Columbus Crew SC vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Columbus Crew SC

3 – 1

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D.C. United SC

Sat 8 May 2021 · 17:30 UTC Historic Crew Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Bradley Wright-Phillips 29' Y

Harrison Afful 29' Y

Josh Williams 30' Y

Josh Williams 31' Y

Harrison Afful 36' Y

Bradley Wright-Phillips 36' Y

Y 42' Yamil Asad

Waylon Francis 58' Y

Waylon Francis 59' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs D.C. United SC — MLS at Historic Crew Stadium.

Columbus Crew SC 18 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
D.C. United SC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/26)

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

Columbus Crew SC 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals D.C. United SC

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-08 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 D.C. United SC 2020-10-29 D.C. United SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2019-05-05 D.C. United SC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC 2019-04-24 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 D.C. United SC 2018-11-02 D.C. United SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 May	D.C. United SC	H	3–1	W
01 May	Montreal Impact FC	A	0–0	D
18 Apr	Philadelphia Union	H	0–0	D
13 Dec	Seattle Sounders FC	H	3–0	W
06 Dec	New England Revolution	H	1–0	W
30 Nov	Nashville SC	H	2–0	W

D.C. United SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 May	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–3	L
02 May	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–4	L
25 Apr	New England Revolution	A	1–0	W
18 Apr	New York City FC	H	2–1	W
08 Nov	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–3	L
02 Nov	New England Revolution	A	3–4	L

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' That's the starting whistle at Historic Crew Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Columbus Crew SC and D.C. United SC.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' Luis Diaz has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 287 appearances.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
20' Lucas Zelarayan adds to his 1 season tally! Columbus Crew SC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
25' Columbus Crew SC have won 430 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
29' That is a Yellow card for Columbus Crew SC. Bradley Wright-Phillips will be fuming at that decision.
30' A moment of madness from Josh Williams on 30 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Columbus Crew SC will be frustrated.
31' The referee shows Columbus Crew SC player a Yellow card on 31.
36' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Harrison Afful.
41' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. D.C. United SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
42' Controversy at the stadium! Yamil Asad argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
47' The energy levels are beginning to show. Caleb Porter might look to freshen things up shortly.
52' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
57' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Bradley Wright-Phillips by Gyasi Zardes on 57 minute.
58' A meaty challenge results in booking for Waylon Francis on 58.
59' It’s a booking for Columbus Crew SC player. Waylon Francis gets a Yellow card.
63' Goal! Fredric Brillant scores his 3 goal in 281 matches.
64' Fredric Brillant is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
65' Derrick Etienne is replacing Luis Diaz for the Columbus Crew SC side.
66' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Derrick Etienne is hanging Luis Diaz on the field on 66 minute.
68' D.C. United SC make a change. Andy Najar trudges off to be replaced by Felipe Martins on 68 minutes.
73' Columbus Crew SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined D.C. United SC backline.
75' Ola Kamara gets the nod from D.C. United SC. He replaces Kimarni Smith and will look to change the dynamic.
80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
82' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ola Kamara makes it 3-1.
83' What composure from Tony Alfaro! The Mexico international strokes it home. 4-1.
88' It’s high time Caleb Porter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
90' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Pedro Santos departs to be replaced by Alexandru Matan.
3-1 the final result. D.C. United SC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Eloy Room
99
Bradley Wright-Phillips ↓ Gyasi Zardes 57'
14
Waylon Francis
4
Jonathan Mensah
25
Harrison Afful
7
Pedro Santos ↓ Alexandru Matan 90'
8
Artur
6
Darlington Nagbe
12
Luis Diaz ↓ Derrick Etienne 65'
10
Lucas Zelarayan
3
Josh Williams

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hernan Losada

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lucas Zelarayan	7
Christian Benteke	5
Ola Kamara	4
Pedro Santos	3
Fredric Brillant	2
Federico Higuain	2
Diego Rossi	2
Yordy Reyna	2

Head to Head

Columbus Crew SC Form

2021-05-08 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 D.C. United SC W 2021-05-01 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-04-18 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2020-12-13 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2020-12-06 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New England Revolution W 2020-11-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC W

D.C. United SC Form

2021-05-08 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 D.C. United SC L 2021-05-02 San Jose Earthquakes 4–1 D.C. United SC L 2021-04-25 New England Revolution 0–1 D.C. United SC W 2021-04-18 D.C. United SC 2–1 New York City FC W 2020-11-08 D.C. United SC 2–3 Montreal Impact FC L 2020-11-02 New England Revolution 4–3 D.C. United SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.81 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.25 D.C. United SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC51% Draw25% D.C. United SC24%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.06

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

75%

Draw or D.C. United SC

49%

Columbus Crew SC or D.C. United SC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC36% Draw43% D.C. United SC21%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 0

7.8%

2 – 0

7.6%

0 – 0

6.4%

1 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

5.1%

3 – 0

4.5%

0 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	D.C. United SC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	21%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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