Sunday , 16 August 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Columbus Crew SC
2 – 2
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Sat 10 Aug 2019 · 23:30 UTC HT 45+6' · FT 45+10'
Alex Crognale 18' Y
Pedro Santos 68' Y
Y 72' Maikel van der Werff
Y 90' Allan Cruz
Y 90' Victor Ulloa

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs FC Cincinnati — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Philippe Briere
  • Referee Robert Sibiga
  • Referee Gianni Facchini
  • Referee Silviu Petrescu
  • Referee

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
6
3
Columbus Crew SC 17 games · Avg 3.2 goals FC Cincinnati
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-10 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Aug FC Cincinnati H 2–2 D
04 Aug San Jose Earthquakes A 1–1 D
27 Jul New York Red Bulls A 3–2 W
20 Jul Montreal Impact FC H 2–1 W
18 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 2–2 D
13 Jul Orlando City SC A 0–1 L
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Aug Columbus Crew SC A 2–2 D
04 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–2 L
28 Jul Toronto FC A 1–2 L
21 Jul New England Revolution H 0–2 L
19 Jul D.C. United SC H 1–4 L
14 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC FC Cincinnati
#10 Position #6
20 Points 26
18 Played 18
5 / 5 / 8 W / D / L 7 / 5 / 6
26 Scored 45
28 Conceded 44
-2 GD +1
1.11 PPG 1.44
28% Win % 39%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
76% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
21% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts). FC Cincinnati are 6th (26 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
FC Cincinnati
0-15
3/2
16-30
4/7
31-45
9/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
2/1
76+
11/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A
FC Cincinnati
Evander 10 G 4 A
Kevin Denkey 10 G 1 A
Tom Barlow 5 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Columbus Crew SC host FC Cincinnati — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Columbus Crew SC and FC Cincinnati are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' The 34-year-old Mathieu Deplagne has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' FC Cincinnati come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 16' A stunning finish from Darren Mattocks — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 18' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alex Crognale.
  • 23' Emmanuel Ledesma has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 23 minutes.
  • 28' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 33' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 38' A quiet spell here at . FC Cincinnati seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 43' FC Cincinnati fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 45' Against the run of play, Gyasi Zardes has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 50' Joe Gyau has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 54' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Youness Mokhtar comes on to replace Luis Diaz.
  • 59' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 62' Magnificent from Pedro Santos! That is 30 goals in 287 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 63' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Roland Lamah departs to be replaced by Joe Gyau.
  • 64' Derrick Etienne is ready to make an impact after coming on for Emmanuel Ledesma at the 64 minute mark.
  • 68' Pedro Santos was booked on 68.
  • 71' The Columbus Crew SC bench stirs into life. Luis Argudo is withdrawn and David Accam gets his opportunity.
  • 72' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Maikel van der Werff.
  • 77' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 80' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Connor Maloney has done his job and it is now time for Romario Williams to step up.
  • 81' The whistle greets Darren Mattocks as he departs to be replaced by Rashawn Dally.
  • 86' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 90' Allan Cruz picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ron Jans

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gyasi Zardes 7
Lucas Zelarayan 5
Luciano Acosta 4
Miguel Berry 3
Pedro Santos 3
Diego Rossi 2
Kevin Denkey 2
Isaac Atanga 2

Head to Head

2019-08-10 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati

Columbus Crew SC Form

2019-08-10 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati D 2019-08-04 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2019-07-27 New York Red Bulls 2–3 Columbus Crew SC W 2019-07-20 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2019-07-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2019-07-13 Orlando City SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L

FC Cincinnati Form

2019-08-10 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati D 2019-08-04 FC Cincinnati 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2019-07-28 Toronto FC 2–1 FC Cincinnati L 2019-07-21 FC Cincinnati 0–2 New England Revolution L 2019-07-19 FC Cincinnati 1–4 D.C. United SC L 2019-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.27 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.08 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC46% Draw22% FC Cincinnati32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 4.35
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 80%
20%
± 3.5 62%
38%
± 4.5 43%
57%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
67%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
54%
Columbus Crew SC or FC Cincinnati
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC34% Draw36% FC Cincinnati30%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
6.8%
2 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
5%
2 – 3
4.8%
1 – 3
4.3%
3 – 3
3.6%
2 – 0
3.5%
4 – 2
3%
0 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 13% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 17% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 16% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 11% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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