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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
5 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 10.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

7
4
4
Columbus Crew SC 15 games · Avg 2.9 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
#10 Position #12
16 Points 14
15 Played 14
4 / 4 / 7 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 8
21 Scored 22
23 Conceded 31
-2 GD -9
1.07 PPG 1.00
27% Win % 29%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
36% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts). Montreal Impact FC are 12th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Montreal Impact FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Columbus Crew SC get us underway at .
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gregg Berhalter might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Daniel Lovitz has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 40' Ken Krolicki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 279 appearances.
  • 45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 50' It’s high time Remi Garde made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 55' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Montreal Impact FC's shape.
  • 60' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 65' Montreal Impact FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 75' A quiet spell here at . Columbus Crew SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 80' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Columbus Crew SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 85' Columbus Crew SC is showing some good football. However, Columbus Crew SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 90' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 284 games and scored 426 goals.
  • It finishes all square. Columbus Crew SC and Montreal Impact FC share the spoils 3-2.

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
2.57 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.67 Montreal Impact FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC57% Draw20% Montreal Impact FC23%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 4.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
77%
Draw or Montreal Impact FC
43%
Columbus Crew SC or Montreal Impact FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC43% Draw36% Montreal Impact FC21%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 1
7%
3 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
6.4%
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
5.1%
2 – 0
4.9%
4 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
3.5%
4 – 2
3.5%
1 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Montreal Impact FC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 16% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 19% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 12% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 7% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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