Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

MLS · 2026
Columbus Crew SC
2 – 1
Full Time
Atlanta United FC
Sun 8 Nov 2020 · 20:30 UTC MAPFRE Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+8'
Y 11' Franco Escobar
Lucas Zelarayan 17' Y
Milton Valenzuela 59' Y
Y 88' Ezequiel Barco
R 90' Franco Escobar
Darlington Nagbe 90' Y
Y 90' Brad Guzan

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs Atlanta United FC — MLS at MAPFRE Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Referee Corey Parker
  • Referee Hilario Grajeda
  • Referee Cory Richardson
  • Referee
14 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

12
2
4
Columbus Crew SC 18 games · Avg 3.4 goals Atlanta United FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-08 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Atlanta United FC 2020-07-22 Atlanta United FC 0–1 Columbus Crew SC 2019-09-14 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC 2019-03-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Atlanta United FC 2018-08-19 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Nov Atlanta United FC H 2–1 W
05 Nov Orlando City SC A 1–2 L
01 Nov Philadelphia Union H 2–1 W
29 Oct D.C. United SC A 0–1 L
25 Oct Houston Dynamo A 1–1 D
18 Oct New York City FC H 3–1 W
Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Nov Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L
02 Nov FC Cincinnati H 2–0 W
28 Oct Orlando City SC A 1–4 L
24 Oct D.C. United SC H 1–2 L
18 Oct Toronto FC A 0–1 L
15 Oct Internacional CF Miami A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC Atlanta United FC
#12 Position #14
29 Points 27
27 Played 27
8 / 5 / 14 W / D / L 7 / 6 / 14
39 Scored 32
43 Conceded 45
-4 GD -13
1.07 PPG 1.00
30% Win % 26%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
15% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts). Atlanta United FC are 14th (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
0-15
3/6
16-30
4/4
31-45
6/6
46-60
6/2
61-75
3/4
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Atlanta United FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
3/5
31-45
2/5
46-60
3/6
61-75
4/7
76+
5/6
■ 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' KICK OFF: Atlanta United FC gets underway.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Columbus Crew SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 11' The referee shows Atlanta United FC player a Yellow card on 11.
  • 16' Columbus Crew SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 17' That is a Yellow card for Columbus Crew SC. Lucas Zelarayan will be fuming at that decision.
  • 22' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 27' It’s high time Caleb Porter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 28' Lucas Zelarayan doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 33' 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.
  • 38' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Columbus Crew SC and Atlanta United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 43' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Erick Torres has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 48' Marcelino Moreno has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 53' Atlanta United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 55' Against the run of play, Gyasi Zardes has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 59' Marcelino Moreno has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 59 minutes.
  • 59' Milton Valenzuela was booked on 59.
  • 64' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their trying to find a way past Atlanta United FC's compact .
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Adam Jahn. He replaces Jon Gallagher on 68 minute.
  • 69' Luis Diaz has so much to prove this time. He replaces Derrick Etienne on 69 minute.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Waylon Francis comes on to replace Milton Valenzuela.
  • 76' A quiet spell here at MAPFRE Stadium. Columbus Crew SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 77' The Atlanta United FC manager makes a substitution. Emerson Hyndman departs to be replaced by Erick Torres.
  • 82' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 86' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Artur trudges off to be replaced by Aidan Morris on 86 minutes.
  • 88' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ezequiel Barco.
  • 90' Atlanta United FC player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • Columbus Crew SC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stephen Glass

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Rossi 5
Gyasi Zardes 4
Jonathan Mensah 3
Jacen Russell-Rowe 3
Wessam Abou Ali 3
Josef Martinez 3
Josef Martinez 2
Marcelo Herrera 2

Head to Head

2020-11-08 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Atlanta United FC 2020-07-22 Atlanta United FC 0–1 Columbus Crew SC 2019-09-14 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC 2019-03-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Atlanta United FC 2018-08-19 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC

Columbus Crew SC Form

2020-11-08 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Atlanta United FC W 2020-11-05 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2020-11-01 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Philadelphia Union W 2020-10-29 D.C. United SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2020-10-25 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2020-10-18 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 New York City FC W

Atlanta United FC Form

2020-11-08 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Atlanta United FC L 2020-11-02 Atlanta United FC 2–0 FC Cincinnati W 2020-10-28 Orlando City SC 4–1 Atlanta United FC L 2020-10-24 Atlanta United FC 1–2 D.C. United SC L 2020-10-18 Toronto FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC L 2020-10-15 Internacional CF Miami 1–1 Atlanta United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.92 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Atlanta United FC xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC to win 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC59% Draw23% Atlanta United FC18%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.97
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
82%
Draw or Atlanta United FC
41%
Columbus Crew SC or Atlanta United FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC40% Draw43% Atlanta United FC17%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
9.3%
1 – 0
9.1%
0 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
6.1%
3 – 0
5.8%
1 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
3.3%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 17% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 23% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+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
36% ✓
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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