Thursday , 2 July 2026

Montreal Impact FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Montreal Impact FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Sat 1 May 2021 · 19:00 UTC DRV PNK Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Montreal Impact FC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at DRV PNK Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

4
4
7
Montreal Impact FC 15 games · Avg 2.9 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-01 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC 2020-10-07 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Montreal Impact FC 2019-07-20 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC 2019-04-13 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-10-06 Montreal Impact FC 3–0 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Montreal Impact FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May Columbus Crew SC H 0–0 D
24 Apr Nashville SC A 2–2 D
17 Apr Toronto FC H 4–2 W
20 Nov New England Revolution A 1–2 L
08 Nov D.C. United SC A 3–2 W
02 Nov Orlando City SC H 0–1 L
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May Montreal Impact FC A 0–0 D
18 Apr Philadelphia Union H 0–0 D
13 Dec Seattle Sounders FC H 3–0 W
06 Dec New England Revolution H 1–0 W
30 Nov Nashville SC H 2–0 W
21 Nov New York Red Bulls H 3–2 W

Season Stats

Montreal Impact FC Columbus Crew SC
#12 Position #10
14 Points 16
14 Played 15
4 / 2 / 8 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 7
22 Scored 21
31 Conceded 23
-9 GD -2
1.00 PPG 1.07
29% Win % 27%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
36% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Montreal Impact FC are 12th (14 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Montreal Impact FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Columbus Crew SC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds DRV PNK Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Montreal Impact FC and Columbus Crew SC.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' A quiet spell here at DRV PNK Stadium. Montreal Impact FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' Montreal Impact FC 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.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 284 games and scored 426 goals.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Pedro Santos made 284 appearances and scored 30 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Montreal Impact FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Wilfried Nancy will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 46' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Harrison Afful departs to be replaced by Saad Abdul-Salam.
  • 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 55' Montreal Impact FC make a change. Zachary Brault-Guillard trudges off to be replaced by Clement Bayiha on 55 minutes.
  • 60' A change in the Columbus Crew SC ranks — Vito Wormgoor exits the field as Josh Williams enters on 60.
  • 61' Luis Diaz is ready to make an impact after coming on for Isaiah Parente at the 61 minute mark.
  • 64' The crowd applauds Erik Hurtado as he leaves the pitch. Lassi Lappalainen steps in for Montreal Impact FC.
  • 69' Eloy Room has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 436 appearances.
  • 74' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Columbus Crew SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 77' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Derrick Etienne by Alexandru Matan on 77 minute.
  • 80' The Montreal Impact FC manager makes a substitution. Mustafa Kizza departs to be replaced by Bjorn Maars Johnsen.
  • 85' Zachary Brault-Guillard needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 90' Montreal Impact FC is showing some good football. However, Montreal Impact FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-05-01 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC 2020-10-07 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Montreal Impact FC 2019-07-20 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC 2019-04-13 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-10-06 Montreal Impact FC 3–0 Columbus Crew SC

Montreal Impact FC Form

2021-05-01 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-04-24 Nashville SC 2–2 Montreal Impact FC D 2021-04-17 Montreal Impact FC 4–2 Toronto FC W 2020-11-20 New England Revolution 2–1 Montreal Impact FC L 2020-11-08 D.C. United SC 2–3 Montreal Impact FC W 2020-11-02 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 Orlando City SC L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2021-05-01 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-04-18 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2020-12-13 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2020-12-06 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New England Revolution W 2020-11-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC W 2020-11-21 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 New York Red Bulls W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.33 Montreal Impact FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Montreal Impact FC or Columbus Crew SC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Montreal Impact FC41% Draw29% Columbus Crew SC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Montreal Impact FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
59%
Montreal Impact FC or Columbus Crew SC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Montreal Impact FC28% Draw49% Columbus Crew SC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
9.9%
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 0
7.1%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Montreal Impact FC

Handicap Montreal Impact FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 21% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 18% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
27% ✗

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