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

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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 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/game

Standings

#	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

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	#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 history

27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

33% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts). Minnesota United FC are 23rd (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Minnesota United FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

2/2

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Lower.com Field that hosts another battle between Columbus Crew SC and Minnesota United FC.
5' 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.
10' Minnesota United FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
12' It’s a booking for Columbus Crew SC player. Max Arfsten gets a card.
17' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Minnesota United FC that had 282 games and scored 414 goals.
22' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
27' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Daniel Gazdag made 95 appearances and scored 64 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
32' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 32 minutes.
37' It’s high time Cameron Knowles made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
42' The travelling Minnesota United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
47' 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.
52' 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.
57' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
62' It looks like no one’s ball. Columbus Crew SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
67' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jefferson Diaz, as he is very good at scoring at Lower.com Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
72' 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.
77' Dylan Chambost needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 17 Yellow cards this season.
82' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Hugo Picard suffering a number of foals already.
87' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Anthony Markanich has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
Cucho Hernandez	1
Tani Oluwaseyi	1
Darwin Quintero	1
Ethan Finlay	1
Pedro Santos	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

0.92 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC40% Draw32% Minnesota United FC28%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.05

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

Columbus Crew SC26% Draw54% Minnesota United FC20%

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

14.3%

1 – 0

13.2%

0 – 1

10.6%

2 – 0

7.8%

2 – 1

7.3%

1 – 2

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.