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 18 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 18 games · 24 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/game

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 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
#10	Position	#25
20	Points	24
18	Played	18
5 / 5 / 8	W / D / L	6 / 6 / 6
26	Scored	20
28	Conceded	25
-2	GD	-5
1.11	PPG	1.33
28%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

32% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts). Minnesota United FC are 25th (24 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

Minnesota United FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/3

61-75

2/1

76+

2/1

■ 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

8 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Minnesota United FC gets underway.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Anthony Markanich is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
12' Max Arfsten was booked on 12.
17' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kyle Duncan made 283 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
22' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
27' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
32' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
37' 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.
42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
47' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Minnesota United FC's compact 3-4-2-1.
52' USA international Max Arfsten has been a key figure this campaign — 3 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
57' Nectarios Triantis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Columbus Crew SC so far.
62' Malte Amundsen, a Denmark , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
67' Minnesota United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
72' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Cameron Knowles will be considering his options from the bench.
77' Over 77 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
82' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
87' 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.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

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
Pedro Santos	1
Lucas Zelarayan	1
Cucho Hernandez	1
Tani Oluwaseyi	1
Darwin Quintero	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

2 / 3

1.13 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.9 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC40% Draw32% Minnesota United FC28%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 2.03

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	60%	40%
± 2.5	33%	67%
± 3.5	15%	85%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

72%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

60%

Columbus Crew SC or Minnesota United FC

68%

Half-Time Result

Columbus Crew SC26% Draw54% Minnesota United FC20%

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

14.3%

1 – 0

13.5%

0 – 1

10.5%

2 – 0

2 – 1

7.3%

1 – 2

5.8%

0 – 2

5.1%

2 – 2

3.4%

3 – 0

3 – 1

2.8%

1 – 3

1.8%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	22%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	18%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

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