Two clubs in the Eastern Conference of MLS will do battle today in a league match between the Montreal Impact and Orlando City. The first-division clash scheduled for 4 p.m. ET will be held at Olympic Stadium in Montreal and can be live streamed here.
What They're Saying
Montreal Impact midfielder Calum Mallace (via MLSsoccer.com): "Frank [Klopas] talks about the new players we brought in and everyone's buying into the system and everyone's working together as a team. I think we're definitely in a better place this year right now than we were last year."
Orlando City manager Adrian Heath: "We will evaluate things as we go this week. Cristian [Higuita] and Carlos [Rivas] are certainly responding to treatment, but we have to consider if it's too much of a gamble at this stage. I think I will have a team in mind by Wednesday."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Mallace left his footprints on Week 3's scoreless draw with the New England Revolution. In two appearances this season, the 25-year-old is averaging two tackles and four interceptions.
Montreal Impact's Projected Lineup (4-4-2 Diamond): Bush; Tola, Cabrera, Soumare, Lapare; Donadel, Reo-Coker, Duka, Bernier; Oduro, McInerney
Orlando City's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Ricketts; Boden, Collin, Ledger, Hines; Kaka, Okugo, Cascio, Avila; Ribeiro, Mwanga
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Dallas | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |||
| 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 4 | LA Galaxy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 5 | Houston Dynamo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 6 | Seattle Sounders | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 7 | Portland Timbers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 8 | Real Salt Lake | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 9 | Colorado Rapids | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 10 | Sporting Kansas City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City FC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 2 | New York Red Bulls | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 3 | Orlando City SC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 5 | Toronto FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 6 | DC United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 | |||
| 7 | Philadelphia Union | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 | |||
| 8 | Impact Montreal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | |||
| 9 | New England Revolution | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 1 | |||
| 10 | Chicago Fire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
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