Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

Atlanta United FC

4 – 5

Full Time

Columbus Crew SC

Sat 13 Sep 2025 · 23:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 45' Yevgen Cheberko

Steven Alzate 75' Y

Y 90' Patrick Schulte

Overview

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

Atlanta United FC 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2025-09-13 Atlanta United FC 4–5 Columbus Crew SC 2025-06-25 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 Atlanta United FC 2024-07-20 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC 2024-02-24 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Atlanta United FC 2023-10-07 Atlanta United FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	H	4–5	L
31 Aug	Nashville SC	A	1–0	W
24 Aug	Toronto FC	H	0–0	D
17 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–3	L
09 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–1	D
26 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–2	D

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Sep	Atlanta United FC	A	5–4	W
30 Aug	New York Red Bulls	A	0–0	D
23 Aug	New England Revolution	H	1–2	L
16 Aug	Toronto FC	A	1–1	D
25 Jul	Orlando City SC	H	1–3	L
19 Jul	D.C. United SC	H	2–1	W

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Atlanta United FC and Columbus Crew SC is underway.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Enea Mihaj, as he is very good at scoring at Mercedes-Benz Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
14' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Diego Rossi makes no mistake. 0-1!
17' Diego Rossi makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Columbus Crew SC are in front.
22' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
25' A stunning finish from Wessam Abou Ali — that came from absolutely nowhere!
30' Magnificent from Marcelo Herrera! That is 8 goals in 169 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
39' Assisted by Marcelo Herrera with the perfectly-timed delivery and Diego Rossi makes no mistake. 0-5!
42' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Diego Rossi has done his job and it is now time for Hugo Picard to step up.
45' It’s gonna be a card for Yevgen Cheberko.
46' Assisted by Brooks Lennon with the perfectly-timed delivery and Pedro Amador makes no mistake. 1-5!
46' The Atlanta United FC manager makes a substitution. Saba Lobzhanidze departs to be replaced by Will Reilly.
48' Miguel Almiron doubles the advantage! 2-5 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
50' Assisted by Enea Mihaj with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jamal Thiare makes no mistake. 3-5!
55' Atlanta United FC 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.
60' It looks like no one’s ball. Atlanta United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
65' The 23-year-old Hugo Picard has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
68' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Wessam Abou Ali trudges off to be replaced by Ibrahim Aliyu on 68 minutes.
72' Another substitution for Atlanta United FC to replace Tristan Muyumba by Aleksei Miranchuk on 72 minute.
75' The referee has no hesitation. Steven Alzate is booked for Atlanta United FC — card on 75.
75' The crowd applauds Will Reilly as he leaves the pitch. Cooper Wyatt Sanchez steps in for Atlanta United FC.
80' Ibrahim Aliyu has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
82' Tristan Brown is replacing Max Arfsten for the Columbus Crew SC side.
83' Taha Habroune gets the nod from Columbus Crew SC. He replaces Daniel Gazdag and will look to change the dynamic.
88' A goal from the Senegal international Jamal Thiare! He fires home on 88 to make it 4-5!
90' Poor challenge from Patrick Schulte. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
It finishes all square. Atlanta United FC and Columbus Crew SC share the spoils 4-5.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Steven Alzate
14
Jamal Thiare
10
Miguel Almiron
5
Stian Gregersen
2
Ronald Hernandez ↓ Brooks Lennon 46'
4
Enea Mihaj
18
Pedro Amador
8
Tristan Muyumba ↓ Aleksei Miranchuk 72'
20
Luke Brennan ↓ Juan Berrocal 46'
9
Saba Lobzhanidze ↓ Will Reilly 46'
42
Jayden Hibbert

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

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

2025-09-13 Atlanta United FC 4–5 Columbus Crew SC L 2025-08-31 Nashville SC 0–1 Atlanta United FC W 2025-08-24 Atlanta United FC 0–0 Toronto FC D 2025-08-17 Colorado Rapids SC 3–1 Atlanta United FC L 2025-08-09 Montreal Impact FC 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2025-07-26 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC D

Columbus Crew SC Form

2025-09-13 Atlanta United FC 4–5 Columbus Crew SC W 2025-08-30 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2025-08-23 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 New England Revolution L 2025-08-16 Toronto FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2025-07-25 Columbus Crew SC 1–3 Orlando City SC L 2025-07-19 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 D.C. United SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.51 Atlanta United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.9 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or Columbus Crew SC 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC31% Draw26% Columbus Crew SC43%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.41

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw

57%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

69%

Atlanta United FC or Columbus Crew SC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Atlanta United FC24% Draw41% Columbus Crew SC35%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–5 not predicted

4 – 5

Actual

1 – 1

10.4%

1 – 2

8.7%

2 – 1

6.9%

2 – 2

6.5%

0 – 2

0 – 1

5.7%

1 – 3

5.5%

0 – 0

4.8%

1 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

4.2%

2 – 0

3.8%

0 – 3

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap	Atlanta United FC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	16%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	20%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	14%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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