Montreal Impact FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Montreal Impact FC

2 – 4

Full Time

Columbus Crew SC

Sat 2 Sep 2023 · 23:30 UTC Saputo Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 14' Gabriele Corbo og

0–2 22' Cucho Hernandez

0–3 43' Cucho Hernandez

Kwadwo Opoku 52' 1–3

1–4 65' Cucho Hernandez pen

Jules-Anthony Vilsaint 68' 2–4

Ousman Jabang 18' Y

Y 30' Yaw Yeboah

Y 46' Malte Amundsen

Y 86' Patrick Schulte

Matko Miljevic 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Montreal Impact FC 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

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 2021-05-01 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Montreal Impact FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	H	2–4	L
30 Aug	New York City FC	A	0–2	L
26 Aug	New England Revolution	H	1–0	W
20 Aug	Toronto FC	A	3–2	W
15 Jul	Charlotte FC	H	2–0	W
13 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–3	L

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	A	4–2	W
31 Aug	Houston Dynamo	A	0–2	L
26 Aug	Toronto FC	H	2–0	W
20 Aug	FC Cincinnati	H	3–0	W
16 Jul	Portland Timbers	A	2–3	L
08 Jul	New York City FC	H	1–1	D

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' KICK OFF: Columbus Crew SC gets underway.
5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Montreal Impact FC and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
14' GOAL! Gabriele Corbo fires home to make it 1-0!
18' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Ousman Jabang.
22' What a moment for Cucho Hernandez! That strike on 22 puts his side firmly in control.
27' It’s high time Hernan Losada made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
30' The referee shows Columbus Crew SC player a card on 30.
35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
40' named a 3-4-1-2 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
43' Assisted by Yaw Yeboah with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cucho Hernandez makes no mistake. 1-2!
46' The referee calls foul for Malte Amundsen. He receives a card.
46' The Montreal Impact FC bench stirs into life. Lassi Lappalainen is withdrawn and Jules-Anthony Vilsaint gets his opportunity.
51' Yaw Yeboah is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Montreal Impact FC so far.
52' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kwadwo Opoku makes it 2-2.
57' Montreal Impact FC are deployed in a 3-4-1-2 today, looking to exploit space against Columbus Crew SC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
62' 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.
65' What a moment for Cucho Hernandez! That strike on 65 puts his side firmly in control.
66' A tactical swap from Montreal Impact FC — Matko Miljevic on, Bryce Duke off on 66 minutes.
67' Another substitution for Montreal Impact FC to replace Zachary Brault-Guillard by Ariel Lassiter on 67 minute.
68' What an equalizer from Jules-Anthony Vilsaint!
73' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 73 minutes.
76' Nnamdi Chinonso Offor gets the nod from Montreal Impact FC. He replaces Kwadwo Opoku and will look to change the dynamic.
78' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Steven Moreira trudges off to be replaced by Sean Zawadzki on 78 minutes.
83' The 25-year-old Patrick Schulte has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
85' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Mohamed Farsi on, Julian Gressel off on 85 minutes.
86' Patrick Schulte catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 86.
86' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Diego Rossi trudges off to be replaced by Kevin Molino on 86 minutes.
90' Matko Miljevic has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
2-4 the final result. Montreal Impact FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Montreal Impact FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

25
Gabriele Corbo
6
Samuel Piette
29
Mathieu Choiniere
15
Zachary Brault-Guillard ↓ Ariel Lassiter 67'
21
Lassi Lappalainen ↓ Jules-Anthony Vilsaint 46'
24
George Campbell
10
Bryce Duke ↓ Matko Miljevic 66'
40
Jonathan Sirois
90
Kwadwo Opoku ↓ Nnamdi Chinonso Offor 76'
19
Nathan-Dylan Saliba
23
Ousman Jabang ↓ Fernando Alvarez 46'

Bench

Coach Hernan Losada

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Montreal Impact FC Form

2023-09-02 Montreal Impact FC 2–4 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-08-30 New York City FC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC L 2023-08-26 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 New England Revolution W 2023-08-20 Toronto FC 2–3 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-07-15 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Charlotte FC W 2023-07-13 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 Montreal Impact FC L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2023-09-02 Montreal Impact FC 2–4 Columbus Crew SC W 2023-08-31 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-08-26 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Toronto FC W 2023-08-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati W 2023-07-16 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-07-08 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.75 Montreal Impact FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.88 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Montreal Impact FC or Columbus Crew SC 75% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Montreal Impact FC36% Draw25% Columbus Crew SC39%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.63

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Montreal Impact FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

64%

Montreal Impact FC or Columbus Crew SC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Montreal Impact FC28% Draw40% Columbus Crew SC32%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted

2 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

9.6%

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 1

7.4%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 3

4.9%

0 – 2

4.8%

0 – 1

4.4%

2 – 3

4.3%

3 – 1

4.3%

2 – 0

4.1%

1 – 0

4.1%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Montreal Impact FC

Handicap	Montreal Impact FC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	17%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	18%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	12%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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