Thursday , 2 July 2026

Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Atlanta United FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Sat 24 Jul 2021 · 19:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 44' Erik Hurtado
Y 90' Waylon Francis

Overview

Match Preview

Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Standings

# 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

4
2
12
Atlanta United FC 18 games · Avg 3.4 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2021-07-24 Atlanta United FC 0–1 Columbus Crew SC 2020-11-08 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Atlanta United FC 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

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 0–1 L
22 Jul FC Cincinnati A 1–1 D
17 Jul New England Revolution H 0–1 L
09 Jul Nashville SC A 2–2 D
04 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 0–3 L
27 Jun New York Red Bulls H 0–0 D
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jul Atlanta United FC A 1–0 W
21 Jul Nashville SC H 0–0 D
17 Jul New York City FC H 2–1 W
09 Jul FC Cincinnati A 2–2 D
03 Jul New England Revolution H 2–2 D
28 Jun Austin FC A 0–0 D

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 history
14% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Atlanta United FC are 14th (11 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Mercedes-Benz Stadium!
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Atlanta United FC in their trying to find a way past Columbus Crew SC's compact .
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Atlanta United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' It looks surprising Atlanta United FC does not make any changes. Josef Martinez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 32' The Atlanta United FC manager makes a substitution. Jake Mulraney departs to be replaced by Erik Lopez.
  • 33' Another change for Atlanta United FC made on 33 minute. Jake Mulraney leaves to be changed by Erik Lopez.
  • 38' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 43' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Columbus Crew SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 44' Erik Hurtado has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 44.
  • 46' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Alexandru Matan has done his job and it is now time for Derrick Etienne to step up.
  • 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' Over 56 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 60' The whistle greets Pedro Santos as he departs to be replaced by Waylon Francis.
  • 65' GOAL! Jonathan Mensah fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 69' The Atlanta United FC bench stirs into life. Matheus Rossetto is withdrawn and Amar Sejdic gets his opportunity.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Miguel Berry. He replaces Bradley Wright-Phillips on 73 minute.
  • 76' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Miguel Berry on, Bradley Wright-Phillips off on 76 minutes.
  • 81' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 84' A tactical swap from Atlanta United FC — Erick Torres on, Ronald Hernandez off on 84 minutes.
  • 89' 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.
  • 90' Waylon Francis picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Columbus Crew SC players.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rob Valentino

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2021-07-24 Atlanta United FC 0–1 Columbus Crew SC 2020-11-08 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Atlanta United FC 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

Atlanta United FC Form

2021-07-24 Atlanta United FC 0–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-07-22 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2021-07-17 Atlanta United FC 0–1 New England Revolution L 2021-07-09 Nashville SC 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2021-07-04 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 Atlanta United FC L 2021-06-27 Atlanta United FC 0–0 New York Red Bulls D

Columbus Crew SC Form

2021-07-24 Atlanta United FC 0–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2021-07-21 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Nashville SC D 2021-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York City FC W 2021-07-09 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-07-03 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 New England Revolution D 2021-06-28 Austin FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.71 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC21% Draw30% Columbus Crew SC49%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.04
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
50%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
79%
Atlanta United FC or Columbus Crew SC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC14% Draw53% Columbus Crew SC33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
15.4%
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 2
11%
1 – 0
8%
1 – 2
8%
0 – 3
4.8%
2 – 1
4.2%
1 – 3
3.6%
2 – 0
3.1%
2 – 2
2.9%
0 – 4
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 13% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 50% — 50%
+1 50% 26% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 15% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
49% ✗

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