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

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MLS · 2023

Montreal Impact FC

2 – 4

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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 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Montreal Impact FC 17 games · Avg 2.8 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
#15	Position	#7
26	Points	47
34	Played	34
6 / 8 / 20	W / D / L	14 / 5 / 15
37	Scored	59
69	Conceded	52
-32	GD	+7
0.76	PPG	1.38
18%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season

26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Montreal Impact FC are 15th (26 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Montreal Impact FC

0-15

4/4

16-30

4/4

31-45

3/6

46-60

5/8

61-75

2/9

76+

5/13

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

4/8

16-30

12/7

31-45

7/7

46-60

10/2

61-75

7/5

76+

6/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Montreal Impact FC

Prince-Osei Owusu

15 G

6 A

Columbus Crew SC

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

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Saputo Stadium!
5' 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 Gabriele Corbo suffering a number of foals already.
10' It looks surprising Montreal Impact FC does not make any changes. Kwadwo Opoku has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
14' The deadlock is broken! Gabriele Corbo gets on the scoresheet on 14 minutes.
18' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Ousman Jabang.
22' Cucho Hernandez makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Columbus Crew SC are in front.
27' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
30' Yaw Yeboah picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
35' Columbus Crew SC is showing some good football. However, Columbus Crew SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
40' 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.
43' GOAL! Cucho Hernandez scores on 43. Assisted by Yaw Yeboah
46' The referee shows Columbus Crew SC player a card on 46.
46' Another change for Montreal Impact FC made on 46 minute. Lassi Lappalainen leaves to be changed by Jules-Anthony Vilsaint.
51' Costa Rica international Ariel Lassiter has been a key figure this campaign — 8 goals and 4 assists in the Array this season.
52' GOAL! Kwadwo Opoku scores on 52. Assisted by Jules-Anthony Vilsaint
57' Mohamed Farsi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 303 appearances.
62' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
65' Cucho Hernandez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 65 minutes.
66' A change in the Montreal Impact FC ranks — Bryce Duke exits the field as Matko Miljevic enters on 66.
67' Fresh legs for Montreal Impact FC! Ariel Lassiter comes on to replace Zachary Brault-Guillard.
68' Brilliant from the ! Jules-Anthony Vilsaint makes it 3-3 with a superb finish on 68.
73' Both keepers have barely been tested. Montreal Impact FC and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
76' Fresh legs for Montreal Impact FC! Nnamdi Chinonso Offor comes on to replace Kwadwo Opoku.
78' The crowd applauds Steven Moreira as he leaves the pitch. Sean Zawadzki steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
83' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
85' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Mohamed Farsi comes on to replace Julian Gressel.
86' Columbus Crew SC player sees a card in front of him.
86' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Diego Rossi departs to be replaced by Kevin Molino.
90' Montreal Impact FC player sees a card in front of him.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Columbus Crew SC to claim maximum points.

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
Jacen Russell-Rowe	2
Gyasi Zardes	2
Ignacio Piatti	2
Ignacio Piatti	2
Lassi Lappalainen	2
Lucas Zelarayan	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

1.49 Montreal Impact FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.02 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Montreal Impact FC or Columbus Crew SC 75% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Montreal Impact FC30% Draw25% Columbus Crew SC45%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.51

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Montreal Impact FC or Draw

56%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

70%

Montreal Impact FC or Columbus Crew SC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Montreal Impact FC23% Draw40% Columbus Crew SC37%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted

2 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

9.8%

1 – 2

8.8%

2 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

6.5%

0 – 2

6.1%

1 – 3

5.8%

0 – 1

5.4%

2 – 3

4.4%

0 – 0

4.4%

0 – 3

1 – 0

3.8%

2 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Montreal Impact FC

Handicap	Montreal Impact FC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	15%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	20%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	15%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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