Sunday , 16 August 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 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
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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Columbus Crew SC and D.C. United SC is underway.
  • 5' international Juan Hernandez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Lucas Zelarayan adds to his 1 season tally! Columbus Crew SC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 15' Derrick Williams has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' Alexandru Matan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' D.C. United SC come into this ranked 5 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at Lower.com Field. D.C. United SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 35' Columbus Crew 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.
  • 40' D.C. United SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 44' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Lucas Zelarayan makes it 2-0.
  • 49' Columbus Crew SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 54' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 59' That is a Yellow card for D.C. United SC. Andy Najar will be fuming at that decision.
  • 62' Time for substitution for D.C. United SC. Christopher Durkin is replaced by Theodore Ku-DiPietro.
  • 65' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Yaw Yeboah on 65 minutes.
  • 70' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 75' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Luis Diaz on, Yaw Yeboah off on 75 minutes.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Yamil Asad. He replaces Nigel Robertha on 80 minute.
  • 81' Kevin Molino is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alexandru Matan at the 81 minute mark.
  • 84' Controversy at the stadium! Mateusz Klich argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 85' Derrick Williams gets the nod from D.C. United SC. He replaces Mohanad Jeahze and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Lucas Zelarayan departs to be replaced by Sean Zawadzki.
  • It finishes all square. Columbus Crew SC and D.C. United SC share the spoils 2-0.

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
Fredric Brillant 2
Federico Higuain 2
Diego Rossi 2
Yordy Reyna 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
1.03 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC58% Draw23% D.C. United SC19%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
81%
Draw or D.C. United SC
42%
Columbus Crew SC or D.C. United SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC40% Draw43% D.C. United SC17%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
9.4%
0 – 0
7.1%
3 – 1
6.1%
3 – 0
5.9%
1 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 1
4.7%
3 – 2
3.2%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 23% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
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.