Columbus Crew SC vs Atlanta United FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Columbus Crew SC

2 – 0

Full Time

Atlanta United FC

Sun 24 May 2026 · 21:00 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Sekou Bangoura 24' 1–0

Diego Rossi 45+2' 2–0

Sean Zawadzki 23' Y

Y 50' Elias Baez

Sekou Bangoura 64' Y

Y 90' Tomas Jacob

Y 90' Enea Mihaj

Rudy Camacho 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs Atlanta United FC — MLS at Lower.com Field.

Columbus Crew SC 28 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
Atlanta United FC 28 games · 27 pts (2026/26)

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

Columbus Crew SC 18 games · Avg 3.4 goals Atlanta United FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-24 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Atlanta United FC 2026-04-04 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC 2025-09-13 Atlanta United FC 4–5 Columbus Crew SC 2025-06-25 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 Atlanta United FC 2024-07-20 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 May	Atlanta United FC	H	2–0	W
16 May	Philadelphia Union	A	1–1	D
13 May	New York Red Bulls	A	0–1	L
10 May	New York City FC	A	0–3	L
02 May	Minnesota United FC	H	0–0	D
25 Apr	Philadelphia Union	H	2–0	W

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 May	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–2	L
16 May	Orlando City SC	A	1–1	D
09 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	0–0	D
02 May	Montreal Impact FC	H	0–1	L
25 Apr	Toronto FC	A	2–1	W
22 Apr	New England Revolution	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC		Atlanta United FC
#13	Position	#14
29	Points	27
28	Played	28
8 / 5 / 15	W / D / L	7 / 6 / 15
41	Scored	33
46	Conceded	48
-5	GD	-15
1.04	PPG	0.96
29%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

14% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 13th (29 pts). Atlanta United FC are 14th (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Atlanta United FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

3/5

31-45

2/5

46-60

3/7

61-75

5/7

76+

5/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

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

Atlanta United FC

Aleksei Miranchuk

6 G

6 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Columbus Crew SC and Atlanta United FC get this one started.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Atlanta United FC's shape.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tristan Muyumba made 423 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
23' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sean Zawadzki on 23.
24' Columbus Crew SC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Sekou Bangoura on 24.
29' Columbus Crew SC have won 442 goals from 296 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
34' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gerardo Martino will be considering his options from the bench.
39' Columbus Crew SC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Wessam Abou Ali scoring 2 goals.
44' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
47' GOAL! Diego Rossi fires home to make it 2-0!
50' Controversy at the stadium! Elias Baez argues furiously but the card stands.
55' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Atlanta United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 296 games and scored 442 goals.
64' That looks like a foul for a card for Sekou Bangoura.
69' With 0 assists to his name this season, Enea Mihaj is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
74' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 74 minutes.
79' Over 79 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
84' USA international Patrick Schulte has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
89' Atlanta United FC come into this ranked 14 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
90' Tomas Jacob has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
2-0 the final result. Atlanta United FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Diego Rossi	5
Gyasi Zardes	4
Josef Martinez	3
Jonathan Mensah	3
Jacen Russell-Rowe	3
Wessam Abou Ali	3
Pedro Santos	2
Juan Hernandez	2

Head to Head

Columbus Crew SC Form

2026-05-24 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Atlanta United FC W 2026-05-16 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2026-05-13 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2026-05-10 New York City FC 3–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2026-05-02 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Minnesota United FC D 2026-04-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Philadelphia Union W

Atlanta United FC Form

2026-05-24 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Atlanta United FC L 2026-05-16 Orlando City SC 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2026-05-09 Atlanta United FC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2026-05-02 Atlanta United FC 0–1 Montreal Impact FC L 2026-04-25 Toronto FC 1–2 Atlanta United FC W 2026-04-22 Atlanta United FC 1–2 New England Revolution L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.91 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.02 Atlanta United FC xG

I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC58% Draw23% Atlanta United FC19%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.93

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

82%

Draw or Atlanta United FC

42%

Columbus Crew SC or Atlanta United FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC41% Draw43% Atlanta United FC16%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.6%

1 – 0

9.5%

0 – 0

7.1%

3 – 1

6.1%

3 – 0

1 – 2

5.1%

2 – 2

4.9%

0 – 1

4.6%

3 – 2

3.2%

4 – 1

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	18%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	23%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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