New York Red Bulls vs Montreal Impact FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
New York Red Bulls vs Montreal Impact FC — MLS at Red Bull Arena.
- New York Red Bulls 26 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
- Montreal Impact FC 27 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
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
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #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' New York Red Bulls have kicked off against Montreal Impact FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
- 5' New York Red Bulls are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 10' Emanuel Maciel has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 15' Thomas Edwards needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 20' 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.
- 25' It looks like no one’s ball. New York Red Bulls is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 35' New York Red Bulls is showing some good football. However, New York Red Bulls are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Wilfried Nancy will be considering his options from the bench.
- 45' A quiet spell here at Red Bull Arena. New York Red Bulls seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 46' The New York Red Bulls bench stirs into life. Wikelman Carmona is withdrawn and Fabio gets his opportunity.
- 51' Djordje Mihailovic, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 56' The travelling Montreal Impact FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 61' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 66' 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 100% of all matches.
- 67' Thomas Edwards makes way for Caden Clark at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York Red Bulls.
- 71' A change in the Montreal Impact FC ranks — Ibrahim Sunusi exits the field as Lassi Lappalainen enters on 71.
- 76' Montreal Impact FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Prince-Osei Owusu scoring 1 goals.
- 80' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Andres Reyes.
- 81' A tactical swap from Montreal Impact FC — Zorhan Bassong on, Zachary Brault-Guillard off on 81 minutes.
- 83' Frankie Amaya has so much to prove this time. He replaces Christian Casseres Jr. on 83 minute.
- 87' A tactical swap from New York Red Bulls — Youba Diarra on, Dru Yearwood off on 87 minutes.
- 90' Ahmed Hamdi gets the nod from Montreal Impact FC. He replaces Joel Waterman and will look to change the dynamic.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for New York Red Bulls players.
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 |
|---|---|
| Bojan | 2 |
| Josef Martinez | 2 |
| Mathieu Choiniere | 2 |
| Tom Barlow | 2 |
| Ibrahim Sunusi | 2 |
| Kaku | 2 |
| Kwadwo Opoku | 2 |
| Maximiliano Urruti | 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
1.53
New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11
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: 2.64
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 74% |
|
26% |
| ± 2.5 | 49% |
|
51% |
| ± 3.5 | 28% |
|
72% |
| ± 4.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
Double Chance
New York Red Bulls or Draw
75%
Draw or Montreal Impact FC
51%
New York Red Bulls or Montreal Impact FC
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
8.2%
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
2.7%
Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls
| Handicap | New York Red Bulls covers | Push | Montreal Impact FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -2 | 10% | 14% | 76% |
| -1.5 | 24% | — | 76% |
| -1 | 24% | 22% | 54% |
| -0.5 | 46% | — | 54% |
| +0.5 | 74% | — | 26% |
| +1 | 74% | 16% | 11% |
| +1.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
| +2 | 89% | 7% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
34%
✗
Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
22%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

