Columbus Crew SC vs Atlanta United FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Columbus Crew SC vs Atlanta United FC — MLS at Lower.com Field.
- Columbus Crew SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
- Atlanta United FC 14 games · 11 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
Recent Form
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 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 #10 Position #14 16 Points 11 15 Played 14 4 / 4 / 7 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 9 21 Scored 14 23 Conceded 23 -2 GD -9 1.07 PPG 0.79 27% Win % 21% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season14% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this seasonColumbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts). Atlanta United FC are 14th (11 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Columbus Crew SC0-152/316-302/131-452/146-603/261-751/276+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededAtlanta United FC0-15–/216-30–/231-451/146-602/261-751/476+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Lower.com Field will turn into a battlefield for Columbus Crew SC and Atlanta United FC.
- 5' 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.
- 10' 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.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tomas Jacob made 160 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 20' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 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' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Columbus Crew SC winning 100% of all matches.
- 34' Columbus Crew SC 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.
- 39' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 44' 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 Luke Brennan suffering a number of foals already.
- 47' What a strike from Diego Rossi! The score is 2-0.
- 50' That looks like a foul for a card for Elias Baez.
- 55' It looks like no one’s ball. Atlanta United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 60' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 64' It’s gonna be a card for Sekou Bangoura.
- 69' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 69 minutes.
- 74' Atlanta United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 79' 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.
- 84' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 89' Columbus Crew SC is showing some good football. However, Columbus Crew SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 90' It’s gonna be a card for Tomas Jacob.
- Another three points for Columbus Crew SC.
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Lineups
Columbus Crew SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 20
- 31
- 10
- 4
- 8
- 28
- 25
- 23
- 27
- 17
- 16
Bench
- 7
- 2
- 14
- 90
- 30
- 21
- 1
- 45
- 12
Atlanta United FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
- 59
- 1
- 4
- 8
- 55
- 35
- 20
- 3
- 48
- 11
Bench
- 30
- 10
- 5
- 2
- 19
- 18
- 42
- 47
- 28
Coach Gerardo Martino -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Diego Rossi 5 Gyasi Zardes 4 Jonathan Mensah 3 Jacen Russell-Rowe 3 Wessam Abou Ali 3 Josef Martinez 3 Hector Villalba 2 Stian Gregersen 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 WAtlanta 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 accuracy1 / 41.82 Columbus Crew SC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.9 Atlanta United FC xGI would bet for: Columbus Crew SC to win 59%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Columbus Crew SC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.72Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 75% 25% ± 2.5 50% 50% ± 3.5 29% 71% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
Columbus Crew SC or Draw 83%Draw or Atlanta United FC 41%Columbus Crew SC or Atlanta United FC 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Columbus Crew SC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.6%1 – 0 11.3%2 – 0 Actual2 – 1 9.5%0 – 0 8.5%3 – 0 6.4%3 – 1 5.8%0 – 1 5%1 – 2 4.6%2 – 2 4.3%4 – 0 2.9%4 – 1 2.7%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% 24% 42% -0.5 58% — 42% +0.5 83% — 17% +1 83% 11% 6% +1.5 94% — 6% +2 94% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet 41% ✗Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.