Real Salt Lake vs Montreal Impact FC, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
Real Salt Lake vs Montreal Impact FC — MLS .
- Real Salt Lake 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
- Montreal Impact FC 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Chris Penso
- Referee Alejandro Mariscal
- Referee Kevin Klinger
- Referee Kyle Longville
- Referee R. Mendoza
10 games this season
🟨 3.6/game
⚽ 12.4 goals/game
🟥 2 total
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug | Montreal Impact FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 05 Aug | Chicago Fire FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 29 Jul | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 0–0 | D |
| 22 Jul | Colorado Rapids SC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 15 Jul | Minnesota United FC | A | 2–3 | L |
| 08 Jul | FC Dallas | H | 2–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug | Real Salt Lake | A | 1–1 | D |
| 04 Aug | D.C. United SC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 28 Jul | Atlanta United FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 22 Jul | Portland Timbers | A | 2–2 | D |
| 14 Jul | San Jose Earthquakes | H | 2–0 | W |
| 11 Jul | New York City FC | A | 0–3 | L |
Season Stats
| Real Salt Lake | Montreal Impact FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #24 | Position | #15 |
| 45 | Points | 26 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 13 / 6 / 15 | W / D / L | 6 / 8 / 20 |
| 53 | Scored | 37 |
| 52 | Conceded | 69 |
| +1 | GD | -32 |
| 1.32 | PPG | 0.76 |
| 38% | Win % | 18% |
Key Stats
75%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
12%
Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
Real Salt Lake this season
18%
Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season
Montreal Impact FC this season
Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts). Montreal Impact FC are 15th (26 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Real Salt Lake
0-15
9/7
16-30
5/7
31-45
6/6
46-60
8/7
61-75
7/7
76+
8/11
■ 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)
Real Salt Lake
| Sergi Solans | 15 G | 4 A |
| Zavier Gozo | 6 G | 3 A |
Montreal Impact FC
| Prince-Osei Owusu | 15 G | 6 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The ball is rolling at . Real Salt Lake are looking to make home advantage count against Montreal Impact FC.
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Montreal Impact FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Montreal Impact FC's shape.
- 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and Montreal Impact FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 20' Montreal Impact FC have won 391 goals from 299 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 25' Evan Bush, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nick Rimando made 300 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 35' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 40' Albert Rusnak is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Salt Lake tonight.
- 45' It looks surprising Montreal Impact FC does not make any changes. Jefferson Savarino has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 50' 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.
- 55' The travelling Montreal Impact FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 60' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 65' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 70' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 75' Italy international Matteo Mancosu has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 80' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 85' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 90' The energy levels are beginning to show. Remi Garde might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.
Lineups
Real Salt Lake Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
- 15
- 18
- 5
- 11
- 10
- 7
- 12
- 22
-
27
Corey Baird ↓ Luis Silva 80'
- 13
Bench
- 31
- 26
- 8
-
23
Sebastian Saucedo ↑ 84'
- 25
- 51
-
20
Luis Silva ↑ 80'
Coach
Mike Petke
Montreal Impact FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 9
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 6
-
13
Ken Krolicki ↓ Mike Azira 84'
- 10
- 22
- 21
- 1
Bench
- 24
- 5
- 23
- 28
- 29
-
30
Quincy Amarikwa ↑ 67'
-
32
Mike Azira ↑ 84'
Coach
Remi Garde
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Djordje Mihailovic | 1 |
| Joao Plata | 1 |
| Jukka Raitala | 1 |
| Joao Plata | 1 |
| Jukka Raitala | 1 |
| Sam Johnson | 1 |
| Saphir Taider | 1 |
| Omar Browne | 1 |
Head to Head
Real Salt Lake Form
Montreal Impact FC Form
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
2018-07-28
Montreal Impact FC
1–2
Atlanta United FC
L
2018-07-22
Portland Timbers
2–2
Montreal Impact FC
D
2018-07-14
Montreal Impact FC
2–0
San Jose Earthquakes
W
2018-07-11
New York City FC
3–0
Montreal Impact FC
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.87
Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03
Montreal Impact FC xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 78% |
|
22% |
| ± 2.5 | 55% |
|
45% |
| ± 3.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
| ± 4.5 | 17% |
|
83% |
Double Chance
Real Salt Lake or Draw
78%
Draw or Montreal Impact FC
47%
Real Salt Lake or Montreal Impact FC
75%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Real Salt Lake win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
9.5%
2 – 0
9.4%
0 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
5.9%
3 – 0
5.8%
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 2
3.2%
0 – 2
2.9%
Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake
| Handicap | Real Salt Lake covers | Push | Montreal Impact FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| -2 | 15% | 17% | 67% |
| -1.5 | 33% | — | 67% |
| -1 | 33% | 23% | 45% |
| -0.5 | 55% | — | 45% |
| +0.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
| +1 | 80% | 12% | 7% |
| +1.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +2 | 93% | 5% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
36%
✓
Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
16%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

