Saturday , 14 November 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
Columbus Crew SC
1 – 2
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Sat 11 May 2024 · 23:45 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 34' Matt Miazga
Y 37' Yuya Kubo
Sean Zawadzki 38' Y
Y 70' Obinna Nwobodo
Rudy Camacho 80' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2024-05-11 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 FC Cincinnati 2023-08-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati 2023-05-20 FC Cincinnati 3–2 Columbus Crew SC 2022-08-27 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2022-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May FC Cincinnati H 1–2 L
27 Apr Montreal Impact FC H 0–0 D
20 Apr Portland Timbers H 2–2 D
14 Apr Real Salt Lake A 0–0 D
06 Apr D.C. United SC H 1–1 D
31 Mar Nashville SC A 2–2 D
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May Columbus Crew SC A 2–1 W
04 May Orlando City SC A 1–0 W
27 Apr Colorado Rapids SC H 2–1 W
20 Apr Atlanta United FC A 2–1 W
13 Apr Montreal Impact FC A 1–2 L
06 Apr New York Red Bulls H 1–2 L

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Columbus Crew SC is hosting FC Cincinnati for another epic battle.
  • 5' Aidan Morris needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 15 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 13' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 13 minute. Alvas Powell leaves to be changed by Gerardo Valenzuela.
  • 18' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 23' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Columbus Crew SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 28' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 33' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 34' A moment of madness from Matt Miazga on 34 minutes earns him a card. FC Cincinnati will be frustrated.
  • 37' Poor challenge from Yuya Kubo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 38' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Sean Zawadzki on 38 minutes.
  • 43' The energy levels are beginning to show. Wilfried Nancy might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 48' USA international Darlington Nagbe has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 53' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 58' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Columbus Crew SC and FC Cincinnati are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 63' A quiet spell here at Lower.com Field. FC Cincinnati seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 67' Kevin Kelsy has so much to prove this time. He replaces Corey Baird on 67 minute.
  • 70' It’s gonna be a card for Obinna Nwobodo.
  • 70' The whistle greets Aidan Morris as he departs to be replaced by Yaw Yeboah.
  • 74' Kevin Kelsy has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 74 minutes.
  • 76' Brilliant from the ! Luciano Acosta makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 76.
  • 80' Columbus Crew SC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 81' Christian Ramirez is replacing Jacen Russell-Rowe for the Columbus Crew SC side.
  • 86' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 87' Luciano Acosta makes way for Malik Pinto at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Cincinnati.
  • 89' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Max Arfsten makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • Columbus Crew SC will have plenty to reflect on. FC Cincinnati were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

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
Taha Habroune 2

Head to Head

2024-05-11 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 FC Cincinnati 2023-08-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati 2023-05-20 FC Cincinnati 3–2 Columbus Crew SC 2022-08-27 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2022-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 FC Cincinnati

Columbus Crew SC Form

2024-05-11 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 FC Cincinnati L 2024-04-27 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Montreal Impact FC D 2024-04-20 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2024-04-14 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2024-04-06 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 D.C. United SC D 2024-03-31 Nashville SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D

FC Cincinnati Form

2024-05-11 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2024-05-04 Orlando City SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2024-04-27 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2024-04-20 Atlanta United FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2024-04-13 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 FC Cincinnati L 2024-04-06 FC Cincinnati 1–2 New York Red Bulls L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.05 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.62 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or FC Cincinnati 75% + Over 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC43% Draw25% FC Cincinnati32%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

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
68%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
57%
Columbus Crew SC or FC Cincinnati
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC36% Draw39% FC Cincinnati25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
8.4%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.7%
2 – 0
5.4%
1 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.6%
0 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
3.6%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 19% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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