Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
- Atlanta United FC 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)
- Columbus Crew SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Lorenzo Hernandez (USA)
- Assistant 1 Eric Weisbrod
- Assistant 2
4 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 9.8 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 14 33 2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31 3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26 4 New England Revolution 14 25 5 New York Red Bulls 15 22 6 Charlotte FC 15 21 7 FC Cincinnati 15 20 8 New York City FC 15 19 9 D.C. United SC 15 18 10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16 11 Toronto FC 14 14 12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14 13 Orlando City SC 15 14 14 Atlanta United FC 14 11 15 Philadelphia Union 15 7 16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32 17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32 18 Real Salt Lake 14 26 19 FC Dallas 15 25 20 Los Angeles FC 15 24 21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24 22 Houston Dynamo 14 22 23 Minnesota United FC 15 22 24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20 25 San Diego FC 15 17 26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16 27 St. Louis City 14 16 28 Portland Timbers 14 14 29 Austin FC 15 14 30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Apr Columbus Crew SC H 1–3 L 21 Mar D.C. United SC H 0–0 D 14 Mar Philadelphia Union H 3–1 W 08 Mar Real Salt Lake H 2–3 L 01 Mar San Jose Earthquakes A 0–2 L 21 Feb FC Cincinnati A 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Apr Atlanta United FC A 3–1 W 21 Mar Toronto FC A 1–2 L 14 Mar Nashville SC H 0–1 L 08 Mar Chicago Fire FC H 0–0 D 01 Mar Sporting Kansas City A 2–2 D 22 Feb Portland Timbers A 2–3 L Season Stats
Atlanta United FC Columbus Crew SC #14 Position #10 11 Points 16 14 Played 15 3 / 2 / 9 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 7 14 Scored 21 23 Conceded 23 -9 GD -2 0.79 PPG 1.07 21% Win % 27% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history14% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this seasonAtlanta United FC are 14th (11 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Atlanta United FC0-15–/216-30–/231-451/146-602/261-751/476+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededColumbus Crew SC0-152/316-302/131-452/146-603/261-751/276+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Atlanta United FC is hosting Columbus Crew SC for another epic battle.
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Columbus Crew SC winning 100% of all matches.
- 10' Will Reilly has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 15' Atlanta United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 20' It looks surprising Atlanta United FC does not make any changes. Rudy Camacho has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 25' Diego Rossi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 13 Yellow cards this season.
- 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Steven Moreira made 409 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dylan Chambost, as he is very good at scoring at Mercedes-Benz Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 48' Wessam Abou Ali puts Columbus Crew SC on the lead.
- 53' Goal! Wessam Abou Ali scores his 9 goal in 262 matches.
- 58' Cooper Wyatt Sanchez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Will Reilly on 58 minute.
- 60' What a strike from Aleksei Miranchuk! The score is 1-2.
- 61' What a strike from Max Arfsten! The score is 1-3.
- 66' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 68' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Max Arfsten is replaced by Hugo Picard on 68 minute.
- 73' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Sean Zawadzki suffering a number of foals already.
- 74' The Atlanta United FC manager makes a substitution. Steven Alzate departs to be replaced by Saba Lobzhanidze.
- 79' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 84' Atlanta United FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 85' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 85 minute. Dylan Chambost leaves to be changed by Sekou Bangoura.
- 86' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Diego Rossi departs to be replaced by Jamal Thiare.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Enea Mihaj.
- 90' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 90 minute. Marcelo Herrera leaves to be changed by Nəriman Axundzadə.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Columbus Crew SC players.
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Lineups
Atlanta United FC Lineups
4-1-4-1Starting XI
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Tristan Muyumba ↓ Ajani Fortune 58'
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Tomas Jacob ↓ Matthew Edwards 74'
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Bench
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- 18
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Ajani Fortune ↑ 58'
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Saba Lobzhanidze ↑ 74'
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Matthew Edwards ↑ 74'
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Cooper Wyatt Sanchez ↑ 58'
Coach Gerardo MartinoColumbus Crew SC Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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Andre Gomes ↓ Taha Habroune 68'
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Dylan Chambost ↓ Sekou Bangoura 85'
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Diego Rossi ↓ Jamal Thiare 86'
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Max Arfsten ↓ Hugo Picard 68'
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Bench
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Jamal Thiare ↑ 86'
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Hugo Picard ↑ 68'
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Sekou Bangoura ↑ 85'
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Taha Habroune ↑ 68'
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Nəriman Axundzadə ↑ 90'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Diego Rossi 5 Gyasi Zardes 4 Josef Martinez 3 Jonathan Mensah 3 Jacen Russell-Rowe 3 Wessam Abou Ali 3 Juan Hernandez 2 Santiago Sosa 2 Head to Head
Atlanta United FC Form
2026-04-04 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC L 2026-03-21 Atlanta United FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2026-03-14 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union W 2026-03-08 Atlanta United FC 2–3 Real Salt Lake L 2026-03-01 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Atlanta United FC L 2026-02-21 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Atlanta United FC LColumbus Crew SC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.37 Atlanta United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.8 Columbus Crew SC xGI would bet for: Atlanta United FC or Columbus Crew SC 74% + Both teams to score 62%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Columbus Crew SC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.17Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 82% 18% ± 2.5 60% 40% ± 3.5 39% 61% ± 4.5 22% 78% Double Chance
Atlanta United FC or Draw 55%Draw or Columbus Crew SC 71%Atlanta United FC or Columbus Crew SC 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.3%1 – 2 9%0 – 1 6.9%2 – 1 6.8%0 – 2 6.8%2 – 2 6.1%0 – 0 5.9%1 – 3 Actual1 – 0 5%0 – 3 4%2 – 0 4%2 – 3 3.7%Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC
Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 8% 87% -1.5 13% — 87% -1 13% 15% 72% -0.5 28% — 72% +0.5 54% — 46% +1 54% 21% 26% +1.5 74% — 26% +2 74% 14% 12% +2.5 88% — 12% Clean Sheet
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.