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 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 27 games · 29 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	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

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
#12	Position	#29
29	Points	29
27	Played	27
8 / 5 / 14	W / D / L	7 / 8 / 12
39	Scored	40
43	Conceded	49
-4	GD	-9
1.07	PPG	1.07
30%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

22% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts). Minnesota United FC are 29th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

3/6

16-30

4/4

31-45

6/6

46-60

6/2

61-75

3/4

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Minnesota United FC

0-15

4/7

16-30

4/9

31-45

6/2

46-60

4/5

61-75

7/4

76+

5/6

■ 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	14 G	2 A
Anthony Markanich	8 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Columbus Crew SC host Minnesota United FC — let the battle begin!
5' 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.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Morris Duggan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
12' It’s a booking for Columbus Crew SC player. Max Arfsten gets a card.
17' Over 17 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
22' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
27' Minnesota United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
32' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
37' 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.
42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
47' Tomas Chancalay has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
52' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
57' Columbus Crew SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Minnesota United FC backline.
62' Patrick Schulte, a USA goalkeeper, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
67' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
72' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Minnesota United FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
77' 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.
82' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Daniel Gazdag made 95 appearances and scored 67 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
87' Both keepers have barely been tested. Columbus Crew SC and Minnesota United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Columbus Crew SC 0-0 Minnesota United FC.

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

1.35 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.09 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC42% Draw29% Minnesota United FC29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.44

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

71%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

58%

Columbus Crew SC or Minnesota United FC

71%

Half-Time Result

Columbus Crew SC29% Draw49% Minnesota United FC22%

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

10.7%

0 – 1

8.4%

2 – 1

8.3%

2 – 0

7.7%

1 – 2

6.7%

0 – 2

2 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

3.8%

3 – 0

3.4%

1 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	22%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	17%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

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