Matchday 13 Information:
- Who: FC Cincinnati (7-1-3, 21 points) vs CF Montreal (5-6-0, 15 points)
- When: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 – 7:30 PM EST
- Where: TQL Stadium – Cincinnati, OH, US
- How To Watch: Apple TV – MLS Season Pass
2022 Matchups:
- April 2, 2022: FC Cincinnati 3 (Vazquez 12′, Johnston 20′ (OG), Acosta 61′ (Pen)) – CF Montreal 4 (Mihailovic 17′, 41′, Kamara 45’+1′, Torres 67′)
- May 28, 2022: CF Montreal 4 (Waterman 21′, Quioto 45’+4′, 59′ (Pen), Chioniere 46′) – FC Cincinnati 3 (Moreno 12′, 63′, Barreal 52′)
CF Montreal are winners in 6 straight matches. 2 matches in the Canadian Championship and 4 MLS regular season matches, and they’ve been victorious in every one of them. FC Cincinnati have won all 8 matches at home. One of those streaks will come to an end on Wednesday as CF Montreal come in to TQL Stadium. After FC Cincinnati dominated the early matchups between the two sides, winning all of the first three fixtures, the Orange and Blue have not won against CF Montreal, tying once and losing three. Of course, since last time the two sides met, CF Montreal lost a multitude of players – Kei Kamara, Joaquin Torres, Ismael One, Alistair Johnston, Djordje Mihailovic, and even manager Wilfred Nancy.
A key stat for Montreal recently has been their run of clean sheets – four straight clean sheets in MLS play. A full 180 from early on in the season, where they failed to record a single clean sheet – including big losses to Vancouver (5-0) and New England (4-0).
Key Player: Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati)
Montreal have been on incredible form as of late – winning their last 4 MLS matches all with a 2-0 result. Knowing how solid CF Montreal is defensively, FC Cincinnati will need moments of individual brilliance to break through and continue their perfect streak at TQL Stadium.
Insert: Álvaro Barreal. Honestly, he and Acosta could be the choice for key player every week. Barreal scored his first goal of the season against DC United and he’ll look to find the back of the net again this Wednesday. But another note – Barreal is on four yellow cards. If he picks up a yellow on Wednesday, he’ll be on yellow card suspension for the next matchday… for Hell is Real.
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