Sunday , 16 August 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs Charlotte FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Columbus Crew SC
1 – 1
Full Time
Charlotte FC
Sat 18 Jun 2022 · 23:30 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 15' Harrison Afful
Erik Hurtado 59' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

2
3
4
Columbus Crew SC 9 games · Avg 3.6 goals Charlotte FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-06-18 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Charlotte FC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jun Charlotte FC H 1–1 D
28 May Atlanta United FC A 2–1 W
21 May Los Angeles FC H 0–2 L
14 May New York City FC A 0–2 L
07 May New England Revolution A 2–2 D
30 Apr D.C. United SC H 3–0 W
Charlotte FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jun Columbus Crew SC A 1–1 D
11 Jun New York Red Bulls H 2–0 W
30 May Seattle Sounders FC A 1–2 L
22 May Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–1 W
14 May Montreal Impact FC H 0–2 L
07 May Internacional CF Miami H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC Charlotte FC
#10 Position #7
20 Points 25
18 Played 18
5 / 5 / 8 W / D / L 7 / 4 / 7
26 Scored 29
28 Conceded 27
-2 GD +2
1.11 PPG 1.39
28% Win % 39%

Key Stats

78% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
26% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts). Charlotte FC are 7th (25 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
Charlotte FC
0-15
4/2
16-30
4/5
31-45
4/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/4
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A
Charlotte FC
Pep Biel 8 G 5 A
Idan Gorno 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Lower.com Field!
  • 5' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Harrison Afful has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Jalil Anibaba, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Poor challenge from Harrison Afful. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Charlotte FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' international Orrin McKinze Gaines has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Columbus Crew SC and Charlotte FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joseph Mora is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 41' Erik Hurtado puts Columbus Crew SC on the lead.
  • 46' Charlotte FC 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.
  • 50' Andre Shinyashiki adds to his 0 season tally! Charlotte FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 55' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 59' Erik Hurtado picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 64' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 69' Columbus Crew SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 71' Charlotte FC make a change. Cristian Jonatan Ortiz trudges off to be replaced by Sergio Ruiz on 71 minutes.
  • 76' Columbus Crew SC have won 430 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 81' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 85' Jacen Russell-Rowe has so much to prove this time. He replaces Erik Hurtado on 85 minute.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Jan Sobocinski. He replaces Orrin McKinze Gaines on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

Charlotte FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Patrick Agyemang 4
Andre Shinyashiki 2
Liel Abada 2
Pep Biel 2
Karol Swiderski 2
Cucho Hernandez 2
Christian Ramirez 2
Jacen Russell-Rowe 1

Head to Head

2022-06-18 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Charlotte FC

Columbus Crew SC Form

2022-06-18 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Charlotte FC D 2022-05-28 Atlanta United FC 1–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2022-05-21 Columbus Crew SC 0–2 Los Angeles FC L 2022-05-14 New York City FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2022-05-07 New England Revolution 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2022-04-30 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 D.C. United SC W

Charlotte FC Form

2022-06-18 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Charlotte FC D 2022-06-11 Charlotte FC 2–0 New York Red Bulls W 2022-05-30 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Charlotte FC L 2022-05-22 Charlotte FC 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2022-05-14 Charlotte FC 0–2 Montreal Impact FC L 2022-05-07 Charlotte FC 1–0 Internacional CF Miami W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.38 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 Charlotte FC xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Charlotte FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC40% Draw28% Charlotte FC32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
68%
Draw or Charlotte FC
60%
Columbus Crew SC or Charlotte FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC28% Draw47% Charlotte FC25%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
9%
1 – 0
8.6%
2 – 1
8.2%
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
3.8%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Charlotte FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 20% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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