Major League Soccer WON 1–2
Thu, Aug 20 · 01:30 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field
Columbus Crew Home
VS
CF Montreal Away
Columbus Crew vs CF Montreal — Major League Soccer
Tipster's pick Columbus Crew or Montreal
Value Fair · 2/5
Odds 1.22 Odds via Bet365
Our estimate78%
This price needs82%
Expert analysis

Columbus Crew Montreal Clash Points to Clear Winner

Columbus Crew show enough attacking intent in their recent outings to trouble visitors who rarely find the net. CF Montreal’s form features repeated defeats and a low scoring rate that limits their ability to force a stalemate. Head to head results reveal Columbus with five victories against just one for Montreal across the last ten meetings. Those encounters produced only four draws, indicating the sides often separate themselves on the scoreboard. Montreal concede more goals on average and struggle to create away from home, which reduces their chance of claiming a point. Columbus balance their defense better overall and hold an edge in possession that can break down compact setups. The combination of these patterns favors one side claiming all three points.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 73% win rate
Result
1–2 WON

Our pick “Columbus Crew or Montreal” at odds 1.22 won — final score 1–2.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. R. Camacho 3'
  3. P. Owusu assist G. Synchuk 5'
  4. B. Vera 13'
  5. C. Ruvalcaba ↓ R. Camacho 14'
  6. T. Gillier Own goal 20'
  7. A. Gomes 34'
  8. Second half
  9. J. Neal 48'
  10. A. Herrera ↓ M. Farsi 56'
  11. J. Martinez ↓ C. Adams 56'
  12. V. Loturi ↓ G. Synchuk 56'
  13. B. Craig ↓ J. Neal 68'
  14. B. Ceballos ↓ F. Herbers 68'
  15. B. Ceballos 74'
  16. N. Streit assist B. Vera 78'
  17. D. Rios ↓ N. Streit 79'
  18. A. Sanchez ↓ P. Owusu 79'
  19. D. Gazdag ↓ T. Habroune 80'
  20. T. Karumanchi ↓ D. Chambost 80'
  21. M. Longstaff 89'
League table position
# Team PWDLPts
10 ORL Orlando City SC 19 6 3 10 21
11 COL Columbus Crew 19 5 5 9 20
12 TOR Toronto FC 19 4 8 7 20
13 CFM CF Montreal 19 4 5 10 17
14 PHI Philadelphia Union 18 4 4 10 16
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Columbus Crew DWWDL
D @ Inter Miami 2–2 Aug 1
W vs Atlas 3–1 Aug 4
W vs CF Pachuca 2–1 Aug 7
D vs U.N.A.M. - Pumas 1–1 Aug 11
L @ Charlotte 1–3 Aug 15
CF Montreal DLLDD
D vs Toronto FC 0–0 Jul 16
L @ Nashville SC 0–1 Jul 23
L vs Inter Miami 0–1 Jul 25
D vs New England Revolution 2–2 Aug 1
D vs DC United 1–1 Aug 15
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Columbus Crew
Scored 1.8 avg
2 3 2 1 1
Conceded 1.6 avg
2 1 1 1 3
CF Montreal
Scored 0.6 avg
0 0 0 2 1
Conceded 1.0 avg
0 1 1 2 1
Head-to-head · last meetings
5 Columbus Crew
4 Draws
1 CF Montreal
May 2025 CF Montreal 1–1 Columbus Crew Draw
Apr 2025 Columbus Crew 2–1 CF Montreal Columbus Crew
May 2024 CF Montreal 1–3 Columbus Crew Columbus Crew
Apr 2024 Columbus Crew 0–0 CF Montreal Draw
Oct 2023 Columbus Crew 2–1 CF Montreal Columbus Crew

Over 2.5 goals in 7 of the last 10 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Columbus Crew 4-4-2
  • 28 Patrick Schulte G
  • 31 Steven Moreira D
  • 4 Rudy Camacho D
  • 25 Sean Zawadzki D
  • 18 Malte Amundsen D
  • 23 Mohamed Farsi M
  • 7 Dylan Chambost M
  • 20 André Gomes M
  • 16 Taha Habroune M
  • 10 Brais Méndez F
  • 46 Chase Adams F
Bench Nicholas Hagen, Brooks Lennon, Cesar Ruvalcaba, Lautaro Giaccone, Tarun Karumanchi, Andres Herrera, Amar Sejdic, Dániel Gazdag, Josef Martínez

Laurent Courtois

CF Montreal 4-3-3
  • 31 Thomas Gillier G
  • 27 Dawid Bugaj D
  • 2 Jalen Neal D
  • 4 Brayan Vera D
  • 13 Luca Petrasso D
  • 21 Fabian Herbers M
  • 8 Matthew Longstaff M
  • 7 Daniel Pereira M
  • 18 Hennadii Synchuk F
  • 9 Prince Owusu F
  • 23 Noah Streit F
Bench Sebastian Breza, Brandan Craig, Brayan Ceballos, Olger Escobar, Samuel Piette, Victor Loturi, Owen Graham-Roache, Alexis Sánchez, Daniel Rios

Philippe Eullaffroy

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Columbus Crew
  • OUT W. Abou Ali Knee Injury
  • OUT S. Bangoura Ankle Injury
  • OUT J. Thiare Leg Injury
  • OUT W. Abou Ali Knee Injury
  • OUT S. Bangoura Ankle Injury
  • OUT J. Thiare Leg Injury
CF Montreal
  • OUT W. Carmona Knee Injury
  • DOUBT F. Amaya Lower-Body Injury
  • DOUBT B. Hidalgo Groin Injury
  • DOUBT E. Morales Toe Injury
  • OUT W. Carmona Knee Injury
  • DOUBT F. Amaya Lower-Body Injury
  • DOUBT B. Hidalgo Groin Injury
  • DOUBT E. Morales Toe Injury