Columbus Crew vs 19.08.26 23:301 – 2Full Time
CF Montreal — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
CF Montreal edge Columbus Crew despite dominating possession the other way
Columbus Crew fell to a 2-1 home defeat by CF Montreal in a Major League Soccer Regular Season - 20 fixture at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field, a result that leaves both sides level on points but stuck in the bottom reaches of the table. Montreal took the lead early and held on despite spending long spells without the ball.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Prince-Osei Owusu put the visitors ahead in the fifth minute, finishing off an assist from Hennadii Synchuk. Columbus levelled midway through the first half when Thomas Gillier turned the ball into his own net in the 20th minute, and the sides went in level at the break. The decisive moment came in the 78th minute, when N. Streit converted a chance created by Brayan Vera to restore Montreal's lead.
Columbus had the majority of the ball, enjoying 59 percent possession, yet they managed just two shots all match with only one on target. Montreal, by contrast, were far more direct and clinical, firing eleven attempts with six on target and generating an expected goals figure of 1.04 against Columbus's 0.16, a gulf that reflected how the game actually played out on the scoreboard.
Owusu scored the opener for Montreal and finished as the match's top performer with a rating of 7.7.
Despite having only 41 percent of the possession, Montreal outshot Columbus eleven attempts to two.
CF Montreal won 2–1 away against Columbus Crew (half-time 1–1).
Columbus Crew met CF Montreal in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 20). Kick-off was Wednesday, 19 August 2026, 23:30 UTC at Lower.com Field. Referee: Malik Badawi.
Team pages: Columbus Crew · CF Montreal · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 5' Goal: Prince-Osei Owusu (assist: Hennadii Synchuk) — 0–1
- 20' Goal (own goal): Thomas Gillier — 1–1 · Watch Thomas Gillier's goal video (20')
- 78' Goal: Noah Streit (assist: Brayan Vera) — 1–2
Starting line-ups
Columbus Crew (4-4-2)
CF Montreal (4-3-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Columbus Crew 69%, the draw 19%, CF Montreal 12%. It finished Columbus Crew 1–2 CF Montreal.
Columbus Crew's rating gap decides it — Columbus Crew are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and Major League Soccer home advantage on top gives Columbus Crew a clear lead. The draw at 19% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Columbus Crew at 69%?
Columbus Crew sit 215 points higher on our strength rating — 1640 to 1424. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge at home won 67.0% of 5,940 such games. Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.7% vs 30.2%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.5% of 5,086 games vs 44.9% across all 99,137 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. The 300 most similar past games finished 62–22–16.
Why only 69%?
CF Montreal sit -0.36 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 38.8% of 2,358 such games where the class table expected 36.3%.
Why is the draw only 19%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 19.6%. These teams' recent games average 2.8 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,814.
What did we measure but not count?
Columbus Crew average 8 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 215 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. Last 6 between them: Columbus Crew 4 wins, 2 draws, CF Montreal 0 wins. Most recently CF Montreal 1–1 Columbus Crew, 1 year ago. Fixture history hasn't carried forward once class is level: past leaders won just 43.1% of 5043 such games — no measurable edge, 0 points. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Columbus Crew vs CF Montreal final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Major League Soccer fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Columbus Crew 1–2 CF Montreal. Explore more on the Columbus Crew and CF Montreal team pages or the Major League Soccer page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Columbus Crew vs CF Montreal?
CF Montreal won 2–1 away against Columbus Crew (half-time 1–1).
›Who scored in Columbus Crew vs CF Montreal?
Prince-Osei Owusu (5') for CF Montreal; Thomas Gillier (20') (own goal) for Columbus Crew; Noah Streit (78') for CF Montreal.
›Where can I watch Columbus Crew vs CF Montreal highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Columbus Crew 1–2 CF Montreal are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Columbus Crew and CF Montreal?
Columbus Crew and CF Montreal have met 10 times — 6 wins for Columbus Crew, 1 win for CF Montreal and 3 draws.