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Montreal Impact FC vs Sporting Kansas City, 2018

MLS · 2018
Montreal Impact FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Sat 30 Jun 2018 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Montreal Impact FC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Jason White
  • Referee Ted Unkel
  • Referee Danny Thornberry
  • Referee Kevin Terry Jr.
  • Referee David Barrie

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

2
2
Montreal Impact FC 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals Sporting Kansas City
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-30 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Montreal Impact FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jun Sporting Kansas City H 2–0 W
23 Jun Orlando City SC A 2–0 W
13 Jun Orlando City SC H 3–0 W
10 Jun FC Dallas A 0–2 L
02 Jun Houston Dynamo H 1–0 W
27 May Minnesota United FC A 0–2 L
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jun Montreal Impact FC A 0–2 L
24 Jun Houston Dynamo H 3–2 W
10 Jun Portland Timbers A 0–0 D
04 Jun Minnesota United FC H 4–1 W
27 May Columbus Crew SC H 0–0 D
20 May Minnesota United FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Montreal Impact FC Sporting Kansas City
#12 Position #30
14 Points 11
14 Played 14
4 / 2 / 8 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 9
22 Scored 14
31 Conceded 36
-9 GD -22
1.00 PPG 0.79
29% Win % 21%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
36% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Montreal Impact FC are 12th (14 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 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
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
–/6
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/5
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Tim Melia is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Kansas City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at . Montreal Impact FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Montreal Impact FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yohan Croizet is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
  • 40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 60' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Vermes might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 65' Sporting Kansas City have won 435 goals from 281 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 70' 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 Daniel Lovitz suffering a number of foals already.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Montreal Impact FC that had 279 games and scored 377 goals.
  • 85' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 90' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Montreal Impact FC 2-0 Sporting Kansas City.

Lineups

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Remi Garde

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Krisztian Nemeth 3
Johnny Russell 2
Ignacio Piatti 1
Mathieu Choiniere 1
Alejandro Silva 1
Bryce Duke 1
Ignacio Piatti 1
Saphir Taider 1

Head to Head

2018-06-30 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City

Montreal Impact FC Form

2018-06-30 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-06-23 Orlando City SC 0–2 Montreal Impact FC W 2018-06-13 Montreal Impact FC 3–0 Orlando City SC W 2018-06-10 FC Dallas 2–0 Montreal Impact FC L 2018-06-02 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo W 2018-05-27 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC L

Sporting Kansas City Form

2018-06-30 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2018-06-24 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Houston Dynamo W 2018-06-10 Portland Timbers 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2018-06-04 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Minnesota United FC W 2018-05-27 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2018-05-20 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.32 Montreal Impact FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.68 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Montreal Impact FC to win 68% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Montreal Impact FC68% Draw20% Sporting Kansas City12%
Actual: Montreal Impact FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Montreal Impact FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
32%
Montreal Impact FC or Sporting Kansas City
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Montreal Impact FC52% Draw39% Sporting Kansas City9%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
11.3%
3 – 0
10%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 1
8.5%
3 – 1
6.8%
0 – 0
6.5%
4 – 0
5.8%
4 – 1
4%
2 – 2
3%
0 – 1
2.8%
5 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Montreal Impact FC

Handicap Montreal Impact FC covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 28% — 72%
-2 28% 22% 50%
-1.5 50% — 50%
-1 50% 23% 27%
-0.5 73% — 27%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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