CF Montreal v Columbus Crew result

Full-time · CF Montreal 0–2 Columbus Crew

Major League Soccer · Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:30 BST · Saputo Stadium

Updated 3 Oct 2026, 04:30 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: CF Montreal · Columbus Crew · Head-to-head

The model’s pre-match pick

CF Montreal 0–2 Columbus Crew — Columbus Crew won this Major League Soccer match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Away.

Free pick

Home or Away

Best price: 1.22 at Betfair

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The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Away in the last 90 days, 77.2% of 4535 landed (95% range 76–78.4%); it had given them 74.3% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Columbus Crew won 2–0 at Saputo Stadium in Major League Soccer on Sunday 20 September. CF Montreal are winless in their last six matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Columbus Crew: Mohamed Farsi (57’, assisted by Sean Zawadzki) and Brais Méndez (68’).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s two key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Mohamed Farsi’s goal on 57 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: CF Montreal 0.47, Columbus Crew 0.92, from 9 shots to 13 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

F. Bazakos showed three yellow cards — against 4.7 yellows a game across the last 13 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — CF Montreal: B. Ceballos (2’) and Samuel Piette (84’); Columbus Crew: Steven Moreira (32’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) 8.2, Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) 7.5 and Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) 6.9 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, CF Montreal or Columbus Crew (no draw), a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record like every other call. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 77.2% of the time in the last 90 days (3501 of 4535).

Next up

CF Montreal next host Nashville SC on 24 October 2026.

Columbus Crew next host St. Louis City on 22 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for CF Montreal: CF Montreal v Nashville SC, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Columbus Crew: Columbus Crew v St. Louis City, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: CF Montreal 0–2 Columbus Crew · Major League Soccer
Venue: Saputo Stadium · Montréal
Referee: F. Bazakos
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 6): CF Montreal 1 · draws 2 · Columbus Crew 3 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: CF Montreal 0W 1D 4L · Columbus Crew 2W 0D 3L

CF Montreal 0–2 Columbus Crew (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 3 October 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 1.25

Goals

against 2.25 / 1.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 3

over 8 matches

4.88 / 4.86

Corners

against 4.5 / 3.86 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

5.63 / 3.86

Shots on target

against 5.38 / 6.43 · 5 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.13 / 1.71

Cards

against 1.63 / 1.71 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

4.69 yellows

Referee · F. Bazakos

2 home / 2.69 away

over 13 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 September 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 September 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	CF Montreal for / against	Line	Columbus Crew for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5	3our book	1.25 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.88 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.86 for · 3.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	13.38 for · 14 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	10.71 for · 13.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	5.63 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.86 for · 6.43 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.5 for · 10 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.14 for · 9.86 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.13 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.71 for · 1.71 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: F. Bazakos — 4.69 yellow cards a game, 0.15 red cards, 26.08 fouls over 13 matches (2 to the home side, 2.69 to the away side).

Home 2Away 2.69

CF Montreal

CF Montreal — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
D. Sealy n 8	50.4	2.5 5/3	0.9 3/1	—
V. Radojevic n 8	45.9	2.5 6/3	2 6/2	—
B. Ceballos n 8	56.8	2.2 6/3	1.2 3/2	—
Olger Escobar n 8	14.8	1.5 2/0	1.5 2/0	—
Samuel Piette n 8	55	1.4 4/1	0.8 4/0	—

CF Montreal — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Prince Owusu n 8	86.6	3.2 8/8	1.6 7/5
H. Synchuk n 8	73.4	2.5 8/4	1.4 5/3
D. Sealy n 8	50.4	2.2 5/3	1.3 4/1
Wikelman Carmona n 8	61.4	2 6/3	0.7 4/0
Daniel Rios n 8	47	1.9 5/2	1 3/1

CF Montreal — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Prince Owusu n 8	86.6	0.5 4/0	0 0/0
Daniel Rios n 8	47	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
Luca Petrasso n 8	81.3	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
Wikelman Carmona n 8	61.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Noah Streit n 8	58	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

CF Montreal — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Samuel Piette n 8	55	3.3 6/4
Wikelman Carmona n 8	61.4	2 5/5
B. Ceballos n 8	56.8	2 6/2
V. Radojevic n 8	45.9	2 5/2
Victor Loturi n 8	74.4	1.7 6/3

CF Montreal — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Sebastian Breza n 8	92.9	2.8 6/4
Thomas Gillier n 8	92.9	2.3 4/3

Columbus Crew

Columbus Crew — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
G. Tapia n 8	42	3.8 6/3	1.9 5/2	—
T. Karumanchi n 8	70	2.3 7/5	1.6 4/4	—
Santiago Rodríguez n 8	39.9	2 5/1	2 6/1	—
J. Thiare n 8	32.9	1.4 3/1	1.7 4/1	—
Andres Herrera n 8	24.9	1.4 3/0	0.9 2/0	—

Columbus Crew — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
G. Tapia n 8	42	3.2 6/3	0.8 3/0
Santiago Rodríguez n 8	39.9	2.8 4/4	1.7 4/2
Josef Martínez n 8	45.8	2.2 4/2	1 2/2
J. Thiare n 8	32.9	2.1 3/2	0.3 1/0
Andres Herrera n 8	24.9	1.8 3/1	0 0/0

Columbus Crew — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Santiago Rodríguez n 8	39.9	1.1 3/1	0 0/0
G. Tapia n 8	42	0.3 1/0	0.5 2/0
Brais Méndez n 8	74.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Mohamed Farsi n 8	72.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Chase Adams n 8	36.4	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Columbus Crew — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Karumanchi n 8	70	3.1 5/4
Dylan Chambost n 8	45	2.8 6/3
Santiago Rodríguez n 8	39.9	1.7 4/1
G. Tapia n 8	42	1.6 4/1
Sean Zawadzki n 8	90	1.5 6/3

Columbus Crew — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Patrick Schulte n 8	90	4.4 8/7

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
CF Montreal		Columbus Crew
55%	Possession	45%
0.47	Expected goals (xG)	0.92
9	Shots	13
2	Shots on target	3
1	Shots off target	5
6	Blocked shots	5
8	Shots inside the box	6
5	Corners	1
5	Offsides	0
20	Fouls	11
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	2
549	Passes	465
89%	Pass accuracy	87%

CF Montreal player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Sebastian Breza	98	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Efraín Morales	98	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
Jalen Neal	98	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
Luca Petrasso	98	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
Samuel Piette	98	0	0	0	5	Y	7.3
Prince Owusu	98	1	1	1	1	0	6.3
Victor Loturi	75	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
A. Sánchez	75	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
B. Ceballos	74	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
H. Synchuk	63	1	0	2	1	0	6.2
Fabian Herbers	63	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
Wikelman Carmona sub	35	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
D. Sealy sub	35	1	1	0	1	0	6.5
Noah Streit sub	24	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Matthew Longstaff sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Daniel Rios sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Columbus Crew player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Patrick Schulte	98	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
Sean Zawadzki	98	0	1	0	0	1	6	0	7.9
Malte Amundsen	98	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7
André Gomes	98	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
Taha Habroune	98	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	6.9
Brais Méndez	98	1	0	2	1	2	1	0	7.9
Mohamed Farsi	90	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	8
Steven Moreira	81	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	7.2
Santiago Rodríguez	81	0	0	2	0	1	3	0	7.2
A. Zaroury	69	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	7
Josef Martínez	69	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
B. Lennon sub	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
G. Tapia sub	29	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.6
E. Bailly sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
T. Karumanchi sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Cesar Ruvalcaba sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind CF Montreal v Columbus Crew — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

CF MontrealDLLLL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.8 scored / 2.8 conceded per game

Columbus CrewLWLLW

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

CF Montreal 1 · 2 draws · Columbus Crew 3 · 2.5 goals/game

2026-08-19 Columbus Crew 1–2 CF Montreal
2025-05-14 CF Montreal 1–1 Columbus Crew
2025-04-05 Columbus Crew 2–1 CF Montreal
2024-05-15 CF Montreal 1–3 Columbus Crew
2024-04-27 Columbus Crew 0–0 CF Montreal
2023-10-22 Columbus Crew 2–1 CF Montreal

League standing · 2026

CF Montreal#15 pos25 pts30 pl-24 GD

Columbus Crew#11 pos35 pts30 pl-1 GD

Goals per game

CF Montreal scored1.2

Columbus Crew scored1.53

CF Montreal conceded2

Columbus Crew conceded1.57

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Frequently asked questions

What was the model’s pick for CF Montreal v Columbus Crew?: TACTIX’s free model pick for CF Montreal v Columbus Crew was Home or Away (best price 1.22 at Betfair).
What is the head-to-head record between CF Montreal and Columbus Crew?: In their last 6 meetings, CF Montreal won 1, Columbus Crew won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of CF Montreal and Columbus Crew?: Recent form — CF Montreal 0W 1D 4L; Columbus Crew 2W 0D 3L.

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