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 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

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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between New York City FC and Montreal Impact FC is underway.
5' Montreal Impact FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Prince-Osei Owusu scoring 1 goals.
10' Nnamdi Chinonso Offor has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 295 appearances.
15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
20' Montreal Impact FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
30' Assisted by Braian Cufre with the perfectly-timed delivery and Andres Jasson makes no mistake. 1-0!
35' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-1-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
37' What a moment for Monsef Bakrar! That strike on 37 puts his side firmly in control.
42' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Montreal Impact FC winning 50% of all matches.
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Joel Waterman.
50' Montreal Impact FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
55' 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.
57' The New York City FC manager makes a substitution. Richie Ledezma departs to be replaced by Santiago Rodriguez.
58' Andres Perea catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 58.
63' 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.
68' New York City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
70' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Maxi Moralez is replaced by Alfredo Morales on 70 minute.
73' It is a substitution in Montreal Impact FC team. Zachary Brault-Guillard is replaced by Ibrahim Sunusi on 73 minute.
78' Both keepers have barely been tested. New York City FC and Montreal Impact FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
82' Time for substitution for New York City FC. Andres Jasson is replaced by Matias Pellegrini.
84' Julian Fernandez is replacing Monsef Bakrar for the New York City FC side.
85' Nnamdi Chinonso Offor has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jules-Anthony Vilsaint on 85 minute.
86' Ahmed Hamdi gets the nod from Montreal Impact FC. He replaces Kwadwo Opoku and will look to change the dynamic.
Montreal Impact FC will have plenty to reflect on. New York City FC were simply the better side today.

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
Santiago Rodriguez	1
Ronald Matarrita	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

3 / 4

1.97 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.8 Montreal Impact FC xG

I would bet for: New York City FC to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC62% Draw23% Montreal Impact FC15%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.77

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Montreal Impact FC

38%

New York City FC or Montreal Impact FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC45% Draw43% Montreal Impact FC12%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

11.7%

1 – 1

10.6%

2 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

3 – 0

7.7%

3 – 1

6.2%

0 – 1

4.2%

4 – 0

3.8%

1 – 2

3.8%

2 – 2

3.8%

4 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Montreal Impact FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	20%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	24%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	9%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✗

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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