Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

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

7
4
4
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #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' KICK OFF: Montreal Impact FC gets underway.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 7' Ibrahim Sunusi doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 12' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 17' What composure from Cucho Hernandez! The Colombia international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 22' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' 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 Nathan-Dylan Saliba suffering a number of foals already.
  • 33' Samuel Piette was booked on 33.
  • 38' Montreal Impact FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 43' It’s high time Wilfried Nancy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 48' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 50' Darlington Nagbe makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Columbus Crew SC are in front.
  • 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kwadwo Opoku made 289 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Montreal Impact FC that had 283 games and scored 379 goals.
  • 65' It looks surprising Montreal Impact FC does not make any changes. Christian Ramirez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 67' The crowd applauds Ibrahim Sunusi as he leaves the pitch. Jules-Anthony Vilsaint steps in for Montreal Impact FC.
  • 71' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mohamed Farsi is hanging Julian Gressel on the field on 71 minute.
  • 76' The 27-year-old Zachary Brault-Guillard has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 80' A change in the Montreal Impact FC ranks — Samuel Piette exits the field as Bryce Duke enters on 80.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Alexandru Matan as he leaves the pitch. Yaw Yeboah steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 86' A change in the Montreal Impact FC ranks — Ariel Lassiter exits the field as Mason Toye enters on 86.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Rudy Camacho as he leaves the pitch. Yevgen Cheberko steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
  • Another three points for Columbus Crew SC.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hernan Losada

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

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

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
2.2 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 Montreal Impact FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC60% Draw21% Montreal Impact FC19%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.38
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
82%
Draw or Montreal Impact FC
40%
Columbus Crew SC or Montreal Impact FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC43% Draw40% Montreal Impact FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.3%
1 – 0
7%
3 – 1
6.8%
3 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.5%
1 – 2
5%
0 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.1%
4 – 1
3.8%
0 – 1
3.4%

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% 22% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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