Columbus Crew host CF Montreal at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field on Wednesday, August 19 (7:30 PM ET \/ 6:30 PM CT \/ 4:30 PM PT).<\/p>\n
No fresh absences have been flagged for either side ahead of this one at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field, so both managers should have close to a full squad to choose from. Columbus Crew will lean on D\u00e1niel Gazdag, who leads the way with 3 goals and 8 chances created, with Hugo Picard and Taha Habroune expected to feature further forward. CF Montreal’s attack still runs through Prince Owusu, who has scored 11 goals from 43 shots this season, alongside Wikelman Carmona and Matthew Longstaff supplying from midfield.<\/p>\n
This has the feel of a tight, low-event game between two sides who have struggled to find control over 90 minutes lately. Columbus have shipped enough at the back to sit on a -4 goal difference, and Montreal’s -11 mark points to even bigger defensive gaps out on the road. Neither has looked fluent going forward in their recent matches, and with both attacks manageable in isolation, this reads more like a game to be nudged than blown open.<\/p>\n\n\n