Columbus Crew SC vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Columbus Crew SC

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Minnesota United FC

Sat 2 May 2026 · 23:30 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Max Arfsten 12' Y

Overview

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

Columbus Crew SC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Sergii Boiko (USA)
Assistant 1 Kyle Atkins
Assistant 2 Rhett Hammil (USA)

7 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 14.1 goals/game

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

Columbus Crew SC 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals Minnesota United FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-02 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Minnesota United FC 2024-03-02 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC 2020-09-23 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Minnesota United FC 2020-07-29 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Minnesota United FC 2019-05-19 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

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

Minnesota United FC

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
#7	Position	#25
47	Points	44
34	Played	34
14 / 5 / 15	W / D / L	11 / 11 / 12
59	Scored	56
52	Conceded	58
+7	GD	-2
1.38	PPG	1.29
41%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

21% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts). Minnesota United FC are 25th (44 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

Minnesota United FC

0-15

4/9

16-30

5/10

31-45

7/5

46-60

8/5

61-75

9/5

76+

11/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

Diego Rossi	6 G	1 A
Wessam Abou Ali	5 G	1 A

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah	18 G	4 A
Anthony Markanich	9 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Lower.com Field will turn into a battlefield for Columbus Crew SC and Minnesota United FC.
5' Patrick Schulte has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' Nectarios Triantis is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Columbus Crew SC tonight.
12' Max Arfsten is having his name booked by the referee on 12.
17' Minnesota United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
22' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 22.
27' Over 27 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
32' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
37' 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.
42' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Cameron Knowles will be considering his options from the bench.
47' The travelling Minnesota United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
52' Minnesota United FC 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.
57' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Kelvin Yeboah has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
62' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
67' Both keepers have barely been tested. Columbus Crew SC and Minnesota United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
72' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Columbus Crew SC and Minnesota United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
77' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
82' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Minnesota United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
87' Columbus Crew SC have won 449 goals from 299 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henrik Rydström

Minnesota United FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Cameron Knowles

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Gyasi Zardes	4
Francisco Calvo	2
Robin Lod	2
Darwin Quintero	1
Ethan Finlay	1
Pedro Santos	1
Lucas Zelarayan	1
Cucho Hernandez	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 W

Minnesota 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 accuracy

1 / 3

1.46 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.13 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Minnesota United FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC43% Draw28% Minnesota United FC29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.59

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

71%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

57%

Columbus Crew SC or Minnesota United FC

72%

Half-Time Result

Columbus Crew SC31% Draw48% Minnesota United FC21%

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.3%

1 – 0

9.9%

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.7%

2 – 0

7.8%

0 – 1

7.4%

1 – 2

6.7%

2 – 2

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.3%

3 – 0

3.7%

1 – 3

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	22%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✗

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