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 27 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

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

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	#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Montreal Impact FC and Columbus Crew SC is underway.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Montreal Impact FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
14' Gabriele Corbo makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Montreal Impact FC are in front.
18' Ousman Jabang was booked on 18.
22' Brilliant from the ! Cucho Hernandez makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 22.
27' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Christian Ramirez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
30' Poor challenge from Yaw Yeboah. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
35' Montreal Impact FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
40' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
43' What a strike from Cucho Hernandez! The score is 1-2.
46' Columbus Crew SC receives a card for a hard tackle on 46.
46' Montreal Impact FC ring the changes. Lassi Lappalainen has done his job and it is now time for Jules-Anthony Vilsaint to step up.
51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kwadwo Opoku made 293 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
52' What a moment for Kwadwo Opoku! That strike on 52 puts his side firmly in control.
57' Columbus Crew SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
62' It looks like no one’s ball. Montreal Impact FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
65' The deadlock is broken! Cucho Hernandez gets on the scoresheet on 65 minutes.
66' Matko Miljevic is replacing Bryce Duke for the Montreal Impact FC side.
67' Montreal Impact FC make a change. Zachary Brault-Guillard trudges off to be replaced by Ariel Lassiter on 67 minutes.
68' Jules-Anthony Vilsaint has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 68 minutes.
73' Ariel Lassiter has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
76' The crowd applauds Kwadwo Opoku as he leaves the pitch. Nnamdi Chinonso Offor steps in for Montreal Impact FC.
78' Sean Zawadzki is replacing Steven Moreira for the Columbus Crew SC side.
83' 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.
85' Mohamed Farsi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Julian Gressel on 85 minute.
86' The referee shows Columbus Crew SC player a card on 86.
86' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Kevin Molino comes on to replace Diego Rossi.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Matko Miljevic.
Columbus Crew SC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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

1.62 Montreal Impact FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.84 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Montreal Impact FC or Columbus Crew SC 74% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Montreal Impact FC34% Draw26% Columbus Crew SC40%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.46

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Montreal Impact FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

66%

Montreal Impact FC or Columbus Crew SC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Montreal Impact FC27% Draw41% Columbus Crew SC32%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted

2 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

10.2%

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

7.3%

2 – 2

6.7%

0 – 2

5.3%

0 – 1

5.2%

1 – 3

5.1%

0 – 0

4.6%

1 – 0

4.5%

2 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

4.1%

3 – 1

Asian Handicap — Montreal Impact FC

Handicap	Montreal Impact FC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	17%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	19%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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