Matchday

MLS 2026 · 19 Aug 2026

Columbus Crew 1–2 CF Montréal

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.5 – 0.8
Actual xG
0.3 – 1.2
Goals
1 – 2

Footybot made Columbus Crew favourites at 52%.

CF Montréal won and made the better chances: 1.2 xG to 0.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Prince Owusu, 59.8 in 79′.

Well above their usual level: Noah Streit +20.8, Prince Owusu +14.0, Daniel Pereira +12.6.

Well below it: Malte Amundsen −26.6, Brais Méndez −22.4, Steven Moreira −14.5.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Columbus Crew

15 Aug 2026L 1–3at Charlotte FC MLS
2 Aug 2026D 2–2at Inter Miami CF MLS
25 Jul 2026W 2–1v FC Cincinnati MLS
22 Jul 2026L 1–2v New York City FC MLS
24 May 2026W 2–0v Atlanta United MLS

CF Montréal

15 Aug 2026D 1–1v DC United MLS
1 Aug 2026D 2–2v New England Revolution MLS
25 Jul 2026L 0–1v Inter Miami CF MLS
23 Jul 2026L 0–1at Nashville SC MLS
16 Jul 2026D 0–0v Toronto FC MLS

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Columbus Crew

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Tarun Karumanchi Midfielder1000–66.8–
Dániel Gazdag Forward1000–51.0–
Dylan Chambost Midfielder80000.1648.7+4.6
Cesar Ruvalcaba Defender76000.0146.2–
Patrick Schulte Goalkeeper9000–46.2−1.7
Sean Zawadzki Defender90000.1145.1+1.6
Chase Adams Forward5600–39.1–
André Gomes Midfielder9000–38.6−6.1
Josef Martínez Forward3400–36.6–
Mohamed Farsi Midfielder5600–33.1−8.2
Rudy Camacho Defender1400–32.5–
Taha Habroune Midfielder8000–28.7−9.7
Andres Herrera Midfielder34000.0328.3–
Steven Moreira Defender9000–26.1−14.5
Brais Méndez Midfielder9000–25.3−22.4
Malte Amundsen Defender9000–14.5−26.6

CF Montréal

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Prince Owusu Forward79100.4259.8+14.0
Noah Streit Midfielder79100.3953.7+20.8
Thomas Gillier Goalkeeper9000–51.8+5.9
Daniel Pereira Midfielder90000.0351.0+12.6
Victor Loturi Midfielder3400–49.2–
Brandan Craig Defender2200–46.1–
Matthew Longstaff Midfielder90000.2245.1+5.8
Alexis Sánchez Forward1100–44.1–
Hennadii Synchuk Midfielder56010.0643.4+11.1
Brayan Vera Defender9001–42.6+8.5
Daniel Ríos Forward1100–41.4–
Jalen Neal Defender68000.0039.7+0.8
Dawid Bugaj Defender90000.0437.5+5.6
Brayan Ceballos Defender2200–36.0–
Fabian Herbers Midfielder6800–35.5+3.2
Luca Petrasso Defender9000–31.9+0.4