Orlando City SC vs Montreal Impact FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Orlando City SC vs Montreal Impact FC — MLS at Exploria Stadium.
- Orlando City SC 34 games · 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct | Montreal Impact FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 16 Oct | FC Cincinnati | A | 1–0 | W |
| 02 Oct | D.C. United SC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 30 Sep | Nashville SC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 25 Sep | New England Revolution | A | 1–2 | L |
| 19 Sep | Philadelphia Union | A | 1–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 25 Sep | Columbus Crew SC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 19 Sep | Chicago Fire FC | H | 2–0 | W |
Season Stats
| Orlando City SC | Montreal Impact FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #9 | Position | #15 |
| 46 | Points | 26 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 13 / 7 / 14 | W / D / L | 6 / 8 / 20 |
| 63 | Scored | 37 |
| 78 | Conceded | 69 |
| -15 | GD | -32 |
| 1.35 | PPG | 0.76 |
| 38% | Win % | 18% |
Key Stats
35%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
H2H (20 games)
40%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
18%
Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season
Orlando City SC this season
18%
Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season
Montreal Impact FC this season
Orlando City SC are 9th (46 pts). Montreal Impact FC are 15th (26 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Orlando City SC
0-15
5/5
16-30
10/10
31-45
5/8
46-60
10/10
61-75
7/5
76+
13/15
■ 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)
Orlando City SC
| Martin Ojeda | 16 G | 4 A |
| Antoine Griezmann | 14 G | 6 A |
| Tyrese Spicer | 6 G |
Montreal Impact FC
| Prince-Osei Owusu | 15 G | 6 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! Orlando City SC welcome Montreal Impact FC for this crunch clash at Exploria Stadium.
- 5' Montreal Impact FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 10' Djordje Mihailovic, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 15' A quiet spell here at Exploria Stadium. Montreal Impact FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Orlando City SC and Montreal Impact FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 25' Benji Michel has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 30' It’s a booking for Orlando City SC player. Oriol Rosell gets a Yellow card.
- 35' Orlando City SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 40' The 29-year-old Kamal Miller has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 45' Chris Mueller is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- 46' The Montreal Impact FC manager makes a substitution. Matko Miljevic departs to be replaced by Ibrahim Sunusi.
- 51' Rudy Camacho has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 51 minutes.
- 56' Over 56 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 61' Orlando City SC 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.
- 65' Silvester van der Water gets the nod from Orlando City SC. He replaces Chris Mueller and will look to change the dynamic.
- 66' Orlando City SC ring the changes. Benji Michel has done his job and it is now time for Nani to step up.
- 69' A change in the Montreal Impact FC ranks — Zorhan Bassong exits the field as Mustafa Kizza enters on 69.
- 70' Another substitution for Orlando City SC to replace Oriol Rosell by Jhegson Mendez on 70 minute.
- 75' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 80' Orlando City SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Montreal Impact FC's shape.
- 85' 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.
- 86' The whistle greets Daryl Dike as he departs to be replaced by Tesho Akindele.
- 90' Ibrahim Sunusi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
- 90' The whistle greets Mathieu Choiniere as he departs to be replaced by Zachary Brault-Guillard.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
Orlando City SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 2
- 15
- 1
-
20
Oriol Rosell ↓ Jhegson Mendez 70'
- 6
- 11
-
19
Benji Michel ↓ Nani 66'
-
18
Daryl Dike ↓ Tesho Akindele 86'
- 9
- 10
- 3
Bench
-
14
Silvester van der Water ↑ 65'
-
17
Nani ↑ 66'
-
13
Tesho Akindele ↑ 86'
- 31
-
8
Jhegson Mendez ↑ 70'
- 24
-
7
Alexandre Pato ↑ 86'
- 34
- 29
Coach
Óscar Pareja
Montreal Impact FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 24
- 8
- 18
- 4
- 6
- 41
- 29
-
11
Matko Miljevic ↓ Ibrahim Sunusi 46'
-
19
Zorhan Bassong ↓ Mustafa Kizza 69'
- 3
- 25
Bench
- 9
-
17
Jean-Yves Ballou-Tabla ↑ 86'
- 27
-
15
Zachary Brault-Guillard ↑ 90'
- 1
-
12
Mustafa Kizza ↑ 69'
-
22
Ibrahim Sunusi ↑ 46'
- 38
- 28
Coach
Wilfried Nancy
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Ignacio Piatti | 5 |
| Ignacio Piatti | 3 |
| Tesho Akindele | 2 |
| Facundo Torres Perez | 2 |
| Daryl Dike | 2 |
| Djordje Mihailovic | 2 |
| Romell Quioto | 2 |
| Joel Waterman | 2 |
Head to Head
Orlando City SC Form
2021-10-20
Orlando City SC
1–1
Montreal Impact FC
D
2021-10-16
FC Cincinnati
0–1
Orlando City SC
W
2021-10-02
Orlando City SC
2–1
D.C. United SC
W
2021-09-30
Nashville SC
2–2
Orlando City SC
D
2021-09-25
New England Revolution
2–1
Orlando City SC
L
2021-09-19
Philadelphia Union
3–1
Orlando City SC
L
Montreal Impact FC Form
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
2021-09-25
Columbus Crew SC
2–1
Montreal Impact FC
L
2021-09-19
Montreal Impact FC
2–0
Chicago Fire FC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.1
Orlando City SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26
Montreal Impact FC xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 63%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.36
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 1.5 | 85% |
|
15% |
| ± 2.5 | 64% |
|
36% |
| ± 3.5 | 43% |
|
57% |
| ± 4.5 | 25% |
|
75% |
Double Chance
Orlando City SC or Draw
77%
Draw or Montreal Impact FC
46%
Orlando City SC or Montreal Impact FC
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Orlando City SC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.7%
1 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
5.8%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
5.2%
0 – 0
5%
3 – 2
4.1%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.4%
Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC
| Handicap | Orlando City SC covers | Push | Montreal Impact FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 17% | — | 83% |
| -2 | 17% | 17% | 66% |
| -1.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| -1 | 34% | 21% | 45% |
| -0.5 | 55% | — | 45% |
| +0.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +1 | 78% | 13% | 9% |
| +1.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +2 | 91% | 6% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
29%
✓
Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
13%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

