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Columbus Crew SC vs Montreal Impact FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Columbus Crew SC
3 – 2
Full Time
Montreal Impact FC
Sat 10 Mar 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs Montreal Impact FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Penso
  • Referee Alejandro Mariscal
  • Referee C.J. Morgante
  • Referee Brian Dunn
10 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 12.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

8
4
5
Columbus Crew SC 17 games · Avg 2.8 goals Montreal Impact FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-03-10 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Montreal Impact FC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Mar Montreal Impact FC H 3–2 W
03 Mar Toronto FC A 2–0 W
Montreal Impact FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Mar Columbus Crew SC A 2–3 L
04 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC Montreal Impact FC
#7 Position #15
47 Points 26
34 Played 34
14 / 5 / 15 W / D / L 6 / 8 / 20
59 Scored 37
52 Conceded 69
+7 GD -32
1.38 PPG 0.76
41% Win % 18%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
18% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts). Montreal Impact FC are 15th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
0-15
4/8
16-30
12/7
31-45
7/7
46-60
10/2
61-75
7/5
76+
6/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Montreal Impact FC
0-15
4/4
16-30
4/4
31-45
3/6
46-60
5/8
61-75
2/9
76+
5/13
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A
Montreal Impact FC
Prince-Osei Owusu 15 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Columbus Crew SC face off against Montreal Impact FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Ignacio Piatti is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Montreal Impact FC tonight.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Columbus Crew SC and Montreal Impact FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Columbus Crew SC and Montreal Impact FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' The 33-year-old Wil Trapp has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 35' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Montreal Impact FC's shape.
  • 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Montreal Impact FC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 45' Argentina international Victor Cabrera has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 50' Columbus Crew SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 55' Columbus Crew SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Montreal Impact FC backline.
  • 60' The energy levels are beginning to show. Remi Garde might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 65' Montreal Impact FC have won 391 goals from 299 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 70' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 75' It’s high time Remi Garde made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 80' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
  • 85' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their trying to find a way past Montreal Impact FC's compact .
  • 90' Cristian Martinez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Remi Garde

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.73 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 Montreal Impact FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC62% Draw19% Montreal Impact FC19%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 4.19
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 59%
41%
± 4.5 40%
60%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
81%
Draw or Montreal Impact FC
38%
Columbus Crew SC or Montreal Impact FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC48% Draw35% Montreal Impact FC17%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.1%
3 – 1
7.2%
1 – 1
6.8%
2 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
5.1%
4 – 1
4.9%
1 – 2
4.4%
1 – 0
3.9%
4 – 2
3.6%
4 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Montreal Impact FC covers
-2.5 26% — 74%
-2 26% 18% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 20% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 10% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.