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

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

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

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
#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' Welcome to Mercedes-Benz Stadium that hosts another battle between Atlanta United FC and Columbus Crew SC.
1' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jonathan Mensah makes it 0-1.
2' A stunning finish from Yaw Yeboah — that came from absolutely nowhere!
6' Fresh legs for Atlanta United FC! Mikey Ambrose comes on to replace Ronald Hernandez.
7' A tactical swap from Atlanta United FC — Mikey Ambrose on, Ronald Hernandez off on 7 minutes.
12' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
17' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Steven Moreira suffering a number of foals already.
22' Derrick Etienne needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
24' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Will Sands comes on to replace Pedro Santos.
29' Over 29 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
34' Atlanta United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
39' Josh Williams is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Columbus Crew SC so far.
44' 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.
45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Marcelino Moreno.
45' Erik Hurtado does the damage! The net is bulging and Columbus Crew SC surge ahead!
46' Atlanta United FC make a change. Matheus Rossetto trudges off to be replaced by Josef Martinez on 46 minutes.
51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
53' The supporters are chanting for James Igbekeme. He replaces Yaw Yeboah on 53 minute.
58' Alan Franco, a Argentina defender, has 33 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
61' It’s a booking for Columbus Crew SC player. Will Sands gets a Yellow card.
66' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Milos Degenek made 247 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
68' The Atlanta United FC bench stirs into life. Franco Ibarra is withdrawn and Emerson Hyndman gets his opportunity.
73' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
75' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Josh Williams is hanging Derrick Etienne on the field on 75 minute.
76' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Miguel Berry on, Erik Hurtado off on 76 minutes.
81' Atlanta United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Columbus Crew SC backline.
86' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gonzalo Pineda might look to freshen things up shortly.
89' Atlanta United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
The points are shared — Atlanta United FC 1-2 Columbus Crew SC. Honours even.

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
Josef Martinez	3
Jonathan Mensah	3
Jacen Russell-Rowe	3
Wessam Abou Ali	3
Miles Robinson	2
Cucho 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

1.44 Atlanta United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.69 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or Columbus Crew SC 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC32% Draw27% Columbus Crew SC41%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.13

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

68%

Atlanta United FC or Columbus Crew SC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Atlanta United FC25% Draw43% Columbus Crew SC32%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.6%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.4%

0 – 1

6.7%

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

6.1%

1 – 0

5.5%

1 – 3

4.9%

2 – 0

4.5%

2 – 3

3.5%

3 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap	Atlanta United FC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	17%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	20%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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