Philadelphia Union vs Montreal Impact FC, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
Philadelphia Union vs Montreal Impact FC — MLS .
- Philadelphia Union 27 games · 39 pts (2026/26)
- Montreal Impact FC 27 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Armando Villarreal
- Referee Adam Wienckowski
- Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
- Referee Kevin Klinger
- Referee Ricardo Salazar
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep | Montreal Impact FC | H | 1–4 | L |
| 01 Sep | Orlando City SC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 30 Aug | D.C. United SC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 25 Aug | New England Revolution | H | 1–0 | W |
| 18 Aug | New York City FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 11 Aug | New England Revolution | A | 3–2 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep | Philadelphia Union | A | 4–1 | W |
| 01 Sep | New York Red Bulls | H | 3–0 | W |
| 26 Aug | Toronto FC | A | 1–3 | L |
| 18 Aug | Chicago Fire FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 12 Aug | Real Salt Lake | A | 1–1 | D |
| 04 Aug | D.C. United SC | H | 1–1 | D |
Season Stats
| Philadelphia Union | Montreal Impact FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #6 | Position | #15 |
| 39 | Points | 24 |
| 27 | Played | 27 |
| 11 / 6 / 10 | W / D / L | 6 / 6 / 15 |
| 54 | Scored | 34 |
| 44 | Conceded | 54 |
| +10 | GD | -20 |
| 1.44 | PPG | 0.89 |
| 41% | Win % | 22% |
Key Stats
72%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
H2H (18 games)
78%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
26%
Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season
Philadelphia Union this season
22%
Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season
Montreal Impact FC this season
Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 pts). Montreal Impact FC are 15th (24 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Philadelphia Union
0-15
4/6
16-30
4/7
31-45
6/4
46-60
9/1
61-75
14/3
76+
6/4
■ 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)
Philadelphia Union
| Milan Iloski | 16 G | 2 A |
| Bruno Damiani | 8 G | 1 A |
| Cavan Sullivan | 7 G | 4 A |
Montreal Impact FC
| Prince-Osei Owusu | 15 G | 5 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. Philadelphia Union host Montreal Impact FC — let the battle begin!
- 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 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' The home supporters are growing impatient. Philadelphia Union must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 20' It’s high time Jim Curtin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Philadelphia Union and Montreal Impact FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Philadelphia Union side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Remi Garde might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Montreal Impact FC that had 287 games and scored 383 goals.
- 50' Montreal Impact FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
- 55' Philadelphia Union are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 60' A quiet spell here at . Montreal Impact FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 65' Auston Trusty has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
- 70' Samuel Piette has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 287 appearances.
- 75' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ken Krolicki made 287 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 80' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Remi Garde will be considering his options from the bench.
- 85' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 90' Rudy Camacho needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-4.
Lineups
Philadelphia Union Lineups
Starting XI
-
10
Borek Dockal ↓ Derrick Jones 72'
- 18
-
17
C.J. Sapong ↓ Fabian Herbers 64'
- 26
- 12
- 3
- 6
- 11
- 28
- 9
-
19
Cory Burke ↓ David Accam 80'
Bench
- 33
- 2
-
14
Fabian Herbers ↑ 64'
-
8
Derrick Jones ↑ 72'
-
7
David Accam ↑ 80'
- 1
- 4
Coach
Jim Curtin
Montreal Impact FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 33
-
8
Saphir Taider ↓ Ken Krolicki 87'
- 9
- 4
- 3
- 6
- 15
- 10
- 1
-
30
Quincy Amarikwa ↓ Jukka Raitala 71'
- 32
Bench
-
11
Anthony Jackson-Hamel ↑ 80'
- 23
-
13
Ken Krolicki ↑ 87'
-
22
Jukka Raitala ↑ 71'
- 21
- 28
- 18
Coach
Remi Garde
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Julian Carranza | 4 |
| Mikkel Uhre | 3 |
| Lassi Lappalainen | 3 |
| Romell Quioto | 3 |
| Sergio Santos | 2 |
| Alejandro Silva | 2 |
| Quinn Sullivan | 2 |
| Mikael Uhre | 2 |
Head to Head
Philadelphia Union Form
2018-09-15
Philadelphia Union
1–4
Montreal Impact FC
L
2018-09-01
Orlando City SC
2–2
Philadelphia Union
D
2018-08-30
D.C. United SC
0–2
Philadelphia Union
W
2018-08-25
Philadelphia Union
1–0
New England Revolution
W
2018-08-18
Philadelphia Union
2–0
New York City FC
W
2018-08-11
New England Revolution
2–3
Philadelphia Union
W
Montreal Impact FC Form
2018-09-15
Philadelphia Union
1–4
Montreal Impact FC
W
2018-09-01
Montreal Impact FC
3–0
New York Red Bulls
W
2018-08-26
Toronto FC
3–1
Montreal Impact FC
L
2018-08-18
Montreal Impact FC
2–1
Chicago Fire FC
W
2018-08-12
Real Salt Lake
1–1
Montreal Impact FC
D
2018-08-04
Montreal Impact FC
1–1
D.C. United SC
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.19
Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.67
Montreal Impact FC xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 72%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Montreal Impact FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.86
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 | 53% |
|
47% |
| ± 4.5 | 34% |
|
66% |
Double Chance
Philadelphia Union or Draw
70%
Draw or Montreal Impact FC
53%
Philadelphia Union or Montreal Impact FC
76%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Montreal Impact FC win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 1–4 not predicted1 – 4Actual
1 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
8.2%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.3%
3 – 1
5.9%
2 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4.9%
1 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
3.8%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
3.5%
0 – 0
3.3%
Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union
| Handicap | Philadelphia Union covers | Push | Montreal Impact FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| -2 | 15% | 15% | 70% |
| -1.5 | 30% | — | 70% |
| -1 | 30% | 19% | 51% |
| -0.5 | 49% | — | 51% |
| +0.5 | 71% | — | 29% |
| +1 | 71% | 15% | 15% |
| +1.5 | 85% | — | 15% |
| +2 | 85% | 9% | 6% |
| +2.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
Clean Sheet
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
20%
✓
Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
12%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

