Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Atlanta United FC

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Columbus Crew SC

Sat 28 May 2022 · 23:00 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Marcelino Moreno 45' Y

Franco Ibarra 45' Y

Y 61' Will Sands

Alan Franco 89' Y

Overview

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

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

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

2022-05-28 Atlanta United FC 1–2 Columbus Crew SC 2021-08-07 Columbus Crew SC 2–3 Atlanta United FC 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

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 May	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–2	L
21 May	Nashville SC	A	2–2	D
15 May	New England Revolution	H	2–2	D
07 May	Chicago Fire FC	H	4–1	W
30 Apr	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–2	L
24 Apr	Internacional CF Miami	A	1–2	L

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 May	Atlanta United FC	A	2–1	W
21 May	Los Angeles FC	H	0–2	L
14 May	New York City FC	A	0–2	L
07 May	New England Revolution	A	2–2	D
30 Apr	D.C. United SC	H	3–0	W
24 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–0	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' It’s Showtime! The match between Atlanta United FC and Columbus Crew SC is underway.
1' What a moment for Jonathan Mensah! That strike on 1 puts his side firmly in control.
2' What a moment for Yaw Yeboah! That strike on 2 puts his side firmly in control.
6' The supporters are chanting for Mikey Ambrose. He replaces Ronald Hernandez on 6 minute.
7' It is a substitution in Atlanta United FC team. Ronald Hernandez is replaced by Mikey Ambrose on 7 minute.
12' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
17' 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.
22' Columbus Crew SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
24' Will Sands is replacing Pedro Santos for the Columbus Crew SC side.
29' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
34' With 0 assists to his name this season, Bobby Shuttleworth is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
39' It is a cagey affair so far. Atlanta United FC in their trying to find a way past Columbus Crew SC's compact .
44' 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.
45' That is a Yellow card for Atlanta United FC. Marcelino Moreno will be fuming at that decision.
45' Against the run of play, Erik Hurtado has scored! This game has turned on its head.
46' It is a substitution in Atlanta United FC team. Matheus Rossetto is replaced by Josef Martinez on 46 minute.
51' Atlanta United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Columbus Crew SC backline.
53' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 53 minute. Yaw Yeboah leaves to be changed by James Igbekeme.
58' It’s high time Gonzalo Pineda made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
61' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Will Sands on 61 minutes.
66' Dominic Dwyer has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 284 appearances.
68' Fresh legs for Atlanta United FC! Emerson Hyndman comes on to replace Franco Ibarra.
73' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Atlanta United FC and Columbus Crew SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
75' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Josh Williams on, Derrick Etienne off on 75 minutes.
76' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Erik Hurtado has done his job and it is now time for Miguel Berry to step up.
81' It looks surprising Atlanta United FC does not make any changes. Darlington Nagbe has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
86' Columbus Crew SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
89' It’s a booking for Atlanta United FC player. Alan Franco gets a Yellow card.
The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gonzalo Pineda

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

26
James Igbekeme ↑ 53'
20
Alexandru Matan
23
Jalil Anibaba
24
Evan Bush
27
Miguel Berry ↑ 76'
16
Isaiah Parente
3
Josh Williams ↑ 75'
30
Will Sands ↑ 24'

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

2022-05-28 Atlanta United FC 1–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2022-05-21 Nashville SC 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2022-05-15 Atlanta United FC 2–2 New England Revolution D 2022-05-07 Atlanta United FC 4–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2022-04-30 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 Atlanta United FC L 2022-04-24 Internacional CF Miami 2–1 Atlanta United FC L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2022-05-28 Atlanta United FC 1–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2022-05-21 Columbus Crew SC 0–2 Los Angeles FC L 2022-05-14 New York City FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2022-05-07 New England Revolution 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2022-04-30 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 D.C. United SC W 2022-04-24 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.34 Atlanta United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.57 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or Columbus Crew SC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC32% Draw27% Columbus Crew SC41%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.91

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

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 FC24% Draw45% Columbus Crew SC31%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

7.7%

2 – 1

7.4%

0 – 0

7.3%

0 – 2

6.6%

1 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.8%

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 3

4.5%

0 – 3

3.4%

3 – 1

3.3%

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%	17%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	20%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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