Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Montreal Impact FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Montreal Impact FC

Sat 8 May 2021 · 19:00 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 24' Djordje Mihailovic

Deiber Caicedo 32' Y

Ranko Veselinovic 38' Y

Lucas Cavallini 45' Y

Leonard Owusu 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Montreal Impact FC — MLS at Rio Tinto Stadium.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 games · 34 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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 games · Avg 3.2 goals Montreal Impact FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC 2020-09-17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–1 Montreal Impact FC 2020-09-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–4 Montreal Impact FC 2020-08-26 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019-08-29 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 May	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–0	W
03 May	Colorado Rapids SC	H	0–1	L
24 Apr	Toronto FC	A	2–2	D
19 Apr	Portland Timbers	H	1–0	W
08 Nov	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–0	W
02 Nov	Portland Timbers	A	0–1	L

Montreal Impact FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–2	L
01 May	Columbus Crew SC	H	0–0	D
24 Apr	Nashville SC	A	2–2	D
17 Apr	Toronto FC	H	4–2	W
20 Nov	New England Revolution	A	1–2	L
08 Nov	D.C. United SC	A	3–2	W

Season Stats

Vancouver Whitecaps FC		Montreal Impact FC
#16	Position	#14
34	Points	16
17	Played	18
10 / 4 / 3	W / D / L	4 / 4 / 10
38	Scored	24
17	Conceded	35
+21	GD	-11
2.00	PPG	0.89
59%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

35% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

32% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (34 pts). Montreal Impact FC are 14th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

7/1

31-45

2/5

46-60

1/4

61-75

3/–

76+

7/2

■ 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)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	10 G
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A
Thomas Muller	4 G	1 A

Montreal Impact FC

Prince-Osei Owusu

9 G

5 A

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Rio Tinto Stadium that hosts another battle between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Montreal Impact FC.
5' Montreal Impact FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' It’s high time Wilfried Nancy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
24' A meaty challenge results in booking for Djordje Mihailovic on 24.
29' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
32' A moment of madness from Deiber Caicedo on 32 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Vancouver Whitecaps FC will be frustrated.
37' It looks surprising Vancouver Whitecaps FC does not make any changes. Mathieu Choiniere has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
38' Poor challenge from Ranko Veselinovic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
43' Canada international Clement Bayiha has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lucas Cavallini on 45.
50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marc Dos Santos might look to freshen things up shortly.
55' Vancouver Whitecaps FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
57' Cristian Dajome puts Vancouver Whitecaps FC on the lead.
58' A tactical swap from Montreal Impact FC — Lassi Lappalainen on, Bjorn Maars Johnsen off on 58 minutes.
63' 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.
67' The whistle greets Aljaz Struna as he departs to be replaced by Ahmed Hamdi.
71' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cristian Dajome makes no mistake. 2-0!
73' Montreal Impact FC ring the changes. Djordje Mihailovic has done his job and it is now time for Joaquin Torres to step up.
74' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Ryan Raposo on, Deiber Caicedo off on 74 minutes.
79' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
80' Leonard Owusu has so much to prove this time. He replaces Caio Alexandre on 80 minute.
81' The supporters are chanting for Leonard Owusu. He replaces Caio Alexandre on 81 minute.
82' Vancouver Whitecaps FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 82.
87' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Montreal Impact FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
90' Another substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to replace Cristian Dajome by Derek Cornelius on 90 minute.
Full Time. Vancouver Whitecaps FC beats Montreal Impact FC

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

15
Andy Rose
31
Russell Teibert
19
Janio Bikel
16
Maxime Crepeau
8
Caio Alexandre ↓ Leonard Owusu 80'
3
Cristian Gutierrez
11
Cristian Dajome ↓ Derek Cornelius 90'
9
Lucas Cavallini
4
Ranko Veselinovic
7
Deiber Caicedo ↓ Ryan Raposo 74'
28
Jakob Nerwinski

Bench

Coach Marc Dos Santos

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Bjorn Maars Johnsen ↓ Lassi Lappalainen 58'
2
Victor Wanyama
24
Aljaz Struna ↓ Ahmed Hamdi 67'
30
Romell Quioto ↓ Erik Hurtado 58'
8
Djordje Mihailovic ↓ Joaquin Torres 73'
4
Rudy Camacho
23
Clement Diop
27
Clement Bayiha ↓ Mathieu Choiniere 58'
3
Kamal Miller
14
Amar Sejdic
12
Mustafa Kizza

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Romell Quioto	4
Cristian Dajome	3
Brian White	3
Simon Becher	2
Tosaint Ricketts	2
Fredy Montero	2
Djordje Mihailovic	2
Lassi Lappalainen	1

Head to Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2021-05-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2021-05-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-04-24 Toronto FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-04-19 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers W 2020-11-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2020-11-02 Portland Timbers 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

Montreal Impact FC Form

2021-05-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC L 2021-05-01 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-04-24 Nashville SC 2–2 Montreal Impact FC D 2021-04-17 Montreal Impact FC 4–2 Toronto FC W 2020-11-20 New England Revolution 2–1 Montreal Impact FC L 2020-11-08 D.C. United SC 2–3 Montreal Impact FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.42 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1 Montreal Impact FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC62% Draw21% Montreal Impact FC17%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.42

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Montreal Impact FC

38%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Montreal Impact FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC49% Draw38% Montreal Impact FC13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.3%

1 – 1

8.7%

1 – 0

7.6%

3 – 0

7.5%

3 – 1

7.4%

0 – 0

4.6%

2 – 2

4.6%

4 – 1

4.5%

4 – 0

4.5%

1 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Montreal Impact FC covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	20%	54%
-1.5	46%	—	54%
-1	46%	22%	33%
-0.5	67%	—	33%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	9%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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