Charlotte FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Charlotte FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Columbus Crew SC

Sat 23 Mar 2024 · 23:30 UTC Bank of America Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Ashley Westwood 12' Y

R 27' Derrick Jones

Y 45' Yaw Yeboah

Y 45' Diego Rossi

Y 57' Evan Bush

Iuri Tavares 69' Y

Patrick Agyemang 81' Y

Joao Pedro 85' Y

Nikola Petkovic 90' Y

Kerwin Vargas 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Charlotte FC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at Bank of America Stadium.

Charlotte FC 15 games · 21 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

Charlotte FC 8 games · Avg 3.5 goals Columbus Crew SC

Last 5 meetings

2024-03-23 Charlotte FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC 2023-06-03 Columbus Crew SC 4–2 Charlotte FC 2023-04-22 Charlotte FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2022-10-05 Charlotte FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2022-06-18 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Charlotte FC

Recent Form

Charlotte FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Mar	Columbus Crew SC	H	2–0	W
17 Mar	Nashville SC	A	1–2	L
09 Mar	Toronto FC	A	0–1	L
03 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–1	D
25 Feb	New York City FC	H	1–0	W
21 Oct	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–0	W

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Mar	Charlotte FC	A	0–2	L
16 Mar	New York Red Bulls	H	3–0	W
10 Mar	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–1	W
02 Mar	Minnesota United FC	A	1–1	D
24 Feb	Atlanta United FC	H	1–0	W
21 Oct	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Charlotte FC		Columbus Crew SC
#6	Position	#10
21	Points	16
15	Played	15
6 / 3 / 6	W / D / L	4 / 4 / 7
24	Scored	21
23	Conceded	23
+1	GD	-2
1.40	PPG	1.07
40%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Charlotte FC are 6th (21 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Charlotte FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

2/4

31-45

3/–

46-60

1/2

61-75

1/3

76+

4/3

■ 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 game is set. Charlotte FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
12' It’s a booking for Charlotte FC player. Ashley Westwood gets a card.
17' 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.
19' Derrick Jones is replacing Rudy Camacho for the Columbus Crew SC side.
24' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Christian Ramirez trudges off to be replaced by Max Arfsten on 24 minutes.
27' It’s gonna be a card for Derrick Jones.
32' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Wilfried Nancy will be considering his options from the bench.
37' Scott Arfield needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 25 Yellow cards this season.
42' Steven Moreira is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Charlotte FC tonight.
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Yaw Yeboah.
45' Time for substitution for Charlotte FC. Scott Arfield is replaced by Iuri Tavares.
46' Yevgen Cheberko is replacing Yaw Yeboah for the Columbus Crew SC side.
51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Charlotte FC and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Charlotte FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
57' Evan Bush is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
62' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Rudy Camacho has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
67' Columbus Crew SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
69' A moment of madness from Iuri Tavares on 69 minutes earns him a card. Charlotte FC will be frustrated.
69' A tactical swap from Charlotte FC — Nikola Petkovic on, Brecht Dejaegere off on 69 minutes.
74' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
79' Darlington Nagbe has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 283 appearances.
81' Charlotte FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 81.
83' GOAL! Ashley Westwood scores on 83. Assisted by Joao Pedro
85' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Joao Pedro on 85 minutes.
88' Patrick Agyemang doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
89' Cucho Hernandez makes way for Marino Hinestroza at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Columbus Crew SC.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Nikola Petkovic on 90 minutes.
90' Will Sands is ready to make an impact after coming on for Diego Rossi at the 90 minute mark.
The points are shared — Charlotte FC 2-0 Columbus Crew SC. Honours even.

Lineups

Charlotte FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
Ashley Westwood
14
Nathan Byrne
37
Scott Arfield ↓ Iuri Tavares 45'
10
Brecht Dejaegere ↓ Nikola Petkovic 69'
–
Djibril Diani
29
Adilson Malanda
1
Kristijan Kahlina
18
Kerwin Vargas
33
Patrick Agyemang
34
Andrew Privett
20
Joao Pedro ↓ Jere Uronen 90'

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Cucho Hernandez ↓ Marino Hinestroza 89'
31
Steven Moreira
18
Malte Amundsen
14
Yaw Yeboah ↓ Yevgen Cheberko 46'
17
Christian Ramirez ↓ Max Arfsten 24'
10
Diego Rossi ↓ Will Sands 90'
4
Rudy Camacho ↓ Derrick Jones 19'
24
Evan Bush
6
Darlington Nagbe
25
Sean Zawadzki
23
Mohamed Farsi

Bench

5
Derrick Jones ↑ 19'
11
Marino Hinestroza ↑ 89'
2
Philip Quinton
3
Will Sands ↑ 90'
27
Max Arfsten ↑ 24'
21
Yevgen Cheberko ↑ 46'
–
Cole Mrowka

Coach Wilfried Nancy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Patrick Agyemang	4
Karol Swiderski	2
Cucho Hernandez	2
Christian Ramirez	2
Andre Shinyashiki	2
Wilfried Zaha	1
Liel Abada	1
Malte Amundsen	1

Head to Head

Charlotte FC Form

2024-03-23 Charlotte FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2024-03-17 Nashville SC 2–1 Charlotte FC L 2024-03-09 Toronto FC 1–0 Charlotte FC L 2024-03-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Charlotte FC D 2024-02-25 Charlotte FC 1–0 New York City FC W 2023-10-21 Charlotte FC 1–0 Internacional CF Miami W

Columbus Crew SC Form

2024-03-23 Charlotte FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2024-03-16 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 New York Red Bulls W 2024-03-10 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2024-03-02 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2024-02-24 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Atlanta United FC W 2023-10-21 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.67 Charlotte FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.97 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Charlotte FC52% Draw26% Columbus Crew SC22%

Actual: Charlotte FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.64

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Charlotte FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

48%

Charlotte FC or Columbus Crew SC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Charlotte FC37% Draw46% Columbus Crew SC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

1 – 0

11.1%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.3%

0 – 0

9.1%

0 – 1

5.9%

1 – 2

5.4%

3 – 0

5.3%

3 – 1

5.2%

2 – 2

4.5%

0 – 2

3.3%

3 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Charlotte FC

Handicap	Charlotte FC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	16%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	23%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	13%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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