Columbus Crew SC vs Montreal Impact FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Montreal Impact FC

Sat 25 Sep 2021 · 23:30 UTC New Crew Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Josh Williams 40' Y

Derrick Etienne 56' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Columbus Crew SC 18 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Montreal Impact FC 18 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Columbus Crew SC 15 games · Avg 2.9 goals Montreal Impact FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC 2021-05-01 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC 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

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–1	W
18 Sep	New England Revolution	A	1–1	D
14 Sep	New York Red Bulls	H	2–1	W
12 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	A	0–1	L
04 Sep	Orlando City SC	A	2–3	L
27 Aug	FC Cincinnati	H	3–2	W

Montreal Impact FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–2	L
19 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–0	W
15 Sep	Orlando City SC	A	4–2	W
12 Sep	Nashville SC	H	0–1	L
27 Aug	Toronto FC	H	3–1	W
22 Aug	Philadelphia Union	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC		Montreal Impact FC
#10	Position	#14
20	Points	16
18	Played	18
5 / 5 / 8	W / D / L	4 / 4 / 10
26	Scored	24
28	Conceded	35
-2	GD	-11
1.11	PPG	0.89
28%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

32% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts). Montreal Impact FC are 14th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

2/6

16-30

2/2

31-45

6/2

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/4

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Montreal Impact FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

1/1

46-60

4/1

61-75

–/4

76+

3/3

■ 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

9 G

5 A

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Columbus Crew SC get us underway at New Crew Stadium.
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Columbus Crew SC and Montreal Impact FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' 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.
20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
25' Columbus Crew SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
35' The travelling Montreal Impact FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
40' Josh Williams is having his name booked by the referee on 40.
45' What a strike from Gyasi Zardes! The score is 1-0.
50' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
55' 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.
56' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Derrick Etienne.
59' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Liam Fraser trudges off to be replaced by Lucas Zelarayan on 59 minutes.
63' GOAL! Gyasi Zardes fires home to make it 2-0!
68' Montreal Impact FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Zorhan Bassong is hanging Joaquin Torres on the field on 68 minute.
69' Fresh legs for Montreal Impact FC! Matko Miljevic comes on to replace Samuel Piette.
70' The Columbus Crew SC bench stirs into life. Gyasi Zardes is withdrawn and Miguel Berry gets his opportunity.
75' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
80' A change in the Montreal Impact FC ranks — Joel Waterman exits the field as Lassi Lappalainen enters on 80.
83' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Marlon Hairston is replaced by Saad Abdul-Salam on 83 minute.
88' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
The points are shared — Columbus Crew SC 2-1 Montreal Impact FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

22
Derrick Etienne ↓ Alexandru Matan 83'
18
Liam Fraser ↓ Lucas Zelarayan 59'
17
Marlon Hairston ↓ Saad Abdul-Salam 83'
24
Evan Bush
19
Milton Valenzuela ↓ Luis Diaz 69'
4
Jonathan Mensah
25
Harrison Afful
11
Gyasi Zardes ↓ Miguel Berry 70'
7
Pedro Santos
6
Darlington Nagbe
3
Josh Williams

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

Starting XI

2
Victor Wanyama
30
Romell Quioto
8
Djordje Mihailovic
18
Joaquin Torres ↓ Zorhan Bassong 68'
4
Rudy Camacho
6
Samuel Piette ↓ Matko Miljevic 69'
41
James Pantemis
29
Mathieu Choiniere ↓ Ibrahim Sunusi 69'
15
Zachary Brault-Guillard
3
Kamal Miller
16
Joel Waterman ↓ Lassi Lappalainen 80'

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Columbus Crew SC Form

2021-09-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2021-09-18 New England Revolution 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-09-14 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York Red Bulls W 2021-09-12 Internacional CF Miami 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-09-04 Orlando City SC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-08-27 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 FC Cincinnati W

Montreal Impact FC Form

2021-09-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC L 2021-09-19 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-09-15 Orlando City SC 2–4 Montreal Impact FC W 2021-09-12 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 Nashville SC L 2021-08-27 Montreal Impact FC 3–1 Toronto FC W 2021-08-22 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Montreal Impact FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.85 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.33 Montreal Impact FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC49% Draw25% Montreal Impact FC26%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.18

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

74%

Draw or Montreal Impact FC

51%

Columbus Crew SC or Montreal Impact FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC36% Draw43% Montreal Impact FC21%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

1 – 0

1 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

0 – 0

5.8%

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 1

4.8%

3 – 0

4.2%

3 – 2

3.8%

0 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Montreal Impact FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	21%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	15%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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