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 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
D.C. United SC 26 games · 30 pts (2026/26)

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

Columbus Crew SC 18 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
#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)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

31% Clean Sheets
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' Welcome to Historic Crew Stadium that hosts another battle between Columbus Crew SC and D.C. United SC.
5' Chris Seitz has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 283 appearances.
10' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their trying to find a way past D.C. United SC's compact .
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' Lucas Zelarayan does the damage! The net is bulging and Columbus Crew SC surge ahead!
25' A quiet spell here at Historic Crew Stadium. Columbus Crew SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
29' It’s a booking for Columbus Crew SC player. Bradley Wright-Phillips gets a Yellow card.
30' The referee calls foul for Josh Williams. He receives a Yellow card.
31' A moment of madness from Josh Williams on 31 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Columbus Crew SC will be frustrated.
36' The referee shows Columbus Crew SC player a Yellow card on 36.
41' Julian Gressel, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
42' Poor challenge from Yamil Asad. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
47' 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 Harrison Afful suffering a number of foals already.
52' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tony Alfaro is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
57' The whistle greets Bradley Wright-Phillips as he departs to be replaced by Gyasi Zardes.
58' Waylon Francis catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 58.
59' That is a Yellow card for Columbus Crew SC. Waylon Francis will be fuming at that decision.
63' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Fredric Brillant makes no mistake. 2-0!
64' What composure from Fredric Brillant! The international strokes it home. 3-0.
65' Derrick Etienne has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luis Diaz on 65 minute.
66' A change in the Columbus Crew SC ranks — Luis Diaz exits the field as Derrick Etienne enters on 66.
68' A change in the D.C. United SC ranks — Andy Najar exits the field as Felipe Martins enters on 68.
73' Kimarni Smith is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Columbus Crew SC so far.
75' Ola Kamara is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kimarni Smith at the 75 minute mark.
80' England international Bradley Wright-Phillips has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
82' Ola Kamara adds to his 0 season tally! D.C. United SC lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
83' Tony Alfaro has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 83 minutes.
88' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 88.
90' Alexandru Matan gets the nod from Columbus Crew SC. He replaces Pedro Santos and will look to change the dynamic.
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
Tai Baribo	2
Fredric Brillant	2
Federico Higuain	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

1.2 D.C. United SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC52% Draw25% D.C. United SC23%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.01

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

76%

Draw or D.C. United SC

48%

Columbus Crew SC or D.C. United SC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC37% Draw44% D.C. United SC19%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.6%

2 – 1

9.3%

1 – 0

8.2%

2 – 0

0 – 0

6.7%

1 – 2

6.2%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

5.6%

0 – 1

5.1%

3 – 0

4.7%

0 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	D.C. United SC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	16%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	22%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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.