Wednesday , 30 September 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 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

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
#12 Position #6
29 Points 39
27 Played 27
8 / 5 / 14 W / D / L 11 / 6 / 10
39 Scored 54
43 Conceded 44
-4 GD +10
1.07 PPG 1.44
30% Win % 41%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 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
Philadelphia Union
0-15
4/6
16-30
4/7
31-45
6/4
46-60
9/1
61-75
14/3
76+
6/4
■ 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 16 G 2 A
Bruno Damiani 8 G 1 A
Cavan Sullivan 7 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Columbus Crew SC launch into their encounter with Philadelphia Union.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Philadelphia Union's shape.
  • 20' Philadelphia Union are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' Anthony Fontana is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Columbus Crew SC tonight.
  • 35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Columbus Crew SC and Philadelphia Union are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 40' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their trying to find a way past Philadelphia Union's compact .
  • 42' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jamiro on 42 minutes.
  • 47' 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.
  • 52' That is a Yellow card for Columbus Crew SC. Jonathan Mensah will be fuming at that decision.
  • 54' Philadelphia Union receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 54.
  • 55' What a moment for Lucas Zelarayan! That strike on 55 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 60' Jamiro needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 11 Yellow cards this season.
  • 62' Warren Creavalle gets the nod from Philadelphia Union. He replaces Alejandro Bedoya and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 67' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 70' Derrick Etienne is ready to make an impact after coming on for Youness Mokhtar at the 70 minute mark.
  • 75' A change in the Philadelphia Union ranks — Sergio Santos exits the field as Andrew Wooten enters on 75.
  • 80' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Fanendo Adi comes on to replace Gyasi Zardes.
  • 85' With 1 assists to his name this season, Artur is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Philadelphia Union.
  • 88' A tactical swap from Philadelphia Union — Anthony Fontana on, Jose Martinez off on 88 minutes.
  • 90' Fatai Alashe has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lucas Zelarayan on 90 minute.
  • Columbus Crew SC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Hugo Picard 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
3 / 4
1.35 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC46% Draw28% Philadelphia Union26%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
73%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
54%
Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC29% Draw49% Philadelphia Union22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.7%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 1
8.3%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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