Monday , 12 October 2026

Charlotte FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Charlotte FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Sat 15 Aug 2026 · 23:30 UTC Bank of America Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Brandt Bronico 1' 1–0
Liel Abada pen 9' 2–0
2–1 41' Chase Adams
Pep Biel 73' 3–1
David Schnegg 39' Y
Henry Kessler 60' Y
Ashley Westwood 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 28 63
2 Internacional CF Miami 28 49
3 Chicago Fire FC 28 48
4 Charlotte FC 28 46
5 New England Revolution 28 46
6 Philadelphia Union 28 42
7 Orlando City SC 28 37
8 FC Cincinnati 27 36
9 New York Red Bulls 28 36
10 New York City FC 28 33
11 Toronto FC 28 32
12 D.C. United SC 27 30
13 Columbus Crew SC 28 29
14 Atlanta United FC 28 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 28 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 28 51
17 St. Louis City 28 50
18 FC Dallas 28 47
19 San Jose Earthquakes 28 46
20 Houston Dynamo 28 45
21 Los Angeles FC 29 42
22 Seattle Sounders FC 28 41
23 Colorado Rapids SC 28 37
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 29 36
25 Portland Timbers 28 33
26 San Diego FC 28 32
27 Real Salt Lake 28 32
28 Austin FC 28 31
29 Minnesota United FC 28 30
30 Sporting Kansas City 28 22

Head-to-Head

4
3
2
Charlotte FC 9 games · Avg 3.6 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-15 Charlotte FC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC 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

Recent Form

Charlotte FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug Columbus Crew SC H 3–1 W
02 Aug Chicago Fire FC A 1–2 L
25 Jul New York Red Bulls A 2–0 W
23 Jul Atlanta United FC H 2–2 D
23 May New England Revolution H 1–0 W
16 May Toronto FC H 3–1 W
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug Charlotte FC A 1–3 L
01 Aug Internacional CF Miami A 2–2 D
25 Jul FC Cincinnati H 2–1 W
22 Jul New York City FC H 1–2 L
24 May Atlanta United FC H 2–0 W
16 May Philadelphia Union A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Charlotte FC Columbus Crew SC
#4 Position #13
46 Points 29
28 Played 28
13 / 7 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 5 / 15
50 Scored 41
40 Conceded 46
+10 GD -5
1.64 PPG 1.04
46% Win % 29%

Key Stats

78% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season
21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Charlotte FC are 4th (46 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 13th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Charlotte FC
0-15
5/3
16-30
7/6
31-45
5/2
46-60
3/7
61-75
7/5
76+
7/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Columbus Crew SC
0-15
4/7
16-30
4/5
31-45
6/6
46-60
7/2
61-75
3/4
76+
5/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Charlotte FC
Pep Biel 12 G 8 A
Idan Gorno 8 G 2 A
Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Bank of America Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Charlotte FC and Columbus Crew SC.
  • 1' Against the run of play, Brandt Bronico has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 6' Steven Moreira has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 8' What a strike from Liel Abada! The score is 2-0.
  • 9' Liel Abada has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 9 minutes.
  • 14' It looks like no one’s ball. Charlotte FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 19' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Charlotte FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 24' Lautaro Giaccone needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 29' Andre Gomes has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 34' Over 34 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 39' It’s gonna be a card for David Schnegg.
  • 41' Goal! Chase Adams scores his 1 goal in 294 matches.
  • 46' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Lautaro Giaccone departs to be replaced by Steven Moreira.
  • 51' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' The supporters are chanting for Will Cleary. He replaces Nathan Byrne on 56 minute.
  • 60' Henry Kessler was booked on 60.
  • 65' Charlotte FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Charlotte FC and Columbus Crew SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 71' The crowd applauds Malte Amundsen as he leaves the pitch. Marcelo Herrera steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 73' Pep Biel doubles the advantage! 4-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 78' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 83' Austria international David Schnegg has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 87' Pep Biel makes way for Tyger Smalls at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Charlotte FC.
  • 89' That is a card for Charlotte FC. Ashley Westwood will be fuming at that decision.
  • With this win, Charlotte FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Charlotte FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Laurent Courtois

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Patrick Agyemang 4
Andre Shinyashiki 2
Liel Abada 2
Pep Biel 2
Karol Swiderski 2
Cucho Hernandez 2
Christian Ramirez 2
Max Arfsten 1

Head to Head

2026-08-15 Charlotte FC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC 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

Charlotte FC Form

2026-08-15 Charlotte FC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2026-08-02 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Charlotte FC L 2026-07-25 New York Red Bulls 0–2 Charlotte FC W 2026-07-23 Charlotte FC 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2026-05-23 Charlotte FC 1–0 New England Revolution W 2026-05-16 Charlotte FC 3–1 Toronto FC W

Columbus Crew SC Form

2026-08-15 Charlotte FC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2026-08-01 Internacional CF Miami 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2026-07-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 FC Cincinnati W 2026-07-22 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 New York City FC L 2026-05-24 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Atlanta United FC W 2026-05-16 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.21 Charlotte FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Charlotte FC57% Draw22% Columbus Crew SC21%
Actual: Charlotte FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Charlotte FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
43%
Charlotte FC or Columbus Crew SC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Charlotte FC42% Draw39% Columbus Crew SC19%
Actual: Charlotte FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
6%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
4.3%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Charlotte FC

Handicap Charlotte FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 17% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 21% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 12% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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