Columbus Crew SC vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Columbus Crew SC vs Minnesota United FC — MLS at Lower.com Field.
- Columbus Crew SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
- Minnesota United FC 15 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Sergii Boiko (USA)
- Assistant 1 Kyle Atkins
- Assistant 2 Rhett Hammil (USA)
5 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 9.4 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 May Minnesota United FC H 0–0 D 25 Apr Philadelphia Union H 2–0 W 23 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–1 W 18 Apr New England Revolution A 1–2 L 12 Apr Orlando City SC H 1–1 D 04 Apr Atlanta United FC A 3–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 May Columbus Crew SC A 0–0 D 25 Apr Los Angeles FC H 0–1 L 23 Apr FC Dallas A 1–0 W 19 Apr Portland Timbers H 2–0 W 12 Apr San Diego FC A 2–1 W 05 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–1 W Season Stats
Columbus Crew SC Minnesota United FC #10 Position #23 16 Points 22 15 Played 15 4 / 4 / 7 W / D / L 6 / 4 / 5 21 Scored 18 23 Conceded 22 -2 GD -4 1.07 PPG 1.47 27% Win % 40% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season33% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this seasonColumbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts). Minnesota United FC are 23rd (22 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Columbus Crew SC0-152/316-302/131-452/146-603/261-751/276+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededMinnesota United FC0-151/416-302/231-452/–46-602/261-751/–76+1/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Lower.com Field. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Minnesota United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 12' Max Arfsten is having his name booked by the referee on 12.
- 17' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 17.
- 22' It’s high time Cameron Knowles made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 27' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dylan Chambost made 418 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 32' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 37' 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.
- 42' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 47' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 52' It looks surprising Minnesota United FC does not make any changes. Anthony Markanich has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 57' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 62' Columbus Crew SC is showing some good football. However, Columbus Crew SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 67' Minnesota United FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 72' The travelling Minnesota United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 77' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 82' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Minnesota United FC winning 0% of all matches.
- 87' 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.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Columbus Crew SC Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 31
- 7
- 18
- 10
- 4
- 8
- 28
- 25
- 30
- 27
- 16
Bench
- 2
- 14
- 23
- 17
- 21
- 1
- 46
- 12
- 90
Coach Henrik RydströmMinnesota United FC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 3
- 26
- 8
- 12
- 5
- 9
- 30
- 25
- 13
- 23
- 28
Bench
- 20
- 15
- 7
- 27
- 1
- 2
- 33
- 29
- 18
Coach Cameron Knowles -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Gyasi Zardes 4 Robin Lod 2 Francisco Calvo 2 Ethan Finlay 1 Pedro Santos 1 Lucas Zelarayan 1 Cucho Hernandez 1 Tani Oluwaseyi 1 Head to Head
Columbus Crew SC Form
2026-05-02 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Minnesota United FC D 2026-04-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Philadelphia Union W 2026-04-23 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2026-04-18 New England Revolution 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2026-04-12 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2026-04-04 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC WMinnesota United FC Form
2026-05-02 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Minnesota United FC D 2026-04-25 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Los Angeles FC L 2026-04-23 FC Dallas 0–1 Minnesota United FC W 2026-04-19 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Portland Timbers W 2026-04-12 San Diego FC 1–2 Minnesota United FC W 2026-04-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Minnesota United FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 31.13 Columbus Crew SC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.92 Minnesota United FC xGI would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 66%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.05Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 85% 15% ± 1.5 61% 39% ± 2.5 34% 66% ± 3.5 16% 84% ± 4.5 6% 94% Double Chance
Columbus Crew SC or Draw 71%Draw or Minnesota United FC 60%Columbus Crew SC or Minnesota United FC 68%Half-Time Result
Correct Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 Actual1 – 1 14.3%1 – 0 13.2%0 – 1 10.6%2 – 0 7.8%2 – 1 7.3%1 – 2 6%0 – 2 5.2%2 – 2 3.5%3 – 0 2.9%3 – 1 2.8%1 – 3 1.9%Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC
Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Minnesota United FC covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 11% 84% -1.5 16% — 84% -1 16% 22% 62% -0.5 38% — 62% +0.5 72% — 28% +1 72% 18% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet 40% ✗Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet 33% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.