Columbus Crew SC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Columbus Crew SC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at Lower.com Field.
- Columbus Crew SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
- Philadelphia Union 15 games · 7 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Filip Dujic (USA)
6 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 13.2 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 21 Mar Toronto FC A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr Columbus Crew SC A 0–2 L 22 Apr Toronto FC A 3–3 D 18 Apr D.C. United SC H 0–0 D 11 Apr Montreal Impact FC A 2–1 W 04 Apr Charlotte FC A 1–2 L 21 Mar Chicago Fire FC H 1–2 L Season Stats
Columbus Crew SC Philadelphia Union #10 Position #15 16 Points 7 15 Played 15 4 / 4 / 7 W / D / L 1 / 4 / 10 21 Scored 18 23 Conceded 30 -2 GD -12 1.07 PPG 0.47 27% Win % 7% Key Stats
30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this seasonColumbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts). Philadelphia Union are 15th (7 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Columbus Crew SC0-152/316-302/131-452/146-603/261-751/276+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededPhiladelphia Union0-152/316-301/431-452/246-602/161-752/176+2/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Lower.com Field will turn into a battlefield for Columbus Crew SC and Philadelphia Union.
- 4' GOAL! Max Arfsten scores on 4.
- 9' Supporters expect more eagerness from Malte Amundsen, as he is very good at scoring at Lower.com Field with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
- 14' 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.
- 19' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 19 minutes.
- 24' The travelling Philadelphia Union supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 29' Milan Iloski needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 34' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Columbus Crew SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 39' Danley Jean Jacques was booked on 39.
- 44' Philadelphia Union started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
- 45' Sekou Bangoura is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
- 45' Time for substitution for Philadelphia Union. Jesus Bueno is replaced by Jovan Lukic.
- 46' Time for substitution for Philadelphia Union. Philippe Ndinga is replaced by Ben Bender.
- 48' Goal! Nathan Harriel scores his 7 goal in 264 matches.
- 53' 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.
- 58' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Olwethu Makhanya made 264 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 63' Steven Moreira has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hugo Picard on 63 minute.
- 66' The supporters are chanting for Indiana Vassilev. He replaces Cavan Sullivan on 66 minute.
- 70' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Taha Habroune departs to be replaced by Daniel Gazdag.
- 75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 80' It looks surprising Philadelphia Union does not make any changes. Rudy Camacho has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 81' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Sekou Bangoura is replaced by Amar Sejdic on 81 minute.
- 84' Another substitution for Philadelphia Union to replace Bruno Damiani by Ezekiel Alladoh on 84 minute.
- 89' Sean Zawadzki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Japhet Sery.
- The final score is 2-0.
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Lineups
Columbus Crew SC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 18
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10
Diego Rossi ↓ Jamal Thiare 70'
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- 4
- 28
- 25
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30
Hugo Picard ↓ Steven Moreira 63'
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27
Max Arfsten ↓ Mohamed Farsi 81'
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17
Sekou Bangoura ↓ Amar Sejdic 81'
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16
Taha Habroune ↓ Daniel Gazdag 70'
Bench
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31
Steven Moreira ↑ 63'
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19
Jamal Thiare ↑ 70'
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8
Daniel Gazdag ↑ 70'
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14
Amar Sejdic ↑ 81'
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23
Mohamed Farsi ↑ 81'
- 21
- 1
- 12
- 90
Coach Henrik RydströmPhiladelphia Union Lineups
Starting XI
- 18
- 5
- 10
- 26
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8
Jesus Bueno ↓ Jovan Lukic 45'
- 21
- 14
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9
Bruno Damiani ↓ Ezekiel Alladoh 84'
- 29
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20
Philippe Ndinga ↓ Ben Bender 46'
- 6
Bench
- 11
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19
Indiana Vassilev ↑ 66'
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16
Ben Bender ↑ 46'
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28
Agustin Anello ↑ 66'
- 76
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4
Jovan Lukic ↑ 45'
- 2
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23
Ezekiel Alladoh ↑ 84'
- 51
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Nathan Harriel 3 Cucho Hernandez 3 Julian Carranza 2 Daniel Gazdag 2 Max Arfsten 2 Mohamed Farsi 2 David Accam 2 Sean Zawadzki 1 Head to Head
Columbus Crew SC Form
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 2026-03-21 Toronto FC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC LPhiladelphia Union Form
2026-04-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Philadelphia Union L 2026-04-22 Toronto FC 3–3 Philadelphia Union D 2026-04-18 Philadelphia Union 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2026-04-11 Montreal Impact FC 1–2 Philadelphia Union W 2026-04-04 Charlotte FC 2–1 Philadelphia Union L 2026-03-21 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Chicago Fire FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.95 Columbus Crew SC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.02 Philadelphia Union xGI would bet for: Columbus Crew SC to win 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Columbus Crew SC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.97Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 79% 21% ± 2.5 56% 44% ± 3.5 34% 66% ± 4.5 18% 82% Double Chance
Columbus Crew SC or Draw 82%Draw or Philadelphia Union 41%Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union 77%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Columbus Crew SC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.1%2 – 0 Actual2 – 1 9.6%1 – 0 9.3%0 – 0 6.8%3 – 1 6.2%3 – 0 6.1%1 – 2 5%2 – 2 4.9%0 – 1 4.5%3 – 2 3.3%4 – 1 3.1%Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC
Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers -2.5 17% — 83% -2 17% 18% 65% -1.5 35% — 65% -1 35% 23% 43% -0.5 57% — 43% +0.5 82% — 18% +1 82% 12% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet 37% ✗Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet 15% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.