Sporting Kansas City vs Montreal Impact FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sporting Kansas City vs Montreal Impact FC — MLS at Children's Mercy Park.
- Sporting Kansas City 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)
- Montreal Impact FC 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 14 33 2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31 3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26 4 New England Revolution 14 25 5 New York Red Bulls 15 22 6 Charlotte FC 15 21 7 FC Cincinnati 15 20 8 New York City FC 15 19 9 D.C. United SC 15 18 10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16 11 Toronto FC 14 14 12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14 13 Orlando City SC 15 14 14 Atlanta United FC 14 11 15 Philadelphia Union 15 7 16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32 17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32 18 Real Salt Lake 14 26 19 FC Dallas 15 25 20 Los Angeles FC 15 24 21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24 22 Houston Dynamo 14 22 23 Minnesota United FC 15 22 24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20 25 San Diego FC 15 17 26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16 27 St. Louis City 14 16 28 Portland Timbers 14 14 29 Austin FC 15 14 30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 30 Apr Montreal Impact FC H 0–2 L 22 Apr New England Revolution A 1–2 L 16 Apr San Jose Earthquakes A 0–3 L 09 Apr Colorado Rapids SC H 0–1 L 01 Apr Philadelphia Union A 0–0 D 26 Mar Seattle Sounders FC H 1–4 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 30 Apr Sporting Kansas City A 2–0 W 22 Apr New York Red Bulls H 2–0 W 15 Apr D.C. United SC H 0–1 L 08 Apr New England Revolution A 0–4 L 02 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–5 L 18 Mar Philadelphia Union H 3–2 W Season Stats
Sporting Kansas City Montreal Impact FC #30 Position #12 11 Points 14 14 Played 14 3 / 2 / 9 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 8 14 Scored 22 36 Conceded 31 -22 GD -9 0.79 PPG 1.00 21% Win % 29% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season36% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this seasonSporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts). Montreal Impact FC are 12th (14 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sporting Kansas City0-15–/616-302/331-452/346-601/361-752/576+2/4■ Scored ■ ConcededMontreal Impact FC0-153/316-302/–31-451/–46-601/161-75–/276+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Children's Mercy Park will turn into a battlefield for Sporting Kansas City and Montreal Impact FC.
- 5' Montreal Impact FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' It’s high time Peter Vermes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 20' The travelling Montreal Impact FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 25' It looks surprising Sporting Kansas City does not make any changes. Gabriele Corbo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 27' It’s a booking for Montreal Impact FC player. Victor Wanyama gets a Yellow card.
- 30' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Daniel Rosero.
- 35' GOAL! Bryce Duke scores on 35.
- 40' 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.
- 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
- 46' What a strike from Mathieu Choiniere! The score is 0-2.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Robert Castellanos. He replaces Robert Voloder on 46 minute.
- 51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Roger Espinoza suffering a number of foals already.
- 53' The referee calls foul for Alan Pulido. He receives a Yellow card.
- 57' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Roger Espinoza.
- 62' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 62 minute. Erik Thommy leaves to be changed by Gadi Kinda.
- 65' Montreal Impact FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 65.
- 70' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sean Rea made 279 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 75' The supporters are chanting for Matthias Saliba. He replaces Sean Rea on 75 minute.
- 80' Sporting Kansas City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 82' George Campbell has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ariel Lassiter on 82 minute.
- 87' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 90' Montreal Impact FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 90' Robert THorkelsson is replacing Nnamdi Chinonso Offor for the Montreal Impact FC side.
- Full Time. Montreal Impact FC beats Sporting Kansas City
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Lineups
Sporting Kansas City Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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26
Erik Thommy ↓ Gadi Kinda 62'
- 9
- 7
- 29
- 20
- 15
- 18
- 4
- 17
- 5
Bench
- 11
- 21
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10
Gadi Kinda ↑ 62'
- 28
- 1
- 77
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19
Robert Castellanos ↑ 46'
- 82
Coach Peter VermesMontreal Impact FC Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
- 2
- 25
- 22
- 4
- 29
- 11
- 16
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10
Bryce Duke ↓ Ibrahim Sunusi 75'
- 40
- 9
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27
Sean Rea ↓ Matthias Saliba 75'
Bench
- 15
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24
George Campbell ↑ 82'
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26
Robert THorkelsson ↑ 90'
- 7
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14
Ibrahim Sunusi ↑ 75'
- 1
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19
Matthias Saliba ↑ 75'
- 23
Coach Hernan Losada -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Krisztian Nemeth 3 Johnny Russell 2 Felipe Gutierrez 1 Gianluca Busio 1 Romell Quioto 1 Remi Walter 1 Alejandro Silva 1 Roger Espinoza 1 Head to Head
Sporting Kansas City Form
2023-04-30 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Montreal Impact FC L 2023-04-22 New England Revolution 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-04-16 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-04-09 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-04-01 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-03-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–4 Seattle Sounders FC LMontreal Impact FC Form
2023-04-30 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-04-22 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 New York Red Bulls W 2023-04-15 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 D.C. United SC L 2023-04-08 New England Revolution 4–0 Montreal Impact FC L 2023-04-02 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5–0 Montreal Impact FC L 2023-03-18 Montreal Impact FC 3–2 Philadelphia Union W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.65 Sporting Kansas City xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.96 Montreal Impact FC xGI would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Montreal Impact FC 75% + Both teams to score 69%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Montreal Impact FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.61Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 87% 13% ± 2.5 69% 31% ± 3.5 48% 52% ± 4.5 30% 70% Double Chance
Sporting Kansas City or Draw 58%Draw or Montreal Impact FC 67%Sporting Kansas City or Montreal Impact FC 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Montreal Impact FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 9.6%1 – 2 8.3%2 – 1 7%2 – 2 6.7%1 – 3 5.4%0 – 2 Actual0 – 1 4.8%2 – 3 4.4%0 – 0 4%1 – 0 3.9%3 – 1 3.8%2 – 0 3.7%Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City
Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Montreal Impact FC covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 10% 84% -1.5 16% — 84% -1 16% 16% 68% -0.5 32% — 68% +0.5 55% — 45% +1 55% 19% 25% +1.5 75% — 25% +2 75% 14% 12% +2.5 88% — 12% Clean Sheet
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet 15% ✓Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet 20% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.