New York Red Bulls vs Montreal Impact FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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New York Red Bulls vs Montreal Impact FC — MLS at Red Bull Arena.
- New York Red Bulls 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct | Montreal Impact FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 27 Oct | D.C. United SC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 23 Oct | Columbus Crew SC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 17 Oct | New York City FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 09 Oct | Internacional CF Miami | H | 1–0 | W |
| 02 Oct | FC Cincinnati | A | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct | New York Red Bulls | A | 0–1 | L |
| 23 Oct | Toronto FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 20 Oct | Orlando City SC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 16 Oct | Philadelphia Union | H | 2–2 | D |
| 02 Oct | Atlanta United FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 29 Sep | New England Revolution | H | 1–4 | L |
Season Stats
| New York Red Bulls | Montreal Impact FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #11 | Position | #15 |
| 42 | Points | 26 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 12 / 6 / 16 | W / D / L | 6 / 8 / 20 |
| 48 | Scored | 37 |
| 62 | Conceded | 69 |
| -14 | GD | -32 |
| 1.24 | PPG | 0.76 |
| 35% | Win % | 18% |
Key Stats
53%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
H2H (17 games)
71%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
24%
Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
New York Red Bulls this season
18%
Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season
Montreal Impact FC this season
New York Red Bulls are 11th (42 pts). Montreal Impact FC are 15th (26 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
New York Red Bulls
0-15
7/7
16-30
4/3
31-45
8/7
46-60
7/10
61-75
4/6
76+
8/9
■ 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 Red Bulls
| Julian Hall | 13 G | 3 A |
| Jorge Ruvalcaba | 8 G | 1 A |
Montreal Impact FC
| Prince-Osei Owusu | 15 G | 6 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Red Bull Arena!
- 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gerhard Struber might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
- 15' 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.
- 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 25' It looks surprising Montreal Impact FC does not make any changes. Mathieu Choiniere has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 30' Andres Reyes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 228 appearances.
- 35' With 3 assists to his name this season, Djordje Mihailovic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Montreal Impact FC.
- 40' Kamal Miller has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 29 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 45' New York Red Bulls started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
- 46' Fabio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Wikelman Carmona on 46 minute.
- 51' Canada international Sebastian Breza has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 61' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Montreal Impact FC that had 294 games and scored 388 goals.
- 66' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 67' Caden Clark gets the nod from New York Red Bulls. He replaces Thomas Edwards and will look to change the dynamic.
- 71' Montreal Impact FC ring the changes. Ibrahim Sunusi has done his job and it is now time for Lassi Lappalainen to step up.
- 76' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 80' The referee calls foul for Andres Reyes. He receives a Yellow card.
- 81' A change in the Montreal Impact FC ranks — Zachary Brault-Guillard exits the field as Zorhan Bassong enters on 81.
- 83' Fresh legs for New York Red Bulls! Frankie Amaya comes on to replace Christian Casseres Jr..
- 87' Another substitution for New York Red Bulls to replace Dru Yearwood by Youba Diarra on 87 minute.
- 90' Joel Waterman makes way for Ahmed Hamdi at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Montreal Impact FC.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Montreal Impact FC.
Lineups
New York Red Bulls Lineups
Starting XI
-
7
Thomas Edwards ↓ Caden Clark 67'
-
16
Dru Yearwood ↓ Youba Diarra 87'
- 27
- 6
- 13
- 10
- 15
- 5
- 4
- 23
-
19
Wikelman Carmona ↓ Fabio 46'
Bench
- 77
- 18
-
8
Frankie Amaya ↑ 83'
- 74
-
44
Youba Diarra ↑ 87'
- 47
-
37
Caden Clark ↑ 67'
-
9
Fabio ↑ 46'
- 2
Coach
Gerhard Struber
Montreal Impact FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 18
- 4
- 6
- 29
- 15
- 3
- 25
-
16
Joel Waterman ↓ Ahmed Hamdi 90'
- 1
- 22
Bench
-
9
Bjorn Maars Johnsen ↑ 90'
- 2
- 24
- 41
- 11
-
19
Zorhan Bassong ↑ 81'
-
21
Lassi Lappalainen ↑ 71'
-
7
Ahmed Hamdi ↑ 90'
- 38
Coach
Wilfried Nancy
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Kwadwo Opoku | 2 |
| Maximiliano Urruti | 2 |
| Wikelmann Carmona | 2 |
| Bojan | 2 |
| Josef Martinez | 2 |
| Mathieu Choiniere | 2 |
| Tom Barlow | 2 |
| Ibrahim Sunusi | 2 |
Head to Head
New York Red Bulls Form
2021-10-30
New York Red Bulls
1–0
Montreal Impact FC
W
2021-10-27
D.C. United SC
1–0
New York Red Bulls
L
2021-10-23
Columbus Crew SC
1–2
New York Red Bulls
W
2021-10-17
New York Red Bulls
1–0
New York City FC
W
2021-10-09
New York Red Bulls
1–0
Internacional CF Miami
W
2021-10-02
FC Cincinnati
0–1
New York Red Bulls
W
Montreal Impact FC Form
2021-10-30
New York Red Bulls
1–0
Montreal Impact FC
L
2021-10-23
Toronto FC
1–1
Montreal Impact FC
D
2021-10-20
Orlando City SC
1–1
Montreal Impact FC
D
2021-10-16
Montreal Impact FC
2–2
Philadelphia Union
D
2021-10-02
Montreal Impact FC
2–1
Atlanta United FC
W
2021-09-29
Montreal Impact FC
1–4
New England Revolution
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.62
New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1
Montreal Impact FC xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: New York Red Bulls win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 74% |
|
26% |
| ± 2.5 | 48% |
|
52% |
| ± 3.5 | 27% |
|
73% |
| ± 4.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
Double Chance
New York Red Bulls or Draw
78%
Draw or Montreal Impact FC
48%
New York Red Bulls or Montreal Impact FC
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
9.3%
0 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5%
3 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2.6%
Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls
| Handicap | New York Red Bulls covers | Push | Montreal Impact FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -2 | 11% | 16% | 73% |
| -1.5 | 27% | — | 73% |
| -1 | 27% | 23% | 50% |
| -0.5 | 50% | — | 50% |
| +0.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +1 | 78% | 14% | 8% |
| +1.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +2 | 92% | 6% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
37%
✗
Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
21%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

