Columbus Crew SC vs Atlanta United FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Columbus Crew SC

6 – 1

Full Time

Atlanta United FC

Sat 25 Mar 2023 · 23:30 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 45' Tyler Wolff

Y 58' Franco Ibarra

Alexandru Matan 81' Y

Overview

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

Columbus Crew SC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
Atlanta United FC 34 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-03-25 Columbus Crew SC 6–1 Atlanta United FC 2022-08-21 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Atlanta United FC 2022-05-28 Atlanta United FC 1–2 Columbus Crew SC 2021-08-07 Columbus Crew SC 2–3 Atlanta United FC 2021-07-24 Atlanta United FC 0–1 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Mar	Atlanta United FC	H	6–1	W
18 Mar	New York Red Bulls	A	1–2	L
12 Mar	Toronto FC	A	1–1	D
05 Mar	D.C. United SC	H	2–0	W
26 Feb	Philadelphia Union	A	1–4	L
09 Oct	Orlando City SC	A	1–2	L

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Mar	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–6	L
18 Mar	Portland Timbers	H	5–1	W
11 Mar	Charlotte FC	A	3–0	W
05 Mar	Toronto FC	H	1–1	D
26 Feb	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
09 Oct	New York City FC	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC		Atlanta United FC
#7	Position	#13
47	Points	33
34	Played	34
14 / 5 / 15	W / D / L	9 / 6 / 19
59	Scored	43
52	Conceded	60
+7	GD	-17
1.38	PPG	0.97
41%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

15% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts). Atlanta United FC are 13th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

4/8

16-30

12/7

31-45

7/7

46-60

10/2

61-75

7/5

76+

6/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Atlanta United FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

5/6

31-45

4/7

46-60

5/12

61-75

6/8

76+

7/11

■ 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' The ball is rolling at Lower.com Field. Columbus Crew SC are looking to make home advantage count against Atlanta United FC.
5' Columbus Crew SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
10' named a 3-4-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
14' The deadlock is broken! Aidan Morris gets on the scoresheet on 14 minutes.
19' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their 3-4-3 trying to find a way past Atlanta United FC's compact 4-3-3.
24' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 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 are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
39' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
44' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Tyler Wolff argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
45' Atlanta United FC make a change. Andrew Gutman trudges off to be replaced by Tyler Wolff on 45 minutes.
47' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Christian Ramirez makes it 2-0.
51' What a moment for Philip Quinton! That strike on 51 puts his side firmly in control.
56' Columbus Crew SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Atlanta United FC backline.
58' A meaty challenge results in booking for Franco Ibarra on 58.
63' Atlanta United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
64' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Christian Ramirez makes it 4-0.
65' Atlanta United FC ring the changes. Amar Sejdic has done his job and it is now time for Erik Lopez to step up.
66' The whistle greets Amar Sejdic as he departs to be replaced by Erik Lopez.
68' What a moment for Jacen Russell-Rowe! That strike on 68 puts his side firmly in control.
71' Brooks Lennon is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
73' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Christian Ramirez has done his job and it is now time for Yaw Yeboah to step up.
78' Ajani Fortune, a Trinidad & Tobago , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
81' The referee has no hesitation. Alexandru Matan is booked for Columbus Crew SC — Yellow card on 81.
82' Max Arfsten is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jacen Russell-Rowe at the 82 minute mark.
87' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
89' Isaiah Parente is replacing Alexandru Matan for the Columbus Crew SC side.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Columbus Crew SC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

31
Steven Moreira
20
Alexandru Matan ↓ Isaiah Parente 89'
17
Christian Ramirez ↓ Yaw Yeboah 73'
6
Darlington Nagbe ↓ Sean Zawadzki 73'
8
Aidan Morris
12
Gustavo Vallecilla ↓ Keegan Hughes 89'
2
Philip Quinton
28
Patrick Schulte
30
Will Sands
19
Jacen Russell-Rowe ↓ Max Arfsten 82'
23
Mohamed Farsi

Bench

14
Yaw Yeboah ↑ 73'
94
Jimmy Medranda
24
Evan Bush
16
Isaiah Parente ↑ 89'
33
Jake Morris
25
Sean Zawadzki ↑ 73'
27
Max Arfsten ↑ 82'
22
Keegan Hughes ↑ 89'

Coach Wilfried Nancy

Atlanta United FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

20
Matheus Rossetto ↑ 73'
31
Quentin Westberg
51
Nicolas Firmino
28
Tyler Wolff ↑ 45'
16
Erik Lopez ↑ 65'
37
Aiden McFadden
35
Ajani Fortune ↑ 73'

Coach Gonzalo Pineda

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
Stian Gregersen	2
Hector Villalba	2

Head to Head

Columbus Crew SC Form

2023-03-25 Columbus Crew SC 6–1 Atlanta United FC W 2023-03-18 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-03-12 Toronto FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2023-03-05 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 D.C. United SC W 2023-02-26 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2022-10-09 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L

Atlanta United FC Form

2023-03-25 Columbus Crew SC 6–1 Atlanta United FC L 2023-03-18 Atlanta United FC 5–1 Portland Timbers W 2023-03-11 Charlotte FC 0–3 Atlanta United FC W 2023-03-05 Atlanta United FC 1–1 Toronto FC D 2023-02-26 Atlanta United FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2022-10-09 Atlanta United FC 1–2 New York City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.87 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.25 Atlanta United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC65% Draw19% Atlanta United FC16%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 4.12

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	38%	62%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

84%

Draw or Atlanta United FC

35%

Columbus Crew SC or Atlanta United FC

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC52% Draw34% Atlanta United FC14%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–1 not predicted

6 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.2%

3 – 1

7.7%

2 – 0

6.9%

1 – 1

6.6%

3 – 0

6.4%

4 – 1

5.5%

2 – 2

3 – 2

4.8%

1 – 0

4.6%

4 – 0

4.5%

1 – 2

3.6%

4 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5	31%	—	69%
-2	31%	19%	50%
-1.5	50%	—	50%
-1	50%	19%	31%
-0.5	69%	—	31%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	8%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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