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Columbus Crew vs CF Montreal: result 3-2 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 2Kick-off on March 10, 2018 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio

Columbus Crew
3-2
CF Montreal

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What was the result of Columbus Crew vs CF Montreal?

Columbus Crew won 3-2 on March 10, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 12′F. HiguaínColumbus Crew (pen.)
  • 15′G. ZardesColumbus Crew
  • 59′I. PiattiCF Montreal
  • 85′R. EdwardsCF Montreal
  • 90′G. ZardesColumbus Crew (pen.)

Official lineup for Columbus Crew vs CF Montreal

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Columbus Crew

4-2-3-1
  1. 11G. Zardes
  1. 9Pedro Santos
  2. 7Artur
  3. 6W. Trapp
  1. 10F. Higuaín
  2. 17L. Abubakar
  1. 19M. Valenzuela
  2. 18Cristian Jesús Martínez
  3. 4J. Mensah
  4. 25H. Afful
  1. 23Z. Steffen

CF Montreal

4-1-4-1
  1. 16J. Vargas
  1. 21M. Mancosu
  2. 13K. Krolicki
  3. 3D. Lovitz
  4. 6S. Piette
  1. 24M. Petrasso
  1. 8S. Taïder
  2. 10I. Piatti
  3. 2V. Cabrera
  4. 22J. Raitala
  1. 1E. Bush
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Columbus Crew have 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats; CF Montreal have 5, 0 and 10.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 3, 2018Toronto FC(away)2-0Major League Soccer
Nov 30, 2017Toronto FC(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Nov 22, 2017Toronto FC(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Nov 5, 2017New York City FC(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Nov 1, 2017New York City FC(home)4-1Major League Soccer
CF Montreal
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 4, 2018Vancouver Whitecaps(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Oct 22, 2017New England Revolution(home)2-3Major League Soccer
Oct 15, 2017Toronto FC(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Oct 1, 2017Colorado Rapids(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Sep 27, 2017New York City FC(home)0-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Columbus Crew wins, 2 draws, 1 CF Montreal win.

DateScoreCompetition
Jun 24, 2017Columbus Crew 4-1 CF MontrealMajor League Soccer
May 13, 2017CF Montreal 2-3 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Jun 18, 2016Columbus Crew 0-0 CF MontrealMajor League Soccer
May 7, 2016Columbus Crew 4-4 CF MontrealMajor League Soccer
Apr 9, 2016CF Montreal 2-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Nov 8, 2015Columbus Crew 3-1 CF MontrealMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Columbus Crew vs CF Montreal on Jun 24, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Columbus Crew score 1.5 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; CF Montreal score 1.5 and concede 1.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Columbus Crew1.50.967/155/15
CF Montreal1.51.628/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Columbus Crew sit 11th in Major League Soccer (35 points from 30 matches) and CF Montreal sit 15th (25 points from 30 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
11Columbus Crew3010515464735
15CF Montreal306717366025

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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