Match preview Major League Soccer: Cincinnati - Montreal Impact at Nippert Stadium

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Date: Sat 11.May
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Nippert Stadium (40000 seats)

The visiting Montreal Impact side should be favourites in this visit to Cincinnati, as the away team holds a 12 point advantage from their twelve league games this season.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Major League Soccer. That game was also an away game, at New York RB. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Cincinnati form and stats

Overall stats at home this season for Cincinnati, who have the fewest points (4) at home in Major League Soccer, are 1-1-2 (wins-draw-losses). It's trouble wherever Cincinnati are playing these days as they have suffered five straight defeats now. They really need to get back to winning ways.

In their previous game, the manager A. Koch led his Cincinnati to a defeat in the Major League Soccer match away at SJ Earthquakes. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Nippert Stadium. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Philadelphia Union (0-2).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Cincinnati have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won 0 Drawn 2 Lost 2.

Cincinnati are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 4 goals in 4 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.

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Montreal Impact form and stats

As the visiting team Montreal Impact have produced an overall stat of 4-2-3 so far. Montreal Impact has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

It's the second away game in a row for Montreal Impact, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus New York RB in the Major League Soccer last time out. Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus New York City.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Montreal Impact playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were 1 Montreal Impact win, 0 draws and 3 defeats.

Montreal Impact are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 9 games. In the opposite end, Montreal Impact have conceded 15 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last one meeting: 0 - 1 - 0 (Cincinnati wins - draws - Montreal Impact wins). As for goals, 0 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

S. Taïder
3 goals / 2 assists
I. Piatti
3 goals
A. Jackson-Hamel
2 goals

Cincinnati missing players

Montreal Impact missing players

Cincinnati Montreal Impact
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs low Away Total
11 4 1 Played 3 9 12
2 1 0 Won 3 4 6
2 1 0 Drew 0 2 2
7 2 1 Lost 0 3 4
8 4 0 Scored 8 12 14
17 6 2 Conceded 2 15 17
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 78% 83%
82% 100% 100% Over 1.5 100% 78% 67%
27% 50% 0% Over 2.5 100% 78% 58%
9% 0% 0% Over 3.5 33% 22% 17%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 11% 8%
27% 25% 0% BTTS 67% 56% 42%
18% 25% 0% Clean Sheets 33% 33% 42%
55% 50% 100% Failed To Score 0% 33% 33%
 
5.5 8.8 7 Corners For (avg) 4.7 4.4 4.4
5.9 5.8 10 Corners Against (avg) 3.7 4.7 4.6
1.3 1.2 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.7 2.1 1.8
0 0 0 Red Cards 1 2 2
Key stats this season:
  • All of Cincinnati's home matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Cincinnati have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Cincinnati have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cincinnati have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Cincinnati haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Montreal Impact have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Montreal Impact have scored at least twice as many goals away as Cincinnati have scored home.

Cincinnati
All US Open Cup Major League Soccer Carolina Challenge Cup Club Friendlies USL Championship
All Home Away
14-04-19 MLS Los Angeles FC 2 - 0 Cincinnati
19-04-19 MLS Cincinnati 0 - 3 Real Salt Lake
27-04-19 MLS New York RB 1 - 0 Cincinnati
01-05-19 MLS Philadelphia Union 2 - 0 Cincinnati
05-05-19 MLS SJ Earthquakes 1 - 0 Cincinnati
11-05-19 MLS Cincinnati 17:00 Montreal Impact
19-05-19 MLS Orlando City 19:00 Cincinnati
25-05-19 MLS Cincinnati 23:30 New York RB
02-06-19 MLS Colorado Rapids 00:30 Cincinnati
06-06-19 MLS New York City 23:00 Cincinnati
Montreal Impact
All Major League Soccer Championship Club Friendlies
All Home Away
20-04-19 MLS Philadelphia Union 3 - 0 Montreal Impact
24-04-19 MLS New England 0 - 3 Montreal Impact
28-04-19 MLS Montreal Impact 1 - 0 Chicago Fire
04-05-19 MLS Montreal Impact 0 - 2 New York City
09-05-19 MLS New York RB 1 - 2 Montreal Impact
11-05-19 MLS Cincinnati 17:00 Montreal Impact
18-05-19 MLS Montreal Impact 17:00 New England
25-05-19 MLS Los Angeles FC 02:30 Montreal Impact
29-05-19 MLS Montreal Impact 23:30 Real Salt Lake
01-06-19 MLS Montreal Impact 20:00 Orlando City

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Philadelphia Union 11 6 2 3 21 11 6 5 0 1 17 5 5 1 2 2 4 6 10 20
2 DC United 11 6 2 3 16 11 6 3 1 2 10 7 5 3 1 1 6 4 5 20
3 Montreal Impact 12 6 2 4 14 17 3 2 0 1 2 2 9 4 2 3 12 15 -3 20
4 Toronto 9 5 1 3 21 15 5 3 1 1 14 9 4 2 0 2 7 6 6 16
5 Columbus Crew 12 5 1 6 12 15 7 4 1 2 9 6 5 1 0 4 3 9 -3 16
6 New York City 10 3 6 1 13 12 5 1 4 0 4 3 5 2 2 1 9 9 1 15
7 Atlanta United 9 4 2 3 11 8 5 2 2 1 6 4 4 2 0 2 5 4 3 14
8 Chicago Fire 11 3 4 4 17 13 6 3 2 1 14 7 5 0 2 3 3 6 4 13
9 Orlando City 10 3 3 4 13 16 6 2 1 3 9 12 4 1 2 1 4 4 -3 12
10 New York RB 10 3 2 5 13 13 6 3 0 3 10 8 4 0 2 2 3 5 0 11
11 Cincinnati 11 2 2 7 8 17 4 1 1 2 4 6 7 1 1 5 4 11 -9 8
12 New England 12 2 2 8 11 30 6 2 0 4 3 10 6 0 2 4 8 20 -19 8

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