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 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
Atlanta United FC 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)

Standings

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

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
#10	Position	#14
16	Points	11
15	Played	14
4 / 4 / 7	W / D / L	3 / 2 / 9
21	Scored	14
23	Conceded	23
-2	GD	-9
1.07	PPG	0.79
27%	Win %	21%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

14% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts). Atlanta United FC are 14th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Atlanta United FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Columbus Crew SC gets underway.
5' 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.
10' Daniel Gazdag needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
15' It’s high time Gerardo Martino made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' The travelling Atlanta United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
23' Columbus Crew SC player sees a card in front of him.
24' Columbus Crew SC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Sekou Bangoura on 24.
29' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ajani Fortune suffering a number of foals already.
34' It looks like no one’s ball. Atlanta United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
39' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Atlanta United FC that had 283 games and scored 428 goals.
44' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Andre Gomes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
47' Goal! Diego Rossi scores his 99 goal in 285 matches.
50' The referee calls foul for Elias Baez. He receives a card.
55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
60' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Columbus Crew SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
64' Sekou Bangoura was booked on 64.
69' Max Arfsten has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
74' 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.
79' 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.
84' Atlanta United FC is showing some good football. However, Atlanta United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
89' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tomas Jacob made 160 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Tomas Jacob.
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

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
Pedro Santos	2
Juan Hernandez	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

1.82 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.9 Atlanta United FC xG

I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC59% Draw24% Atlanta United FC17%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.72

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

83%

Draw or Atlanta United FC

41%

Columbus Crew SC or Atlanta United FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC41% Draw45% Atlanta United FC14%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.6%

1 – 0

11.3%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

8.5%

3 – 0

6.4%

3 – 1

5.8%

0 – 1

1 – 2

4.6%

2 – 2

4.3%

4 – 0

2.9%

4 – 1

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	18%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	24%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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