New York Red Bulls vs Montreal Impact FC, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
New York Red Bulls vs Montreal Impact FC — MLS .
- New York Red Bulls 26 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
- Montreal Impact FC 27 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Armando Villarreal
- Referee M. de Oliveira
- Referee Eric Weisbrod
- Referee Peter Manikowski
17 games this season
🟨 2.6/game
⚽ 9.9 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 27 | 60 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 27 | 46 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 27 | 46 |
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 27 | 43 |
| 5 | Chicago Fire FC | 26 | 42 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 27 | 39 |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | 27 | 34 |
| 8 | New York City FC | 27 | 33 |
| 9 | FC Cincinnati | 26 | 33 |
| 10 | New York Red Bulls | 26 | 33 |
| 11 | D.C. United SC | 26 | 30 |
| 12 | Columbus Crew SC | 27 | 29 |
| 13 | Toronto FC | 27 | 29 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 27 | 27 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact FC | 27 | 24 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 26 | 50 |
| 17 | FC Dallas | 27 | 47 |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 27 | 45 |
| 19 | St. Louis City | 26 | 44 |
| 20 | Houston Dynamo | 27 | 44 |
| 21 | Los Angeles FC | 28 | 41 |
| 22 | Colorado Rapids SC | 27 | 36 |
| 23 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 28 | 36 |
| 24 | Seattle Sounders FC | 26 | 35 |
| 25 | San Diego FC | 27 | 32 |
| 26 | Portland Timbers | 27 | 32 |
| 27 | Real Salt Lake | 27 | 32 |
| 28 | Austin FC | 27 | 31 |
| 29 | Minnesota United FC | 27 | 29 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 26 | 21 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr | Montreal Impact FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 31 Mar | Orlando City SC | A | 3–4 | L |
| 24 Mar | Minnesota United FC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 18 Mar | Real Salt Lake | A | 0–1 | L |
| 11 Mar | Portland Timbers | H | 4–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr | New York Red Bulls | A | 1–3 | L |
| 06 Apr | New England Revolution | A | 0–4 | L |
| 01 Apr | Seattle Sounders FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 17 Mar | Toronto FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 10 Mar | Columbus Crew SC | A | 2–3 | L |
| 04 Mar | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | A | 1–2 | L |
Season Stats
| New York Red Bulls | Montreal Impact FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #10 | Position | #15 |
| 33 | Points | 24 |
| 26 | Played | 27 |
| 9 / 6 / 11 | W / D / L | 6 / 6 / 15 |
| 34 | Scored | 34 |
| 48 | Conceded | 54 |
| -14 | GD | -20 |
| 1.27 | PPG | 0.89 |
| 35% | Win % | 22% |
Key Stats
53%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
H2H (17 games)
71%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
23%
Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
New York Red Bulls this season
22%
Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season
Montreal Impact FC this season
New York Red Bulls are 10th (33 pts). Montreal Impact FC are 15th (24 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
5/6
46-60
5/8
61-75
2/6
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Montreal Impact FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
4/3
31-45
3/4
46-60
4/5
61-75
2/7
76+
4/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
New York Red Bulls
| Julian Hall | 10 G | 2 A |
| Jorge Ruvalcaba | 7 G |
Montreal Impact FC
| Prince-Osei Owusu | 15 G | 5 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' New York Red Bulls are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Montreal Impact FC's shape.
- 10' 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.
- 15' 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.
- 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. New York Red Bulls and Montreal Impact FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 30' The 33-year-old Florian Valot has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 35' Daniel Lovitz has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Louis Beland-Goyette, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 45' New York Red Bulls started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
- 50' Montreal Impact FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 55' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 60' Tyler Adams needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 65' The energy levels are beginning to show. Remi Garde might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 70' With 0 assists to his name this season, Anthony Jackson-Hamel is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York Red Bulls.
- 75' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York Red Bulls side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 80' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 85' Montreal Impact FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 90' It is a cagey affair so far. New York Red Bulls in their trying to find a way past Montreal Impact FC's compact .
- 3-1 the final result. Montreal Impact FC will be bitterly disappointed.
Lineups
New York Red Bulls Lineups
Starting XI
- 62
-
10
Kaku ↓ Marc Rzatkowski 82'
- 99
- 77
- 33
- 31
- 26
-
27
Sean Davis ↓ Alex Muyl 87'
- 92
- 4
- 22
Bench
-
90
Marc Rzatkowski ↑ 82'
- 78
- 18
-
19
Alex Muyl ↑ 87'
-
7
Derrick Etienne ↑ 78'
- 88
- 17
Coach
Jesse Marsch
Montreal Impact FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 16
- 9
- 4
- 2
- 6
- 13
-
15
Rod Fanni ↓ Daniel Lovitz 40'
- 10
- 22
- 1
- 18
Bench
- 7
-
11
Anthony Jackson-Hamel ↑ 66'
-
3
Daniel Lovitz ↑ 40'
- 23
- 21
- 28
-
25
Louis Beland-Goyette ↑ 57'
Coach
Remi Garde
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Kaku | 2 |
| Kwadwo Opoku | 2 |
| Maximiliano Urruti | 2 |
| Wikelmann Carmona | 2 |
| Bojan | 2 |
| Josef Martinez | 2 |
| Mathieu Choiniere | 2 |
| Tom Barlow | 2 |
Head to Head
New York Red Bulls Form
Montreal Impact FC Form
2018-04-14
New York Red Bulls
3–1
Montreal Impact FC
L
2018-04-06
New England Revolution
4–0
Montreal Impact FC
L
2018-04-01
Seattle Sounders FC
0–1
Montreal Impact FC
W
2018-03-17
Montreal Impact FC
1–0
Toronto FC
W
2018-03-10
Columbus Crew SC
3–2
Montreal Impact FC
L
2018-03-04
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2–1
Montreal Impact FC
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.45
New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11
Montreal Impact FC xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 68% + New York Red Bulls to win 63%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: New York Red Bulls win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.56
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 2.5 | 68% |
|
32% |
| ± 3.5 | 47% |
|
53% |
| ± 4.5 | 28% |
|
72% |
Double Chance
New York Red Bulls or Draw
83%
Draw or Montreal Impact FC
37%
New York Red Bulls or Montreal Impact FC
80%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
8.6%
1 – 1
8.5%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
6.8%
1 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
5%
4 – 1
4.6%
1 – 2
4.2%
4 – 0
4.2%
3 – 2
4.1%
0 – 0
4.1%
Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls
| Handicap | New York Red Bulls covers | Push | Montreal Impact FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 25% | — | 75% |
| -2 | 25% | 19% | 56% |
| -1.5 | 44% | — | 56% |
| -1 | 44% | 21% | 35% |
| -0.5 | 65% | — | 35% |
| +0.5 | 85% | — | 15% |
| +1 | 85% | 9% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 4% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
34%
✓
Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
10%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

