MLS Weekend Predictions: July 19

Jul 16, 2014; Columbus, OH, USA; Columbus Crew defender Michael Parkhurst takes the field with children for the national anthem prior to the game at Crew Stadium. Sporting Kansas City won the match versus the Columbus Crew 2-1.. Mandatory Credit: Joe Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports

Columbus Crew (4-7-8, 7th Eastern) vs. Montreal Impact (3-9-5, 10th Eastern) 

After blowing a chance at a draw against Sporting Kansas City at home on Wednesday, Columbus aims to turn around their week with points against the Montreal Impact whose last match was also a match in which they allowed SKC to still points at their home ground with a late goal as two bottom table Eastern Conference clubs collide.

Columbus will be in tough at home as they will be without promising young midfielder Wil Trapp, who took a red card in the 89th minute against SKC on Wednesday and will be suspended for the fixture with the Impact tonight. That should be a big factor as the Crew will have to deal with a rested Impact attack without their main defensive central midfielder.

Meanwhile despite their struggles, the Impact have a potent attack that is still led by former Serie A veteran Marco Di Vaio that allows Montreal to stay in matches thanks to a counter attack that is underrated largely due to their lack of results in 2014. That shouldn’t be a problem in this match, as against a Crew side that has faced equal challenges in 2014 the extra rest and lack of Trapp should allow Montreal to get a rare win on the road in Columbus on Saturday.

Prediction: Impact