Sunday , 16 August 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Columbus Crew SC
3 – 0
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Sun 6 Sep 2020 · 23:30 UTC MAPFRE Stadium HT 45' · FT 45+4'
Y 39' Frankie Amaya
Y 70' Maikel van der Werff
Gyasi Zardes 82' Y
Y 90' Kendall Waston

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at MAPFRE Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Brian Dunn
  • Referee Guido Gonzalez
  • Referee Kevin Terry Jr.
  • Referee Gjovalin Bori
  • 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
2020-09-06 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati 2020-08-29 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Columbus Crew SC 2020-07-12 FC Cincinnati 0–4 Columbus Crew SC 2019-08-25 FC Cincinnati 1–3 Columbus Crew SC 2019-08-10 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Sep FC Cincinnati H 3–0 W
02 Sep Philadelphia Union H 1–0 W
29 Aug FC Cincinnati A 0–0 D
24 Aug New York City FC A 0–1 L
20 Aug Chicago Fire FC H 3–0 W
29 Jul Minnesota United FC H 1–1 D
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 0–3 L
02 Sep Chicago Fire FC H 0–0 D
29 Aug Columbus Crew SC H 0–0 D
25 Aug Chicago Fire FC A 0–3 L
21 Aug D.C. United SC H 0–0 D
29 Jul Portland Timbers A 1–1 D

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at MAPFRE Stadium!
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jaap Stam will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Cincinnati needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their trying to find a way past FC Cincinnati's compact .
  • 30' Kendall Waston, a Costa Rica , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 39' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Frankie Amaya.
  • 44' Tom Pettersson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 46' The whistle greets Youness Mokhtar as he departs to be replaced by Luis Diaz.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 52' Pedro Santos makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Columbus Crew SC are in front.
  • 57' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 58' It is a substitution in FC Cincinnati team. Yuya Kubo is replaced by Haris Medunjanin on 58 minute.
  • 59' Andrew Gutman is replacing Greg Garza for the FC Cincinnati side.
  • 62' Fanendo Adi makes way for Gyasi Zardes at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Columbus Crew SC.
  • 64' Gyasi Zardes has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 64 minutes.
  • 69' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 70' A meaty challenge results in booking for Maikel van der Werff on 70.
  • 71' GOAL! Gyasi Zardes fires home to make it 3-0!
  • 75' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Artur by Derrick Etienne on 75 minute.
  • 80' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Fatai Alashe trudges off to be replaced by Sebastian Berhalter on 80 minutes.
  • 82' Columbus Crew SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 87' With 0 assists to his name this season, Fanendo Adi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Cincinnati.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Kendall Waston on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Cincinnati will be frustrated.
  • With this win, Columbus Crew SC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jaap Stam

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

2020-09-06 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati 2020-08-29 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Columbus Crew SC 2020-07-12 FC Cincinnati 0–4 Columbus Crew SC 2019-08-25 FC Cincinnati 1–3 Columbus Crew SC 2019-08-10 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati

Columbus Crew SC Form

2020-09-06 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati W 2020-09-02 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union W 2020-08-29 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2020-08-24 New York City FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2020-08-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2020-07-29 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Minnesota United FC D

FC Cincinnati Form

2020-09-06 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati L 2020-09-02 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2020-08-29 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2020-08-25 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 FC Cincinnati L 2020-08-21 FC Cincinnati 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2020-07-29 Portland Timbers 1–1 FC Cincinnati D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.48 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC62% Draw20% FC Cincinnati18%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.82
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
82%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
38%
Columbus Crew SC or FC Cincinnati
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC46% Draw37% FC Cincinnati17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 1
8.1%
3 – 1
7.2%
2 – 0
6.8%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4.8%
1 – 2
4.8%
4 – 1
4.5%
4 – 0
3.4%
0 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 18% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 20% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
27% ✗
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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