Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, New England in 8th and Montreal Impact in 9th place.
New England and Montreal Impact should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting Montreal Impact have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 2-2-4 (win-draw-loss) from eight matches.
New England form and stats
New England have played 10 Major League Soccer games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-5-3 (wins-draws-losses).
New England lost their last game at Philadelphia Union after a 0-2 scoreline. Previous to that game, a home match hosting DC United in a game that was won 4-3.
England has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. England's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Montreal Impact form and stats
4 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses. That’s the product of Montreal Impact, who have the most conceded goals (43) in Major League Soccer, playing as the away team in the Major League Soccer this season.
Two travels in a row for Montreal, whose manager T. Henry could celebrate last time after the Major League Soccer win against DC United. A 0-1 loss hosting Orlando City before that.
The travelling fans enjoy Montreal's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 10 league matches away. Montreal have conceded 22 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Montreal Impact - England 2-3. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): England won six games, one match ended with a draw and Montreal Impact has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  T. Bunbury 8 goals |   R. Quioto Robinson 8 goals | A. Buksa 6 goals |
New England missing players
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| New England | Montreal Impact | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 24 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 26 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 17 | 33 |
| 26 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 23 | 44 |
| 83% | 70% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 71% |
| 38% | 30% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 82% | 67% |
| 12% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 64% | 46% |
| 8% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 27% | 25% |
| 54% | 50% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 82% | 67% |
| 25% | 30% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 12% |
| 38% | 50% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 21% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 363 | 170 | 64 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 112 | 246 |
| 113 | 56 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 40 | 95 |
| 23% | 18% | 6% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 42% | 35% |
- Montreal Impact has the most conceded goals (43) in Major League Soccer
- Montreal Impact has the most conceded goals in the first half (23) in Major League Soccer
- Montreal Impact have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Montreal Impact haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 24 | 47 |
| 2 | Toronto | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 44 |
| 3 | Columbus Crew | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 41 |
| 4 | Orlando City | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 41 |
| 5 | New York City | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 39 |
| 6 | New York RB | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -2 | 32 |
| 7 | Nashville SC | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 32 |
| 8 | New England | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 32 |
| 9 | Montreal Impact | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -10 | 26 |
| 10 | Inter Miami | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 24 |
| 11 | Chicago Fire | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -6 | 23 |
| 12 | Atlanta United | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -7 | 22 |
| 13 | DC United | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -16 | 21 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 26 | -24 | 16 |