📏 Form Guide

Columbus Crew

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Columbus Crew are hoping to win again following the 2-1 CONCACAF Champions League triumph against Monterrey.

For Columbus Crew, the goals were scored by Cucho Hernández (25') and Jacen Russell-Rowe (72'). Maximiliano Meza (58') scored for Monterrey.

It’s not been often in recent times where Columbus Crew have shown defensive steel. In fact, Columbus Crew have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 6 goals on the way. Despite that, we will just have to wait and see whether the trend will be sustained here in this game.

Montreal Impact

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Previously, Montreal Impact drew 2-2 in the MLS tie with Orlando City.

In that game, Montreal Impact managed 51% possession and 2 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. For Montreal Impact, the scorers were Mason Toye (16') and Ariel Lassiter (88'). At the other end, Orlando City got 3 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target. Facundo Torres (22') and Ivan Angulo (92') scored for Orlando City.

The numbers tell their own story, and Montreal Impact have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 15 goals in total. Defensively, Montreal Impact certainly have room for improvement.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking at their prior head to head meetings stretching back to 01/05/2021 shows us that Columbus Crew have won 3 of these and Montreal Impact 1, with the tally of draws standing at 2.

A sum of 19 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 11 from The Crew and 8 netted by Impact. That’s an average goals per game figure of 3.17.

The last league contest between the two was MLS match day 49 on 21/10/2023 when the final score was Columbus Crew 2-1 Montreal Impact.

On that occasion, Columbus Crew had 62% possession and 21 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. The goals were scored by Cucho Hernández (17') and Darlington Nagbe (50').

For their opponents, Montreal Impact had 6 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Sunusi Ibrahim (7') scored.

The match was refereed by Drew Fischer.

ℹ️ Team News: Columbus Crew

There is just the sole fitness concern for the Columbus Crew manager Wilfried Nancy to contend with thanks to an almost full-strength group of players. Christian Ramirez (Hamstring injury) misses out.

In all likelihood, The Crew will possibly line up in a 3-4-3 formation in the match and select Patrick Schulte, Steven Moreira, Rudy Camacho, Malte Amundsen, Mohamed Farsi, Darlington Nagbe, Aidan Morris, William Sands, Cucho Hernández, Alexandru Matan and Marino Hinestroza.

📋 Team News: Montreal Impact

With a completely injury-free group available for selection, the Montreal Impact manager Laurent Courtois has no fitness worries at all ahead of this match.

We reckon that Impact seem likely to elect for a 3-4-3 lineup with a starting lineup of Jonathan Sirois, George Campbell, Joel Waterman, Fernando Alvarez, Ruan, Mathieu Choiniere, Samuel Piette, Raheem Edwards, Bryce Duke, Mason Toye and Ariel Lassiter.

🧠 Prediction

It seems to us that Montreal Impact will do really well to be getting goals against a Columbus Crew lineup who have all the attributes to create many chances to win well.

We’re tipping a very comfortable 3-0 winning margin for Columbus Crew at the end of the 90 minutes.

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Victor Martins, 23:18 27/04/2024