Thursday , 2 July 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs Charlotte FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
Columbus Crew SC
1 – 1
Full Time
Charlotte FC
Wed 17 Jul 2024 · 23:30 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Sean Zawadzki 57' Y
Y 89' Nikola Petkovic
Y 90' Nathan Byrne

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

2
3
3
Columbus Crew SC 8 games · Avg 3.5 goals Charlotte FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Charlotte FC 2024-03-23 Charlotte FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC 2023-06-03 Columbus Crew SC 4–2 Charlotte FC 2023-04-22 Charlotte FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2022-10-05 Charlotte FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jul Charlotte FC H 1–1 D
14 Jul Los Angeles FC A 5–1 W
06 Jul Toronto FC H 4–0 W
04 Jul Nashville SC H 2–0 W
29 Jun New England Revolution A 5–1 W
22 Jun Sporting Kansas City H 4–0 W
Charlotte FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jul Columbus Crew SC A 1–1 D
13 Jul FC Cincinnati A 3–1 W
03 Jul Internacional CF Miami H 1–2 L
30 Jun Houston Dynamo A 0–1 L
22 Jun Philadelphia Union A 2–0 W
19 Jun Orlando City SC H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC Charlotte FC
#10 Position #6
16 Points 21
15 Played 15
4 / 4 / 7 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 6
21 Scored 24
23 Conceded 23
-2 GD +1
1.07 PPG 1.40
27% Win % 40%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts). Charlotte FC are 6th (21 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
Charlotte FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/4
31-45
3/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/3
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Lower.com Field will turn into a battlefield for Columbus Crew SC and Charlotte FC.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Charlotte FC's shape.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' 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 Kristijan Kahlina suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 31' What a moment for Cucho Hernandez! That strike on 31 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 36' Charlotte FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 41' Charlotte FC have won 221 goals from 151 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 46' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 284 games and scored 426 goals.
  • 51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 56' 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.
  • 57' Sean Zawadzki picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 62' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 67' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 69' Joao Pedro is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jere Uronen at the 69 minute mark.
  • 73' A tactical swap from Charlotte FC — Bill Tuiloma on, Andrew Privett off on 73 minutes.
  • 78' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 79' Max Arfsten makes way for Yaw Yeboah at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Columbus Crew SC.
  • 83' Patrick Agyemang is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
  • 87' Charlotte FC make a change. Patrick Agyemang trudges off to be replaced by Tyger Smalls on 87 minutes.
  • 89' That is a card for Charlotte FC. Nikola Petkovic will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nathan Byrne on 90.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Sean Zawadzki is replaced by Jacen Russell-Rowe.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Charlotte FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Patrick Agyemang 4
Andre Shinyashiki 2
Karol Swiderski 2
Cucho Hernandez 2
Christian Ramirez 2
Justin Meram 1
Pep Biel 1
Ashley Westwood 1

Head to Head

2024-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Charlotte FC 2024-03-23 Charlotte FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC 2023-06-03 Columbus Crew SC 4–2 Charlotte FC 2023-04-22 Charlotte FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2022-10-05 Charlotte FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC

Columbus Crew SC Form

2024-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Charlotte FC D 2024-07-14 Los Angeles FC 1–5 Columbus Crew SC W 2024-07-06 Columbus Crew SC 4–0 Toronto FC W 2024-07-04 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC W 2024-06-29 New England Revolution 1–5 Columbus Crew SC W 2024-06-22 Columbus Crew SC 4–0 Sporting Kansas City W

Charlotte FC Form

2024-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Charlotte FC D 2024-07-13 FC Cincinnati 1–3 Charlotte FC W 2024-07-03 Charlotte FC 1–2 Internacional CF Miami L 2024-06-30 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Charlotte FC L 2024-06-22 Philadelphia Union 0–2 Charlotte FC W 2024-06-19 Charlotte FC 2–2 Orlando City SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.56 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 Charlotte FC xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Charlotte FC 74% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC44% Draw26% Charlotte FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.89
Actual: Yes — both scored

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
70%
Draw or Charlotte FC
56%
Columbus Crew SC or Charlotte FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC31% Draw45% Charlotte FC24%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
7.4%
0 – 0
7.4%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Charlotte FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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