It's advantage Columbus Crew so far, with their 4th position in the Major League Soccer table and eagerly waiting for CF Montréal (who are sitting at 8th).
- Columbus Crew have the most scored goals (65) in Major League Soccer
- CF Montréal have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Major League Soccer
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Columbus Crew and CF Montréal should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Columbus Crew form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Lower.com Field as Columbus Crew have scored 39 goals to get 37 points from 16 games. The overall stats in the Major League Soccer are 11-4-1 (wins-draws-losses). In general it's been a long time since Columbus Crew tasted defeat here at Lower.com Field, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.
Columbus Crew travelled for their previous game, a trip to Atlanta United that ended 1-1. Rossi, who plays in attack, was the champion performer for the side in that fixture, scoring a rating of 8.01 (out of 10). Rossi hit six key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 35 successful passes (of 41 total).
In the game before, an away victory match versus New England with a 2-1 scoreline.Take note: 16 of the latest 21 league matches from this football club have had goals from both sides.
Columbus Crew can score goals in their home matches. After 16 league matches they have found the net 39 times. Columbus are not conceding a lot of goals here at Lower.com Field in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 16 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
CF Montréal form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for CF Montréal so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-12 (win-draw-lose). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in CF Montréal's last three away games as they have all been lost.
CF Montréal go into this game after a win, the home game against Portland Timbers that ended 4-1. Eureka; their first three points in the league after seven games not winning. Choinière got a match rating of 8.93 in that game, top player of the team. Choinière scored one goal, hit seven key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 34 successful passes (of 39 total).
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Houston Dynamo.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Montréal as they have only managed to score 9 times from 16 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The CF Montréal manager Losada has some worries about the defense as 38 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The two teams involved played each other previously this match year: CF Montréal - Columbus Crew 2-4. Columbus Crew-CF Montréal H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Columbus Crew four wins, CF Montréal four wins, two draws. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
![]() J. Hernández Suárez 15 goals | ![]() C. Ramírez 8 goals | ![]() M. Choiniere 5 goals |
Columbus Crew missing players
CF Montréal missing players
| Columbus Crew | CF Montréal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 33 |
| 15 | 11 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 65 | 39 | 12 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 35 |
| 45 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 13 | 38 | 50 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 94% |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 73% |
| 58% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 42% |
| 36% | 31% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 31% | 27% |
| 24% | 19% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 19% | 18% |
| 70% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 27% |
| 24% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 33% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 69% | 45% |
| 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 4 | 4.7 |
| 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14.6 | 16.9 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.9 | 11.4 |
| 5.4 | 6.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| 37% | 39% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 18% | 27% |
| 10.8 | 9.8 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.5 | 15.1 | 12.6 |
| 4.4 | 3.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.9 | 4.7 |
- All of Columbus Crew's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- CF Montréal have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- CF Montréal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- CF Montréal have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Major League Soccer
- CF Montréal have the most conceded goals (38) away in Major League Soccer
- Columbus Crew have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Columbus Crew have scored at least twice as many goals at home as CF Montréal have scored away.
- Columbus Crew have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Columbus Crew have the most scored goals (65) in Major League Soccer
- Columbus Crew have the most scored goals in the first half (35) in Major League Soccer
- Columbus Crew have the the best goal difference (+20) in Major League Soccer
- Columbus Crew have the the best goal difference (+26) at home in Major League Soccer
- Columbus Crew haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 55 | 37 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 26 | 18 | 68 |
| 2 | Orlando City | 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 60 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 33 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 56 | 39 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 17 | 55 |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 65 | 45 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 20 | 54 |
| 5 | New England | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 56 | 45 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 52 |
| 6 | Atlanta United | 33 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 64 | 51 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 30 | 13 | 50 |
| 7 | Nashville SC | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 49 |
| 8 | CF Montréal | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 35 | 50 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 38 | -15 | 41 |
| 9 | DC United | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 49 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 26 | -4 | 40 |
| 10 | New York RB | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 39 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -4 | 40 |
| 11 | Chicago Fire | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -11 | 40 |
| 12 | Charlotte | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 50 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 29 | -8 | 39 |
| 13 | New York City | 33 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 34 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -5 | 38 |
| 14 | Inter Miami | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 39 | 51 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 32 | -12 | 33 |
| 15 | Toronto | 33 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 57 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 37 | -31 | 22 |