Match Report
Columbus Crew went into the game 13th in the table on 23 points; CF Montréal sat 15th on 21 — a 2-point gap. Columbus Crew ranked just 30th in the league on five-round form despite their 13th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.4/1.68 for Columbus Crew and 1.24/2.04 for CF Montréal (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.6.
CF Montréal had gone 5 games without a win.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 4 for Columbus Crew, 0 for CF Montréal and 2 drawn, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 67% of the meetings.
With 50 matches recorded and 2.4 yellow cards per game, M. Badawi was the man in the middle. Lower.com Field, capacity 20,371, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Columbus Crew: Thomas Guilier (20' og) · CF Montréal: Prince Owusu (5'), Noah Streit (78')
Key stats
Possession: Columbus Crew 62% · CF Montréal 38% · Total shots: 6-13 · On target: 2-7 · Corners: 5-3