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

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MLS · 2026

Columbus Crew SC

2 – 0

Full Time

Atlanta United FC

Sun 24 May 2026 · 21:00 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Sekou Bangoura 24' 1–0

Diego Rossi 45+2' 2–0

Sean Zawadzki 23' Y

Y 50' Elias Baez

Sekou Bangoura 64' Y

Y 90' Tomas Jacob

Y 90' Enea Mihaj

Rudy Camacho 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-24 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Atlanta United FC 2026-04-04 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC 2025-09-13 Atlanta United FC 4–5 Columbus Crew SC 2025-06-25 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 Atlanta United FC 2024-07-20 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

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

Atlanta United FC

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
#23	Position	#30
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

20% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

10% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 23rd (20 pts). Atlanta United FC are 30th (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' What a night it is going to be! Columbus Crew SC welcome Atlanta United FC for this crunch clash at Lower.com Field.
5' 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.
10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
15' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Aleksei Miranchuk has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' Rudy Camacho has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 282 appearances.
23' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Sean Zawadzki on 23 minutes.
24' What a strike from Sekou Bangoura! The score is 1-0.
29' With 1 assists to his name this season, Saba Lobjanidze is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Atlanta United FC.
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' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 39 minutes.
44' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
47' Diego Rossi does the damage! The net is bulging and Columbus Crew SC surge ahead!
50' Atlanta United FC player sees a card in front of him.
55' Atlanta United FC come into this ranked 14 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
60' 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.
64' Sekou Bangoura has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 64.
69' Patrick Schulte needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
74' Atlanta United FC have won 431 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
79' 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.
84' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gerardo Martino will be considering his options from the bench.
89' Max Arfsten is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Atlanta United FC so far.
90' Tomas Jacob picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Columbus Crew SC 2-0 Atlanta United FC.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

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
Brooks Lennon	2
Pedro Santos	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 W

Atlanta 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 accuracy

1 / 4

1.97 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.94 Atlanta United FC xG

I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC61% Draw23% Atlanta United FC16%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.91

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

83%

Draw or Atlanta United FC

39%

Columbus Crew SC or Atlanta United FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC43% Draw43% Atlanta United FC14%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

10.1%

2 – 1

9.6%

0 – 0

7.2%

3 – 0

6.7%

3 – 1

6.3%

1 – 2

4.6%

2 – 2

4.5%

0 – 1

4.3%

4 – 0

3.3%

4 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	19%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	23%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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