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Columbus Crew vs CF Montreal – Lineups & Match Details

CF Montreal beat Columbus Crew 2-1. Goals: P. Owusu (5'), T. Gillier (20' o.g.), N. Streit (78'). Columbus Crew had 62% possession against CF Montreal's 38%. Shots on target: 2-7.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 20

Wednesday, 19 August 2026

Columbus CrewColumbus Crew

1 - 2

Full Time

HT: 1 - 1

CF MontrealCF Montreal

Referee: Malik Badawi, USA

Lineups

Columbus CrewColumbus Crew4-4-2
Patrick Schulte28Patrick SchulteG
Steven Moreira31Steven MoreiraD
Rudy Camacho4Rudy CamachoD
Sean Zawadzki25Sean ZawadzkiD
Malte Amundsen18Malte AmundsenD
Mohamed Farsi23Mohamed FarsiM
Dylan Chambost7Dylan ChambostM
André Gomes20André GomesM
Taha Habroune16Taha HabrouneM
Chase Adams46Chase AdamsF
Brais Méndez10Brais MéndezF

Substitutes

12Cesar RuvalcabaD
2Andres HerreraD
77Josef MartínezF
50Tarun KarumanchiM
8Dániel GazdagM
1Nicholas HagenG
11Brooks LennonD
26Lautaro GiacconeM
14Amar SejdicM
CF MontrealCF Montreal4-3-3
Thomas Gillier31Thomas GillierG
Dawid Bugaj27Dawid BugajD
Jalen Neal2Jalen NealD
Brayan Vera4Brayan VeraD
Luca Petrasso13Luca PetrassoD
Daniel Pereira7Daniel PereiraM
Matthew Longstaff8Matthew LongstaffM
Fabian Herbers21Fabian HerbersM
Hennadii Synchuk18Hennadii SynchukF
Prince Owusu9Prince OwusuF
Noah Streit23Noah StreitF

Substitutes

22Victor LoturiM
5Brandan CraigD
3Brayan CeballosD
10Alexis SánchezF
14Daniel RiosF
1Sebastian BrezaG
29Olger EscobarF
6Samuel PietteM
35Owen Graham-RoacheF

Match Events

3'Y

R. Camacho

5'G

P. Owusu

Assist: H. Synchuk

13'Y

B. Vera

14'S

R. Camacho

Substitution 1

20'OG

T. Gillier

34'Y

André Gomes

48'Y

J. Neal

56'S

H. Synchuk

Substitution 1

56'S

M. Farsi

Substitution 2

56'S

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Substitution 3

68'S

F. Herbers

Substitution 2

68'S

J. Neal

Substitution 3

74'Y

B. Ceballos

78'G

N. Streit

Assist: B. Vera

79'S

P. Owusu

Substitution 4

79'S

N. Streit

Substitution 5

80'S

D. Chambost

Substitution 4

80'S

T. Habroune

Substitution 5

89'Y

M. Longstaff

Statistics

Columbus Crew
62%38%
CF Montreal
0.3Expected Goals (xG)1.16
6Total Shots14
2Shots on Target7
5Corners3
7Fouls7
4Offsides0
90Pass Accuracy (%)85
2Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Columbus Crew host CF Montreal on Wednesday, 19 August 2026. The kick-off time is 23:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Columbus Crew go into the match 12th in the table; CF Montreal sit 15th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Columbus Crew have taken 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. CF Montreal have collected 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 draws in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 14 May 2025: Columbus Crew 1-1 CF Montreal; 5 Apr 2025: Columbus Crew 2-1 CF Montreal; 15 May 2024: Columbus Crew 3-1 CF Montreal. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

CF Montreal beat Columbus Crew 2-1. Columbus Crew scored through T. Gillier 20' (o.g.). CF Montreal replied with P. Owusu 5', N. Streit 78'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 78 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Columbus Crew held 62% of the ball against 38% for CF Montreal. Shots on target finished 2-7. Expected goals read 0.30 for Columbus Crew, 1.16 for CF Montreal.

Verdict

CF Montreal take the three points; Columbus Crew look at a thin night for the home crowd. Columbus Crew sat 12th and CF Montreal 15th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.