Austin FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Austin FC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at Q2 Stadium.
- Austin FC 11 games · 13 pts (2026/26)
- Columbus Crew SC 11 games · 12 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 10 23 2 New England Revolution 10 19 3 Internacional CF Miami 11 19 4 Chicago Fire FC 10 17 5 D.C. United SC 11 15 6 FC Cincinnati 11 15 7 Charlotte FC 11 14 8 Toronto FC 11 14 9 New York City FC 11 12 10 Columbus Crew SC 11 12 11 New York Red Bulls 11 12 12 Atlanta United FC 11 10 13 Orlando City SC 11 10 14 Montreal Impact FC 10 9 15 Philadelphia Union 11 6 16 San Jose Earthquakes 11 28 17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 25 18 Los Angeles FC 11 21 19 Seattle Sounders FC 9 20 20 Minnesota United FC 11 20 21 Real Salt Lake 10 19 22 FC Dallas 11 16 23 Houston Dynamo 10 15 24 Colorado Rapids SC 11 13 25 Los Angeles Galaxy 11 13 26 Austin FC 11 13 27 San Diego FC 11 12 28 Portland Timbers 10 10 29 St. Louis City 10 6 30 Sporting Kansas City 10 5 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 #26 Position #10 13 Points 12 11 Played 11 3 / 4 / 4 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 5 16 Scored 16 19 Conceded 16 -3 GD +0 1.18 PPG 1.09 27% Win % 27% Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history36% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this seasonAustin FC are 26th (13 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (12 pts).
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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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Austin FC
Starting XI- 5
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Jared Stroud ↓ Kekuta Manneh 60'
Bench- 31
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Kekuta Manneh ↑ 60'
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Coach Josh WolffColumbus Crew SC
Starting XI- 1
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18
Liam Fraser ↓ Marlon Hairston 46'
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Kevin Molino ↓ Derrick Etienne 55'
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Bench- 20
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Derrick Etienne ↑ 55'
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Waylon Francis ↑ 46'
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Marlon Hairston ↑ 46'
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Head to Head
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