Columbus Crew SC vs Orlando City SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Columbus Crew SC vs Orlando City SC — MLS at Lower.com Field.
- Columbus Crew SC 11 games · 12 pts (2026/26)
- Orlando City SC 11 games · 10 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ricardo Montero
- Assistant 1 Andrew Bigelow
- Assistant 2
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 10 23 2 New England Revolution 10 19 3 Internacional CF Miami 11 19 4 Chicago Fire FC 10 17 5 D.C. United SC 11 15 6 FC Cincinnati 11 15 7 Charlotte FC 11 14 8 Toronto FC 11 14 9 New York City FC 11 12 10 Columbus Crew SC 11 12 11 New York Red Bulls 11 12 12 Atlanta United FC 11 10 13 Orlando City SC 11 10 14 Montreal Impact FC 10 9 15 Philadelphia Union 11 6 16 San Jose Earthquakes 11 28 17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 25 18 Los Angeles FC 11 21 19 Seattle Sounders FC 9 20 20 Minnesota United FC 11 20 21 Real Salt Lake 10 19 22 FC Dallas 11 16 23 Houston Dynamo 10 15 24 Colorado Rapids SC 11 13 25 Los Angeles Galaxy 11 13 26 Austin FC 11 13 27 San Diego FC 11 12 28 Portland Timbers 10 10 29 St. Louis City 10 6 30 Sporting Kansas City 10 5 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Apr Orlando City SC H 1–1 D 04 Apr Atlanta United FC A 3–1 W 21 Mar Toronto FC A 1–2 L 14 Mar Nashville SC H 0–1 L 08 Mar Chicago Fire FC H 0–0 D 01 Mar Sporting Kansas City A 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Apr Columbus Crew SC A 1–1 D 05 Apr Los Angeles FC A 0–6 L 21 Mar Nashville SC A 0–5 L 14 Mar Montreal Impact FC H 2–1 W 07 Mar New York City FC A 0–5 L 02 Mar Internacional CF Miami H 2–4 L Season Stats
Columbus Crew SC Orlando City SC #10 Position #13 12 Points 10 11 Played 11 3 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 3 / 1 / 7 16 Scored 16 16 Conceded 32 +0 GD -16 1.09 PPG 0.91 27% Win % 27% Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season0% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this seasonColumbus Crew SC are 10th (12 pts). Orlando City SC are 13th (10 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Columbus Crew SC and Orlando City SC has kicked off!
- 5' The travelling Orlando City SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Griffin Dorsey, as he is very good at scoring at Lower.com Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 14' Orlando City SC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Marco Pasalic on 14.
- 19' It looks like no one’s ball. Orlando City SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 24' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 262 games and scored 393 goals.
- 29' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ivan Angulo made 381 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 34' Maxime Crepeau needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 35' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Wessam Abou Ali by Taha Habroune on 35 minute.
- 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 41' Iago is having his name booked by the referee on 41.
- 43' David Brekalo is having his name booked by the referee on 43.
- 48' 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 Dylan Chambost suffering a number of foals already.
- 53' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 55' A meaty challenge results in booking for Steven Moreira on 55.
- 60' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 61' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jamal Thiare is hanging Andre Gomes on the field on 61 minute.
- 64' The Orlando City SC manager makes a substitution. Eduard Atuesta departs to be replaced by Luis Aquino.
- 68' It is a substitution in Orlando City SC team. Griffin Dorsey is replaced by Zakaria Taifi on 68 minute.
- 73' Max Arfsten has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
- 75' Adrian Marin is replacing Iago for the Orlando City SC side.
- 78' Another substitution for Orlando City SC to replace Robin Jansson by Tahir Reid-Brown on 78 minute.
- 80' What a strike from Diego Rossi! The score is 1-1.
- 82' Orlando City SC player sees a card in front of him.
- 83' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sekou Bangoura is hanging Dylan Chambost on the field on 83 minute.
- 86' Marco Pasalic was booked on 86.
- The final score is 1-1.
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Columbus Crew SC
4-4-2Starting XI-
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Andre Gomes ↓ Jamal Thiare 61'
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Steven Moreira ↓ Daniel Gazdag 83'
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Dylan Chambost ↓ Sekou Bangoura 83'
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Marcelo Herrera ↓ Hugo Picard 61'
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Wessam Abou Ali ↓ Taha Habroune 35'
Bench-
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Jamal Thiare ↑ 61'
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Daniel Gazdag ↑ 83'
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Hugo Picard ↑ 61'
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Sekou Bangoura ↑ 83'
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Taha Habroune ↑ 35'
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Coach Henrik RydströmOrlando City SC
3-5-2Starting XI- 10
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20
Eduard Atuesta ↓ Luis Aquino 64'
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Griffin Dorsey ↓ Zakaria Taifi 68'
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Iago ↓ Adrian Marin 75'
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Adrian Marin ↑ 75'
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Tahir Reid-Brown ↑ 78'
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Luis Aquino ↑ 64'
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Zakaria Taifi ↑ 68'
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Coach Óscar Pareja -
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Head to Head
Columbus Crew SC Form
Orlando City SC Form
2026-04-12 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2026-04-05 Los Angeles FC 6–0 Orlando City SC L 2026-03-21 Nashville SC 5–0 Orlando City SC L 2026-03-14 Orlando City SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2026-03-07 New York City FC 5–0 Orlando City SC L 2026-03-02 Orlando City SC 2–4 Internacional CF Miami L