Columbus Crew SC vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

Columbus Crew SC

2 – 1

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D.C. United SC

Sat 19 Jul 2025 · 23:30 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Steven Moreira 38' Y

Y 84' Aaron Herrera

YR 89' Aaron Herrera

Overview

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Columbus Crew SC vs D.C. United SC — MLS at Lower.com Field.

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

2025-07-19 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 D.C. United SC 2025-03-29 D.C. United SC 1–2 Columbus Crew SC 2024-09-28 D.C. United SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2024-04-06 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 D.C. United SC 2023-04-08 D.C. United SC 0–2 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Jul	D.C. United SC	H	2–1	W
17 Jul	Nashville SC	A	0–3	L
13 Jul	FC Cincinnati	A	4–2	W
06 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–1	D
29 Jun	Philadelphia Union	H	1–0	W
25 Jun	Atlanta United FC	H	3–1	W

D.C. United SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–2	L
16 Jul	Charlotte FC	A	1–2	L
13 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–2	L
05 Jul	Atlanta United FC	H	0–0	D
28 Jun	Nashville SC	H	0–1	L
15 Jun	Real Salt Lake	A	0–2	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' Temperatures are rising at Lower.com Field as Columbus Crew SC face off against D.C. United SC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' The 24-year-old Hosei Kijima has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' D.C. United SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
25' D.C. United SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
30' D.C. United SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
32' Daniel Gazdag doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
37' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
38' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Steven Moreira.
43' Lucas Bartlett is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for D.C. United SC tonight.
48' Christian Benteke adds to his 0 season tally! D.C. United SC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
53' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Columbus Crew SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
58' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Columbus Crew SC and D.C. United SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
62' D.C. United SC ring the changes. Christian Benteke has done his job and it is now time for Dom Badji to step up.
67' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
68' Taha Habroune makes way for Jacen Russell-Rowe at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Columbus Crew SC.
73' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
76' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Diego Rossi by Lassi Lappalainen on 76 minute.
79' The deadlock is broken! Lassi Lappalainen gets on the scoresheet on 79 minutes.
79' The D.C. United SC bench stirs into life. Peglow is withdrawn and Randall Leal gets his opportunity.
84' It’s a booking for D.C. United SC player. Aaron Herrera gets a card.
86' D.C. United SC ring the changes. Derek Dodson has done his job and it is now time for Hosei Kijima to step up.
87' The D.C. United SC manager makes a substitution. Gabriel Pirani departs to be replaced by Jackson Hopkins.
89' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Aaron Herrera on 89 minutes.
90' Cesar Ruvalcaba gets the nod from Columbus Crew SC. He replaces Daniel Gazdag and will look to change the dynamic.
With this win, Columbus Crew SC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

31
Steven Moreira
7
Dylan Chambost
10
Diego Rossi ↓ Lassi Lappalainen 76'
6
Darlington Nagbe
8
Daniel Gazdag ↓ Cesar Ruvalcaba 90'
28
Patrick Schulte
25
Sean Zawadzki
27
Max Arfsten ↓ Amar Sejdic 90'
11
Ibrahim Aliyu
21
Yevgen Cheberko
16
Taha Habroune ↓ Jacen Russell-Rowe 68'

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Randall Leal ↑ 79'
4
Matti Peltola ↑ 87'
8
Jared Stroud
14
Dom Badji ↑ 62'
25
Jackson Hopkins ↑ 87'
16
Garrison Tubbs
77
Hosei Kijima ↑ 86'
12
Connor Antley
1
Jun-hong Kim

Coach René Weiler

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lucas Zelarayan	7
Christian Benteke	5
Ola Kamara	4
Pedro Santos	3
Yordy Reyna	2
Wayne Rooney	2
Paul Arriola	2
Juan Hernandez	2

Head to Head

Columbus Crew SC Form

2025-07-19 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 D.C. United SC W 2025-07-17 Nashville SC 3–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2025-07-13 FC Cincinnati 2–4 Columbus Crew SC W 2025-07-06 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2025-06-29 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union W 2025-06-25 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 Atlanta United FC W

D.C. United SC Form

2025-07-19 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 D.C. United SC L 2025-07-16 Charlotte FC 2–1 D.C. United SC L 2025-07-13 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 D.C. United SC L 2025-07-05 D.C. United SC 0–0 Atlanta United FC D 2025-06-28 D.C. United SC 0–1 Nashville SC L 2025-06-15 Real Salt Lake 2–0 D.C. United SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.83 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.12 D.C. United SC xG

I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC to win 57% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC57% Draw23% D.C. United SC20%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.95

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

80%

Draw or D.C. United SC

43%

Columbus Crew SC or D.C. United SC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC38% Draw44% D.C. United SC18%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.6%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.8%

2 – 0

8.6%

0 – 0

1 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

5.8%

2 – 2

5.3%

3 – 0

5.1%

0 – 1

3 – 2

3.3%

0 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	D.C. United SC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	22%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

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.