CF Montreal vs Columbus Crew: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

CF Montreal host Columbus Crew at Stade Saputo on Saturday, September 19 (7:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM CT / 4:30 PM PT).

CF Montreal has no fresh absentees to report here, with Prince Osei Owusu — 13 goals in MLS this season — set to lead the line again after logging 1,858 minutes so far. Columbus Crew travels with Taha Habroune expected to orchestrate from midfield, backed by Brais Méndez Portela up top, and both clubs otherwise look able to pick from healthy squads.

Both sides sit in the bottom half of the Eastern Conference table, and neither has found much rhythm lately, but this shapes up as a tight, low-event contest rather than an end-to-end shootout. Columbus’s away form has been patchy too, yet its goal difference remains far healthier than Montreal’s, and that gap should tell in a game where one moment of quality in each box decides it.

US viewers can watch CF Montreal vs Columbus Crew on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.

Season Form & Standings

CF Montreal sit 15th in the Eastern Conference on 21 points from 25 games, a -20 goal difference underlining how disjointed the season has been. Columbus Crew are 2 places and 2 points better off in 13th on 23 points, and their -7 goal difference tells its own story about which side has stayed more competitive. Neither side is close to postseason contention at this point in the East, but Columbus arrives with less ground to make up.

Eastern Conference

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Potential Match-Winners

• Prince Osei Owusu (CF Montreal): Owusu leads Montreal’s attack with 13 goals and 29 shots on target from 59 attempts, still the club’s clearest source of goals despite the results around him.
• Matthew Ben Longstaff (CF Montreal): Longstaff has created 24 chances and chipped in with 2 goals from deep, evidence of how much Montreal leans on him from midfield, with 1,925 minutes played the most of anyone in the squad.
• Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew): Habroune leads Columbus’s creative numbers with 35 chances created and 2 goals from 1,617 minutes, the engine of whatever Columbus produce going forward.

Recent Form

CF Montreal: D L L L L

• 2026-09-13: Colorado Rapids 1-0 CF Montreal (L, away)
• 2026-09-10: CF Montreal 1-2 Charlotte FC (L, home)
• 2026-09-06: Philadelphia Union 2-0 CF Montreal (L, away)
• 2026-08-30: Inter Miami 7-1 CF Montreal (L, away)
• 2026-08-23: CF Montreal 2-2 LA Galaxy (D, home)

CF Montreal’s last 5 results read D L L L L, including a 7-1 defeat at Inter Miami on August 30 and a 1-0 loss at Colorado Rapids in their most recent outing.

Columbus Crew: L L W L L

• 2026-09-13: Columbus Crew 0-1 New York Red Bulls (L, home)
• 2026-09-10: DC United 2-1 Columbus Crew (L, away)
• 2026-09-06: Columbus Crew 3-0 Colorado Rapids (W, home)
• 2026-08-30: Columbus Crew 1-3 New England Revolution (L, home)
• 2026-08-23: Nashville SC 3-2 Columbus Crew (L, away)

Columbus Crew’s last 5 read L L W L L, with a 3-0 home win over Colorado Rapids on September 6 sandwiched between defeats, including a 1-0 loss to New York Red Bulls last time out.

CF Montreal vs Columbus Crew Prediction

This looks tight for long spells, but Signal has it finishing CF Montreal 1-2 Columbus Crew, with Columbus’s healthier goal difference of -7 against Montreal’s -20 doing enough to get an away win over the line while both defenses concede at least once. Columbus sit 13th in the East on 23 points and still have work to do to reach the playoff picture, while Montreal’s 15th-place standing on 21 points reflects a much harder season, and this result would only widen that gap.