Toronto FC vs Montreal Impact FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Toronto FC

2 – 3

Full Time

Montreal Impact FC

Sun 20 Aug 2023 · 23:30 UTC BMO Field 27,518 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 18' Mathieu Choiniere

0–2 25' Aime Mabika og

Federico Bernardeschi 66' 1–2

1–3 79' Mathieu Choiniere pen

Federico Bernardeschi 90+4' 2–3

Brandon Servania 45' Y

Raoul Petretta 77' R

Y 90' George Campbell

Overview

Match Preview

Toronto FC vs Montreal Impact FC — MLS at BMO Field.

Toronto FC 18 games · 17 pts (2026/26)
Montreal Impact FC 18 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

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

Toronto FC 21 games · Avg 3.2 goals Montreal Impact FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-20 Toronto FC 2–3 Montreal Impact FC 2023-05-13 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Toronto FC 2022-09-04 Toronto FC 3–4 Montreal Impact FC 2022-07-16 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Toronto FC 2021-10-23 Toronto FC 1–1 Montreal Impact FC

Recent Form

Toronto FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–3	L
16 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–1	L
08 Jul	St. Louis City	H	0–1	L
04 Jul	Orlando City SC	A	0–4	L
01 Jul	Real Salt Lake	H	0–1	L
24 Jun	New England Revolution	A	1–2	L

Montreal Impact FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Aug	Toronto FC	A	3–2	W
15 Jul	Charlotte FC	H	2–0	W
13 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–3	L
08 Jul	Atlanta United FC	H	0–1	L
01 Jul	New York City FC	H	0–1	L
24 Jun	Charlotte FC	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

Toronto FC		Montreal Impact FC
#12	Position	#14
17	Points	16
18	Played	18
3 / 8 / 7	W / D / L	4 / 4 / 10
24	Scored	24
32	Conceded	35
-8	GD	-11
0.94	PPG	0.89
17%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

48% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

16% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season

32% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

Toronto FC are 12th (17 pts). Montreal Impact FC are 14th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Toronto FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

1/3

31-45

4/3

46-60

2/5

61-75

4/4

76+

6/7

■ 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)

Montreal Impact FC

Prince-Osei Owusu

9 G

5 A

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at BMO Field as Toronto FC face off against Montreal Impact FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Italy international Gabriele Corbo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
10' It looks like no one’s ball. Montreal Impact FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
18' Mathieu Choiniere doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
23' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
25' Aime Mabika doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tomas Romero made 289 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
35' A quiet spell here at BMO Field. Montreal Impact FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
38' Nnamdi Chinonso Offor is replacing Jules-Anthony Vilsaint for the Montreal Impact FC side.
43' Prince-Osei Owusu is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Montreal Impact FC so far.
45' A moment of madness from Brandon Servania on 45 minutes earns him a card. Toronto FC will be frustrated.
46' It is a substitution in Toronto FC team. Michael Bradley is replaced by Alonso Coello Camarero on 46 minute.
51' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-1-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
56' Victor Vazquez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
60' The crowd applauds Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty as he leaves the pitch. Lorenzo Insigne steps in for Toronto FC.
61' C.J. Sapong has so much to prove this time. He replaces Prince-Osei Owusu on 61 minute.
66' Toronto FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Federico Bernardeschi on 66.
71' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
74' It is a substitution in Montreal Impact FC team. Bryce Duke is replaced by Lassi Lappalainen on 74 minute.
77' Poor challenge from Raoul Petretta. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
79' Mathieu Choiniere does the damage! The net is bulging and Montreal Impact FC surge ahead!
83' The crowd applauds Brandon Servania as he leaves the pitch. Victor Vazquez steps in for Toronto FC.
88' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nathan-Dylan Saliba, as he is very good at scoring at BMO Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
90' That is a card for Montreal Impact FC. George Campbell will be fuming at that decision.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Toronto FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

25
Prince-Osei Owusu ↓ C.J. Sapong 61'
10
Federico Bernardeschi
23
Brandon Servania ↓ Victor Vazquez 83'
4
Michael Bradley ↓ Alonso Coello Camarero 46'
21
Jonathan Osorio
28
Raoul Petretta
27
Shane O'Neill
5
Franco Ibarra ↓ Kobe Franklin 46'
7
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty ↓ Lorenzo Insigne 60'
30
Tomas Romero
6
Aime Mabika

Bench

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

25
Gabriele Corbo
22
Aaron Herrera
6
Samuel Piette
29
Mathieu Choiniere
24
George Campbell
16
Joel Waterman
10
Bryce Duke ↓ Lassi Lappalainen 74'
40
Jonathan Sirois
90
Kwadwo Opoku
19
Nathan-Dylan Saliba
28
Jules-Anthony Vilsaint ↓ Nnamdi Chinonso Offor 38'

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Federico Bernardeschi	9
Ayo Akinola	3
Richie Laryea	3
Romell Quioto	3
Jozy Altidore	3
Victor Wanyama	3
Djordje Mihailovic	2
Jonathan Osorio	2

Head to Head

Toronto FC Form

2023-08-20 Toronto FC 2–3 Montreal Impact FC L 2023-07-16 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Toronto FC L 2023-07-08 Toronto FC 0–1 St. Louis City L 2023-07-04 Orlando City SC 4–0 Toronto FC L 2023-07-01 Toronto FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake L 2023-06-24 New England Revolution 2–1 Toronto FC L

Montreal Impact FC Form

2023-08-20 Toronto FC 2–3 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-07-15 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Charlotte FC W 2023-07-13 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 Montreal Impact FC L 2023-07-08 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 Atlanta United FC L 2023-07-01 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 New York City FC L 2023-06-24 Charlotte FC 0–0 Montreal Impact FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.61 Toronto FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.66 Montreal Impact FC xG

I would bet for: Toronto FC or Montreal Impact FC 75% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Toronto FC34% Draw25% Montreal Impact FC41%

Actual: Montreal Impact FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.27

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Toronto FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Montreal Impact FC

66%

Toronto FC or Montreal Impact FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Toronto FC28% Draw42% Montreal Impact FC30%

Actual: Montreal Impact FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

7.9%

2 – 2

6.5%

0 – 1

5.6%

1 – 0

5.4%

0 – 0

5.3%

0 – 2

5.2%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 3

4.5%

3 – 1

4.2%

2 – 3

Actual

Asian Handicap — Toronto FC

Handicap	Toronto FC covers	Push	Montreal Impact FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	18%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	18%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Toronto FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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