Columbus Crew SC vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Columbus Crew SC vs D.C. United SC — MLS .
- Columbus Crew SC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
- D.C. United SC 26 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ismail Elfath
- Referee Baldomero Toledo
- Referee Kyle Atkins
- Referee Brian Dunn
- Referee Hilario Grajeda
14 games this season
🟨 2.1/game
⚽ 6.2 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #12 | Position | #11 |
| 29 | Points | 30 |
| 27 | Played | 26 |
| 8 / 5 / 14 | W / D / L | 6 / 12 / 8 |
| 39 | Scored | 34 |
| 43 | Conceded | 42 |
| -4 | GD | -8 |
| 1.07 | PPG | 1.15 |
| 30% | Win % | 23% |
Key Stats
67%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
H2H (18 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
22%
Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
Columbus Crew SC this season
31%
Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
D.C. United SC this season
Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts). D.C. United SC are 11th (30 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
D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
5/4
31-45
2/6
46-60
5/5
61-75
3/6
76+
8/6
■ 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 | 14 G | |
| Louis Munteanu | 6 G | 2 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Temperatures are rising at as Columbus Crew SC face off against D.C. United SC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
- 4' Steve Birnbaum has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 4.
- 9' It’s high time Ben Olsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 14' D.C. United 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.
- 19' Zack Steffen has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
- 24' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Justin Meram has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 25' Columbus Crew SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 27' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Wayne Rooney makes no mistake. 0-1!
- 32' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 37' D.C. United SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 42' Venezuela international Junior Moreno has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 47' Columbus Crew SC have won 437 goals from 292 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 52' The energy levels are beginning to show. Caleb Porter might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 57' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against D.C. United SC's shape.
- 62' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joshua Williams is clearly more than just a goal scorer for D.C. United SC.
- 67' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
- 69' Hector Jimenez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 69.
- 74' Waylon Francis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Columbus Crew SC so far.
- 76' Robinho is ready to make an impact after coming on for Justin Meram at the 76 minute mark.
- 80' The referee shows D.C. United SC player a Yellow card on 80.
- 83' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Artur is replaced by Patrick Mullins.
- 86' Ulises Segura is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lucas Rodriguez at the 86 minute mark.
- 90' It is a substitution in D.C. United SC team. Luciano Acosta is replaced by Jalen Robinson on 90 minute.
- What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Columbus Crew SC 0-1 D.C. United SC.
Lineups
Columbus Crew SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
- 4
- 10
- 11
- 6
- 7
- 23
-
8
Artur ↓ Patrick Mullins 83'
- 16
-
9
Justin Meram ↓ Robinho 76'
- 3
Bench
-
18
Robinho ↑ 76'
- 17
- 13
- 20
-
32
Patrick Mullins ↑ 83'
- 28
- 1
Coach
Caleb Porter
D.C. United SC Lineups
Starting XI
-
11
Lucas Rodriguez ↓ Ulises Segura 86'
- 9
- 24
- 7
- 15
-
10
Luciano Acosta ↓ Jalen Robinson 90'
- 5
- 13
- 21
- 29
- 23
Bench
- 1
-
8
Ulises Segura ↑ 86'
- 18
-
20
Jalen Robinson ↑ 90'
-
25
Quincy Amarikwa ↑ 90'
- 30
- 22
Coach
Ben Olsen
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Lucas Zelarayan | 7 |
| Christian Benteke | 5 |
| Ola Kamara | 4 |
| Pedro Santos | 3 |
| Paul Arriola | 2 |
| Juan Hernandez | 2 |
| Tai Baribo | 2 |
| Fredric Brillant | 2 |
Head to Head
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
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.36
Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36
D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for:
Columbus Crew SC or D.C. United SC 71% + Both teams to score 56%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: D.C. United SC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 76% |
|
24% |
| ± 2.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 3.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
| ± 4.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
Double Chance
Columbus Crew SC or Draw
64%
Draw or D.C. United SC
65%
Columbus Crew SC or D.C. United SC
71%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: D.C. United SC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 0
8.5%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 0
8%
1 – 2
8%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
3.6%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 0
2.7%
Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC
| Handicap | Columbus Crew SC covers | Push | D.C. United SC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 11% | 83% |
| -1.5 | 17% | — | 83% |
| -1 | 17% | 19% | 64% |
| -0.5 | 36% | — | 64% |
| +0.5 | 64% | — | 36% |
| +1 | 64% | 19% | 17% |
| +1.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
| +2 | 83% | 11% | 6% |
| +2.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
Clean Sheet
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
26%
✓
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.

