CF Montreal vs Columbus Crew

2 September 2023 · MLS · 2023

Full time 2 – 4

Half-time: 0–3

Kwadwo Opoku 52’
Jules-Anthony Vilsaint 68’

Gabriele Corbo 14’ (og)
Cucho Hernández 22’, 43’, 65’ (pen)

Match summary

Columbus Crew won 4-2 away at CF Montreal. Columbus Crew led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Corbo's own goal put Columbus Crew ahead in the 14th minute, Cucho Hernández made it 0-2 with a header in the 22nd minute, and Hernández made it 0-3 in the 43rd minute. In the second half, Kwadwo Opoku pulled one back to make it 1-3 in the 52nd minute, Hernández made it 1-4 from the penalty spot in the 65th minute, and Jules-Anthony Vilsaint made it 2-4 from a corner in the 68th minute.

The chances backed that up: Columbus Crew created 2.43 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to CF Montreal's 2.05 from 13.

Key events

CF Montreal Columbus Crew

Kick-off

14’

Gabriele CorboOwn goal

0-1

Ousman JabangFoul

18’

22’

Cucho HernándezHeader

0-2

Ousman JabangShot on target

26’

29’

Yaw YeboahFoul

32’

Christian RamirezShot on target

43’

Cucho HernándezLeft foot shot

0-3

Half-time0-3

46’

Malte AmundsenFoul

Fernando ÁlvarezOusman Jabang

46’

Jules-Anthony VilsaintLassi Lappalainen

46’

Second half underway

Mathieu ChoinièreShot on target

51’

Kwadwo OpokuLeft foot shot

1-3

52’

64’

Cucho HernándezVAR: No penalty

65’

Cucho HernándezPenalty

1-4

Ariel LassiterZachary Brault Guillard

66’

Matko MiljevicBryce Duke

66’

Jules-Anthony VilsaintLeft foot shot

2-4

68’

Nnamdi Chinonso OfforKwadwo Opoku

76’

78’

Sean ZawadzkiSteven Moreira

78’

Yevhen CheberkoYaw Yeboah

78’

Alexandru MățanChristian Ramirez

85’

Mohamed FarsiJulian Gressel

86’

Patrick SchulteTime wasting

86’

Kevin MolinoDiego Rossi

Nathan-Dylan SalibaShot on target

87’

Ariel LassiterShot on target

90+1’

Matko MiljevicFoul

90+4’

Full-time2-4

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.

CF Montreal 2.05 xGColumbus Crew 2.43 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Columbus Crew attacking CF Montreal attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

CF Montreal 3-4-1-2 Starting XI

Columbus Crew 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Jonathan Sirois	90′	1	4	33	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders2 players


George Campbell	90′	3	1	–	7	2	55	3	–	–	–
Gabriele Corbo	90′	1	2	–	2	1	47	–	–	–	–

Midfielders9 players


Ousman Jabang Taken off	45′	–	–	21	1	0.19	3	1	6	1	2
Zachary Brault Guillard Taken off	66′	–	–	25	2	0.44	–	–	6	–	–	–
Samuel Piette	90′	–	–	69	1	0.27	2	3	3	1	1	–
Nathan-Dylan Saliba	90′	–	–	39	–	0.08	4	1	5	1	–	–
Mathieu Choinière	90′	–	–	23	1	0.72	1	3	1	2	–	–
Kwadwo Opoku Taken off	76′	1	–	11	1	0.49	–	1	3	–	2	–
Lassi Lappalainen Taken off	45′	–	–	11	1	0.15	–	–	–	–	–	–
Fernando Álvarez Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	23	–	0.00	2	3	3	–	–	–
Nnamdi Chinonso Offor Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	1	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Bryce Duke Taken off	66′	–	–	–	–	–	0.02	–	1	–	23	–
Jules-Anthony Vilsaint Came on as a substitute	45′	1	1	2	1	0.47	0.01	1	2	1	5	–
Matko Miljevic Came on as a substitute	24′	–	1	–	–	–	0.41	1	–	–	16
Ariel Lassiter Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	1	1	0.02	0.12	–	2	1	5	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Patrick Schulte	90′	4	2	39	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Steven Moreira Taken off	78′	3	1	2	3	–	47	–	–	–	–
Rudy Camacho	90′	1	1	–	2	1	69	1	–	–	–
Malte Amundsen	90′	5	4	–	6	–	49	1	–	–
Yevhen Cheberko Came on as a substitute	12′	1	–	–	2	–	12	1	–	–	–
Sean Zawadzki Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	11	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Julian Gressel Taken off	85′	–	–	38	–	0.03	3	–	6	1	–	–
Darlington Nagbe	90′	–	–	41	1	0.06	–	–	4	–	3	–
Aidan Morris	90′	–	–	53	–	0.02	2	3	5	–	–	–
Yaw Yeboah Taken off	78′	–	1	28	1	0.24	2	–	2	1	–
Diego Rossi Taken off	86′	–	1	25	3	0.25	–	1	3	2	2	–
Alexandru Mățan Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	9	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mohamed Farsi Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	7	–	0.00	–	–	–	1	–	–
Kevin Molino Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	13	–	0.00	1	–	2	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Christian Ramirez Taken off	78′	–	–	2	1	0.38	0.06	1	1	–	12	–
Cucho Hernández	90′	3	–	6	3	1.87	0.02	1	4	2	25	–

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 L W W W L

Columbus Crew D L W W L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: CF Montreal 2-2 Columbus Crew, 09 Sep 22 Next meeting: Columbus Crew 2-1 CF Montreal, 21 Oct 23 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.