Saturday , 14 November 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Columbus Crew SC
3 – 2
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Fri 27 Aug 2021 · 22:30 UTC New Crew Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2021-08-27 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 FC Cincinnati 2021-07-09 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2020-10-14 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Columbus Crew SC 2020-09-06 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati 2020-08-29 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug FC Cincinnati H 3–2 W
21 Aug Seattle Sounders FC H 1–2 L
19 Aug New York Red Bulls A 0–1 L
15 Aug Chicago Fire FC A 0–1 L
07 Aug Atlanta United FC H 2–3 L
04 Aug D.C. United SC H 2–4 L
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug Columbus Crew SC A 2–3 L
22 Aug New England Revolution A 1–4 L
18 Aug Montreal Impact FC H 0–0 D
07 Aug Orlando City SC H 1–1 D
05 Aug New York Red Bulls A 0–0 D
31 Jul D.C. United SC H 0–0 D

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 New Crew Stadium!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' 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 Jonathan Mensah suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Liam Fraser is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Columbus Crew SC so far.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Columbus Crew SC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 35' Armenia international Lucas Zelarayan has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 4 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' Lucas Zelarayan puts Columbus Crew SC on the lead.
  • 48' What composure from Ronald Matarrita! The Costa Rica international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 53' Over 53 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 58' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Cincinnati is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 62' A change in the Columbus Crew SC ranks — Luis Diaz exits the field as Waylon Francis enters on 62.
  • 65' Fresh legs for FC Cincinnati! Isaac Atanga comes on to replace Florian Valot.
  • 70' Time for substitution for FC Cincinnati. Brenner da Silva is replaced by Brandon Vazquez.
  • 73' Miguel Berry gets the nod from Columbus Crew SC. He replaces Bradley Wright-Phillips and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 74' Magnificent from Isaac Atanga! That is 2 goals in 6 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 75' Isaac Atanga makes no mistake. The score reads 1-3 and FC Cincinnati are in front.
  • 77' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Liam Fraser departs to be replaced by Alexandru Matan.
  • 81' Brilliant from the ! Miguel Berry makes it 2-3 with a superb finish on 81.
  • 83' A stunning finish from Miguel Berry — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 88' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Cincinnati's shape.
  • 89' A tactical swap from FC Cincinnati — Haris Medunjanin on, Geoff Cameron off on 89 minutes.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Columbus Crew SC to claim maximum points.

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
Kevin Denkey 2

Head to Head

2021-08-27 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 FC Cincinnati 2021-07-09 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2020-10-14 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Columbus Crew SC 2020-09-06 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati 2020-08-29 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Columbus Crew SC

Columbus Crew SC Form

2021-08-27 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 FC Cincinnati W 2021-08-21 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-08-19 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-08-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-08-07 Columbus Crew SC 2–3 Atlanta United FC L 2021-08-04 Columbus Crew SC 2–4 D.C. United SC L

FC Cincinnati Form

2021-08-27 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 FC Cincinnati L 2021-08-22 New England Revolution 4–1 FC Cincinnati L 2021-08-18 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Montreal Impact FC D 2021-08-07 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2021-08-05 New York Red Bulls 0–0 FC Cincinnati D 2021-07-31 FC Cincinnati 0–0 D.C. United SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.47 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.72 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC53% Draw21% FC Cincinnati26%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.19
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 40%
60%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
74%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
47%
Columbus Crew SC or FC Cincinnati
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC41% Draw36% FC Cincinnati23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 1
7.2%
2 – 2
6.5%
3 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
4.7%
4 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
3.8%
1 – 0
3.4%
4 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 16% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 19% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 13% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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