Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Columbus Crew SC
2 – 1
Full Time
Philadelphia Union
Sun 1 Nov 2020 · 20:30 UTC MAPFRE Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'
Milton Valenzuela 71' Y
Y 72' Jakob Glesnes

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Andrew Bigelow
  • Referee Hilario Grajeda
  • Referee Ian McKay
  • Referee
11 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.2 goals/game

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

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7
5
Columbus Crew SC 20 games · Avg 1.9 goals Philadelphia Union
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-01 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Philadelphia Union 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

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov Philadelphia Union H 2–1 W
29 Oct D.C. United SC A 0–1 L
25 Oct Houston Dynamo A 1–1 D
18 Oct New York City FC H 3–1 W
14 Oct FC Cincinnati A 1–2 L
07 Oct Montreal Impact FC H 1–2 L
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L
28 Oct Chicago Fire FC H 2–1 W
24 Oct Toronto FC H 5–0 W
19 Oct New England Revolution A 2–1 W
15 Oct D.C. United SC A 2–2 D
11 Oct Montreal Impact FC H 2–1 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' The game is set. Columbus Crew SC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Waylon Francis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Columbus Crew SC so far.
  • 10' Jack Elliott is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Philadelphia Union tonight.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Eloy Room, as he is very good at scoring at MAPFRE Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 35' Philadelphia Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 37' Goal! Artur scores his 6 goal in 291 matches.
  • 42' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Columbus Crew SC and Philadelphia Union are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 47' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 52' Over 52 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 57' Brilliant from the ! Jamiro makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 57.
  • 62' Kacper Przybylko has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 67' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 71' The referee calls foul for Milton Valenzuela. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 71' Cory Burke is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sergio Santos at the 71 minute mark.
  • 72' Jakob Glesnes has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 72.
  • 73' The whistle greets Derrick Etienne as he departs to be replaced by Luis Diaz.
  • 78' A quiet spell here at MAPFRE Stadium. Columbus Crew SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Gyasi Zardes as he leaves the pitch. Krisztian Nemeth steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 84' GOAL! Krisztian Nemeth fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 86' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Milton Valenzuela by Waylon Francis on 86 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

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

Head to Head

2020-11-01 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Philadelphia Union 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

Columbus Crew SC Form

2020-11-01 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Philadelphia Union W 2020-10-29 D.C. United SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2020-10-25 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2020-10-18 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 New York City FC W 2020-10-14 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2020-10-07 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Montreal Impact FC L

Philadelphia Union Form

2020-11-01 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Philadelphia Union L 2020-10-28 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2020-10-24 Philadelphia Union 5–0 Toronto FC W 2020-10-19 New England Revolution 1–2 Philadelphia Union W 2020-10-15 D.C. United SC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2020-10-11 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.65 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union 75% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC42% Draw25% Philadelphia Union33%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.2
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
68%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
58%
Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC30% Draw43% Philadelphia Union27%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 2
6.4%
1 – 0
6%
0 – 0
5.7%
0 – 1
5.6%
2 – 0
5.5%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 19% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 18% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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