CF Montreal vs Columbus Crew

19 September 2026 · MLS · 2026 · Referee Fotis Bazakos

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Mohamed Farsi 57’
  • Brais Méndez 68’

Match summary

Columbus Crew won 2-0 away at CF Montreal. It was goalless at half-time.

Mohamed Farsi put Columbus Crew ahead in the 57th minute and Brais Méndez made it 0-2 with a direct free kick in the 68th minute.

The chances backed that up: Columbus Crew created 0.93 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to CF Montreal's 0.47 from 9.

Match stats

55% Possession 45%
9 Shots 13
2 Shots on target 3
5 Corners 1
102 Attacks 73
56 Dangerous attacks 30
551 Passes 465
88.2% Pass accuracy 86.5%
17 Tackles 17
20 Fouls 11
2 Yellow cards 1
5 Offsides 0

Key events

CF Montreal Columbus Crew
Kick-off
Brayan CeballosFoul
2’
Prince OwusuShot on target
20’
Corner
29’
32’
Steven MoreiraFoul
Corner
38’
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
54’
Corner
57’
Mohamed FarsiRight foot shot0-1 (Columbus Crew)
Prince OwusuVAR: Goal given
60’
Wikelman CarmonaFabian Herbers
63’
Dante SealyHennadii Synchuk
63’
68’
Brais MéndezFree Kick0-2 (Columbus Crew)
69’
Brooks LennonAnass Zaroury
69’
Gonzalo TapiaJosef Martínez
Corner
72’
Noah StreitBrayan Ceballos
74’
Daniel RíosAlexis Sánchez
75’
Matthew LongstaffVictor Loturi
75’
Dante SealyShot on target
75’
76’
Gonzalo TapiaShot on target
Corner
77’
Corner
80’
81’
Eric BaillySteven Moreira
81’
Tarun KarumanchiSantiago Rodríguez
Samuel PietteFoul
84’
90’
Cesar RuvalcabaMohamed Farsi
Full-time0-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.47 0.93 57’ Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew), 0-1 57’ 68’ Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew), 0-2 68’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.47 0.93 57’ Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew), 0-1 Farsi 57’ 68’ Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew), 0-2 Méndez 68’
CF Montreal 0.47 xGColumbus Crew 0.93 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Columbus Crew attacking CF Montreal attacking 
6’ Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.32 xG, hit the woodwork 36’ Prince Owusu (CF Montreal), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 35’ Prince Owusu (CF Montreal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 89’ Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 76’ Gonzalo Tapia (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 68’ Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, goal 53’ Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 8’ Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 49’ Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 75’ Dante Sealy (CF Montreal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 20’ Prince Owusu (CF Montreal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 51’ Prince Owusu (CF Montreal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 77’ Prince Owusu (CF Montreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+3’ Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 90+4’ Matthew Longstaff (CF Montreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 7’ Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 72’ Wikelman Carmona (CF Montreal), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ André Gomes (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.32 xG, hit the woodwork 36’ Prince Owusu (CF Montreal), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 35’ Prince Owusu (CF Montreal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 89’ Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 76’ Gonzalo Tapia (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 68’ Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, goal 53’ Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 8’ Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 49’ Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montreal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 75’ Dante Sealy (CF Montreal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 51’ Prince Owusu (CF Montreal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 20’ Prince Owusu (CF Montreal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 77’ Prince Owusu (CF Montreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+3’ Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 90+4’ Matthew Longstaff (CF Montreal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 7’ Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 72’ Wikelman Carmona (CF Montreal), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ André Gomes (Columbus Crew), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
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Lineups

CF Montreal 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Breza
Petrasso
Ceballos 74’
Morales
Neal
Loturi 75’
Piette
Herbers 63’
Sánchez 75’
Synchuk 63’
Owusu
Columbus Crew 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Schulte
Amundsen
Zawadzki
Moreira 81’
Zaroury 69’
Habroune
Gomes
Farsi 90’
Rodríguez 81’
Méndez
Martínez 69’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Sebastian Breza
98′ 1 2 25 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Brayan Ceballos Taken off
74′ – – – 3 – 47 1 – –
Efraín Morales
98′ 2 2 2 4 1 59 2 – – –
Jalen Neal
98′ 2 1 1 4 1 73 2 – – –
Luca Petrasso
98′ 1 – – 4 1 62 1 – – –
Midfielders8 players
Victor Loturi Taken off
75′ – – 33 1 0.05 – 1 1 1 1 –
Samuel Piette
98′ – – 67 – 0.05 5 – 6 4 1
Hennadii Synchuk Taken off
63′ – – 23 2 0.04 1 1 2 4 1 –
Fabian Herbers Taken off
63′ – – 29 1 0.04 – 1 – – – –
Wikelman Carmona Came on as a substitute
35′ – – 14 – 0.01 – – 1 1 1 –
Dante Sealy Came on as a substitute
35′ – – 14 – 0.02 1 – 1 – – –
Noah Streit Came on as a substitute
24′ – – 10 – 0.02 1 – 2 – – –
Matthew Longstaff Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 17 – 0.01 – – 1 1 1 –
Forwards3 players
Alexis Sánchez Taken off
75′ – – – – – 0.10 1 4 2 47 –
Prince Owusu
98′ – – 5 1 0.34 0.03 1 1 – 23 –
Daniel Ríos Came on as a substitute
23′ – – – – – 0.00 – – – 6 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

CF Montreal DLLLL
Columbus Crew LLWLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Columbus Crew 1-2 CF Montreal, 19 Aug 26 All CF Montreal vs Columbus Crew meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.