Columbus Crew SC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Columbus Crew SC

2 – 0

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FC Cincinnati

Sun 17 Jul 2022 · 23:30 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 47' Nick Hagglund

Josh Williams 78' Y

Steven Moreira 78' Y

Y 84' Obinna Nwobodo

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at Lower.com Field.

Columbus Crew SC 18 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
FC Cincinnati 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

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

Columbus Crew SC 17 games · Avg 3.2 goals FC Cincinnati

Last 5 meetings

2022-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 FC Cincinnati 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

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Jul	FC Cincinnati	H	2–0	W
14 Jul	D.C. United SC	A	2–2	D
10 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	3–2	W
03 Jul	Philadelphia Union	H	0–0	D
29 Jun	Toronto FC	A	2–1	W
26 Jun	Real Salt Lake	A	0–0	D

FC Cincinnati

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–2	L
14 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–2	D
09 Jul	New York Red Bulls	H	1–1	D
03 Jul	New England Revolution	A	2–2	D
29 Jun	New York City FC	H	4–4	D
24 Jun	Orlando City SC	H	1–0	W

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' Welcome to Lower.com Field that hosts another battle between Columbus Crew SC and FC Cincinnati.
5' 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 Alvas Powell suffering a number of foals already.
10' Columbus Crew SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Jamal Thiare scoring 1 goals.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Columbus Crew SC and FC Cincinnati are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
16' The deadlock is broken! Juan Hernandez gets on the scoresheet on 16 minutes.
21' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their trying to find a way past FC Cincinnati's compact .
26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
31' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
36' Portugal international Pedro Santos has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
41' Aidan Morris needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
46' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Columbus Crew SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
47' A moment of madness from Nick Hagglund on 47 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Cincinnati will be frustrated.
52' A quiet spell here at Lower.com Field. Columbus Crew SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
54' Geoff Cameron gets the nod from FC Cincinnati. He replaces John Nelson and will look to change the dynamic.
55' Another substitution for FC Cincinnati to replace Yuya Kubo by Arquimides Ordonez on 55 minute.
60' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Steven Moreira made 420 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
64' Erik Hurtado has so much to prove this time. He replaces Juan Hernandez on 64 minute.
69' Haris Medunjanin is replacing Allan Cruz for the FC Cincinnati side.
74' Luis Diaz makes way for James Igbekeme at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Columbus Crew SC.
78' That is a Yellow card for Columbus Crew SC. Josh Williams will be fuming at that decision.
83' The whistle greets Ian Murphy as he departs to be replaced by Calvin Harris.
84' That is a Yellow card for FC Cincinnati. Obinna Nwobodo will be fuming at that decision.
86' Lucas Zelarayan makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Columbus Crew SC are in front.
89' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Lucas Zelarayan by Milos Degenek on 89 minute.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Columbus Crew SC take all three points.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Columbus Crew SC Form

2022-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 FC Cincinnati W 2022-07-14 D.C. United SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2022-07-10 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 Columbus Crew SC W 2022-07-03 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2022-06-29 Toronto FC 1–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2022-06-26 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D

FC Cincinnati Form

2022-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 FC Cincinnati L 2022-07-14 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2022-07-09 FC Cincinnati 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2022-07-03 New England Revolution 2–2 FC Cincinnati D 2022-06-29 FC Cincinnati 4–4 New York City FC D 2022-06-24 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Orlando City SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.22 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.52 FC Cincinnati xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC55% Draw22% FC Cincinnati23%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.74

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

77%

Draw or FC Cincinnati

45%

Columbus Crew SC or FC Cincinnati

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC39% Draw39% FC Cincinnati22%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.8%

2 – 1

8.6%

2 – 2

6.5%

3 – 1

6.3%

1 – 2

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

4.8%

3 – 2

4.8%

3 – 0

4.2%

0 – 0

3.6%

4 – 1

3.5%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	16%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	20%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	14%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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