New York City FC vs Montreal Impact FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

New York City FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Montreal Impact FC

Wed 30 Aug 2023 · 23:30 UTC Yankee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Andres Jasson 30' 1–0

Monsef Bakrar 37' 2–0

Y 45' Joel Waterman

Andres Perea 58' Y

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Montreal Impact FC — MLS at Yankee Stadium.

New York City FC 15 games · 19 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

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-30 New York City FC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC 2023-07-01 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 New York City FC 2022-10-23 Montreal Impact FC 1–3 New York City FC 2022-07-30 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 New York City FC 2022-03-12 New York City FC 4–1 Montreal Impact FC

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–0	W
26 Aug	FC Cincinnati	A	0–3	L
20 Aug	Minnesota United FC	H	0–2	L
15 Jul	Philadelphia Union	A	1–2	L
08 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–1	D
05 Jul	Charlotte FC	H	1–1	D

Montreal Impact FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Aug	New York City FC	A	0–2	L
26 Aug	New England Revolution	H	1–0	W
20 Aug	Toronto FC	A	3–2	W
15 Jul	Charlotte FC	H	2–0	W
13 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–3	L
08 Jul	Atlanta United FC	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

New York City FC		Montreal Impact FC
#8	Position	#12
19	Points	14
15	Played	14
5 / 4 / 6	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 8
25	Scored	22
21	Conceded	31
+4	GD	-9
1.27	PPG	1.00
33%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

36% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

New York City FC are 8th (19 pts). Montreal Impact FC are 12th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/3

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/2

76+

2/5

■ 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' What a night it is going to be! New York City FC welcome Montreal Impact FC for this crunch clash at Yankee Stadium.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Montreal Impact FC winning 100% of all matches.
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
15' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-1-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
20' New York City FC have won 454 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
25' New York City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Montreal Impact FC backline.
30' Brilliant from the ! Andres Jasson makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 30.
35' New York City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
37' Monsef Bakrar makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and New York City FC are in front.
42' It looks surprising New York City FC does not make any changes. Ibrahim Sunusi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
45' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Joel Waterman on 45 minutes.
50' New York City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Hernan Losada will be considering his options from the bench.
57' New York City FC make a change. Richie Ledezma trudges off to be replaced by Santiago Rodriguez on 57 minutes.
58' New York City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 58.
63' Supporters expect more eagerness from Julian Fernandez, as he is very good at scoring at Yankee Stadium with 4 goals in the last 4 games.
68' 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.
70' Alfredo Morales has so much to prove this time. He replaces Maxi Moralez on 70 minute.
73' Zachary Brault-Guillard makes way for Ibrahim Sunusi at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Montreal Impact FC.
78' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
82' Matias Pellegrini has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andres Jasson on 82 minute.
84' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Monsef Bakrar is replaced by Julian Fernandez on 84 minute.
85' The Montreal Impact FC bench stirs into life. Jules-Anthony Vilsaint is withdrawn and Nnamdi Chinonso Offor gets his opportunity.
86' A change in the Montreal Impact FC ranks — Kwadwo Opoku exits the field as Ahmed Hamdi enters on 86.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — New York City FC 2-0 Montreal Impact FC.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

13
Thiago Martins
27
Maxi Moralez ↓ Alfredo Morales 70'
55
Keaton Parks
49
Matt Freese
15
Andres Perea
24
Tayvon Gray
5
Birk Risa
21
Andres Jasson ↓ Matias Pellegrini 82'
3
Braian Cufre
20
Richie Ledezma ↓ Santiago Rodriguez 57'
9
Monsef Bakrar ↓ Julian Fernandez 84'

Bench

Coach Nick Cushing

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

25
Gabriele Corbo
6
Samuel Piette
29
Mathieu Choiniere
15
Zachary Brault-Guillard ↓ Ibrahim Sunusi 73'
21
Lassi Lappalainen
24
George Campbell
16
Joel Waterman
40
Jonathan Sirois
90
Kwadwo Opoku ↓ Ahmed Hamdi 86'
19
Nathan-Dylan Saliba
28
Jules-Anthony Vilsaint ↓ Nnamdi Chinonso Offor 85'

Bench

Coach Hernan Losada

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

2023-08-30 New York City FC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-08-26 FC Cincinnati 3–0 New York City FC L 2023-08-20 New York City FC 0–2 Minnesota United FC L 2023-07-15 Philadelphia Union 2–1 New York City FC L 2023-07-08 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York City FC D 2023-07-05 New York City FC 1–1 Charlotte FC D

Montreal Impact FC Form

2023-08-30 New York City FC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC L 2023-08-26 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 New England Revolution W 2023-08-20 Toronto FC 2–3 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-07-15 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Charlotte FC W 2023-07-13 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 Montreal Impact FC L 2023-07-08 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 Atlanta United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.22 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.02 Montreal Impact FC xG

I would bet for: New York City FC to win 62% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC62% Draw21% Montreal Impact FC17%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.24

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Montreal Impact FC

38%

New York City FC or Montreal Impact FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC46% Draw40% Montreal Impact FC14%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.6%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.5%

1 – 0

8.2%

3 – 1

3 – 0

0 – 0

5.4%

2 – 2

4.8%

1 – 2

4.3%

4 – 1

4 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Montreal Impact FC covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	19%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	22%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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