Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Columbus Crew SC
2 – 0
Full Time
D.C. United SC
Sun 5 Mar 2023 · 00:30 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Lucas Zelarayan 10' 1–0
Lucas Zelarayan 44' 2–0
Y 59' Andy Najar
Yaw Yeboah 65' Y
Y 84' Mateusz Klich

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs D.C. United SC — 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

8
4
6
Columbus Crew SC 18 games · Avg 3.1 goals D.C. United SC
Last 5 meetings
2023-03-05 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 D.C. United SC 2022-07-14 D.C. United SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2022-04-30 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 D.C. United SC 2021-10-30 D.C. United SC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC 2021-08-04 Columbus Crew SC 2–4 D.C. United SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar D.C. United SC H 2–0 W
26 Feb Philadelphia Union A 1–4 L
09 Oct Orlando City SC A 1–2 L
05 Oct Charlotte FC A 2–2 D
01 Oct New York Red Bulls H 2–1 W
18 Sep Portland Timbers H 1–1 D
D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar Columbus Crew SC A 0–2 L
26 Feb Toronto FC H 3–2 W
09 Oct FC Cincinnati H 2–5 L
01 Oct Montreal Impact FC A 0–1 L
18 Sep Internacional CF Miami H 2–3 L
14 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 0–3 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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Columbus Crew SC to score. At the same time, D.C. United SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' What a moment for Lucas Zelarayan! That strike on 10 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Columbus Crew SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' Andy Najar has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at Lower.com Field. D.C. United SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering D.C. United SC that had 285 games and scored 386 goals.
  • 35' USA international Philip Quinton has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' It looks like no one’s ball. D.C. United SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 44' What a moment for Lucas Zelarayan! That strike on 44 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 49' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a 3-4-3 today, looking to exploit space against D.C. United SC's 4-4-2 shape.
  • 54' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 59' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Andy Najar.
  • 62' A change in the D.C. United SC ranks — Christopher Durkin exits the field as Theodore Ku-DiPietro enters on 62.
  • 65' Yaw Yeboah is having his name booked by the referee on 65.
  • 70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 75' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 75 minute. Yaw Yeboah leaves to be changed by Luis Diaz.
  • 80' Yamil Asad has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nigel Robertha on 80 minute.
  • 81' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Alexandru Matan departs to be replaced by Kevin Molino.
  • 84' A moment of madness from Mateusz Klich on 84 minutes earns him a Yellow card. D.C. United SC will be frustrated.
  • 85' Fresh legs for D.C. United SC! Derrick Williams comes on to replace Mohanad Jeahze.
  • 90' Sean Zawadzki is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lucas Zelarayan at the 90 minute mark.
  • The points are shared — Columbus Crew SC 2-0 D.C. United SC. Honours even.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

D.C. United SC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lucas Zelarayan 7
Christian Benteke 5
Ola Kamara 4
Pedro Santos 3
Diego Rossi 2
Paul Arriola 2
Juan Hernandez 2
Tai Baribo 2

Head to Head

2023-03-05 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 D.C. United SC 2022-07-14 D.C. United SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2022-04-30 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 D.C. United SC 2021-10-30 D.C. United SC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC 2021-08-04 Columbus Crew SC 2–4 D.C. United SC

Columbus Crew SC Form

2023-03-05 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 D.C. United SC W 2023-02-26 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2022-10-09 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2022-10-05 Charlotte FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2022-10-01 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York Red Bulls W 2022-09-18 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Portland Timbers D

D.C. United SC Form

2023-03-05 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 D.C. United SC L 2023-02-26 D.C. United SC 3–2 Toronto FC W 2022-10-09 D.C. United SC 2–5 FC Cincinnati L 2022-10-01 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 D.C. United SC L 2022-09-18 D.C. United SC 2–3 Internacional CF Miami L 2022-09-14 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 D.C. United SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.9 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC59% Draw23% D.C. United SC18%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
82%
Draw or D.C. United SC
41%
Columbus Crew SC or D.C. United SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC41% Draw44% D.C. United SC15%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
9.6%
0 – 0
7.3%
3 – 0
6.2%
3 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 1
4.7%
3 – 2
3.1%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 18% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 23% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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