Montreal Impact FC vs Columbus Crew SC, 2018

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MLS · 2018

Montreal Impact FC

3 – 0

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Columbus Crew SC

Sat 6 Oct 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Montreal Impact FC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS .

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

Match Details

Referee Joe Fletcher
Referee Chris Penso
Referee Matthew Nelson
Referee Alan Kelly
Referee Kevin Terry Jr.

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2018-10-06 Montreal Impact FC 3–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-03-10 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Montreal Impact FC

Recent Form

Montreal Impact FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Oct	Columbus Crew SC	H	3–0	W
29 Sep	D.C. United SC	A	0–5	L
22 Sep	New York City FC	H	1–1	D
15 Sep	Philadelphia Union	A	4–1	W
01 Sep	New York Red Bulls	H	3–0	W
26 Aug	Toronto FC	A	1–3	L

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Oct	Montreal Impact FC	A	0–3	L
29 Sep	Philadelphia Union	H	0–0	D
22 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–1	W
20 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	2–3	L
16 Sep	FC Dallas	A	0–0	D
02 Sep	New York City FC	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Montreal Impact FC

Prince-Osei Owusu

9 G

5 A

Columbus Crew SC

Diego Rossi	6 G	1 A
Wessam Abou Ali	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Montreal Impact FC is hosting Columbus Crew SC for another epic battle.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Montreal Impact FC and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' Gyasi Zardes, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Montreal Impact FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
30' Ignacio Piatti has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
35' Montreal Impact FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
40' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
45' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
50' Montreal Impact FC have won 379 goals from 283 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
55' A quiet spell here at . Columbus Crew SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
60' 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.
65' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Montreal Impact FC and Columbus Crew SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
75' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Federico Higuain made 287 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
80' It’s high time Remi Garde made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
85' Both keepers have barely been tested. Montreal Impact FC and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
90' Canada international Samuel Piette has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
The points are shared — Montreal Impact FC 3-0 Columbus Crew SC. Honours even.

Lineups

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

Starting XI

33
Bacary Sagna
8
Saphir Taider
9
Alejandro Silva ↓ Chris Duvall 84'
3
Daniel Lovitz
6
Samuel Piette
15
Rod Fanni
10
Ignacio Piatti C ↓ Mathieu Choiniere 76'
22
Jukka Raitala
1
Evan Bush
30
Quincy Amarikwa
32
Mike Azira

Bench

Coach Remi Garde

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.98 Montreal Impact FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.28 Columbus Crew SC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Montreal Impact FC53% Draw24% Columbus Crew SC23%

Actual: Montreal Impact FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.26

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Montreal Impact FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

47%

Montreal Impact FC or Columbus Crew SC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Montreal Impact FC38% Draw42% Columbus Crew SC20%

Actual: Montreal Impact FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

7.5%

1 – 0

3 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 0

5.4%

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

0 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Montreal Impact FC

Handicap	Montreal Impact FC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	21%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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

Montreal Impact FC vs Columbus Crew SC, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Montreal Impact FC Form

Columbus Crew SC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Montreal Impact FC

Clean Sheet