Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs Orlando City SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Columbus Crew SC
3 – 2
Full Time
Orlando City SC
Wed 27 Oct 2021 · 23:30 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 13' Jhegson Mendez
Jonathan Mensah 45' Y
Y 57' Kyle Smith
Milton Valenzuela 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs Orlando City SC — MLS at Lower.com Field.

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

4
3
9
Columbus Crew SC 16 games · Avg 3.6 goals Orlando City SC
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-27 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Orlando City SC 2021-09-04 Orlando City SC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC 2020-11-05 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC 2019-07-13 Orlando City SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2019-06-29 Columbus Crew SC 0–2 Orlando City SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct Orlando City SC H 3–2 W
23 Oct New York Red Bulls H 1–2 L
21 Oct Nashville SC A 1–1 D
16 Oct Internacional CF Miami H 4–0 W
03 Oct Philadelphia Union A 0–3 L
25 Sep Montreal Impact FC H 2–1 W
Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct Columbus Crew SC A 2–3 L
24 Oct New England Revolution H 2–2 D
20 Oct Montreal Impact FC H 1–1 D
16 Oct FC Cincinnati A 1–0 W
02 Oct D.C. United SC H 2–1 W
30 Sep Nashville SC A 2–2 D

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC Orlando City SC
#12 Position #7
29 Points 34
27 Played 27
8 / 5 / 14 W / D / L 10 / 4 / 13
39 Scored 48
43 Conceded 64
-4 GD -16
1.07 PPG 1.26
30% Win % 37%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
19% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts). Orlando City SC are 7th (34 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
Orlando City SC
0-15
2/3
16-30
8/8
31-45
1/7
46-60
8/6
61-75
7/4
76+
9/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A
Orlando City SC
Martin Ojeda 13 G 1 A
Antoine Griezmann 8 G 4 A
Tyrese Spicer 6 G

Events

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' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Orlando City SC's shape.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Orlando City SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 13' The referee has no hesitation. Jhegson Mendez is booked for Orlando City SC — Yellow card on 13.
  • 18' 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.
  • 20' GOAL! Miguel Berry scores on 20.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Óscar Pareja might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' 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.
  • 31' GOAL! Derrick Etienne scores on 31.
  • 36' A quiet spell here at Lower.com Field. Orlando City SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 41' Ecuador international Jhegson Mendez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jonathan Mensah.
  • 46' Tesho Akindele gets the nod from Orlando City SC. He replaces Jhegson Mendez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 52' What a strike from Daryl Dike! The score is 2-1.
  • 57' The referee shows Orlando City SC player a Yellow card on 57.
  • 61' Against the run of play, Lucas Zelarayan has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 66' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Óscar Pareja will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 70' A change in the Columbus Crew SC ranks — Marlon Hairston exits the field as Liam Fraser enters on 70.
  • 73' Another change for Orlando City SC made on 73 minute. Chris Mueller leaves to be changed by Alexandre Pato.
  • 75' Harrison Afful has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lucas Zelarayan on 75 minute.
  • 80' The travelling Orlando City SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 85' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 86' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Vito Wormgoor by Josh Williams on 86 minute.
  • 87' Aboubacar Keita is replacing Darlington Nagbe for the Columbus Crew SC side.
  • 90' Milton Valenzuela catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • 3-2 the final result. Orlando City SC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Rossi 6
Ramiro Enrique 5
Facundo Torres Perez 3
Miguel Berry 2
Junior Urso 2
Daryl Dike 2
Marco Pasalic 2
Derrick Etienne 2

Head to Head

2021-10-27 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Orlando City SC 2021-09-04 Orlando City SC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC 2020-11-05 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC 2019-07-13 Orlando City SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2019-06-29 Columbus Crew SC 0–2 Orlando City SC

Columbus Crew SC Form

2021-10-27 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Orlando City SC W 2021-10-23 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 New York Red Bulls L 2021-10-21 Nashville SC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-10-16 Columbus Crew SC 4–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2021-10-03 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-09-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W

Orlando City SC Form

2021-10-27 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Orlando City SC L 2021-10-24 Orlando City SC 2–2 New England Revolution D 2021-10-20 Orlando City SC 1–1 Montreal Impact FC D 2021-10-16 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Orlando City SC W 2021-10-02 Orlando City SC 2–1 D.C. United SC W 2021-09-30 Nashville SC 2–2 Orlando City SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.16 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.74 Orlando City SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC46% Draw23% Orlando City SC31%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.9
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
70%
Draw or Orlando City SC
54%
Columbus Crew SC or Orlando City SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC36% Draw38% Orlando City SC26%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
6.5%
3 – 1
5.7%
3 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
4.8%
2 – 3
4%
1 – 0
3.9%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 0
3.4%
0 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Orlando City SC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 14% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 19% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 15% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 9% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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