Thursday , 2 July 2026

Atlanta United FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Atlanta United FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Sat 4 Apr 2026 · 23:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium 34,130 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 48' Wessam Abou Ali
0–2 53' Wessam Abou Ali
Aleksei Miranchuk 60' 1–2
1–3 61' Max Arfsten
Gerardo Martino 84' Y
Enea Mihaj 90' Y
Elias Baez 90' Y
Gerardo Martino 90' R
Y 90' Dylan Chambost
Y 90' Henrik Rydstrom

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Lorenzo Hernandez (USA)
  • Assistant 1 Eric Weisbrod
  • Assistant 2
4 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 9.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2026-04-04 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC 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

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Apr Columbus Crew SC H 1–3 L
21 Mar D.C. United SC H 0–0 D
14 Mar Philadelphia Union H 3–1 W
08 Mar Real Salt Lake H 2–3 L
01 Mar San Jose Earthquakes A 0–2 L
21 Feb FC Cincinnati A 0–2 L
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Apr Atlanta United FC A 3–1 W
21 Mar Toronto FC A 1–2 L
14 Mar Nashville SC H 0–1 L
08 Mar Chicago Fire FC H 0–0 D
01 Mar Sporting Kansas City A 2–2 D
22 Feb Portland Timbers A 2–3 L

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Atlanta United FC and Columbus Crew SC has kicked off!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 284 games and scored 426 goals.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' It’s high time Henrik Rydström made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Wessam Abou Ali made 284 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' Columbus Crew SC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Wessam Abou Ali scoring 2 goals.
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' Will Reilly needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 4 Yellow cards this season.
  • 45' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 48' Columbus Crew SC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Wessam Abou Ali on 48.
  • 53' What a strike from Wessam Abou Ali! The score is 0-2.
  • 58' Cooper Wyatt Sanchez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Will Reilly on 58 minute.
  • 60' What a strike from Aleksei Miranchuk! The score is 1-2.
  • 61' GOAL! Max Arfsten scores on 61. Assisted by Marcelo Herrera
  • 66' It looks like no one’s ball. Columbus Crew SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Hugo Picard. He replaces Max Arfsten on 68 minute.
  • 73' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Emmanuel Latte Lath has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 74' The whistle greets Steven Alzate as he departs to be replaced by Saba Lobzhanidze.
  • 79' 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.
  • 84' Atlanta United FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 85' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Dylan Chambost departs to be replaced by Sekou Bangoura.
  • 86' The whistle greets Diego Rossi as he departs to be replaced by Jamal Thiare.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Enea Mihaj.
  • 90' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nəriman Axundzadə is hanging Marcelo Herrera on the field on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-3.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henrik Rydström

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Rossi 5
Gyasi Zardes 4
Josef Martinez 3
Jonathan Mensah 3
Jacen Russell-Rowe 3
Wessam Abou Ali 3
Pedro Santos 2
Juan Hernandez 2

Head to Head

2026-04-04 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC 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

Atlanta United FC Form

2026-04-04 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC L 2026-03-21 Atlanta United FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2026-03-14 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union W 2026-03-08 Atlanta United FC 2–3 Real Salt Lake L 2026-03-01 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Atlanta United FC L 2026-02-21 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Atlanta United FC L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2026-04-04 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC W 2026-03-21 Toronto FC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2026-03-14 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 Nashville SC L 2026-03-08 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2026-03-01 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2026-02-22 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.37 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.8 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or Columbus Crew SC 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC29% Draw26% Columbus Crew SC45%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.17
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
55%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
71%
Atlanta United FC or Columbus Crew SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC23% Draw43% Columbus Crew SC34%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 1
6.9%
2 – 1
6.8%
0 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 0
5.9%
1 – 3
Actual
1 – 0
5%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 0
4%
2 – 3
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 15% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 21% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 14% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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