Sunday , 16 August 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs Orlando City SC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
Columbus Crew SC
4 – 3
Full Time
Orlando City SC
Sat 21 Sep 2024 · 23:30 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Alexandru Matan 44' Y
Yaw Yeboah 77' Y
Y 81' Kyle Smith
Y 89' Ivan Angulo

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

4
3
9
Columbus Crew SC 16 games · Avg 3.6 goals Orlando City SC
Last 5 meetings
2024-09-21 Columbus Crew SC 4–3 Orlando City SC 2024-05-25 Orlando City SC 0–2 Columbus Crew SC 2023-09-16 Orlando City SC 4–3 Columbus Crew SC 2023-05-13 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Orlando City SC 2022-10-09 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Sep Orlando City SC H 4–3 W
18 Sep Toronto FC A 2–0 W
14 Sep FC Cincinnati A 0–0 D
07 Sep Seattle Sounders FC H 0–4 L
31 Aug New York City FC H 4–2 W
28 Aug Philadelphia Union A 1–0 W
Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 3–4 L
19 Sep Charlotte FC H 2–0 W
14 Sep New England Revolution H 3–0 W
31 Aug Nashville SC H 3–0 W
25 Aug Sporting Kansas City A 0–3 L
20 Jul New York City FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC Orlando City SC
#10 Position #11
20 Points 20
18 Played 18
5 / 5 / 8 W / D / L 6 / 2 / 10
26 Scored 30
28 Conceded 47
-2 GD -17
1.11 PPG 1.11
28% Win % 33%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
16% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts). Orlando City SC are 11th (20 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
Orlando City SC
0-15
2/2
16-30
5/6
31-45
–/6
46-60
6/3
61-75
5/2
76+
1/8
■ 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 11 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Lower.com Field that hosts another battle between Columbus Crew SC and Orlando City SC.
  • 5' Orlando City SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Columbus Crew SC 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.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' Assisted by Christian Ramirez with the perfectly-timed delivery and Diego Rossi makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Dagur THorhallsson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 44' That is a card for Columbus Crew SC. Alexandru Matan will be fuming at that decision.
  • 47' Cucho Hernandez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Diego Rossi at the 47 minute mark.
  • 51' GOAL! Christian Ramirez scores on 51. Assisted by Max Arfsten
  • 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 287 games and scored 430 goals.
  • 58' It is a substitution in Orlando City SC team. Jeorgio Kocevski is replaced by Luis Muriel on 58 minute.
  • 62' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Mohamed Farsi departs to be replaced by Yaw Yeboah.
  • 67' Both keepers have barely been tested. Columbus Crew SC and Orlando City SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 71' Magnificent from Cucho Hernandez! That is 54 goals in 250 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 74' Magnificent from Ramiro Enrique! That is 23 goals in 163 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 76' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Max Arfsten trudges off to be replaced by Marcelo Herrera on 76 minutes.
  • 77' Yaw Yeboah has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 77.
  • 78' Luis Muriel makes no mistake. The score reads 3-2 and Orlando City SC are in front.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Orlando City SC. Rafael Santos is replaced by Kyle Smith.
  • 81' A moment of madness from Kyle Smith on 81 minutes earns him a card. Orlando City SC will be frustrated.
  • 84' Felipe Martins gets the nod from Orlando City SC. He replaces Wilder Cartagena and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' Aziel Jackson is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Jacen Russell-Rowe. He replaces Aziel Jackson on 86 minute.
  • 89' The referee calls foul for Ivan Angulo. He receives a card.
  • With this win, Columbus Crew SC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

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
Derrick Etienne 2
Cucho Hernandez 2
Gyasi Zardes 2
Christopher Mueller 2
Luis Muriel 2

Head to Head

2024-09-21 Columbus Crew SC 4–3 Orlando City SC 2024-05-25 Orlando City SC 0–2 Columbus Crew SC 2023-09-16 Orlando City SC 4–3 Columbus Crew SC 2023-05-13 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Orlando City SC 2022-10-09 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC

Columbus Crew SC Form

2024-09-21 Columbus Crew SC 4–3 Orlando City SC W 2024-09-18 Toronto FC 0–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2024-09-14 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2024-09-07 Columbus Crew SC 0–4 Seattle Sounders FC L 2024-08-31 Columbus Crew SC 4–2 New York City FC W 2024-08-28 Philadelphia Union 0–1 Columbus Crew SC W

Orlando City SC Form

2024-09-21 Columbus Crew SC 4–3 Orlando City SC L 2024-09-19 Orlando City SC 2–0 Charlotte FC W 2024-09-14 Orlando City SC 3–0 New England Revolution W 2024-08-31 Orlando City SC 3–0 Nashville SC W 2024-08-25 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Orlando City SC L 2024-07-20 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.87 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.01 Orlando City SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + Both teams to score 81%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC55% Draw20% Orlando City SC25%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes81% 0% No19%
Avg goals/match: 4.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 85%
15%
± 3.5 70%
30%
± 4.5 52%
48%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
75%
Draw or Orlando City SC
45%
Columbus Crew SC or Orlando City SC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC43% Draw33% Orlando City SC24%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted
4 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
5.9%
3 – 2
5.8%
1 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
4.5%
4 – 1
4.2%
4 – 2
4.1%
2 – 3
4.1%
3 – 3
3.9%
2 – 0
3.3%
3 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Orlando City SC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 16% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 18% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 13% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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