Thursday , 2 July 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
8 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 7.4 goals/game

Standings

# 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

8
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
#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 history
27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts). Philadelphia Union are 15th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Philadelphia Union
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/4
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to MAPFRE Stadium that hosts another battle between Columbus Crew SC and Philadelphia Union.
  • 5' Brazil international Artur has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Columbus Crew SC and Philadelphia Union are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' It’s high time Caleb Porter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' Jamiro needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 11 Yellow cards this season.
  • 37' What composure from Artur! The Brazil international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 47' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their trying to find a way past Philadelphia Union's compact .
  • 52' Kai Wagner has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 57' A stunning finish from Jamiro — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 62' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Philadelphia Union that had 286 games and scored 477 goals.
  • 67' Waylon Francis has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 71' The referee shows Columbus Crew SC player a Yellow card on 71.
  • 71' Cory Burke is replacing Sergio Santos for the Philadelphia Union side.
  • 72' Jakob Glesnes catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 72.
  • 73' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Luis Diaz comes on to replace Derrick Etienne.
  • 78' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Caleb Porter will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Krisztian Nemeth. He replaces Gyasi Zardes on 83 minute.
  • 84' Krisztian Nemeth does the damage! The net is bulging and Columbus Crew SC surge ahead!
  • 86' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Milton Valenzuela is replaced by Waylon Francis.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Philadelphia Union.

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
Jamiro 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
1.78 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC51% Draw25% Philadelphia Union24%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
76%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
49%
Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC37% Draw44% Philadelphia Union19%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.8%
2 – 0
8.4%
0 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 1
5.6%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
4.9%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 22% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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