Sunday , 16 August 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Columbus Crew SC
0 – 1
Full Time
D.C. United SC
Wed 24 Apr 2019 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 4' Steve Birnbaum
Joshua Williams 25' Y
Hector Jimenez 69' Y
Y 80' Lucas Rodriguez

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs D.C. United SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Referee Baldomero Toledo
  • Referee Kyle Atkins
  • Referee Brian Dunn
  • Referee Hilario Grajeda
12 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

8
4
5
Columbus Crew SC 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals D.C. United SC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-24 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 D.C. United SC 2018-11-02 D.C. United SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2018-04-14 D.C. United SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-03-24 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 D.C. United SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Apr D.C. United SC H 0–1 L
20 Apr Portland Timbers H 1–3 L
13 Apr Montreal Impact FC A 0–1 L
06 Apr New England Revolution H 1–0 W
30 Mar Atlanta United FC H 2–0 W
23 Mar Philadelphia Union A 0–3 L
D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Apr Columbus Crew SC A 1–0 W
21 Apr New York City FC H 0–2 L
14 Apr Colorado Rapids SC A 3–2 W
10 Apr Montreal Impact FC H 0–0 D
06 Apr Los Angeles FC H 0–4 L
31 Mar Orlando City SC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC D.C. United SC
#10 Position #9
20 Points 23
18 Played 18
5 / 5 / 8 W / D / L 5 / 8 / 5
26 Scored 26
28 Conceded 29
-2 GD -3
1.11 PPG 1.28
28% Win % 28%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
32% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts). D.C. United SC are 9th (23 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
D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/5
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/2
76+
7/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A
D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 9 G
Louis Munteanu 5 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. D.C. United SC get us underway at .
  • 4' Steve Birnbaum picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 9' Federico Higuain needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 14' Argentina international Luciano Acosta has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 19' 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.
  • 24' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Justin Meram has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' Joshua Williams is having his name booked by the referee on 25.
  • 27' GOAL! Wayne Rooney fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 32' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 37' The energy levels are beginning to show. Caleb Porter might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 47' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 52' Zack Steffen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for D.C. United SC so far.
  • 57' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Columbus Crew SC and D.C. United SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 62' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against D.C. United SC's shape.
  • 67' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 69' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Hector Jimenez.
  • 74' 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 Lucas Rodriguez suffering a number of foals already.
  • 76' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Robinho is hanging Justin Meram on the field on 76 minute.
  • 80' The referee has no hesitation. Lucas Rodriguez is booked for D.C. United SC — Yellow card on 80.
  • 83' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Artur is replaced by Patrick Mullins on 83 minute.
  • 86' The D.C. United SC manager makes a substitution. Lucas Rodriguez departs to be replaced by Ulises Segura.
  • 90' The whistle greets Luciano Acosta as he departs to be replaced by Jalen Robinson.
  • Columbus Crew SC will have plenty to reflect on. D.C. United SC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lucas Zelarayan 7
Christian Benteke 5
Ola Kamara 4
Pedro Santos 3
Yordy Reyna 2
Wayne Rooney 2
Paul Arriola 2
Juan Hernandez 2

Head to Head

2019-04-24 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 D.C. United SC 2018-11-02 D.C. United SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2018-04-14 D.C. United SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-03-24 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 D.C. United SC

Columbus Crew SC Form

2019-04-24 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 D.C. United SC L 2019-04-20 Columbus Crew SC 1–3 Portland Timbers L 2019-04-13 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2019-04-06 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New England Revolution W 2019-03-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Atlanta United FC W 2019-03-23 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Columbus Crew SC L

D.C. United SC Form

2019-04-24 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 D.C. United SC W 2019-04-21 D.C. United SC 0–2 New York City FC L 2019-04-14 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 D.C. United SC W 2019-04-10 D.C. United SC 0–0 Montreal Impact FC D 2019-04-06 D.C. United SC 0–4 Los Angeles FC L 2019-03-31 Orlando City SC 1–2 D.C. United SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.36 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or D.C. United SC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC34% Draw28% D.C. United SC38%
Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.77
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
63%
Draw or D.C. United SC
66%
Columbus Crew SC or D.C. United SC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC26% Draw46% D.C. United SC28%
Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
0 – 0
8.2%
1 – 2
8.1%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 0
7.6%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
5.6%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 1
3.6%
0 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 19% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
26% ✗

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