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 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
- Montreal Impact FC 18 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Armando Villarreal
- Referee M. de Oliveira
- Referee Eric Weisbrod
- Referee Peter Manikowski
13 games this season
🟨 2.2/game
⚽ 6.6 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 18 | 40 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 18 | 30 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 17 | 29 |
| 5 | New York City FC | 18 | 26 |
| 6 | FC Cincinnati | 18 | 26 |
| 7 | Charlotte FC | 18 | 25 |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 18 | 25 |
| 9 | D.C. United SC | 18 | 23 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew SC | 18 | 20 |
| 11 | Orlando City SC | 18 | 20 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 18 | 17 |
| 13 | Philadelphia Union | 18 | 16 |
| 14 | Montreal Impact FC | 18 | 16 |
| 15 | Atlanta United FC | 18 | 12 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 17 | 34 |
| 17 | Los Angeles FC | 19 | 34 |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 18 | 33 |
| 19 | Houston Dynamo | 18 | 32 |
| 20 | FC Dallas | 18 | 27 |
| 21 | Real Salt Lake | 17 | 27 |
| 22 | St. Louis City | 18 | 26 |
| 23 | Portland Timbers | 18 | 24 |
| 24 | Seattle Sounders FC | 17 | 24 |
| 25 | Minnesota United FC | 18 | 24 |
| 26 | Colorado Rapids SC | 18 | 22 |
| 27 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 19 | 22 |
| 28 | San Diego FC | 18 | 21 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 18 | 17 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 18 | 14 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #8 | Position | #14 |
| 25 | Points | 16 |
| 18 | Played | 18 |
| 7 / 4 / 7 | W / D / L | 4 / 4 / 10 |
| 29 | Scored | 24 |
| 39 | Conceded | 35 |
| -10 | GD | -11 |
| 1.39 | PPG | 0.89 |
| 39% | Win % | 22% |
Key Stats
53%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
H2H (17 games)
71%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
16%
Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
New York Red Bulls this season
32%
Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season
Montreal Impact FC this season
New York Red Bulls are 8th (25 pts). Montreal Impact FC are 14th (16 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
1/5
76+
3/3
■ 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 Red Bulls
| Julian Hall | 9 G | 2 A |
| Jorge Ruvalcaba | 7 G |
Montreal Impact FC
| Prince-Osei Owusu | 9 G | 5 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The wait is over. New York Red Bulls get us underway at .
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Bradley Wright-Phillips, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 10' Montreal Impact FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
- 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Michael Amir Murillo suffering a number of foals already.
- 25' New York Red Bulls 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.
- 30' Samuel Piette has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 40' Daniel Royer needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York Red Bulls side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 55' A quiet spell here at . New York Red Bulls seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 60' Montreal Impact FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
- 65' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Remi Garde will be considering his options from the bench.
- 70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 75' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York Red Bulls needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 80' Montreal Impact FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 85' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 90' It’s high time Remi Garde made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- Another three points for New York Red Bulls.
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 |
|---|---|
| Ibrahim Sunusi | 2 |
| Kaku | 2 |
| Kwadwo Opoku | 2 |
| Maximiliano Urruti | 2 |
| Wikelmann Carmona | 2 |
| Bojan | 2 |
| Josef Martinez | 2 |
| Mathieu Choiniere | 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
2.64
New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28
Montreal Impact FC xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 67%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: New York Red Bulls win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.92
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 2.5 | 73% |
|
27% |
| ± 3.5 | 54% |
|
46% |
| ± 4.5 | 35% |
|
65% |
Double Chance
New York Red Bulls or Draw
82%
Draw or Montreal Impact FC
38%
New York Red Bulls or Montreal Impact FC
80%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 1
7.5%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.1%
3 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.4%
1 – 0
5%
4 – 1
4.9%
3 – 2
4.8%
1 – 2
4.2%
4 – 0
3.9%
4 – 2
3.2%
Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls
| Handicap | New York Red Bulls covers | Push | Montreal Impact FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 26% | — | 74% |
| -2 | 26% | 19% | 55% |
| -1.5 | 45% | — | 55% |
| -1 | 45% | 20% | 35% |
| -0.5 | 65% | — | 35% |
| +0.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
| +1 | 84% | 10% | 7% |
| +1.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +2 | 93% | 5% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
29%
✓
Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
8%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

