Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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
#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' The wait is over. FC Cincinnati get us underway at New Crew Stadium.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Columbus Crew SC and FC Cincinnati are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' The 40-year-old Harrison Afful has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' FC Cincinnati is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Columbus Crew SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Isaac Atanga is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 45' The Armenia Lucas Zelarayan breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 1-0!
  • 48' GOAL! Ronald Matarrita fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 53' Columbus Crew SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 58' Luciano Acosta has been relatively quiet despite scoring 81 goals in his last 278 appearances.
  • 62' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Waylon Francis comes on to replace Luis Diaz.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Isaac Atanga. He replaces Florian Valot on 65 minute.
  • 70' Brenner da Silva makes way for Brandon Vazquez at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Cincinnati.
  • 73' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Bradley Wright-Phillips trudges off to be replaced by Miguel Berry on 73 minutes.
  • 74' What composure from Isaac Atanga! The Ghana international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 75' A goal from the Ghana international Isaac Atanga! He fires home on 75 to make it 1-3!
  • 77' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Alexandru Matan on, Liam Fraser off on 77 minutes.
  • 81' Miguel Berry adds to his 0 season tally! Columbus Crew SC lead 2-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 83' GOAL! Miguel Berry scores on 83.
  • 88' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 284 games and scored 426 goals.
  • 89' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 89 minute. Geoff Cameron leaves to be changed by Haris Medunjanin.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-2 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

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
2.32 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.9 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC48% Draw22% FC Cincinnati30%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.22
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 60%
40%
± 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 SC37% Draw37% FC Cincinnati26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.3%
1 – 1
7.2%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
5.6%
3 – 2
Actual
2 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
4.1%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 3
3.4%
4 – 1
3.3%
4 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 14% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 18% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 15% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 9% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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