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

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MLS · 2023

Columbus Crew SC

6 – 1

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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 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
Atlanta United FC 27 games · 27 pts (2026/26)

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

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
#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' What a night it is going to be! Columbus Crew SC welcome Atlanta United FC for this crunch clash at Lower.com Field.
5' 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.
10' It looks surprising Atlanta United FC does not make any changes. Will Sands has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
14' Magnificent from Aidan Morris! That is 7 goals in 291 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
19' Gustavo Vallecilla is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Columbus Crew SC tonight.
24' Andrew Gutman has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
29' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
34' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
39' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Columbus Crew SC and Atlanta United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
44' Atlanta United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Tyler Wolff.
45' Andrew Gutman makes way for Tyler Wolff at the 45 minute mark. A tactical switch from Atlanta United FC.
47' GOAL! Christian Ramirez scores on 47.
51' Against the run of play, Philip Quinton has scored! This game has turned on its head.
56' Darlington Nagbe has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 291 appearances.
58' That is a Yellow card for Atlanta United FC. Franco Ibarra will be fuming at that decision.
63' Columbus Crew SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Atlanta United FC backline.
64' Christian Ramirez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 64 minutes.
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' Brilliant from the forward! Jacen Russell-Rowe makes it 5-0 with a superb finish on 68.
71' The USA Brooks Lennon breaks the deadlock on 71 minutes. 5-1!
73' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Christian Ramirez is replaced by Yaw Yeboah.
78' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
81' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alexandru Matan on 81.
82' Jacen Russell-Rowe makes way for Max Arfsten at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Columbus Crew SC.
87' Columbus Crew SC currently sit 19 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
89' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 89 minute. Alexandru Matan leaves to be changed by Isaiah Parente.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Atlanta United FC.

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
Josef Martinez	3
Jonathan Mensah	3
Jacen Russell-Rowe	3
Wessam Abou Ali	3
Miles Robinson	2
Cucho Hernandez	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

2.64 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.24 Atlanta United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC63% Draw20% Atlanta United FC17%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.88

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

82%

Draw or Atlanta United FC

37%

Columbus Crew SC or Atlanta United FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC49% Draw36% Atlanta United FC15%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–1 not predicted

6 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.7%

3 – 1

7.5%

1 – 1

7.5%

2 – 0

7.3%

3 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

5.3%

1 – 0

5.2%

4 – 1

3 – 2

4.7%

1 – 2

4.1%

4 – 0

4.1%

0 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	19%	54%
-1.5	46%	—	54%
-1	46%	20%	34%
-0.5	66%	—	34%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	9%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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