Columbus Crew vs CF Montreal

Columbus Crew

1 - 2

CF Montreal

🕒 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:30 Europe/London 📍 Lower.com Field 🧑‍⚖️ Malik Badawi 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 20

Regular Season Table

Columbus Crew 21 · CF Montreal 29

Referee Stats

Malik Badawi

13 matches · 4.77 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.77
Reds avg	0.15
Penalties avg	0.23
Over 4.5 cards	77%
Home wins	38%
Draws	31%
Away wins	31%

How the match was won

CF Montreal outshot their opponent (6-14).
Columbus Crew controlled possession (62%).
CF Montreal had the sharper finishing (2-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Columbus Crew (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-2-6

Goals For / Against

22 / 17

Avg: 1.47 / 1.13

Points

Avg: 1.53

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

CF Montreal (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-2-11

Goals For / Against

17 / 39

Avg: 1.13 / 2.60

Points

Avg: 0.53

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.53

PPG

0.53

1.47

1.13

2.60

60%

O2.5

73%

60%

BTTS

53%

47%

Score 1st

40%

League-position context

Columbus Crew rank21st

CF Montreal rank29th

Columbus Crew points35

CF Montreal points25

Columbus Crew: #21 · 35 pts · GD -1

20 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

CF Montreal: #29 · 25 pts · GD -24

30 pts off the top 2. 23 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts from safety.

10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Columbus Crew last 5 home

W W L W L

Points9/15

Weighted index73

Goals9-6

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

CF Montreal last 5 away

D L L L L

Points1/15

Weighted index11

Goals3-13

Record0-1-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Columbus Crew trend breakdown

Over 2.560%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 33%

CF Montreal trend breakdown

Over 2.573%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 40%

Scoring reliability

Columbus Crew score at home80%

Columbus Crew clean sheet at home27%

CF Montreal score away60%

CF Montreal clean sheet away7%

First-goal patterns

Columbus Crew score first47%

Columbus Crew win after scoring first57%

CF Montreal score first40%

CF Montreal win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Columbus Crew 50% · CF Montreal 11%

Avg first goal minute: Columbus Crew 21.3' · CF Montreal 14.3'

Vs league average

Columbus Crew score at home1.47 vs 1.84

Columbus Crew concede at home1.13 vs 1.41

CF Montreal score away1.13 vs 1.41

CF Montreal concede away2.60 vs 1.84

Columbus Crew score 20% below league average, while CF Montreal score 20% below league average.

Defensive side: Columbus Crew are 20% below league average at home, and CF Montreal are 41% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Columbus Crew goal timing (home)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

31-45 4

0-15 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

16-30 3

46-60 1

CF Montreal goal timing (away)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

31-45 4

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 14

46-60 7

31-45 6

0-15 4

16-30 4

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

62%

38%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

663

407

Passes Accurate

600

346

Passes %

90%

85%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

3' R. Camacho

5' ⚽

⚽

5' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

P. Owusu

Normal Goal · Assist: H. Synchuk

13'

13' B. Vera

14' ↑↓

↑↓

14' ⇄ R. Camacho

1st substitution · For: Cesar Ruvalcaba

20' ⚽

⚽

20' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

T. Gillier

Own Goal

34'

34' André Gomes

48'

48' J. Neal

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ H. Synchuk

1st substitution · For: V. Loturi

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ C. Adams

2nd substitution · For: Josef Martínez

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ M. Farsi

3rd substitution · For: M. Herrera

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ F. Herbers

2nd substitution · For: B. Ceballos

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ J. Neal

3rd substitution · For: B. Craig

74'

74' B. Ceballos

78' ⚽

⚽

78' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

N. Streit

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Vera

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ P. Owusu

4th substitution · For: A. Sánchez

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ N. Streit

5th substitution · For: D. Ríos

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ T. Habroune

4th substitution · For: D. Gazdag

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ D. Chambost

5th substitution · For: T. Karumanchi

89'

89' M. Longstaff

Columbus Crew vs CF Montreal 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

CF Montreal beat Columbus Crew 2-1 on Thursday, 20 August 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Malik Badawi. It was played at Lower.com Field.

First half: R. Camacho received a yellow card for Columbus Crew at 3'. CF Montreal took an early lead at 5' when P. Owusu scored, with the assist credited to H. Synchuk, making the score 0-1. B. Vera received a yellow card for CF Montreal at 13'. Columbus Crew made their 1st substitution at 14', with R. Camacho replacing Cesar Ruvalcaba. Columbus Crew leveled the score at 20' when T. Gillier scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-1. André Gomes received a yellow card for Columbus Crew at 34'.

Second half: J. Neal received a yellow card for CF Montreal at 48'. CF Montreal made their 1st substitution at 56', with H. Synchuk replacing V. Loturi. Columbus Crew made their 2nd substitution at 56', with C. Adams replacing Josef Martínez. Columbus Crew made their 3rd substitution at 56', with M. Farsi replacing M. Herrera. CF Montreal made their 2nd substitution at 68', with F. Herbers replacing B. Ceballos. CF Montreal made their 3rd substitution at 68', with J. Neal replacing B. Craig. B. Ceballos received a yellow card for CF Montreal at 74'. CF Montreal took the lead at 78' when N. Streit scored, with the assist credited to B. Vera, making the score 1-2. CF Montreal made their 4th substitution at 79', with P. Owusu replacing A. Sánchez. CF Montreal made their 5th substitution at 79', with N. Streit replacing D. Ríos. Columbus Crew made their 4th substitution at 80', with T. Habroune replacing D. Gazdag. Columbus Crew made their 5th substitution at 80', with D. Chambost replacing T. Karumanchi. M. Longstaff received a yellow card for CF Montreal at 89'.

Columbus Crew used 5 substitutions while CF Montreal used 5 substitutions. Columbus Crew got 2 yellow cards, while CF Montreal got 4 yellow cards.