Sunday , 16 August 2026

Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Atlanta United FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Sat 14 Sep 2019 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45+5'
Y 39' Artur
Eric Remedi 66' Y
Julian Gressel 88' Y
Y 90' Pedro Santos

Overview

Match Preview

Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Referee Eric Weisbrod
  • Referee Logan Brown
  • Referee Edvin Jurisevic
  • Referee
12 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

4
2
12
Atlanta United FC 18 games · Avg 3.4 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2019-09-14 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC 2019-03-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Atlanta United FC 2018-08-19 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC 2018-06-13 Columbus Crew SC 0–2 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Columbus Crew SC H 1–3 L
31 Aug Philadelphia Union A 1–3 L
24 Aug Orlando City SC A 1–0 W
19 Aug Portland Timbers A 2–0 W
11 Aug New York City FC H 2–1 W
03 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy H 3–0 W
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Atlanta United FC A 3–1 W
31 Aug Chicago Fire FC H 1–1 D
25 Aug FC Cincinnati A 3–1 W
21 Aug New York City FC A 0–1 L
17 Aug Toronto FC H 2–2 D
10 Aug FC Cincinnati H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Atlanta United FC Columbus Crew SC
#15 Position #10
12 Points 20
18 Played 18
3 / 3 / 12 W / D / L 5 / 5 / 8
19 Scored 26
33 Conceded 28
-14 GD -2
0.67 PPG 1.11
17% Win % 28%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season
21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Atlanta United FC are 15th (12 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
0-15
–/4
16-30
1/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/3
61-75
3/6
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Columbus Crew SC
0-15
2/6
16-30
2/2
31-45
6/2
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/4
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 5 G 2 A
Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Atlanta United FC to score. At the same time, Columbus Crew SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Justin Meram has been relatively quiet despite scoring 22 goals in his last 287 appearances.
  • 10' Atlanta United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 19' What composure from Josef Martinez! The Venezuela international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 24' Atlanta United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 29' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 34' With 0 assists to his name this season, Connor Maloney is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 39' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Artur.
  • 44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 49' 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.
  • 53' The deadlock is broken! Gyasi Zardes gets on the scoresheet on 53 minutes.
  • 58' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 60' What a moment for Luis Diaz! That strike on 60 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 63' Luis Argudo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Youness Mokhtar at the 63 minute mark.
  • 66' Eric Remedi is having his name booked by the referee on 66.
  • 70' The Atlanta United FC bench stirs into life. Justin Meram is withdrawn and Dion Pereira gets his opportunity.
  • 75' Emerson Hyndman has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 80' Brandon Vazquez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gonzalo Martinez at the 80 minute mark.
  • 85' The deadlock is broken! Miles Robinson gets on the scoresheet on 85 minutes.
  • 88' Julian Gressel was booked on 88.
  • 89' The crowd applauds Gyasi Zardes as he leaves the pitch. Romario Williams steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 90' Pedro Santos catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Pedro Santos is replaced by Wil Trapp.
  • Atlanta United FC will have plenty to reflect on. Columbus Crew SC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank de Boer

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Rossi 5
Gyasi Zardes 4
Josef Martinez 3
Jonathan Mensah 3
Jacen Russell-Rowe 3
Wessam Abou Ali 3
Pedro Santos 2
Juan Hernandez 2

Head to Head

2019-09-14 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC 2019-03-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Atlanta United FC 2018-08-19 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC 2018-06-13 Columbus Crew SC 0–2 Atlanta United FC

Atlanta United FC Form

2019-09-14 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC L 2019-08-31 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Atlanta United FC L 2019-08-24 Orlando City SC 0–1 Atlanta United FC W 2019-08-19 Portland Timbers 0–2 Atlanta United FC W 2019-08-11 Atlanta United FC 2–1 New York City FC W 2019-08-03 Atlanta United FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W

Columbus Crew SC Form

2019-09-14 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC W 2019-08-31 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D 2019-08-25 FC Cincinnati 1–3 Columbus Crew SC W 2019-08-21 New York City FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2019-08-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Toronto FC D 2019-08-10 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.33 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.72 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or Columbus Crew SC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC32% Draw27% Columbus Crew SC41%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.05
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
68%
Atlanta United FC or Columbus Crew SC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Atlanta United FC23% Draw44% Columbus Crew SC33%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 1
7.4%
0 – 2
7%
2 – 1
6.9%
0 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 0
5.5%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
4.1%
0 – 3
3.9%
2 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 16% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 21% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 14% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.