New York City FC vs Montreal Impact FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Montreal Impact FC

Wed 21 Jul 2021 · 23:30 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 42' Joel Waterman

Maxime Chanot 62' Y

Y 76' Ahmed Hamdi

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Montreal Impact FC — MLS at Red Bull Arena.

New York City FC 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
Montreal Impact FC 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

New York City FC 18 games · Avg 2.0 goals Montreal Impact FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-07-21 New York City FC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC 2021-07-07 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 New York City FC 2020-10-24 New York City FC 3–1 Montreal Impact FC 2019-05-04 Montreal Impact FC 0–2 New York City FC 2019-04-06 New York City FC 0–0 Montreal Impact FC

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	H	1–0	W
17 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–2	L
07 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–2	L
27 Jun	D.C. United SC	H	2–1	W
23 Jun	Atlanta United FC	H	1–0	W
19 Jun	New England Revolution	H	2–3	L

Montreal Impact FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jul	New York City FC	A	0–1	L
17 Jul	FC Cincinnati	H	5–4	W
07 Jul	New York City FC	H	2–1	W
03 Jul	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–0	W
27 Jun	Nashville SC	A	1–1	D
24 Jun	D.C. United SC	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

New York City FC		Montreal Impact FC
#10	Position	#15
42	Points	26
34	Played	34
10 / 12 / 12	W / D / L	6 / 8 / 20
49	Scored	37
45	Conceded	69
+4	GD	-32
1.24	PPG	0.76
29%	Win %	18%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

28% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

18% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

New York City FC are 10th (42 pts). Montreal Impact FC are 15th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

6/5

31-45

6/8

46-60

5/6

61-75

5/6

76+

5/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Montreal Impact FC

0-15

4/4

16-30

4/4

31-45

3/6

46-60

5/8

61-75

2/9

76+

5/13

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	16 G	6 A
Agustin Ojeda	5 G	5 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A

Montreal Impact FC

Prince-Osei Owusu

15 G

6 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — New York City FC and Montreal Impact FC get this one started.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York City FC and Montreal Impact FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' Ismael Tajouri-Shradi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 4 Yellow cards this season.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
20' Alfredo Morales is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York City FC so far.
25' 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.
29' Brilliant from the ! Ismael Tajouri-Shradi makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 29.
34' It looks like no one’s ball. Montreal Impact FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
39' With 4 assists to his name this season, Valentin Castellanos is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Montreal Impact FC.
42' Montreal Impact FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 42.
47' New York City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Montreal Impact FC backline.
52' Maxime Chanot has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 305 appearances.
57' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ronny Deila will be considering his options from the bench.
60' Djordje Mihailovic gets the nod from Montreal Impact FC. He replaces Joaquin Torres and will look to change the dynamic.
62' A moment of madness from Maxime Chanot on 62 minutes earns him a Yellow card. New York City FC will be frustrated.
67' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York City FC and Montreal Impact FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
71' The Montreal Impact FC manager makes a substitution. Ibrahim Sunusi departs to be replaced by Mason Toye.
72' Keaton Parks has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nicolas Acevedo on 72 minute.
76' Ahmed Hamdi is having his name booked by the referee on 76.
80' The crowd applauds Zorhan Bassong as he leaves the pitch. Mathieu Choiniere steps in for Montreal Impact FC.
82' A change in the New York City FC ranks — Valentin Castellanos exits the field as Thiago enters on 82.
87' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 87 minutes.
90' Fresh legs for New York City FC! Sebastien Ibeagha comes on to replace Ismael Tajouri-Shradi.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Montreal Impact FC.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Alfredo Morales
3
Anton Tinnerholm
11
Valentin Castellanos ↓ Thiago 82'
10
Maxi Moralez
4
Maxime Chanot
6
Alexander Callens
19
Jesus Medina
13
Luis Barraza
26
Nicolas Acevedo ↓ Keaton Parks 72'
20
Gudmundur Thorarinsson ↓ Malte Amundsen 82'
17
Ismael Tajouri-Shradi ↓ Sebastien Ibeagha 90'

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Bjorn Maars Johnsen
2
Victor Wanyama
18
Joaquin Torres ↓ Djordje Mihailovic 60'
4
Rudy Camacho
41
James Pantemis
19
Zorhan Bassong ↓ Mathieu Choiniere 80'
15
Zachary Brault-Guillard
16
Joel Waterman
12
Mustafa Kizza ↓ Lassi Lappalainen 71'
7
Ahmed Hamdi
22
Ibrahim Sunusi ↓ Mason Toye 71'

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Maxi Moralez	3
Talles Magno	2
Jesus Medina	2
Romell Quioto	2
Prince-Osei Owusu	2
Alonso Martinez	2
Victor Loturi	1
Mike Azira	1

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

2021-07-21 New York City FC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2021-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York City FC L 2021-07-07 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 New York City FC L 2021-06-27 New York City FC 2–1 D.C. United SC W 2021-06-23 New York City FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC W 2021-06-19 New York City FC 2–3 New England Revolution L

Montreal Impact FC Form

2021-07-21 New York City FC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC L 2021-07-17 Montreal Impact FC 5–4 FC Cincinnati W 2021-07-07 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 New York City FC W 2021-07-03 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2021-06-27 Nashville SC 1–1 Montreal Impact FC D 2021-06-24 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.7 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.73 Montreal Impact FC xG

I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 57% + New York City FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC57% Draw26% Montreal Impact FC17%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.43

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Montreal Impact FC

43%

New York City FC or Montreal Impact FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC41% Draw47% Montreal Impact FC12%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

12.4%

1 – 1

11.6%

0 – 0

10.8%

2 – 1

3 – 0

6.9%

0 – 1

5.4%

3 – 1

5.2%

1 – 2

3.8%

2 – 2

3.3%

4 – 0

4 – 1

2.3%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Montreal Impact FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	19%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	25%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	10%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

49% ✗

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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