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

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MLS · 2026

Atlanta United FC

1 – 3

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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

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Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS .

Atlanta United FC 34 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Ismail Elfath
Referee Eric Weisbrod
Referee Logan Brown
Referee Edvin Jurisevic
Referee

14 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#13	Position	#7
33	Points	47
34	Played	34
9 / 6 / 19	W / D / L	14 / 5 / 15
43	Scored	59
60	Conceded	52
-17	GD	+7
0.97	PPG	1.38
26%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

15% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Atlanta United FC are 13th (33 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

5/6

31-45

4/7

46-60

5/12

61-75

6/8

76+

7/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

4/8

16-30

12/7

31-45

7/7

46-60

10/2

61-75

7/5

76+

6/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

Aleksei Miranchuk

6 G

6 A

Columbus Crew SC

Diego Rossi	6 G	1 A
Wessam Abou Ali	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at . Atlanta United FC are looking to make home advantage count against Columbus Crew SC.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Atlanta United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
19' Josef Martinez does the damage! The net is bulging and Atlanta United FC surge ahead!
24' With 0 assists to his name this season, Eloy Room is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Atlanta United FC.
29' David Guzman has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 7 appearances.
34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 303 games and scored 461 goals.
39' It’s a booking for Columbus Crew SC player. Artur gets a Yellow card.
44' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Columbus Crew SC winning 100% of all matches.
49' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
53' What composure from Gyasi Zardes! The USA international strokes it home. 1-1.
58' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Harrison Afful made 303 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
60' What a moment for Luis Diaz! That strike on 60 puts his side firmly in control.
63' Youness Mokhtar makes way for Luis Argudo at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Columbus Crew SC.
66' Eric Remedi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 66.
70' The Atlanta United FC manager makes a substitution. Justin Meram departs to be replaced by Dion Pereira.
75' Columbus Crew SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
80' Atlanta United FC ring the changes. Gonzalo Martinez has done his job and it is now time for Brandon Vazquez to step up.
85' What a moment for Miles Robinson! That strike on 85 puts his side firmly in control.
88' The referee shows Atlanta United FC player a Yellow card on 88.
89' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Gyasi Zardes by Romario Williams on 89 minute.
90' The referee shows Columbus Crew SC player a Yellow card on 90.
90' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Wil Trapp on, Pedro Santos off on 90 minutes.
It finishes all square. Atlanta United FC and Columbus Crew SC share the spoils 1-3.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Florentin Pogba
10
Gonzalo Martinez ↓ Brandon Vazquez 80'
16
Emerson Hyndman
14
Justin Meram ↓ Dion Pereira 70'
11
Eric Remedi ↓ Hector Villalba 70'
2
Franco Escobar
1
Brad Guzan C
7
Josef Martinez
24
Julian Gressel
12
Miles Robinson
6
Darlington Nagbe

Bench

Coach Frank de Boer

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

1.42 Atlanta United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.84 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or Columbus Crew SC 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC33% Draw26% Columbus Crew SC41%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.26

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

67%

Atlanta United FC or Columbus Crew SC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Atlanta United FC23% Draw42% Columbus Crew SC35%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

1 – 2

8.9%

2 – 1

6.9%

0 – 2

6.4%

0 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

6.3%

1 – 3

Actual

0 – 0

5.4%

1 – 0

4.7%

2 – 0

3.9%

2 – 3

3.9%

0 – 3

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap	Atlanta United FC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	15%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	20%	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

25% ✓

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