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

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

Nashville SC 14 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Montreal Impact FC 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)

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

Nashville SC 11 games · Avg 2.2 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	#12
33	Points	14
14	Played	14
10 / 3 / 1	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 8
31	Scored	22
11	Conceded	31
+20	GD	-9
2.36	PPG	1.00
71%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

36% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

Nashville SC are 1st (33 pts). Montreal Impact FC are 12th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nashville SC

0-15

2/1

16-30

4/3

31-45

–/1

46-60

3/–

61-75

3/2

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Nashville SC is hosting Montreal Impact FC for another epic battle.
5' Nashville SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' It’s high time Hernan Losada made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nashville SC and Montreal Impact FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' The travelling Montreal Impact FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
34' A meaty challenge results in booking for Victor Wanyama on 34.
37' Brilliant from the ! Jacob Shaffelburg makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 37.
42' Montreal Impact FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
46' It is a substitution in Montreal Impact FC team. Lassi Lappalainen is replaced by Matthias Saliba on 46 minute.
51' Nashville SC is showing some good football. However, Nashville SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
56' The 25-year-old Ilias Iliadis has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Victor Wanyama, as he is very good at scoring at Nissan Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
66' Taylor Washington gets the nod from Nashville SC. He replaces Jacob Shaffelburg and will look to change the dynamic.
67' Taylor Washington has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 67.
72' The Montreal Impact FC manager makes a substitution. Ibrahim Sunusi departs to be replaced by Nnamdi Chinonso Offor.
75' The supporters are chanting for Brian Anunga. He replaces Dax McCarty on 75 minute.
76' Nashville SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Brian Anunga is hanging Dax McCarty on the field on 76 minute.
81' The Montreal Impact FC manager makes a substitution. Sean Rea departs to be replaced by Mason Toye.
86' It is a cagey affair so far. Nashville SC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Montreal Impact FC's compact 3-4-3.
88' The Montreal Impact FC bench stirs into life. Mathieu Choiniere is withdrawn and Ilias Iliadis gets his opportunity.
89' Taylor Washington makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Nashville SC are in front.
90' A tactical swap from Nashville SC — Ethan Zubak on, Hany Mukhtar off on 90 minutes.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Nashville SC players.

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	4
Walker Zimmerman	3
Hany Mukhtar	2
Alex Muyl	2
Mason Toye	1
Jonathan Perez	1
Zachary Brault-Guillard	1
Josh Bauer	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

2.57 Nashville SC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.66 Montreal Impact FC xG

I would bet for: Nashville SC to win 72% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nashville SC72% Draw17% Montreal Impact FC11%

Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 3.23

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Nashville SC or Draw

90%

Draw or Montreal Impact FC

28%

Nashville SC or Montreal Impact FC

83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Nashville SC57% Draw36% Montreal Impact FC7%

Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

Actual

3 – 0

10.8%

1 – 0

10.1%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 1

7.3%

3 – 1

7.1%

4 – 0

6.9%

0 – 0

5.3%

4 – 1

4.7%

5 – 0

3.6%

2 – 2

2.7%

5 – 1

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Nashville SC

Handicap	Nashville SC covers	Push	Montreal Impact FC covers
-2.5	34%	—	66%
-2	34%	22%	44%
-1.5	56%	—	44%
-1	56%	21%	23%
-0.5	77%	—	23%
+0.5	93%	—	7%
+1	93%	5%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet

52% ✓

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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