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

Match Preview

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

Columbus Crew SC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
Montreal Impact FC 27 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

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

Columbus Crew SC 17 games · Avg 2.8 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
#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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Columbus Crew SC launch into their encounter with Montreal Impact FC.
5' Columbus Crew SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
7' Ibrahim Sunusi has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 7 minutes.
12' Kwadwo Opoku is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Montreal Impact FC tonight.
17' A goal from the Colombia international Cucho Hernandez! He fires home on 17 to make it 1-1!
22' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Montreal Impact FC that had 287 games and scored 383 goals.
27' Montreal Impact FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 27.
32' 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.
33' The referee has no hesitation. Samuel Piette is booked for Montreal Impact FC — card on 33.
38' Aaron Herrera has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
43' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Hernan Losada will be considering his options from the bench.
48' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
50' Sensational shot from Darlington Nagbe. Columbus Crew SC is back in the lead.
55' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
60' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alexandru Matan made 8 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
67' The whistle greets Ibrahim Sunusi as he departs to be replaced by Jules-Anthony Vilsaint.
71' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Julian Gressel by Mohamed Farsi on 71 minute.
76' The 24-year-old Aidan Morris has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
80' Time for substitution for Montreal Impact FC. Samuel Piette is replaced by Bryce Duke.
83' The crowd applauds Alexandru Matan as he leaves the pitch. Yaw Yeboah steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
86' Mason Toye gets the nod from Montreal Impact FC. He replaces Ariel Lassiter and will look to change the dynamic.
90' Yevgen Cheberko has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rudy Camacho on 90 minute.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Columbus Crew SC 2-1 Montreal Impact FC.

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

2.23 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.15 Montreal Impact FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Columbus Crew SC to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC61% Draw21% Montreal Impact FC18%

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

39%

Columbus Crew SC or Montreal Impact FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC44% Draw40% Montreal Impact FC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.4%

1 – 0

7.1%

3 – 1

6.9%

3 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

5.4%

1 – 2

4.9%

0 – 0

4.8%

3 – 2

4 – 1

3.9%

4 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Montreal Impact FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	18%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	22%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	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.