Austin FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Austin FC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at Q2 Stadium.
- Austin FC 15 games · 14 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Jun Columbus Crew SC H 0–0 D 24 Jun Minnesota United FC A 0–2 L 20 Jun San Jose Earthquakes H 0–0 D 12 Jun Sporting Kansas City A 1–1 D 31 May Seattle Sounders FC A 0–0 D 24 May Nashville SC A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Jun Austin FC A 0–0 D 23 Jun Philadelphia Union A 0–1 L 19 Jun Chicago Fire FC H 2–0 W 29 May Toronto FC H 2–1 W 22 May New York City FC A 0–0 D 16 May New England Revolution A 0–1 L Season Stats
Austin FC Columbus Crew SC #29 Position #10 14 Points 16 15 Played 15 3 / 5 / 7 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 7 19 Scored 21 31 Conceded 23 -12 GD -2 0.93 PPG 1.07 20% Win % 27% Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history33% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this seasonAustin FC are 29th (14 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Austin FC0-154/216-301/131-452/246-601/461-751/176+4/12■ Scored ■ ConcededColumbus Crew SC0-152/316-302/131-452/146-603/261-751/276+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Columbus Crew SC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Austin FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' 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 Brad Stuver suffering a number of foals already.
- 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 30' 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.
- 35' Columbus Crew SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 40' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Tomas Pochettino has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Austin FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 46' The whistle greets Liam Fraser as he departs to be replaced by Marlon Hairston.
- 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gyasi Zardes made 262 appearances and scored 92 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 55' The supporters are chanting for Derrick Etienne. He replaces Kevin Molino on 55 minute.
- 60' The whistle greets Jared Stroud as he departs to be replaced by Kekuta Manneh.
- 65' Darlington Nagbe needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 70' 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.
- 75' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 80' 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.
- 85' Austin 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.
- 90' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cecilio Dominguez, as he is very good at scoring at Q2 Stadium with 10 goals in the last 5 games.
- The final score is 0-0.
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Lineups
Austin FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 14
- 18
- 16
- 41
- 8
- 7
- 21
- 10
- 17
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20
Jared Stroud ↓ Kekuta Manneh 60'
Bench
- 31
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23
Kekuta Manneh ↑ 60'
- 2
- 3
- 11
- 15
- 19
- 4
- 34
Coach Josh WolffColumbus Crew SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
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18
Liam Fraser ↓ Marlon Hairston 46'
- 19
- 4
- 25
- 11
- 7
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Kevin Molino ↓ Derrick Etienne 55'
- 6
- 5
- 10
Bench
- 20
- 2
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22
Derrick Etienne ↑ 55'
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14
Waylon Francis ↑ 46'
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17
Marlon Hairston ↑ 46'
- 24
- 30
- 16
- 26
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H2H
Head to Head
Austin FC Form
Columbus Crew SC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 40.75 Austin FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.84 Columbus Crew SC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 78% + Under — clean sheet likely 68%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.59Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 77% 23% ± 1.5 48% 52% ± 2.5 22% 78% ± 3.5 9% 91% ± 4.5 3% 97% Double Chance
Austin FC or Draw 68%Draw or Columbus Crew SC 68%Austin FC or Columbus Crew SC 64%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 Actual0 – 1 15.5%1 – 1 13.9%1 – 0 13.7%0 – 2 6.7%1 – 2 5.4%2 – 0 5.3%2 – 1 4.8%2 – 2 2.2%0 – 3 1.9%1 – 3 1.6%3 – 0 1.3%Asian Handicap — Austin FC
Handicap Austin FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 7% 91% -1.5 9% — 91% -1 9% 19% 72% -0.5 28% — 72% +0.5 67% — 33% +1 67% 22% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 8% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Austin FC keeps clean sheet 44% ✗Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet 48% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.