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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
7 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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
#12 Position #15
29 Points 24
27 Played 27
8 / 5 / 14 W / D / L 6 / 6 / 15
39 Scored 34
43 Conceded 54
-4 GD -20
1.07 PPG 0.89
30% Win % 22%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
22% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts). Montreal Impact FC are 15th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Columbus Crew SC welcome Montreal Impact FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Daniel Lovitz has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Michael Petrasso suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Montreal Impact FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' Milton Valenzuela has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' The travelling Montreal Impact FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jonathan Mensah, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 55' Columbus Crew SC have won 434 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Columbus Crew SC and Montreal Impact FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 65' With 0 assists to his name this season, Matteo Mancosu is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Montreal Impact FC.
  • 70' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Ken Krolicki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 75' It’s high time Remi Garde made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 80' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Montreal Impact FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 85' Montreal Impact FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 90' A quiet spell here at . Montreal Impact FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Montreal Impact FC.

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
2.52 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.56 Montreal Impact FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC58% Draw20% Montreal Impact FC22%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 4.08
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
78%
Draw or Montreal Impact FC
42%
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
8.2%
1 – 1
7.4%
3 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
6.3%
2 – 0
5.5%
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
5.1%
3 – 0
4.5%
4 – 1
4.3%
1 – 0
3.9%
4 – 2
3.3%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Montreal Impact FC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 17% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 20% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 12% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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