Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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
#12 Position #9
29 Points 33
27 Played 26
8 / 5 / 14 W / D / L 8 / 9 / 9
39 Scored 55
43 Conceded 64
-4 GD -9
1.07 PPG 1.27
30% Win % 31%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
76% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts). FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 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
FC Cincinnati
0-15
4/3
16-30
5/9
31-45
9/9
46-60
5/11
61-75
4/4
76+
13/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A
FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 14 G 1 A
Evander 13 G 7 A
Tom Barlow 7 G 2 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' Columbus Crew SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Columbus Crew SC and FC Cincinnati are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 16' GOAL! Darren Mattocks fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 18' The referee has no hesitation. Alex Crognale is booked for Columbus Crew SC — Yellow card on 18.
  • 23' A stunning finish from Emmanuel Ledesma — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 28' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Columbus Crew SC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 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' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Artur has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 43' 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 Kendall Waston suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' What a moment for Gyasi Zardes! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 50' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Cincinnati is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 54' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Youness Mokhtar comes on to replace Luis Diaz.
  • 59' Columbus Crew SC is showing some good football. However, Columbus Crew SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 62' Pedro Santos does the damage! The net is bulging and Columbus Crew SC surge ahead!
  • 63' Joe Gyau gets the nod from FC Cincinnati. He replaces Roland Lamah and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 64' Derrick Etienne is replacing Emmanuel Ledesma for the FC Cincinnati side.
  • 68' Pedro Santos picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 71' David Accam is ready to make an impact after coming on for Luis Argudo at the 71 minute mark.
  • 72' Maikel van der Werff has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 72.
  • 77' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 80' Romario Williams gets the nod from Columbus Crew SC. He replaces Connor Maloney and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' Rashawn Dally is ready to make an impact after coming on for Darren Mattocks at the 81 minute mark.
  • 86' Rashawn Dally, a Jamaica , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Allan Cruz. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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
Kevin Denkey 2
Isaac Atanga 2
Max Arfsten 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
2.28 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.93 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC48% Draw22% FC Cincinnati30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 59%
41%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
70%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
52%
Columbus Crew SC or FC Cincinnati
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC36% Draw37% FC Cincinnati27%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.3%
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
5.5%
3 – 2
5.2%
2 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
4%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 3
3.4%
4 – 1
3.1%
1 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 14% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 18% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 15% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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