CF Montréal vs Columbus Crew Prediction, Lineups & Odds

Side With Crew to Cover the Line

We’re in favour of backing Columbus when they meet Montréal and we’ll take the -0.25 at 1.93 on the Asian Handicap. This equates to a return if the away team win and half our stake refunded if they draw.

2-1 Win for Crew in Pair’s Previous Clash

CF Montréal won their last game. It was on the road where New York City FC were beaten 1-0 at Yankee Stadium. Marco Donadel's team had 44% of possession and eight shots on target, with Prince Osei Owusu scoring the winner three minutes into the second half.

Columbus Crew drew on their travels in their previous game. A 2-2 scoreline was played out against Philadelphia Union at Subaru Park. The Ohio outfit recorded 62% possession and had three shots on goal, with Max Arfsten and Sean Zawadzki on the scoresheet.

Columbus have won the last two head-to-heads against Montréal. A 2-1 home success at Lower.com Field was preceded by a 3-1 away win at Saputo Stadium. Columbus have won five of the previous 10 H2H meetings, with Montréal getting two victories along with three draws.

MLS		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
4	Columbus Crew	14	7	6	1	22	14	8	22:14	27
29	CF Montréal	14	1	4	9	8	23	-15	8:23	7

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1 win, 6 losses and 3 draws, averaging 0.4 goals from 9.4 attempts and 3.8 shots on goal. Montréal have had 50.9% possession and 6.0 corners per match. On average, they have conceded 1.2 goals from 9.0 attempts and 4.6 shots on goal, while their opponents have earned 4.3 corners.

Top scorer Prince Osei Owusu has found the net 2 times, with Giacomo Vrioni and Dante Sealy getting 1 apiece. Dante Sealy and Luca Petrasso have recorded the most assists with 1 apiece.

Columbus have 5 victories, 1 defeat and 4 draws, with an average of 1.5 goals from 4.9 shots on goal and 9.7 attempts. Wilfried Nancy's side have averaged 60.5% possession, 5.3 corners awarded and 3.6 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.0 goals from 3.3 shots on goal and 7.4 attempts.

Diego Rossi is the leading scorer with 4 goals, followed by Max Arfsten on 3, with Sean Zawadzki and two others bagging 2. Max Arfsten has managed to clock up 3 assists in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

CF Montréal confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Jonathan Sirois (GK), Dawid Bugaj, Jalen Neal, Joel Waterman, Luca Petrasso, Nathan Saliba, Victor Loturi, Dante Sealy, Caden Clark, Fabian Herbers, Prince Osei Owusu.

Columbus Crew confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Patrick Schulte (GK), Steven Moreira, Evgen Cheberko, Malte Amundsen, Mohamed Farsi, Dylan Chambost, Darlington Nagbe, Max Arfsten, Daniel Gazdag, Aziel Jackson, Jacen Russell-Rowe.

Expert MLS Analysis

A good deal of research goes into our football picks. We start by studying the latest form and getting a handle on injuries. The key stats can then be used as the missing piece of the jigsaw.

Key CF Montréal vs Columbus Crew league stats:

• The -0.25 line has been covered by Columbus in 12 of their last 19 games on the road.
• The -0.25 line has been covered by Columbus in 3 of their last 5 games.
• The +0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Montréal in 6 of their last 10 games.
• The +0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Montréal in 3 of their last 5 games.
• The +0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Montréal in 2 consecutive games against Columbus.

CF Montréal vs Columbus Crew Prediction

Columbus can’t be passed up on the Asian Handicap for this MLS clash. Taking the visitors at -0.25 at odds of 1.93 looks like a sensible way forward and there’s a healthy potential return.

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Crew -0.25 Probability

According to the latest odds, there’s a 51.9% likelihood of our pick winning. After careful examination, our experts calculate this probability to be somewhere between 55-60%. This bet can therefore be backed with confidence.

Our Pick

Columbus Asian Hcp -0.25 @ 1.93 Bet Now

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Correct Score Prediction

Montréal 1 - 2 Columbus

There’s the option to wager on Columbus to win by a 2-1 scoreline. Odds of 8.00 are on offer and this is a correct score bet that should provide plenty of entertainment.

Player Props

Top Pick: Max Arfsten to Score 4.35

Max Arfsten (Columbus) has registered two goals in his past five MLS games. We believe this is the best of the player props, with a healthy 4.35 available when it comes to betting him to score at any time.

Latest Max Arfsten Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

3.95

First

7.00

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Corners Prediction

Under 9.5 Corners 1.73

The average number of corners in the previous ten Columbus away matches has been 6.80. Let’s go along with this betting trend and back the teams to go under the Total Corners line at a price of 1.73.

Corner Stats

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Montréal

Total

10.30 6.00 4.30

Home

8.60 5.20 3.40

Away

9.80 5.00 4.80

Columbus

Total

8.90 5.30 3.60

Home

8.90 6.30 2.60

Away

6.80 3.50 3.30

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

2.00

Under 9.5

1.73

Montréal Corners

Over 4.5

2.00

Under 4.5

1.73

Columbus Corners

Over 4.5

1.83

Under 4.5

1.83

Most Corners

1

2.00

X

6.40

2

1.98

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CF Montréal vs Columbus Crew Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Latest Odds Suggest Crew Win

For this MLS match, the leading bookies’ betting odds mean Columbus Crew are the 2.30 favourite to win and that means a 43% chance of winning. The market suggests that CF Montréal are least likely to win at 3.00.

If you’re betting on Total Goals, the market are finding it hard to split Unders and Overs. The Yes option in the Both Teams to Score market is regarded as the most likely outcome and is trading at 1.62.

The good news is that you can access hundreds of markets for any MLS match. All the leading football betting sites have a massive range of pre-match and In-Play betting options.

Full-Time Result

1

3.00

X

3.40

2

2.30

Half-Time Result

1

3.40

X

2.25

2

2.88

Double Chance

1X

1.57

12

1.30

X2

1.36

Draw No Bet

1

2.10

2

1.67

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp +0.25

1.80

2 Hcp -0.25

2.00

Total Goals

Under 2.5

2.00

Over 2.5

1.80

Both Teams to Score

Yes

1.62

No

2.20

Diego Rossi Favourite to Score the First Goal

There is 2.55 available that Diego Rossi finds the net anytime, while the favourite to score the first goal is on offer at 4.80.

Player Goals

Diego Rossi (Columbus)

First

4.80

Anytime

2.55

Dániel Gazdag (Columbus)

First

4.90

Anytime

2.65

Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus)

First

5.80

Anytime

3.05

Ibrahim Aliyu (Columbus)

First

6.75

Anytime

3.80

Aziel Jackson (Columbus)

First

6.75

Anytime

3.90

Sunusi Ibrahim (Montréal)

First

7.00

Anytime

3.95

Max Arfsten (Columbus)

First

7.00

Anytime

3.95

Kwadwo Opoku (Montréal)

First

7.50

Anytime

4.10

Mohamed Farsi (Columbus)

First

10.00

Anytime

4.90

Bryce Duke (Montréal)

First

10.50

Anytime

5.60

Dylan Chambost (Columbus)

First

13.00

Anytime

6.40

Steven Moreira (Columbus)

First

16.00

Anytime

7.50

Sean Zawadzski (Columbus)

First

16.00

Anytime

8.00

Fernando Álvarez (Montréal)

First

18.00

Anytime

8.50

Darlington Nagbe (Columbus)

First

19.00

Anytime

8.50

Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus)

First

19.00

Anytime

9.00

George Campbell (Montréal)

First

21.00

Anytime

9.50

Joel Waterman (Montréal)

First

23.00

Anytime

10.00

Malte Amundsen (Columbus)

First

23.00

Anytime

11.00

Derrick Jones (Columbus)

First

23.00

Anytime

12.00

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Team Stats

Team News

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