CF Montreal vs Columbus Crew Prediction

CF Montreal
0-2
Finished
HT 0-0
Columbus Crew
Saputo Stadium, Montréal· F. Bazakos 20/09/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.4 / 10
AI Best Pick
64%Trust
BTTS
Both Teams to Score
1.49
SignalNEUTRALModel42%RiskHighGap-3.6%
Value Analysis
70%Trust
Home Cards
Home Cards Under 2.5
1.50
SignalGOODModel70%RiskMediumGap+4.1%
CF Montreal Rest
3 days
Columbus Crew Rest
3 days

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
37%2.63
X
27%3.70
2
36%2.40
Double Chance
1X
64%1.53
X2
63%1.44
Both Teams to Score
Yes
64%1.49
No
36%2.50
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.59 + 1.32 = 2.91
Over 1.5
81%1.17
Over 2.5
60%1.57
Over 3.5
38%2.42
Under 1.5
19%5.00
Under 2.5
40%2.36
Under 3.5
62%1.53
Corners
Projected Corners: 5.6 + 4.3 = 9.9
Over 8.5
61%1.55
Over 9.5
50%1.92
Over 10.5
39%2.49
Under 8.5
39%2.31
Under 9.5
50%1.80
Under 10.5
61%1.47
Cards
Projected Cards: 1.9 + 2 = 4
Over 3.5
56%1.65
Over 4.5
36%2.25
Under 3.5
44%2.15
Under 4.5
64%1.60

Match Events

2'B. Ceballos
32'S. Moreira
57'M. FarsiAssist: S. Zawadzki
60'Goal Disallowed - offsideP. Owusu
63'G. Synchuk IND. Sealy out
63'F. Herbers INW. Carmona out
68'B. Mendez
69'J. Martinez ING. Tapia out
69'A. Zaroury INB. Lennon out
74'B. Ceballos INN. Streit out
75'V. Loturi INM. Longstaff out
75'A. Sanchez IND. Rios out
81'S. Rodriguez INT. Karumanchi out
81'S. Moreira INE. Bailly out
84'S. Piette
90'M. Farsi INC. Ruvalcaba out

Lineups

CF Montreal
4-2-3-1Coach: Philippe Eullaffroy
Columbus Crew
3-4-2-1Coach: Laurent Courtois
Sebastian Breza1S. BrezaSebastian Breza
Brayan Ceballos3B. CeballosBrayan Ceballos
Efraín Morales24E. MoralesEfraín Morales
Jalen Neal2J. NealJalen Neal
Luca Petrasso13L. PetrassoLuca Petrasso
Victor Loturi22V. LoturiVictor Loturi
Samuel Piette6S. PietteSamuel Piette
Hennadii Synchuk18H. SynchukHennadii Synchuk
Fabian Herbers21F. HerbersFabian Herbers
Alexis Sánchez10A. SánchezAlexis Sánchez
Prince Owusu9P. OwusuPrince Owusu
Patrick Schulte28P. SchultePatrick Schulte
Steven Moreira31S. MoreiraSteven Moreira
Sean Zawadzki25S. ZawadzkiSean Zawadzki
Malte Amundsen18M. AmundsenMalte Amundsen
Mohamed Farsi23M. FarsiMohamed Farsi
Taha Habroune16T. HabrouneTaha Habroune
André Gomes20A. GomesAndré Gomes
Anass Zaroury21A. ZarouryAnass Zaroury
Brais Méndez10B. MéndezBrais Méndez
Santiago Rodríguez8S. RodríguezSantiago Rodríguez
Josef Martínez77J. MartínezJosef Martínez

CF Montreal Substitutes

16Wikelman CarmonaM
17Dante SealyM
23Noah StreitM
8Matthew LongstaffM
14Daniel RiosF
41Samsy KeitaG
27Dawid BugajD
5Brandan CraigD
28Viktor RadojevićD

Columbus Crew Substitutes

11Brooks LennonD
33Gonzalo TapiaF
3Eric BaillyD
50Tarun KarumanchiM
12Cesar RuvalcabaD
1Nicholas HagenG
2Andres HerreraD
7Dylan ChambostM
14Amar SejdicM

Match Stats

CF MontrealColumbus Crew
55%Ball Possession45%
5Corner Kicks1
2Yellow Cards1
9Total Shots13
2Shots on Goal3
1Shots off Goal5
8Shots Inside Box6
1Shots Outside Box7
6Blocked Shots5
20Fouls11
5Offsides0
1Goalkeeper Saves2
549Total Passes465
486Passes Accurate403
89%Pass Accuracy87%

Team Comparison

CF MontrealCF Montreal
Columbus CrewColumbus Crew
1507Elo Rating 1559
0.87Attack 1.37
1.64Defense 1.69
27%Hit Rate 44%
11.0Shots per Game 12.8
4.2Shots on Target 3.6
4.3Corners per Game 4.7
2.2Cards per Game 2.3

AI Insights

High Goal Expectancy2.91 goals
📈BTTS Trend63% in H2H
📉Home Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

CF MontrealCF Montreal
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Starts fast - scores more in 1st half (0.9 vs 0 in second half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late
Columbus CrewColumbus Crew
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break

Head to Head

Based on 5 historical meetings

CF Montreal 0%Draw 54%46% Columbus Crew
2.64Avg Goals
63%BTTS Rate
63%Over 2.5

Referee Profile

F. Bazakos · 74 matches analysed

4.2Avg Yellows
4.3Avg Cards
23.2Avg Fouls
Stricter than 39% of referees analysed

League Table

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2New England RevolutionNew England Revolution26144845:33+1246WWWLW
3Inter MiamiInter Miami261210463:48+1546DDDDW
4CharlotteCharlotte26127747:37+1043WDWDW
5Chicago FireChicago Fire25116845:38+739LLDDD
6Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia Union261061050:42+836WWWWW
7Orlando City SCOrlando City SC261041246:60-1434LWWWD
8New York Red BullsNew York Red Bulls26961134:48-1433WWLDL
9FC CincinnatiFC Cincinnati2589854:61-733DDLLD
10New York City FCNew York City FC26881039:34+532LWLDD
11DC UnitedDC United25611831:39-829LDWDL
12Toronto FCToronto FC26611939:49-1029LLWDD
13Columbus CrewColumbus Crew26751437:42-526WLLWL
14Atlanta United FCAtlanta United FC26751430:43-1326WDLDL
15CF MontrealCF Montreal26561531:53-2221LLLLL
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1Nashville SCNashville SC2653:2157
2New England RevolutionNew England Revolution2645:3346
3Inter MiamiInter Miami2663:4846
4CharlotteCharlotte2647:3743
5Chicago FireChicago Fire2545:3839
6Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia Union2650:4236
7Orlando City SCOrlando City SC2646:6034
8New York Red BullsNew York Red Bulls2634:4833
9FC CincinnatiFC Cincinnati2554:6133
10New York City FCNew York City FC2639:3432
11DC UnitedDC United2531:3929
12Toronto FCToronto FC2639:4929
13Columbus CrewColumbus Crew2637:4226
14Atlanta United FCAtlanta United FC2630:4326
15CF MontrealCF Montreal2631:5321
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CF Montreal vs Columbus Crew Prediction

Our AI model has analysed this Major League Soccer fixture using team Elo ratings, recent form, projected goals and head-to-head history. The forecasts cover six independent markets - each probability is a separate model calculation, not derived from the match winner result.

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Key Factors for This Match

CF Montreal and Columbus Crew have met 5 times recently, averaging 2.64 goals per game in those meetings. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

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