Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

MLS · 2026
Atlanta United FC
0 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Andrew Bigelow
  • Referee Jason White
  • Referee David Gantar
  • Referee Timothy Ford
11 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

4
2
12
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#14 Position #12
27 Points 29
27 Played 27
7 / 6 / 14 W / D / L 8 / 5 / 14
32 Scored 39
45 Conceded 43
-13 GD -4
1.00 PPG 1.07
26% Win % 30%

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
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Atlanta United FC are 14th (27 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
3/5
31-45
2/5
46-60
3/6
61-75
4/7
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Columbus Crew SC
0-15
3/6
16-30
4/4
31-45
6/6
46-60
6/2
61-75
3/4
76+
5/6
■ 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' Welcome to ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex that hosts another battle between Atlanta United FC and Columbus Crew SC.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Emerson Hyndman is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 18' Youness Mokhtar doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 23' A quiet spell here at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Atlanta United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' A meaty challenge results in booking for Milton Valenzuela on 25.
  • 30' Gyasi Zardes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 40' Columbus Crew SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 44' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Youness Mokhtar is replaced by Derrick Etienne.
  • 45' Franco Escobar has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Milton Valenzuela by Hector Jimenez on 46 minute.
  • 51' Columbus Crew SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 56' 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.
  • 60' Columbus Crew SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 60' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Gyasi Zardes is replaced by Fanendo Adi.
  • 61' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Pedro Santos is replaced by Lucas Zelarayan.
  • 66' George Bello has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 69' The whistle greets George Bello as he departs to be replaced by Manuel Castro.
  • 72' Anton Walkes has so much to prove this time. He replaces Franco Escobar on 72 minute.
  • 73' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Miles Robinson on 73 minutes.
  • 78' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 80' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sebastian Berhalter is hanging Darlington Nagbe on the field on 80 minute.
  • 85' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Hector Jimenez.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Luis Diaz on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

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
Santiago Sosa 2
Miles Robinson 2

Head to Head

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

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
1.04 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC28% Draw29% Columbus Crew SC43%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.46
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 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
57%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
72%
Atlanta United FC or Columbus Crew SC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Atlanta United FC20% Draw49% Columbus Crew SC31%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.7%
1 – 2
8.6%
0 – 2
8.3%
1 – 0
7.8%
2 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
4.6%
2 – 0
4.5%
1 – 3
4.1%
0 – 3
3.9%
2 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 16% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 22% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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