Sunday , 16 August 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Columbus Crew SC
1 – 0
Full Time
Philadelphia Union
Wed 2 Sep 2020 · 23:30 UTC MAPFRE Stadium HT 45' · FT 45+4'
Y 42' Jamiro
Jonathan Mensah 52' Y
Y 54' Alejandro Bedoya

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at MAPFRE Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Sibiga
  • Referee C.J. Morgante
  • Referee Matthew Nelson
  • Referee Victor Rivas
  • Referee Jorge Gonzalez

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

8
7
5
Columbus Crew SC 20 games · Avg 1.9 goals Philadelphia Union
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-02 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union 2019-09-29 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Philadelphia Union 2019-03-23 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-09-29 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union 2018-05-09 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Philadelphia Union H 1–0 W
29 Aug FC Cincinnati A 0–0 D
24 Aug New York City FC A 0–1 L
20 Aug Chicago Fire FC H 3–0 W
29 Jul Minnesota United FC H 1–1 D
22 Jul Atlanta United FC A 1–0 W
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 0–1 L
29 Aug D.C. United SC H 4–1 W
25 Aug New York Red Bulls H 1–0 W
20 Aug New England Revolution A 0–0 D
06 Aug Portland Timbers H 1–2 L
31 Jul Sporting Kansas City H 3–1 W

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC Philadelphia Union
#10 Position #13
20 Points 16
18 Played 18
5 / 5 / 8 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 10
26 Scored 25
28 Conceded 33
-2 GD -8
1.11 PPG 0.89
28% Win % 22%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
22% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts). Philadelphia Union are 13th (16 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
Philadelphia Union
0-15
3/3
16-30
1/5
31-45
3/3
46-60
3/1
61-75
4/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A
Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 8 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Columbus Crew SC vs Philadelphia Union — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Philadelphia Union needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Philadelphia Union's shape.
  • 15' Philadelphia Union started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' Philadelphia Union fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' Matt Real, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' 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.
  • 42' Controversy at the stadium! Jamiro argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 47' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Caleb Porter will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 52' A moment of madness from Jonathan Mensah on 52 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Columbus Crew SC will be frustrated.
  • 54' The referee calls foul for Alejandro Bedoya. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 55' The Armenia Lucas Zelarayan breaks the deadlock on 55 minutes. 1-0!
  • 60' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Jamiro has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Philadelphia Union — Warren Creavalle on, Alejandro Bedoya off on 62 minutes.
  • 67' Philadelphia Union have won 484 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 70' Derrick Etienne is ready to make an impact after coming on for Youness Mokhtar at the 70 minute mark.
  • 75' Another change for Philadelphia Union made on 75 minute. Sergio Santos leaves to be changed by Andrew Wooten.
  • 80' Fanendo Adi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gyasi Zardes on 80 minute.
  • 85' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 88' Philadelphia Union manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Anthony Fontana is hanging Jose Martinez on the field on 88 minute.
  • 90' The Columbus Crew SC bench stirs into life. Lucas Zelarayan is withdrawn and Fatai Alashe gets his opportunity.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Columbus Crew SC and Philadelphia Union (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Cucho Hernandez 3
Nathan Harriel 3
Mohamed Farsi 2
David Accam 2
Julian Carranza 2
Daniel Gazdag 2
Max Arfsten 2
Jack Elliott 1

Head to Head

2020-09-02 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union 2019-09-29 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Philadelphia Union 2019-03-23 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-09-29 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union 2018-05-09 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union

Columbus Crew SC Form

2020-09-02 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union W 2020-08-29 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2020-08-24 New York City FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2020-08-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2020-07-29 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2020-07-22 Atlanta United FC 0–1 Columbus Crew SC W

Philadelphia Union Form

2020-09-02 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union L 2020-08-29 Philadelphia Union 4–1 D.C. United SC W 2020-08-25 Philadelphia Union 1–0 New York Red Bulls W 2020-08-20 New England Revolution 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2020-08-06 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Portland Timbers L 2020-07-31 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Sporting Kansas City W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.46 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC53% Draw27% Philadelphia Union20%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.26
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
80%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
47%
Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC35% Draw50% Philadelphia Union15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 0
12.6%
2 – 0
10.7%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
7.2%
3 – 0
5.1%
1 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.3%
2 – 2
3.6%
0 – 2
3.2%
4 – 0
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 16% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 25% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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