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

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MLS · 2026

Columbus Crew SC

2 – 0

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Atlanta United FC

Sat 30 Mar 2019 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 31' Darlington Nagbe

Y 64' Mikey Ambrose

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs Atlanta United FC — MLS .

Columbus Crew SC 18 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Atlanta United FC 18 games · 12 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Nick Uranga
Referee Thomas Zablocki
Referee Joe Dickerson
Referee Jorge Gonzalez
Referee Malik Badawi

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2019-03-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Atlanta United FC 2018-08-19 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC 2018-06-13 Columbus Crew SC 0–2 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Mar	Atlanta United FC	H	2–0	W
23 Mar	Philadelphia Union	A	0–3	L
16 Mar	FC Dallas	H	1–0	W
09 Mar	New England Revolution	A	2–0	W
02 Mar	New York Red Bulls	H	1–1	D
12 Nov	New York Red Bulls	A	0–3	L

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Mar	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–2	L
17 Mar	Philadelphia Union	H	1–1	D
10 Mar	FC Cincinnati	H	1–1	D
03 Mar	D.C. United SC	A	0–2	L
09 Dec	Portland Timbers	H	2–0	W
30 Nov	New York Red Bulls	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC		Atlanta United FC
#10	Position	#15
20	Points	12
18	Played	18
5 / 5 / 8	W / D / L	3 / 3 / 12
26	Scored	19
28	Conceded	33
-2	GD	-14
1.11	PPG	0.67
28%	Win %	17%

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

11% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts). Atlanta United FC are 15th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

2/6

16-30

2/2

31-45

6/2

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/4

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Atlanta United FC

0-15

–/4

16-30

1/3

31-45

1/3

46-60

3/3

61-75

3/6

76+

4/5

■ 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

5 G

2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Columbus Crew SC and Atlanta United FC has kicked off!
2' Against the run of play, Pedro Santos has scored! This game has turned on its head.
7' Atlanta United FC have won 433 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
12' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Columbus Crew SC and Atlanta United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
17' Columbus Crew SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
22' A quiet spell here at . Columbus Crew SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
27' The travelling Atlanta United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
31' Darlington Nagbe catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 31.
31' The whistle greets Harrison Afful as he departs to be replaced by Hector Jimenez.
36' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Columbus Crew SC and Atlanta United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
39' Goal! Gyasi Zardes scores his 95 goal in 287 matches.
44' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Darlington Nagbe has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
49' Over 49 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
53' Another change for Atlanta United FC made on 53 minute. Franco Escobar leaves to be changed by Andrew Carleton.
58' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their trying to find a way past Atlanta United FC's compact .
63' Romario Williams is replacing Ezequiel Barco for the Atlanta United FC side.
64' The referee shows Atlanta United FC player a Yellow card on 64.
69' Jamaica international Romario Williams has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
73' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Federico Higuain by Ricardo Clark on 73 minute.
78' Atlanta United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
81' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Pedro Santos has done his job and it is now time for Justin Meram to step up.
86' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
With this win, Columbus Crew SC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank de Boer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.66 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.86 Atlanta United FC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC54% Draw26% Atlanta United FC20%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.52

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

80%

Draw or Atlanta United FC

46%

Columbus Crew SC or Atlanta United FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC38% Draw47% Atlanta United FC15%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

12.4%

1 – 1

12.3%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

10%

2 – 1

9.2%

0 – 1

5.9%

3 – 0

5.9%

3 – 1

5.2%

1 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

0 – 2

2.9%

4 – 0

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	17%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	24%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	12%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

43% ✗

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Columbus Crew SC Form

Atlanta United FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Clean Sheet