CF Montreal Impact and the New York Red Bulls have alternated wins in each of the last seven meetings, with CF Montreal Impact recording a 2-0 home win on April 22. CF Montreal Impact has defeated the New York Red Bulls multiple times in a single season only once in club history, doing so in 2019.
The New York Bulls have won only two of their first 13 MLS matches this season (D7 L4), equaling their fewest wins at this stage of a season, most recently doing so in 2009. Both wins have come at home as New York Red Bulls has lost only once at Red Bull Arena in league play this season (W2 D3).
CF Montreal Impact have lost six of their last seven away matches in MLS play, failing to score in all six defeats, including a 3-0 loss at FC Cincinnati on Wednesday. This run of six losses in seven road games comes after a seven-match road winning streak to end last regular season.
After not keeping a clean sheet in any of their previous 10 matches, the New York Red Bulls have shut out opponents in each of their first three matches under Troy Lesesne in all competitions. Lesesne is the first coach in New York Red Bulls history to see the team record clean sheets in each of his first three matches in charge.
The CF Montreal Impact has attempted an MLS-low 9.8 shots per match this season and was right at that average with 10 attempts on Wednesday against FC Cincinnati. CF Montreal has taken more than 10 shots just four times all season, the fewest such games by any MLS team in 2023.
