Charlotte FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

Charlotte FC

3 – 2

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Columbus Crew SC

Sat 24 May 2025 · 23:30 UTC Bank of America Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Ashley Westwood 26' Y

Brandt Bronico 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Charlotte FC 34 games · 54 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Charlotte FC 10 games · Avg 3.6 goals Columbus Crew SC

Last 5 meetings

2025-05-24 Charlotte FC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC 2025-05-03 Columbus Crew SC 4–2 Charlotte FC 2024-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Charlotte FC 2024-03-23 Charlotte FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC 2023-06-03 Columbus Crew SC 4–2 Charlotte FC

Recent Form

Charlotte FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 May	Columbus Crew SC	H	3–2	W
17 May	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–4	L
14 May	Orlando City SC	A	1–3	L
11 May	Nashville SC	A	1–2	L
03 May	Columbus Crew SC	A	2–4	L
26 Apr	New England Revolution	H	0–1	L

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 May	Charlotte FC	A	2–3	L
17 May	FC Cincinnati	H	1–1	D
14 May	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–1	D
10 May	Philadelphia Union	A	2–2	D
03 May	Charlotte FC	H	4–2	W
26 Apr	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Charlotte FC		Columbus Crew SC
#5	Position	#7
54	Points	47
34	Played	34
15 / 9 / 10	W / D / L	14 / 5 / 15
66	Scored	59
51	Conceded	52
+15	GD	+7
1.59	PPG	1.38
44%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

26% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Charlotte FC are 5th (54 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Charlotte FC

0-15

8/5

16-30

8/8

31-45

5/5

46-60

7/7

61-75

10/8

76+

12/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

4/8

16-30

12/7

31-45

7/7

46-60

10/2

61-75

7/5

76+

6/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Charlotte FC

Pep Biel	13 G	10 A
Idan Gorno	13 G	4 A
Liel Abada	10 G	5 A

Columbus Crew SC

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

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Charlotte FC vs Columbus Crew SC — let the football do the talking.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Pep Biel has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' The deadlock is broken! Ibrahim Aliyu gets on the scoresheet on 15 minutes.
19' Against the run of play, Patrick Agyemang has scored! This game has turned on its head.
21' Malte Amundsen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Steven Moreira at the 21 minute mark.
24' The deadlock is broken! Patrick Agyemang gets on the scoresheet on 24 minutes.
26' Charlotte FC player sees a card in front of him.
31' Brandt Bronico, a USA , has 30 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
36' Dylan Chambost has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
41' 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 Sean Zawadzki suffering a number of foals already.
46' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Charlotte FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
56' A quiet spell here at Bank of America Stadium. Columbus Crew SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
60' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Dylan Chambost comes on to replace Jacen Russell-Rowe.
65' A stunning finish from Malte Amundsen — that came from absolutely nowhere!
68' The whistle greets Kerwin Vargas as he departs to be replaced by Liel Abada.
73' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
75' The Spain Pep Biel breaks the deadlock on 75 minutes. 3-2!
79' The crowd applauds Max Arfsten as he leaves the pitch. Lassi Lappalainen steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
84' Kristijan Kahlina is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Charlotte FC tonight.
88' Tyger Smalls has so much to prove this time. He replaces Patrick Agyemang on 88 minute.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Brandt Bronico on 90 minutes.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Charlotte FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Charlotte FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

31
Steven Moreira ↓ Malte Amundsen 21'
10
Diego Rossi
6
Darlington Nagbe
8
Daniel Gazdag
28
Patrick Schulte
25
Sean Zawadzki
19
Jacen Russell-Rowe ↓ Dylan Chambost 60'
23
Mohamed Farsi
27
Max Arfsten ↓ Lassi Lappalainen 79'
11
Ibrahim Aliyu ↓ Aziel Jackson 60'
21
Yevgen Cheberko

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Patrick Agyemang	4
Christian Ramirez	2
Andre Shinyashiki	2
Liel Abada	2
Pep Biel	2
Karol Swiderski	2
Cucho Hernandez	2
Idan Gorno	1

Head to Head

Charlotte FC Form

2025-05-24 Charlotte FC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2025-05-17 Charlotte FC 1–4 Chicago Fire FC L 2025-05-14 Orlando City SC 3–1 Charlotte FC L 2025-05-11 Nashville SC 2–1 Charlotte FC L 2025-05-03 Columbus Crew SC 4–2 Charlotte FC L 2025-04-26 Charlotte FC 0–1 New England Revolution L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2025-05-24 Charlotte FC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2025-05-17 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2025-05-14 Montreal Impact FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2025-05-10 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2025-05-03 Columbus Crew SC 4–2 Charlotte FC W 2025-04-26 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.05 Charlotte FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.88 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Charlotte FC or Columbus Crew SC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Charlotte FC43% Draw24% Columbus Crew SC33%

Actual: Charlotte FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 3.93

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

Charlotte FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

57%

Charlotte FC or Columbus Crew SC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Charlotte FC33% Draw38% Columbus Crew SC29%

Actual: Charlotte FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.3%

2 – 1

7.5%

2 – 2

1 – 2

6.9%

3 – 1

5.1%

3 – 2

Actual

2 – 3

4.4%

1 – 3

4.3%

2 – 0

4.2%

0 – 2

3.6%

1 – 0

3.6%

0 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Charlotte FC

Handicap	Charlotte FC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	18%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	16%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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