Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 MLS IS BACK GROUP STAGE

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Columbus Crew SC

Wed 22 Jul 2020 · 00:00 UTC ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex HT 45+5' · FT 45+5'

Y 25' Milton Valenzuela

Franco Escobar 45' Y

Y 60' Pedro Santos

Miles Robinson 73' Y

Y 85' Hector Jimenez

Y 90' Luis Diaz

Overview

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Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

Atlanta United FC 18 games · 12 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 18 games · 20 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Allen Chapman
Referee Andrew Bigelow
Referee Jason White
Referee David Gantar
Referee Timothy Ford

9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game

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

Atlanta United FC 18 games · Avg 3.4 goals Columbus Crew SC

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-22 Atlanta United FC 0–1 Columbus Crew SC 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
22 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	H	0–1	L
16 Jul	FC Cincinnati	H	0–1	L
12 Jul	New York Red Bulls	H	0–1	L
08 Mar	FC Cincinnati	H	2–1	W
01 Mar	Nashville SC	A	2–1	W
31 Oct	Toronto FC	A	2–1	W

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jul	Atlanta United FC	A	1–0	W
17 Jul	New York Red Bulls	H	2–0	W
12 Jul	FC Cincinnati	A	4–0	W
08 Mar	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–1	D
01 Mar	New York City FC	H	1–0	W
06 Oct	Toronto FC	A	0–1	L

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Atlanta United FC launch into their encounter with Columbus Crew SC.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Atlanta United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Atlanta United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
18' Youness Mokhtar adds to his 0 season tally! Columbus Crew SC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
23' Over 23 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
25' The referee calls foul for Milton Valenzuela. He receives a Yellow card.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Atlanta United FC and Columbus Crew SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
35' Supporters expect more eagerness from George Bello, as he is very good at scoring at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
40' Columbus Crew SC 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.
44' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 44 minute. Youness Mokhtar leaves to be changed by Derrick Etienne.
45' Atlanta United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
46' Hector Jimenez is replacing Milton Valenzuela for the Columbus Crew SC side.
51' It is a cagey affair so far. Atlanta United FC in their trying to find a way past Columbus Crew SC's compact .
56' A quiet spell here at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Atlanta United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
60' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Pedro Santos.
60' The Columbus Crew SC bench stirs into life. Gyasi Zardes is withdrawn and Fanendo Adi gets his opportunity.
61' The whistle greets Pedro Santos as he departs to be replaced by Lucas Zelarayan.
66' It’s high time Frank de Boer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
69' Manuel Castro has so much to prove this time. He replaces George Bello on 69 minute.
72' Anton Walkes gets the nod from Atlanta United FC. He replaces Franco Escobar and will look to change the dynamic.
73' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Miles Robinson.
78' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 287 games and scored 430 goals.
80' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Darlington Nagbe has done his job and it is now time for Sebastian Berhalter to step up.
85' Hector Jimenez is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Luis Diaz on 90 minutes.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Columbus Crew SC take all three points.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Brooks Lennon
10
Gonzalo Martinez
20
Emerson Hyndman ↓ Jeff Larentowicz 80'
8
Ezequiel Barco
2
Franco Escobar ↓ Anton Walkes 72'
1
Brad Guzan C
12
Miles Robinson
21
George Bello ↓ Manuel Castro 69'
14
Adam Jahn ↓ Jon Gallagher 46'
29
Mo Adams
6
Fernando Meza ↓ Eric Remedi 46'

Bench

Coach Frank de Boer

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

13
Andrew Tarbell
19
Milton Valenzuela ↓ Hector Jimenez 46'
4
Jonathan Mensah C
25
Harrison Afful
11
Gyasi Zardes ↓ Fanendo Adi 60'
7
Pedro Santos ↓ Lucas Zelarayan 61'
8
Artur
6
Darlington Nagbe ↓ Sebastian Berhalter 80'
30
Aboubacar Keita
12
Luis Diaz
34
Youness Mokhtar ↓ Derrick Etienne 44'

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

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
Santiago Sosa	2
Miles Robinson	2

Head to Head

Atlanta United FC Form

2020-07-22 Atlanta United FC 0–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2020-07-16 Atlanta United FC 0–1 FC Cincinnati L 2020-07-12 Atlanta United FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls L 2020-03-08 Atlanta United FC 2–1 FC Cincinnati W 2020-03-01 Nashville SC 1–2 Atlanta United FC W 2019-10-31 Toronto FC 1–2 Atlanta United FC W

Columbus Crew SC Form

2020-07-22 Atlanta United FC 0–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2020-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 New York Red Bulls W 2020-07-12 FC Cincinnati 0–4 Columbus Crew SC W 2020-03-08 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2020-03-01 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New York City FC W 2019-10-06 Toronto FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.95 Atlanta United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.49 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC25% Draw29% Columbus Crew SC46%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.44

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw

54%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

75%

Atlanta United FC or Columbus Crew SC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Atlanta United FC18% Draw49% Columbus Crew SC33%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.2%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

10.8%

0 – 2

9.4%

1 – 2

8.9%

1 – 0

7.2%

2 – 1

5.6%

0 – 3

4.6%

1 – 3

4.5%

2 – 2

4.3%

2 – 0

3.8%

2 – 3

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap	Atlanta United FC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	14%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	23%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	15%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

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