Saturday , 14 November 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 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

9
6
3
Columbus Crew SC 18 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
#7 Position #8
47 Points 46
34 Played 34
14 / 5 / 15 W / D / L 12 / 10 / 12
59 Scored 67
52 Conceded 75
+7 GD -8
1.38 PPG 1.35
41% Win % 35%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
18% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts). FC Cincinnati are 8th (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
0-15
4/8
16-30
12/7
31-45
7/7
46-60
10/2
61-75
7/5
76+
6/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Cincinnati
0-15
6/3
16-30
5/11
31-45
10/11
46-60
8/13
61-75
6/7
76+
17/9
■ 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 17 G 2 A
Evander 14 G 13 A
Tom Barlow 10 G 4 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' A quiet spell here at . FC Cincinnati seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' It looks surprising FC Cincinnati does not make any changes. Caleb Stanko has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 16' Darren Mattocks makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and FC Cincinnati are in front.
  • 18' Alex Crognale is having his name booked by the referee on 18.
  • 23' GOAL! Emmanuel Ledesma scores on 23. Assisted by Roland Lamah
  • 28' FC Cincinnati are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 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' The travelling FC Cincinnati supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 43' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 303 games and scored 461 goals.
  • 45' A goal from the USA international Gyasi Zardes! He fires home on 45 to make it 1-2!
  • 50' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Cincinnati's shape.
  • 54' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Luis Diaz is replaced by Youness Mokhtar.
  • 59' Artur is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Cincinnati tonight.
  • 62' Pedro Santos has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 62 minutes.
  • 63' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Roland Lamah departs to be replaced by Joe Gyau.
  • 64' Emmanuel Ledesma makes way for Derrick Etienne at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Cincinnati.
  • 68' Poor challenge from Pedro Santos. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 71' David Accam is replacing Luis Argudo for the Columbus Crew SC side.
  • 72' That is a Yellow card for FC Cincinnati. Maikel van der Werff will be fuming at that decision.
  • 77' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ron Jans might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 80' Romario Williams has so much to prove this time. He replaces Connor Maloney on 80 minute.
  • 81' Fresh legs for FC Cincinnati! Rashawn Dally comes on to replace Darren Mattocks.
  • 86' FC Cincinnati are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Allan Cruz.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

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
Taha Habroune 2
Max Arfsten 2
Diego Rossi 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
2.36 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.81 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC50% Draw22% FC Cincinnati28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.17
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 59%
41%
± 4.5 40%
60%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
72%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
50%
Columbus Crew SC or FC Cincinnati
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC38% Draw37% FC Cincinnati25%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 1
7.4%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.9%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 2
5.3%
2 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
4.1%
1 – 3
3.5%
4 – 1
3.5%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 15% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 19% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 14% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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