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 23 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 23 games · 23 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	23	53
2	Internacional CF Miami	23	43
3	Chicago Fire FC	22	38
4	New England Revolution	23	37
5	Charlotte FC	23	36
6	FC Cincinnati	22	31
7	New York City FC	23	29
8	Orlando City SC	23	28
9	Philadelphia Union	23	27
10	New York Red Bulls	23	27
11	Toronto FC	23	26
12	D.C. United SC	22	25
13	Columbus Crew SC	23	23
14	Atlanta United FC	23	22
15	Montreal Impact FC	23	21
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	22	43
17	Houston Dynamo	23	40
18	Los Angeles FC	24	37
19	FC Dallas	23	37
20	St. Louis City	23	37
21	San Jose Earthquakes	23	35
22	Portland Timbers	23	31
23	Colorado Rapids SC	23	31
24	San Diego FC	23	30
25	Real Salt Lake	22	29
26	Minnesota United FC	23	29
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	24	29
28	Seattle Sounders FC	22	27
29	Austin FC	23	25
30	Sporting Kansas City	23	15

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	#13
22	Points	23
23	Played	23
6 / 4 / 13	W / D / L	6 / 5 / 12
27	Scored	34
40	Conceded	39
-13	GD	-5
0.96	PPG	1.00
26%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

9% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Atlanta United FC are 14th (22 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 13th (23 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

2/4

31-45

2/5

46-60

3/4

61-75

3/7

76+

5/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

3/6

16-30

3/3

31-45

6/4

46-60

4/2

61-75

2/4

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

Aleksei Miranchuk

5 G

5 A

Columbus Crew SC

Diego Rossi	6 G	1 A
Wessam Abou Ali	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Atlanta United FC to score. At the same time, Columbus Crew SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' 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.
14' A goal from the Uruguay international Diego Rossi! He fires home on 14 to make it 0-1!
17' Diego Rossi does the damage! The net is bulging and Columbus Crew SC surge ahead!
22' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Wilfried Nancy will be considering his options from the bench.
25' Wessam Abou Ali is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 6 goals this season for the .
30' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Marcelo Herrera makes no mistake. 0-4!
35' A quiet spell here at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Columbus Crew SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
39' Diego Rossi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
42' The supporters are chanting for Hugo Picard. He replaces Diego Rossi on 42 minute.
45' Yevgen Cheberko has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
46' Brilliant from the ! Pedro Amador makes it 1-5 with a superb finish on 46.
46' Time for substitution for Atlanta United FC. Saba Lobzhanidze is replaced by Will Reilly.
48' GOAL! Miguel Almiron scores on 45.
50' Against the run of play, Jamal Thiare has scored! This game has turned on its head.
55' Columbus Crew SC have won 434 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
60' 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.
65' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
68' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Wessam Abou Ali by Ibrahim Aliyu on 68 minute.
72' It is a substitution in Atlanta United FC team. Tristan Muyumba is replaced by Aleksei Miranchuk on 72 minute.
75' Steven Alzate has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 75.
75' Atlanta United FC ring the changes. Will Reilly has done his job and it is now time for Cooper Wyatt Sanchez to step up.
80' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
82' The whistle greets Max Arfsten as he departs to be replaced by Tristan Brown.
83' Daniel Gazdag makes way for Taha Habroune at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Columbus Crew SC.
88' Jamal Thiare makes no mistake. The score reads 4-5 and Atlanta United FC are in front.
90' Poor challenge from Patrick Schulte. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Columbus Crew SC players.

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
Miles Robinson	2
Cucho Hernandez	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

1.69 Atlanta United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or Columbus Crew SC 75% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC33% Draw25% Columbus Crew SC42%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.69

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

67%

Atlanta United FC or Columbus Crew SC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Atlanta United FC26% Draw39% Columbus Crew SC35%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–5 not predicted

4 – 5

Actual

1 – 1

9.3%

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 1

6.9%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 3

5.4%

0 – 2

5.1%

2 – 3

4.6%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 1

3.9%

3 – 2

3.9%

0 – 0

3.8%

1 – 0

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap	Atlanta United FC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	16%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	19%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	13%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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