CF Montreal vs. Columbus Crew 9/9/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

On Friday, CF Montreal hosts the Columbus Crew in a MLS Eastern Conference fixture. Montreal is second in the conference table at 16-4-9 on 52 points with a goal difference of +8. Montreal picked up a big win on the road when defeating Toronto 4-3 last Sunday. Kamal Miller, Djordje Mihailovic, Kei Kamara and Alistair Johnston each scored one goal for Montreal.

After defeating Toronto, Montreal has won 16 matches this season and has taken 52 points with both setting new club records for a single season. Montreal has been victorious in seven of the last 10 MLS matches with two draws and one loss. Romell Quioto is the leading goal scorer for Montreal with 15, while Djordje Mihailovic has scored eight. The leader in assists is Kei Kamara with six.

Columbus Crew is sixth in the conference table at 9-13-6 on 40 points with a goal difference of +6. Columbus is coming off a disappointing 0-0 draw at home versus the Chicago Fire last Saturday. Eloy Room was called upon for just one save for Columbus, while the Crew put nine shots on target but could not put one past Chicago’s Gabriel Slonina. Columbus was held scoreless for the 10th time this season.

Following its draw on the road versus Chicago, Columbus has only one loss and its last 16 matches in MLS play with six wins and nine draws. Only one other club, FC Cincinnati, has fewer than two losses dating back to the beginning of June. Lucas Zelarayan and Cucho Hernandez have each scored eight goals to lead Columbus. Derrick Etienne, Luis Diaz and Zelarayan are the leaders in assists with five apiece.