Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs Montreal Impact FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Columbus Crew SC
1 – 2
Full Time
Montreal Impact FC
Wed 7 Oct 2020 · 23:30 UTC MAPFRE Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Harrison Afful 25' Y
Y 42' Jukka Raitala
Y 52' Jorge Luis Corrales
Y 54' Luis Binks

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs Montreal Impact FC — MLS at MAPFRE Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
  • Referee Peter Balciunas
  • Referee C.J. Morgante
  • Referee Victor Rivas
  • Referee
9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 11.7 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
2020-10-07 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Montreal Impact FC 2019-07-20 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC 2019-04-13 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-10-06 Montreal Impact FC 3–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-03-10 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Montreal Impact FC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Montreal Impact FC H 1–2 L
04 Oct FC Dallas A 2–2 D
27 Sep Toronto FC A 1–3 L
23 Sep Minnesota United FC H 2–1 W
19 Sep Nashville SC H 2–0 W
12 Sep Chicago Fire FC A 2–2 D
Montreal Impact FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Columbus Crew SC A 2–1 W
03 Oct Chicago Fire FC H 2–2 D
27 Sep New York Red Bulls A 1–4 L
23 Sep New England Revolution A 1–3 L
20 Sep Philadelphia Union H 1–4 L
17 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–3 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' The ball is rolling at MAPFRE Stadium. Columbus Crew SC are looking to make home advantage count against Montreal Impact FC.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Harrison Afful is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 10' Joshua Williams needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' 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.
  • 24' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lassi Lappalainen makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 25' Lassi Lappalainen doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 25' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Harrison Afful.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 42' Jukka Raitala has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 42.
  • 45' Against the run of play, Gyasi Zardes has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 50' The travelling Montreal Impact FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 52' The referee has no hesitation. Jorge Luis Corrales is booked for Montreal Impact FC — Yellow card on 52.
  • 54' Montreal Impact FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 54.
  • 59' Montreal Impact FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Maximiliano Urruti. He replaces Lassi Lappalainen on 61 minute.
  • 66' The energy levels are beginning to show. Caleb Porter might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 67' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Ema Boateng on, Youness Mokhtar off on 67 minutes.
  • 70' A change in the Columbus Crew SC ranks — Milton Valenzuela exits the field as Hector Jimenez enters on 70.
  • 74' The Spain Bojan breaks the deadlock on 74 minutes. 1-3!
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Fanendo Adi. He replaces Aidan Morris on 78 minute.
  • 83' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andrew Tarbell made 286 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 85' Shamit Shome gets the nod from Montreal Impact FC. He replaces Bojan and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Columbus Crew SC 1-2 Montreal Impact FC.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thierry Henry

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gyasi Zardes 5
Cucho Hernandez 4
Ignacio Piatti 2
Lassi Lappalainen 2
Lucas Zelarayan 2
Jacen Russell-Rowe 2
Gyasi Zardes 2
Ignacio Piatti 2

Head to Head

2020-10-07 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Montreal Impact FC 2019-07-20 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC 2019-04-13 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-10-06 Montreal Impact FC 3–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-03-10 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Montreal Impact FC

Columbus Crew SC Form

2020-10-07 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Montreal Impact FC L 2020-10-04 FC Dallas 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2020-09-27 Toronto FC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2020-09-23 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Minnesota United FC W 2020-09-19 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC W 2020-09-12 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D

Montreal Impact FC Form

2020-10-07 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Montreal Impact FC W 2020-10-03 Montreal Impact FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2020-09-27 New York Red Bulls 4–1 Montreal Impact FC L 2020-09-23 New England Revolution 3–1 Montreal Impact FC L 2020-09-20 Montreal Impact FC 1–4 Philadelphia Union L 2020-09-17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–1 Montreal Impact FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.93 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37 Montreal Impact FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC47% Draw25% Montreal Impact FC28%
Actual: Montreal Impact FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
72%
Draw or Montreal Impact FC
53%
Columbus Crew SC or Montreal Impact FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC37% Draw42% Montreal Impact FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
6.9%
1 – 0
6.5%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 0
5.2%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
4.3%
3 – 2
4%
0 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Montreal Impact FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 21% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 14% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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