4%

3 – 1

5.6%

3 – 2

2 – 0

4.7%

2 – 3

4.1%

1 – 3

3.8%

1 – 0

3.8%

3 – 0

3.3%

0 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Montreal Impact FC

Handicap	Montreal Impact FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	14%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	19%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	15%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	9%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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

Montreal Impact FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Montreal Impact FC Form

Portland Timbers Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Montreal Impact FC

Clean Sheet