Sunday , 16 August 2026

Montreal Impact FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Montreal Impact FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Sat 13 Apr 2019 · 17:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 90' Jonathan Mensah

Overview

Match Preview

Montreal Impact FC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Armando Villarreal
  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
  • Referee Jason White
  • Referee Gianni Facchini
  • Referee Christina Unkel
13 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 6.6 goals/game

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

4
4
7
Montreal Impact FC 15 games · Avg 2.9 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-13 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Apr Columbus Crew SC H 1–0 W
10 Apr D.C. United SC A 0–0 D
06 Apr New York City FC A 0–0 D
30 Mar Sporting Kansas City A 1–7 L
16 Mar Orlando City SC A 3–1 W
09 Mar Houston Dynamo A 1–2 L
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Apr Montreal Impact FC A 0–1 L
06 Apr New England Revolution H 1–0 W
30 Mar Atlanta United FC H 2–0 W
23 Mar Philadelphia Union A 0–3 L
16 Mar FC Dallas H 1–0 W
09 Mar New England Revolution A 2–0 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' Montreal Impact FC have kicked off against Columbus Crew SC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' Bacary Sagna, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' Montreal Impact FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Montreal Impact FC in their trying to find a way past Columbus Crew SC's compact .
  • 30' Pedro Santos has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Montreal Impact FC and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 50' 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 Saphir Taider suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' Brilliant from the ! Harry Novillo makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 55.
  • 58' The supporters are chanting for Justin Meram. He replaces Pedro Santos on 58 minute.
  • 63' It’s high time Remi Garde made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 68' Supporters expect more eagerness from Justin Meram, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 73' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 74' Niko Hansen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Robinho at the 74 minute mark.
  • 77' Montreal Impact FC make a change. Orji Okwonkwo trudges off to be replaced by Clement Bayiha on 77 minutes.
  • 82' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 86' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Hector Jimenez trudges off to be replaced by Patrick Mullins on 86 minutes.
  • 89' Montreal Impact FC make a change. Maximiliano Urruti trudges off to be replaced by Victor Cabrera on 89 minutes.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Jonathan Mensah. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • With this win, Montreal Impact FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Remi Garde

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gyasi Zardes 5
Cucho Hernandez 4
Gyasi Zardes 2
Ignacio Piatti 2
Ignacio Piatti 2
Lassi Lappalainen 2
Lucas Zelarayan 2
Jacen Russell-Rowe 2

Head to Head

2019-04-13 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-10-06 Montreal Impact FC 3–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-03-10 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Montreal Impact FC

Montreal Impact FC Form

2019-04-13 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2019-04-10 D.C. United SC 0–0 Montreal Impact FC D 2019-04-06 New York City FC 0–0 Montreal Impact FC D 2019-03-30 Sporting Kansas City 7–1 Montreal Impact FC L 2019-03-16 Orlando City SC 1–3 Montreal Impact FC W 2019-03-09 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Montreal Impact FC L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2019-04-13 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2019-04-06 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New England Revolution W 2019-03-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Atlanta United FC W 2019-03-23 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2019-03-16 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 FC Dallas W 2019-03-09 New England Revolution 0–2 Columbus Crew SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.52 Montreal Impact FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Montreal Impact FC48% Draw27% Columbus Crew SC25%
Actual: Montreal Impact FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Montreal Impact FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
52%
Montreal Impact FC or Columbus Crew SC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Montreal Impact FC32% Draw47% Columbus Crew SC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
8.1%
0 – 1
7%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Montreal Impact FC

Handicap Montreal Impact FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 22% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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