This will be the Crew’s first visit to Montreal since a -0 defeat in April of 2019. Montreal has won six of its last seven true home games against Columbus (L1), keeping clean sheets in five of those seven games.
CF Montreal’s 4-3 win over Toronto FC on Sunday was its 16th win of the season, taking it to 52 points, both setting new single-season club records. Montreal has won seven of its last 10 matches (D2 L1), though the club’s last home match (1-0 vs New York Red Bulls).
The Crew played a scoreless draw against the Fire on Saturday, extending their run to just one defeat in their last 16 MLS matches (W6 D9). Columbus is one of two teams (Cincinnati) with fewer than two losses since the start of June.
CF Montreal led Toronto, 3-2, at halftime on Sunday despite conceding two goals in the opening seven minutes. The comeback marked the first time a team overcame a two-goal deficit to take the lead before halftime since Toronto did so against NYCFC in July 2015.
Columbus is unbeaten in seven consecutive road matches (W3, D4), the second-longest streak in club history after a nine-match run in 2004. The Crew have suffered just two away defeats all season (13 games). Only the Galaxy in 2009 have lost two away games over a full MLS season (excluding 2020).
