In the Group Stage of the 2026 MLS, Columbus Crew and Montréal lock horns on 2026-08-20 at 00:30 GMT.
With the data available to us, Laurent Courtois and Philippe Eullaffroy have not met as managers before.
Columbus Crew have 3 players out: W. Abou Ali (Knee Injury), S. Bangoura (Ankle Injury), J. Thiare (Leg Injury) but Montréal have 5 players missing: F. Amaya (Lower-Body Injury), W. Carmona (Knee Injury), B. Hidalgo (Groin Injury), E. Morales (Toe Injury), A. Sanchez (Inactive).
Our forecast has Columbus Crew in a 4-man backline (4-4-2), with Montréal set to counter in 4-3-3.
Columbus Crew suffered a 1-3 defeat to Charlotte, while Montréal managed a 1-1 draw versus D.C. United\t.
Columbus Crew look strong (2-2-1) over the last 5 matches, whereas Montréal have 0-3-2 in the same span.
Dominance for Columbus Crew: across 33 clashes, they've won 16 games and only lost 10 games to Montréal, with 7 stalemates.
We predict Columbus Crew to prevail 2-1 given their strong home form (4-2-3) and 1.33 goals/game.
Columbus Crew is going head to head with CF Montreal on 19/8/2026 23:30 GMT for the USA MLS. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Columbus Crew v CF Montreal H2H statistics!