Sunday , 16 August 2026

Sporting Kansas City vs Montreal Impact FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Sporting Kansas City
0 – 2
Full Time
Montreal Impact FC
Sun 30 Apr 2023 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 35' Bryce Duke
0–2 45+1' Mathieu Choiniere
Y 27' Victor Wanyama
Daniel Rosero 30' Y
Alan Pulido 53' Y
Roger Espinoza 57' Y
Y 65' Joel Waterman
Y 90' Mathieu Choiniere

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Kansas City vs Montreal Impact FC — MLS at Children's Mercy Park.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

2
2
Sporting Kansas City 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals Montreal Impact FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-30 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Montreal Impact FC 2022-07-09 Montreal Impact FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City 2019-03-30 Sporting Kansas City 7–1 Montreal Impact FC 2018-06-30 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Montreal Impact FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #14
14 Points 16
18 Played 18
4 / 2 / 12 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 10
18 Scored 24
46 Conceded 35
-28 GD -11
0.78 PPG 0.89
22% Win % 22%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
32% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts). Montreal Impact FC are 14th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
0-15
–/7
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/6
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/8
76+
3/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Montreal Impact FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
–/4
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
Dejan Joveljic 8 G 1 A
Montreal Impact FC
Prince-Osei Owusu 9 G 5 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Sporting Kansas City host Montreal Impact FC — let the battle begin!
  • 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' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Kansas City and Montreal Impact FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ariel Lassiter made 7 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 27' Victor Wanyama has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 27.
  • 30' That is a Yellow card for Sporting Kansas City. Daniel Rosero will be fuming at that decision.
  • 35' Bryce Duke is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Hernan Losada will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 46' A stunning finish from Mathieu Choiniere — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 46' The Sporting Kansas City bench stirs into life. Robert Voloder is withdrawn and Robert Castellanos gets his opportunity.
  • 51' Montreal Impact FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 53' That is a Yellow card for Sporting Kansas City. Alan Pulido will be fuming at that decision.
  • 57' A moment of madness from Roger Espinoza on 57 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting Kansas City will be frustrated.
  • 62' Gadi Kinda is replacing Erik Thommy for the Sporting Kansas City side.
  • 65' Poor challenge from Joel Waterman. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 70' Montreal Impact FC is showing some good football. However, Montreal Impact FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 75' The Montreal Impact FC bench stirs into life. Sean Rea is withdrawn and Matthias Saliba gets his opportunity.
  • 80' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 82' Montreal Impact FC make a change. Ariel Lassiter trudges off to be replaced by George Campbell on 82 minutes.
  • 87' The 26-year-old Logan Ndenbe has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 90' Mathieu Choiniere catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Montreal Impact FC! Robert THorkelsson comes on to replace Nnamdi Chinonso Offor.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hernan Losada

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2023-04-30 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Montreal Impact FC 2022-07-09 Montreal Impact FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City 2019-03-30 Sporting Kansas City 7–1 Montreal Impact FC 2018-06-30 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City

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 L

Montreal 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 accuracy
1 / 4
1.57 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.81 Montreal Impact FC xG
I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Montreal Impact FC 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City33% Draw26% Montreal Impact FC41%
Actual: Montreal Impact FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.38
Actual: No — clean sheet

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

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
59%
Draw or Montreal Impact FC
67%
Sporting Kansas City or Montreal Impact FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City26% Draw42% Montreal Impact FC32%
Actual: Montreal Impact FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5.5%
1 – 3
5.1%
0 – 0
4.9%
1 – 0
4.7%
2 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
4%
3 – 1
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Montreal Impact FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 17% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 19% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.