Wednesday , 30 September 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
17 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.9 goals/game

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

5
4
8
Montreal Impact FC 17 games · Avg 2.8 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
#15 Position #12
24 Points 29
27 Played 27
6 / 6 / 15 W / D / L 8 / 5 / 14
34 Scored 39
54 Conceded 43
-20 GD -4
0.89 PPG 1.07
22% Win % 30%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Montreal Impact FC are 15th (24 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Montreal Impact FC
Prince-Osei Owusu 15 G 5 A
Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Montreal Impact FC to score. At the same time, Columbus Crew SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Columbus Crew SC have won 434 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Orji Okwonkwo made 482 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' The 36-year-old Jonathan Mensah has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' Columbus Crew SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' Hector Jimenez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Montreal Impact FC tonight.
  • 45' Montreal Impact FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Columbus Crew SC's shape.
  • 50' Federico Higuain has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 55' The Martinique Harry Novillo breaks the deadlock on 55 minutes. 1-0!
  • 58' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 58 minute. Pedro Santos leaves to be changed by Justin Meram.
  • 63' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 63.
  • 68' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 73' Jukka Raitala has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 287 appearances.
  • 74' Niko Hansen is replacing Robinho for the Columbus Crew SC side.
  • 77' Another change for Montreal Impact FC made on 77 minute. Orji Okwonkwo leaves to be changed by Clement Bayiha.
  • 82' Montreal Impact FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 86' Patrick Mullins has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hector Jimenez on 86 minute.
  • 89' The Montreal Impact FC manager makes a substitution. Maximiliano Urruti departs to be replaced by Victor Cabrera.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Jonathan Mensah on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Columbus Crew SC will be frustrated.
  • 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
Ignacio Piatti 2
Ignacio Piatti 2
Lassi Lappalainen 2
Lucas Zelarayan 2
Jacen Russell-Rowe 2
Gyasi Zardes 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
1.5 Montreal Impact FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Montreal Impact FC47% Draw27% Columbus Crew SC26%
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
53%
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
8.8%
2 – 0
7.9%
0 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
3.9%
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% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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