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New York City FC vs Montreal Impact FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Wed 11 Jul 2018 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Montreal Impact FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Sibiga
  • Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
  • Referee Brian Dunn
  • Referee Logan Brown
  • Referee Alan Kelly

Head-to-Head

9
3
5
New York City FC 17 games · Avg 2.0 goals Montreal Impact FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jul Montreal Impact FC H 3–0 W
08 Jul New York Red Bulls H 1–0 W
01 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 2–3 L
24 Jun Toronto FC H 2–1 W
09 Jun Atlanta United FC H 1–1 D
02 Jun Orlando City SC H 3–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jul New York City FC A 0–3 L
07 Jul Colorado Rapids SC H 2–1 W
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

Season Stats

New York City FC Montreal Impact FC
#5 Position #14
26 Points 16
18 Played 18
7 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 10
31 Scored 24
24 Conceded 35
+7 GD -11
1.44 PPG 0.89
39% Win % 22%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
32% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

New York City FC are 5th (26 pts). Montreal Impact FC are 14th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC
0-15
4/
16-30
3/4
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/6
■ 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)

New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 11 G 3 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Agustin Ojeda 4 G 3 A
Montreal Impact FC
Prince-Osei Owusu 9 G 5 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! New York City FC vs Montreal Impact FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Evan Bush is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York City FC tonight.
  • 10' New York City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York City FC and Montreal Impact FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. New York City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 35' Raheem Edwards has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 278 appearances.
  • 40' The 34-year-old Ben Sweat has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' New York City FC is showing some good football. However, New York City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 50' Rod Fanni, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sean Johnson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Montreal Impact FC.
  • 60' New York City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Montreal Impact FC backline.
  • 65' Ken Krolicki has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 70' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 75' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 80' Montreal Impact FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 85' The travelling Montreal Impact FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • Montreal Impact FC will have plenty to reflect on. New York City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.42 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.68 Montreal Impact FC xG
I would bet for: New York City FC to win 68% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC68% Draw19% Montreal Impact FC13%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 3.1
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
88%
Draw or Montreal Impact FC
32%
New York City FC or Montreal Impact FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC54% Draw38% Montreal Impact FC8%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.1%
1 – 0
10.7%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 1
8%
3 – 1
7%
4 – 0
6.2%
0 – 0
6%
4 – 1
4.3%
5 – 0
3%
2 – 2
2.9%
0 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Montreal Impact FC covers
-2.5 30% 70%
-2 30% 22% 48%
-1.5 52% 48%
-1 52% 22% 25%
-0.5 75% 25%
+0.5 92% 8%
+1 92% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% 0%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
51%
Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
10%

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