Nashville SC vs Montreal Impact FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Nashville SC

2 – 0

Full Time

Montreal Impact FC

Sun 12 Mar 2023 · 01:30 UTC Nissan Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Jacob Shaffelburg 37' 1–0

Taylor Washington 89' 2–0

Y 34' Victor Wanyama

Taylor Washington 67' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nashville SC vs Montreal Impact FC — MLS at Nissan Stadium.

Nashville SC 18 games · 40 pts (2026/26)
Montreal Impact FC 18 games · 16 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

Nashville SC 12 games · Avg 2.1 goals Montreal Impact FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-03-12 Nashville SC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC 2022-05-19 Nashville SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC 2021-09-12 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 Nashville SC 2021-06-27 Nashville SC 1–1 Montreal Impact FC 2021-04-24 Nashville SC 2–2 Montreal Impact FC

Recent Form

Nashville SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–0	W
05 Mar	New York Red Bulls	A	0–0	D
25 Feb	New York City FC	H	2–0	W
15 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	0–1	L
09 Oct	Los Angeles FC	A	1–0	W
03 Oct	Houston Dynamo	H	1–2	L

Montreal Impact FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	Nashville SC	A	0–2	L
05 Mar	Austin FC	A	0–1	L
26 Feb	Internacional CF Miami	A	0–2	L
23 Oct	New York City FC	H	1–3	L
17 Oct	Orlando City SC	H	2–0	W
09 Oct	Internacional CF Miami	A	3–1	W

Season Stats

Nashville SC		Montreal Impact FC
#1	Position	#14
40	Points	16
18	Played	18
12 / 4 / 2	W / D / L	4 / 4 / 10
35	Scored	24
14	Conceded	35
+21	GD	-11
2.22	PPG	0.89
67%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

42% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

32% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

Nashville SC are 1st (40 pts). Montreal Impact FC are 14th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nashville SC

0-15

2/1

16-30

5/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

5/1

61-75

5/3

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nashville SC

Sam Surridge	10 G
Hany Mukhtar	6 G	4 A
Warren Madrigal	5 G	2 A

Montreal Impact FC

Prince-Osei Owusu

9 G

5 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Nissan Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Nashville SC and Montreal Impact FC.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Romell Quioto is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Montreal Impact FC.
15' Hany Mukhtar has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jonathan Sirois made 283 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
25' 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.
30' Mason Toye has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
34' Victor Wanyama is having his name booked by the referee on 34.
37' Brilliant from the ! Jacob Shaffelburg makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 37.
42' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
46' The Montreal Impact FC bench stirs into life. Lassi Lappalainen is withdrawn and Matthias Saliba gets his opportunity.
51' Mathieu Choiniere has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ethan Zubak, as he is very good at scoring at Nissan Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
61' The travelling Montreal Impact FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
66' The Nashville SC bench stirs into life. Jacob Shaffelburg is withdrawn and Taylor Washington gets his opportunity.
67' Controversy at the stadium! Taylor Washington argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
72' The Montreal Impact FC bench stirs into life. Ibrahim Sunusi is withdrawn and Nnamdi Chinonso Offor gets his opportunity.
75' Brian Anunga is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dax McCarty at the 75 minute mark.
76' Brian Anunga has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dax McCarty on 76 minute.
81' Mason Toye gets the nod from Montreal Impact FC. He replaces Sean Rea and will look to change the dynamic.
86' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nashville SC and Montreal Impact FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
88' The Montreal Impact FC manager makes a substitution. Mathieu Choiniere departs to be replaced by Ilias Iliadis.
89' What composure from Taylor Washington! The USA international strokes it home. 2-0.
90' Ethan Zubak is replacing Hany Mukhtar for the Nashville SC side.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Nashville SC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

18
Shaq Moore
12
Teal Bunbury ↓ Charles Sapong 76'
54
Sean Davis
1
Joe Willis
7
Fafa Picault ↓ Alex Muyl 66'
25
Walker Zimmerman
6
Dax McCarty ↓ Brian Anunga 76'
2
Daniel Lovitz
10
Hany Mukhtar ↓ Ethan Zubak 90'
14
Jacob Shaffelburg ↓ Taylor Washington 66'
5
Jack Maher

Bench

11
Ethan Zubak ↑ 90'
19
Alex Muyl ↑ 66'
23
Taylor Washington ↑ 66'
27
Brian Anunga ↑ 76'
16
Laurence Wyke
30
Elliot Panicco
17
Charles Sapong ↑ 76'
22
Josh Bauer

Coach Gary Smith

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

2
Victor Wanyama
22
Aaron Herrera
30
Romell Quioto
4
Rudy Camacho
29
Mathieu Choiniere ↓ Ilias Iliadis 88'
3
Kamal Miller ↓ Zachary Brault-Guillard 72'
21
Lassi Lappalainen ↓ Matthias Saliba 46'
16
Joel Waterman
40
Jonathan Sirois
14
Ibrahim Sunusi ↓ Nnamdi Chinonso Offor 72'
27
Sean Rea ↓ Mason Toye 81'

Bench

Coach Hernan Losada

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sam Surridge	5
Walker Zimmerman	3
Hany Mukhtar	2
Alex Muyl	2
Zachary Brault-Guillard	1
Josh Bauer	1
Jhonder Cadiz	1
Dante Sealy	1

Head to Head

Nashville SC Form

2023-03-12 Nashville SC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-03-05 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Nashville SC D 2023-02-25 Nashville SC 2–0 New York City FC W 2022-10-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Nashville SC L 2022-10-09 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Nashville SC W 2022-10-03 Nashville SC 1–2 Houston Dynamo L

Montreal Impact FC Form

2023-03-12 Nashville SC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC L 2023-03-05 Austin FC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC L 2023-02-26 Internacional CF Miami 2–0 Montreal Impact FC L 2022-10-23 Montreal Impact FC 1–3 New York City FC L 2022-10-17 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Orlando City SC W 2022-10-09 Internacional CF Miami 1–3 Montreal Impact FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.21 Nashville SC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.61 Montreal Impact FC xG

I would bet for: Nashville SC to win 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nashville SC69% Draw20% Montreal Impact FC11%

Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 2.82

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw

89%

Draw or Montreal Impact FC

31%

Nashville SC or Montreal Impact FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Nashville SC52% Draw40% Montreal Impact FC8%

Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

12.8%

3 – 0

10.3%

1 – 1

8.6%

2 – 1

8.6%

0 – 0

7.6%

3 – 1

6.4%

4 – 0

5.7%

4 – 1

3.6%

0 – 1

2 – 2

2.6%

5 – 0

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap	Nashville SC covers	Push	Montreal Impact FC covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	22%	51%
-1.5	49%	—	51%
-1	49%	24%	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

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet

55% ✓

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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