Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs Charlotte FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Columbus Crew SC
4 – 2
Full Time
Charlotte FC
Sat 3 May 2025 · 23:30 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Sean Zawadzki 13' Y
Jacen Russell-Rowe 45' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

2
3
4
Columbus Crew SC 9 games · Avg 3.6 goals Charlotte FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-03 Columbus Crew SC 4–2 Charlotte FC 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

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May Charlotte FC H 4–2 W
26 Apr San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
19 Apr Internacional CF Miami H 0–1 L
13 Apr St. Louis City A 2–1 W
05 Apr Montreal Impact FC H 2–1 W
29 Mar D.C. United SC A 2–1 W
Charlotte FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May Columbus Crew SC A 2–4 L
26 Apr New England Revolution H 0–1 L
19 Apr San Diego FC H 3–0 W
12 Apr Montreal Impact FC A 1–0 W
05 Apr Nashville SC H 2–1 W
29 Mar Colorado Rapids SC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC Charlotte FC
#12 Position #4
29 Points 43
27 Played 27
8 / 5 / 14 W / D / L 12 / 7 / 8
39 Scored 47
43 Conceded 38
-4 GD +9
1.07 PPG 1.59
30% Win % 44%

Key Stats

78% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
26% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts). Charlotte FC are 4th (43 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
Charlotte FC
0-15
5/3
16-30
7/5
31-45
5/2
46-60
3/7
61-75
5/4
76+
6/5
■ 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 12 G 7 A
Idan Gorno 6 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Columbus Crew SC welcome Charlotte FC for this crunch clash at Lower.com Field.
  • 5' Dylan Chambost has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 431 appearances.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 13' That is a card for Columbus Crew SC. Sean Zawadzki will be fuming at that decision.
  • 18' 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 Andrew Privett suffering a number of foals already.
  • 23' Max Arfsten, a USA , has 9 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' What a strike from Dylan Chambost! The score is 1-0.
  • 30' The 24-year-old Liel Abada has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Charlotte FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 39' What a strike from Diego Rossi! The score is 2-0.
  • 44' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' A moment of madness from Jacen Russell-Rowe on 45 minutes earns him a card. Columbus Crew SC will be frustrated.
  • 47' Wilfried Zaha adds to his 2 season tally! Charlotte FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 51' GOAL! Aziel Jackson scores on 51. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi
  • 56' Djibril Diani is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Columbus Crew SC tonight.
  • 61' Nick Scardina makes way for Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Charlotte FC.
  • 64' What a strike from Liel Abada! The score is 3-2.
  • 69' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Dean Smith will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 74' Charlotte FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 79' Columbus Crew SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Charlotte FC backline.
  • 81' Jacen Russell-Rowe has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 81 minutes.
  • 83' Patrick Agyemang makes way for Tyger Smalls at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Charlotte FC.
  • 84' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Aziel Jackson by Amar Sejdic on 84 minute.
  • 89' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Jacen Russell-Rowe has done his job and it is now time for Taha Habroune to step up.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-2.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

Charlotte FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

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
Luis Diaz 1

Head to Head

2025-05-03 Columbus Crew SC 4–2 Charlotte FC 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

Columbus Crew SC Form

2025-05-03 Columbus Crew SC 4–2 Charlotte FC W 2025-04-26 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2025-04-19 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 Internacional CF Miami L 2025-04-13 St. Louis City 1–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2025-04-05 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2025-03-29 D.C. United SC 1–2 Columbus Crew SC W

Charlotte FC Form

2025-05-03 Columbus Crew SC 4–2 Charlotte FC L 2025-04-26 Charlotte FC 0–1 New England Revolution L 2025-04-19 Charlotte FC 3–0 San Diego FC W 2025-04-12 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 Charlotte FC W 2025-04-05 Charlotte FC 2–1 Nashville SC W 2025-03-29 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Charlotte FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.81 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.56 Charlotte FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC47% Draw24% Charlotte FC29%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
71%
Draw or Charlotte FC
53%
Columbus Crew SC or Charlotte FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC33% Draw42% Charlotte FC25%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted
4 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
5.7%
1 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 0
5%
0 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 2
4%
1 – 3
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Charlotte FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 19% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 16% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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