Thursday , 2 July 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 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

7
6
3
Columbus Crew SC 16 games · Avg 3.3 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 #7
16 Points 20
15 Played 15
4 / 4 / 7 W / D / L 5 / 5 / 5
21 Scored 36
23 Conceded 37
-2 GD -1
1.07 PPG 1.33
27% Win % 33%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
27% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts). FC Cincinnati are 7th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Cincinnati
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/5
31-45
7/3
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/1
76+
8/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds MAPFRE Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Columbus Crew SC and FC Cincinnati.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Brandon Vazquez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 10' FC Cincinnati is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' The travelling FC Cincinnati supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Adrien Regattin is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Columbus Crew SC tonight.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' The 35-year-old Jonathan Mensah has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 35' Frankie Amaya needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 39' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Frankie Amaya on 39 minutes.
  • 44' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Cincinnati is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 46' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luis Diaz is hanging Youness Mokhtar on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 52' Columbus Crew SC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Pedro Santos on 52.
  • 57' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 58' The whistle greets Yuya Kubo as he departs to be replaced by Haris Medunjanin.
  • 59' Andrew Gutman gets the nod from FC Cincinnati. He replaces Greg Garza and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 62' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gyasi Zardes is hanging Fanendo Adi on the field on 62 minute.
  • 64' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gyasi Zardes makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 69' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 70' The referee calls foul for Maikel van der Werff. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 71' Goal! Gyasi Zardes scores his 95 goal in 284 matches.
  • 75' Derrick Etienne is ready to make an impact after coming on for Artur at the 75 minute mark.
  • 80' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Fatai Alashe trudges off to be replaced by Sebastian Berhalter on 80 minutes.
  • 82' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Gyasi Zardes.
  • 87' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their trying to find a way past FC Cincinnati's compact .
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Kendall Waston is booked for FC Cincinnati — Yellow card on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Max Arfsten 2
Diego Rossi 2
Isaac Atanga 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
2.42 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.67
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
83%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
38%
Columbus Crew SC or FC Cincinnati
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC46% Draw38% FC Cincinnati16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9%
1 – 1
8.5%
2 – 0
7.5%
3 – 1
7.2%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.6%
1 – 2
4.7%
3 – 2
4.5%
4 – 1
4.4%
0 – 0
3.8%
4 – 0
3.6%

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% 21% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 10% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
29% ✗
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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