Columbus Crew vs CF Montreal Prediction: The Crew won’t be giving out handouts

Columbus Crew and CF Montreal play on the final day of the season. Both sides are currently in a very good position to qualify for the forthcoming playoffs. Columbus Crew are 4th in the Eastern Conference with 54 points and they trail Philadelphia Union in 3rd by just 1 point, while New England Revolution are 2 points behind them.

CF Montreal are 8th on the table with 41 points and they have New York Red Bulls and DC United on 40 points. Both sides will make it to the playoffs despite the result of this match, but a positive result will help improve their order on the table.

Columbus Crew

The Crew will be pleased to be making it to the playoffs at the end of a long season. In 33 matches they played, they had 15 wins, 9 draws, and 9 defeats, a total of 54 points, and a goal difference of 20 goals. The Crew come into this game with an unbeaten record in their last 5 matches. They played a 1-1 draw with Atlanta United in their last game. Cucho Hernandez gave them the lead in the 65th minute but they lost the lead in the 97th minute and settled for a point at full time.

Columbus Crew are also unbeaten in their last 11 games at home and they played a 1-1 draw with Philadelphia Union in their last home game.

Columbus Crew won this fixture by 4-2 the last time they faced CF Montreal. Gabriele Corbo scored an own goal to put Columbus Crew ahead in the 14th, then Cucho Hernandez scored a brace in the 22nd and 43rd minutes. In the 65th minute, he scored his hat trick to end the game 4-2 at full time.

Streaks

• No losses in 5 matches.
• Without a clean sheet in 4 matches.
• Both teams scored in 4 matches.
• First to score in 6/7 matches.

CF Montreal

CF Montreal will be hopeful for another win in their final game after their big win against Portland Timbers last week. Prior to the win, CF Montreal were in very horrible form, as a result, they went 7 games without a win. Their last 5 matches ended in 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

CF Montreal will be pleased as they are set to play in the playoffs despite the result of this game. In 33 matches, they had 12 wins, 5 draws, and 16 defeats. They are ranked 8th in the Eastern Conference with 41 points.

CF Montreal won their last match against Portland Timbers, beating them 4-1 in full-time. Ibrahim Sanusi and Kwadwo Opoku both scored in the first half, while Mathieu Choiniere and Mason Toye scored in the second half to give CF Montreal a big win.

CF Montreal will be hoping for a better result in this clash against Columbus Crew after they lost 4-2 in their last meeting. Kwadwo Opoku and Jules-Anthony Vilsaint were both on target in that game, but they still lost at the end of full-time.

Streaks

• Without a clean sheet in 5 matches.
• Both teams scored in 4/5 matches.
• More than 4.5 cards in 5/7 matches.
• Less than 10.5 corners in 9/10 matches.

Head to Head

Columbus Crew and CF Montreal have played 20 matches against each other in the past. Columbus Crew and CF Montreal both won 8 matches and they played a draw in 4 matches.

Streaks

• Both clubs are without a clean sheet in their last 4 matches.
• More than 2.5 goals were scored in 6/7 matches.
• Both teams scored in 6/7 matches.
• Columbus Crew scored first in 4/5 matches.
• Less than 4.5 cards in 9/10 matches.
• Less than 10.5 corners in 10/10 matches.

Analysis and Predictions

Columbus Crew scored 2.0 goals per game and had a 13% conversion rate, while CF Montreal scored 1.1 goals per game and had a 9% conversion rate.

Columbus Crew conceded 1.4 goals per game and kept 8 clean sheets, while CF Montreal conceded 1.5 goals and kept 11 clean sheets.

Columbus Crew played an average of 5.5 corners per game, while CF Montreal played an average of 4.7 corners per game.

• Home Over 2 Goals at 1.65 Odds
• Under 3.5 Goals at 1.79 Odds
• Correct Score 2-1 at 9.00 Odds