Thursday , 2 July 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
7 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
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
#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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Columbus Crew SC launch into their encounter with Montreal Impact FC.
  • 5' Columbus Crew SC have won 426 goals from 284 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Fanendo Adi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Maximiliano Urruti has been relatively quiet despite scoring 45 goals in his last 281 appearances.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 24' Lassi Lappalainen does the damage! The net is bulging and Montreal Impact FC surge ahead!
  • 25' Brilliant from the ! Lassi Lappalainen makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 25.
  • 25' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Harrison Afful on 25 minutes.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Columbus Crew SC and Montreal Impact FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 42' Montreal Impact FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 45' A stunning finish from Gyasi Zardes — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 50' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 52' Jorge Luis Corrales was booked on 52.
  • 54' Poor challenge from Luis Binks. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 59' Samuel Piette is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Montreal Impact FC tonight.
  • 61' Maximiliano Urruti is replacing Lassi Lappalainen for the Montreal Impact FC side.
  • 66' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Caleb Porter will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Ema Boateng. He replaces Youness Mokhtar on 67 minute.
  • 70' The Columbus Crew SC bench stirs into life. Milton Valenzuela is withdrawn and Hector Jimenez gets his opportunity.
  • 74' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Bojan makes it 1-3.
  • 78' Fanendo Adi gets the nod from Columbus Crew SC. He replaces Aidan Morris and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 85' The Montreal Impact FC bench stirs into life. Bojan is withdrawn and Shamit Shome gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Montreal Impact FC players.

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
Ignacio Piatti 2
Lassi Lappalainen 2
Lucas Zelarayan 2
Jacen Russell-Rowe 2
Gyasi Zardes 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
1.98 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.47 Montreal Impact FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC46% Draw25% Montreal Impact FC29%
Actual: Montreal Impact FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.45
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
71%
Draw or Montreal Impact FC
54%
Columbus Crew SC or Montreal Impact FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC36% Draw41% Montreal Impact FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.2%
3 – 1
5.8%
1 – 0
5.7%
0 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 1
4%
3 – 0
4%
0 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Montreal Impact FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 20% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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