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Major League Soccer · 2026

CF Montréal 0–2 Columbus Crew · Major League Soccer

0–2Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Columbus Crew won 0–2.

Shots
913
Shots on target
23
Expected goals
0.460.91
Possession
55%45%

Full time

What the match recorded

Columbus Crew beat CF Montréal 2–0. Recorded in this match (CF Montréal – Columbus Crew): shots 9–13, shots on target 2–3, expected goals 0.46–0.91, possession 55%–45%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

CF Montréal's recent record differs from the season

moderate

CF Montréal's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.19 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.4 goals/match1.19 goals/match1.55 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for CF Montréal, Columbus Crew.

6.92 days ▲Rest daysCF Montréal · Columbus Crew7 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricCF MontréalColumbus CrewBaseline
Rest days6.92 days7 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Columbus Crew have recorded the higher season possession share.

48.5%PossessionCF Montréal · Columbus Crew● 56.9%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.3 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricCF MontréalColumbus CrewBaseline
Possession48.5%56.9%49.9%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots13 shotsCF Montréal 9 shots, Columbus Crew 13 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots3 shotsCF Montréal 2 shots, Columbus Crew 3 shots
  • Expected goals0.46 xG0.91 xGCF Montréal 0.46 xG, Columbus Crew 0.91 xG
  • Possession55%45%CF Montréal 55%, Columbus Crew 45%
  • Corners5 corners1 cornerCF Montréal 5 corners, Columbus Crew 1 corner
  • Fouls20 fouls11 foulsCF Montréal 20 fouls, Columbus Crew 11 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards1 cardCF Montréal 2 cards, Columbus Crew 1 card
  • Passes550 passes465 passesCF Montréal 550 passes, Columbus Crew 465 passes
  • Pass accuracy88.4%86.7%CF Montréal 88.4%, Columbus Crew 86.7%
  • Shots inside box8 shots6 shotsCF Montréal 8 shots, Columbus Crew 6 shots
  • Blocked shots6 blocks5 blocksCF Montréal 6 blocks, Columbus Crew 5 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves1 save2 savesCF Montréal 1 save, Columbus Crew 2 saves
  • Offsides5 offsides0 offsidesCF Montréal 5 offsides, Columbus Crew 0 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 2′Brayan CeballosYellow card · CF Montréal
  2. 32′Steven MoreiraYellow card · Columbus Crew
  3. Half-time
  4. 57′Mohamed FarsiGoal · Columbus Crew
  5. 60′Prince OwusuGoal · CF Montréal
  6. 68′Brais MéndezGoal · Columbus Crew
  7. 84′Samuel PietteYellow card · CF Montréal
  8. Full time
Player changes · 10grouped by team and minute
  • 63′CF Montréal · 2 player changesWikelman Carmona · Dante Sealy
  • 69′Columbus Crew · 1 player changeGonzalo Tapia
  • 70′Columbus Crew · 1 player changeBrooks Lennon
  • 74′CF Montréal · 1 player changeNoah Streit
  • 75′CF Montréal · 2 player changesDaniel Rios · Matthew Longstaff
  • 81′Columbus Crew · 2 player changesTarun Karumanchi · Eric Bailly
  • 90′Columbus Crew · 1 player changeCesar Ruvalcaba

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Lineups as recorded. The source does not mark them confirmed.

CF Montréal4-3-3
  1. Sebastian BrezaG
  2. Jalen NealD
  3. Brayan CeballosD
  4. Efraín MoralesD
  5. Viktor RadojevićD
  6. Samuel PietteM
  7. Wikelman CarmonaM
  8. Victor LoturiM
  9. Prince OwusuF
  10. Dante SealyF
  11. Noah StreitF
Columbus Crew4-4-2
  1. Patrick SchulteG
  2. Brooks LennonD
  3. Malte AmundsenD
  4. Sean ZawadzkiD
  5. Steven MoreiraD
  6. André GomesM
  7. Lautaro GiacconeM
  8. Gonzalo TapiaM
  9. Tarun KarumanchiM
  10. Santiago RodríguezF
  11. Brais MéndezF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1CF Montréal
2Draws
2Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew — CF Montréal · Major League Soccer1–2
CF Montréal — Columbus Crew · Major League Soccer1–1
Columbus Crew — CF Montréal · Major League Soccer2–1
CF Montréal — Columbus Crew · Major League Soccer1–3
Columbus Crew — CF Montréal · Major League Soccer0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: CF Montréal favored in 4 of 13 directional metrics · Columbus Crew in 9

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

CF Montréal26 matchesColumbus Crew26 matches
1.19 goals/matchGoals scored26/26▲ 1.42 goals/match
2.04 goals/matchGoals allowed26/26▲ 1.62 goals/match
1.36 xG/match ▲Expected goals23/231.1 xG/match
12.7 shots/match ▲Shots26/2611.8 shots/match
4.62 shots/match ▲Shots on target26/263.85 shots/match
48.5%Possession26/26● 56.9%
5.04 corners/match ●Corners26/264.92 corners/match
2.13 cards/matchCards8/51.2 cards/match
12.5 fouls/matchFouls26/269.96 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples26 / 26home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 20 Sept 2026, 03:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Major League Soccer

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsCF MontréalColumbus Crew
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
Head-to-headCF Montréal — Columbus Crew
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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