CF Montréal vs Columbus Crew Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 14 May 2025

Side With Crew to Cover the Line

We’re in favour of backing Columbus when they meet Montréal and we’ll take the -0.25 at -108 on the Asian Handicap. This equates to a return if the away team win and half our stake refunded if they draw.

2-1 Win for Crew in Pair’s Previous Clash

CF Montréal won their last game. It was on the road where New York City FC were beaten 1-0 at Yankee Stadium. Marco Donadel's team had 44% of possession and eight shots on target, with Prince Osei Owusu scoring the winner three minutes into the second half.

Columbus Crew drew on their travels in their previous game. A 2-2 scoreline was played out against Philadelphia Union at Subaru Park. The Ohio outfit recorded 62% possession and had three shots on goal, with Max Arfsten and Sean Zawadzki on the scoresheet.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Columbus have won the last two head-to-heads against Montréal. A 2-1 home success at Lower.com Field was preceded by a 3-1 away win at Saputo Stadium. Columbus have won five of the previous 10 H2H meetings, with Montréal getting two victories along with three draws.

MLS		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
12	Columbus Crew	34	14	12	8	55	51	4	55:51	54
28	CF Montréal	34	6	10	18	34	60	-26	34:60	28

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1 win, 6 losses and 3 draws, averaging 0.4 goals from 9.4 attempts and 3.8 shots on goal. Montréal have had 50.9% possession and 6.0 corners per match. On average, they have conceded 1.2 goals from 9.0 attempts and 4.6 shots on goal, while their opponents have earned 4.3 corners.

Top scorer Prince Osei Owusu has found the net 2 times, with Giacomo Vrioni and Dante Sealy getting 1 apiece. Dante Sealy and Luca Petrasso have recorded the most assists with 1 apiece.

Columbus have 5 victories, 1 defeat and 4 draws, with an average of 1.5 goals from 4.9 shots on goal and 9.7 attempts. Wilfried Nancy's side have averaged 60.5% possession, 5.3 corners awarded and 3.6 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.0 goals from 3.3 shots on goal and 7.4 attempts.

Diego Rossi is the leading scorer with 4 goals, followed by Max Arfsten on 3, with Sean Zawadzki and two others bagging 2. Max Arfsten has managed to clock up 3 assists in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

CF Montréal confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Jonathan Sirois (GK), Dawid Bugaj, Jalen Neal, Joel Waterman, Luca Petrasso, Nathan Saliba, Victor Loturi, Dante Sealy, Caden Clark, Fabian Herbers, Prince Osei Owusu.

Columbus Crew confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Patrick Schulte (GK), Steven Moreira, Evgen Cheberko, Malte Amundsen, Mohamed Farsi, Dylan Chambost, Darlington Nagbe, Max Arfsten, Daniel Gazdag, Aziel Jackson, Jacen Russell-Rowe.

CF Montréal vs Columbus Crew Prediction & Betting Tips

Columbus can’t be passed up on the Asian Handicap for this MLS clash. Taking the visitors at -0.25 at odds of -108 looks like a sensible way forward and there’s a healthy potential return.

A good deal of research goes into our football picks. We start by studying the latest form and getting a handle on injuries. The key stats can then be used as the missing piece of the jigsaw.

Key CF Montréal vs Columbus Crew league stats:

• The -0.25 line has been covered by Columbus in 12 of their last 19 games on the road.
• The -0.25 line has been covered by Columbus in 3 of their last 5 games.
• The +0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Montréal in 6 of their last 10 games.
• The +0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Montréal in 3 of their last 5 games.
• The +0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Montréal in 2 consecutive games against Columbus.

Crew -0.25 Probability

According to the latest odds, there’s a 51.9% likelihood of our pick winning. After careful examination, our experts calculate this probability to be somewhere between 55-60%. This bet can therefore be backed with confidence.

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Our Match Prediction

Columbus Asian Hcp -0.25 @ -108 Bet Now

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Correct Score Prediction

Montréal 1 - 2 Columbus

There’s the option to wager on Columbus to win by a 2-1 scoreline. Odds of +700 are on offer and this is a correct score bet that should provide plenty of entertainment.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Max Arfsten to Score +335

Max Arfsten (Columbus) has registered two goals in his past five MLS games. We believe this is the best of the player props, with a healthy +335 available when it comes to betting him to score at any time.

Latest Max Arfsten Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+295

First

+600

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Corners Prediction

Under 9.5 Corners -138

The average number of corners in the previous ten Columbus away matches has been 6.80. Let’s go along with this betting trend and back the teams to go under the Total Corners line at a price of -138.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Montréal

Total

10.30 6.00 4.30

Home

8.60 5.20 3.40

Away

9.80 5.00 4.80

Columbus

Total

8.90 5.30 3.60

Home

8.90 6.30 2.60

Away

6.80 3.50 3.30

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

-114

Under 9.5

-123

Montréal Corners

Over 4.5

-114

Under 4.5

-123

Columbus Corners

Over 4.5

-122

Under 4.5

-116

Most Corners

1

-100

X

+540

2

-102

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CF Montréal vs Columbus Crew Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Latest Odds Suggest Crew Win

For this MLS match, the leading bookies’ betting odds mean Columbus Crew are the +123 favourite to win and that means a 45% chance of winning. The market suggests that CF Montréal are least likely to win at +200.

If you’re betting on Total Goals, the market are finding it hard to split Unders and Overs.

The good news is that you can access hundreds of markets for any MLS match. All the leading football betting sites have a massive range of pre-match and In-Play betting options.

Full-Time Result

1

+200

X

+260

2

+123

Half-Time Result

1

+245

X

+123

2

+170

Double Chance

1X

-156

12

-357

X2

-263

Draw No Bet

1

+112

2

-159

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp +0.25

-120

2 Hcp -0.25

-109

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-100

Over 2.5

-125

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-156

No

+112

Diego Rossi Favourite to Score the First Goal

There is +155 available that Diego Rossi finds the net anytime, while the favourite to score the first goal is on offer at +380.

Diego Rossi (Columbus)

First

+155

Anytime

+380

Dániel Gazdag (Columbus)

First

+165

Anytime

+390

Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus)

First

+205

Anytime

+480

Ibrahim Aliyu (Columbus)

First

+280

Anytime

+575

Aziel Jackson (Columbus)

First

+290

Anytime

+575

Sunusi Ibrahim (Montréal)

First

+295

Anytime

+600

Max Arfsten (Columbus)

First

+295

Anytime

+600

Kwadwo Opoku (Montréal)

First

+310

Anytime

+650

Mohamed Farsi (Columbus)

First

+390

Anytime

+900

Bryce Duke (Montréal)

First

+460

Anytime

+950

Taha Habroune (Columbus)

First

+540

Anytime

+1150

Dylan Chambost (Columbus)

First

+540

Anytime

+1200

Steven Moreira (Columbus)

First

+650

Anytime

+1500

Sean Zawadzski (Columbus)

First

+700

Anytime

+1500

Fernando Álvarez (Montréal)

First

+750

Anytime

+1700

Darlington Nagbe (Columbus)

First

+750

Anytime

+1800

Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus)

First

+800

Anytime

+1800

George Campbell (Montréal)

First

+850

Anytime

+2000

Joel Waterman (Montréal)

First

+900

Anytime

+2200

Malte Amundsen (Columbus)

First

+1000

Anytime

+2200

Derrick Jones (Columbus)

First

+1100

Anytime

+2200

CF Montréal vs Columbus Crew Lineups & Team News

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