Columbus Crew SC vs Montreal Impact FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Columbus Crew SC

2 – 1

Full Time

Montreal Impact FC

Sat 21 Oct 2023 · 22:00 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 7' Ibrahim Sunusi

Cucho Hernandez 17' 1–1

Darlington Nagbe 50' 2–1

Y 33' Samuel Piette

Overview

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Columbus Crew SC vs Montreal Impact FC — MLS at Lower.com Field.

Columbus Crew SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
Montreal Impact FC 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-21 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC 2023-09-02 Montreal Impact FC 2–4 Columbus Crew SC 2022-09-09 Montreal Impact FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2022-08-03 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Montreal Impact FC 2021-09-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–1	W
07 Oct	Atlanta United FC	A	1–1	D
04 Oct	New England Revolution	A	2–1	W
30 Sep	Philadelphia Union	H	1–1	D
24 Sep	FC Dallas	A	1–1	D
20 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	H	3–0	W

Montreal Impact FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–2	L
07 Oct	Portland Timbers	H	4–1	W
04 Oct	Houston Dynamo	H	1–1	D
30 Sep	Orlando City SC	A	0–3	L
23 Sep	Atlanta United FC	A	1–4	L
20 Sep	FC Cincinnati	H	1–1	D

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' What a night it is going to be! Columbus Crew SC welcome Montreal Impact FC for this crunch clash at Lower.com Field.
5' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
7' What a moment for Ibrahim Sunusi! That strike on 7 puts his side firmly in control.
12' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Montreal Impact FC that had 279 games and scored 377 goals.
17' What an equalizer from Cucho Hernandez!
22' It looks like no one’s ball. Columbus Crew SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
27' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
32' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
33' Samuel Piette catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 33.
38' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Columbus Crew SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
43' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Columbus Crew SC and Montreal Impact FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
48' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Montreal Impact FC's 3-4-3 shape.
50' What a strike from Darlington Nagbe! The score is 2-1.
55' Columbus Crew SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
60' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Hernan Losada will be considering his options from the bench.
65' The travelling Montreal Impact FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
67' Ibrahim Sunusi makes way for Jules-Anthony Vilsaint at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Montreal Impact FC.
71' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Julian Gressel has done his job and it is now time for Mohamed Farsi to step up.
76' Montreal Impact FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
80' Samuel Piette makes way for Bryce Duke at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Montreal Impact FC.
83' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Yaw Yeboah comes on to replace Alexandru Matan.
86' The Montreal Impact FC manager makes a substitution. Ariel Lassiter departs to be replaced by Mason Toye.
90' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Yevgen Cheberko on, Rudy Camacho off on 90 minutes.
The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

9
Cucho Hernandez
31
Steven Moreira
18
Malte Amundsen
20
Alexandru Matan ↓ Yaw Yeboah 83'
17
Christian Ramirez ↓ Jacen Russell-Rowe 71'
4
Rudy Camacho ↓ Yevgen Cheberko 90'
7
Julian Gressel ↓ Mohamed Farsi 71'
6
Darlington Nagbe
8
Aidan Morris
28
Patrick Schulte
25
Sean Zawadzki

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

25
Gabriele Corbo
30
Romell Quioto
6
Samuel Piette ↓ Bryce Duke 80'
15
Zachary Brault-Guillard
11
Ariel Lassiter ↓ Mason Toye 86'
24
George Campbell ↓ Aaron Herrera 80'
16
Joel Waterman
40
Jonathan Sirois
90
Kwadwo Opoku
14
Ibrahim Sunusi ↓ Jules-Anthony Vilsaint 67'
19
Nathan-Dylan Saliba

Bench

Coach Hernan Losada

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Columbus Crew SC Form

2023-10-21 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-10-07 Atlanta United FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2023-10-04 New England Revolution 1–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2023-09-30 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2023-09-24 FC Dallas 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2023-09-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC W

Montreal Impact FC Form

2023-10-21 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC L 2023-10-07 Montreal Impact FC 4–1 Portland Timbers W 2023-10-04 Montreal Impact FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2023-09-30 Orlando City SC 3–0 Montreal Impact FC L 2023-09-23 Atlanta United FC 4–1 Montreal Impact FC L 2023-09-20 Montreal Impact FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.28 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.26 Montreal Impact FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC60% Draw21% Montreal Impact FC19%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.54

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

81%

Draw or Montreal Impact FC

40%

Columbus Crew SC or Montreal Impact FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC44% Draw39% Montreal Impact FC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

7.6%

3 – 1

6.9%

1 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

5.6%

1 – 2

5.1%

3 – 2

4.4%

0 – 0

4.3%

4 – 1

4 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Montreal Impact FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	18%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	21%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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