Columbus Crew SC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Columbus Crew SC

0 – 0

Full Time

Philadelphia Union

Sun 18 Apr 2021 · 21:30 UTC Ohio Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+4'

Y 40' Jakob Glesnes

Luis Diaz 56' Y

Y 61' Jamiro

Perry Kitchen 64' Y

Y 75' Sergio Santos

Y 89' Alejandro Bedoya

Overview

Match Preview

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

Columbus Crew SC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 34 games · 50 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Katie Nesbitt
Referee Hilario Grajeda
Referee Ramy Touchan
Referee Ismir Pekmic
Referee

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Columbus Crew SC 20 games · Avg 1.9 goals Philadelphia Union

Last 5 meetings

2021-04-18 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union 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

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Philadelphia Union	H	0–0	D
13 Dec	Seattle Sounders FC	H	3–0	W
06 Dec	New England Revolution	H	1–0	W
30 Nov	Nashville SC	H	2–0	W
21 Nov	New York Red Bulls	H	3–2	W
08 Nov	Atlanta United FC	H	2–1	W

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–0	D
25 Nov	New England Revolution	H	0–2	L
08 Nov	New England Revolution	H	2–0	W
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

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC		Philadelphia Union
#7	Position	#6
47	Points	50
34	Played	34
14 / 5 / 15	W / D / L	14 / 8 / 12
59	Scored	66
52	Conceded	52
+7	GD	+14
1.38	PPG	1.47
41%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

24% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (50 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

4/8

16-30

12/7

31-45

7/7

46-60

10/2

61-75

7/5

76+

6/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Philadelphia Union

0-15

4/6

16-30

6/7

31-45

8/7

46-60

12/2

61-75

17/5

76+

8/6

■ 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	19 G	2 A
Bruno Damiani	13 G	3 A
Cavan Sullivan	9 G	6 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Columbus Crew SC and Philadelphia Union is underway.
5' USA international Anthony Fontana has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
10' Columbus Crew SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
15' 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.
20' Philadelphia Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
30' Jamiro, a Cape Verde Islands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Columbus Crew SC and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
40' The referee calls foul for Jakob Glesnes. He receives a Yellow card.
45' The travelling Philadelphia Union supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
55' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
56' Luis Diaz was booked on 56.
61' Jamiro was booked on 61.
62' The Philadelphia Union manager makes a substitution. Anthony Fontana departs to be replaced by Sergio Santos.
64' Columbus Crew SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
65' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Luis Diaz departs to be replaced by Derrick Etienne.
70' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
75' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sergio Santos.
80' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Columbus Crew SC and Philadelphia Union are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
84' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Gyasi Zardes departs to be replaced by Bradley Wright-Phillips.
88' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 88 minute. Pedro Santos leaves to be changed by Alexandru Matan.
89' Controversy at the stadium! Alejandro Bedoya argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
The final score is 0-0.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Eloy Room
2
Perry Kitchen
19
Milton Valenzuela
4
Jonathan Mensah C
25
Harrison Afful
11
Gyasi Zardes ↓ Bradley Wright-Phillips 84'
7
Pedro Santos ↓ Alexandru Matan 88'
8
Artur
3
Joshua Williams
12
Luis Diaz ↓ Derrick Etienne 65'
10
Lucas Zelarayan

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Nathan Harriel	3
Cucho Hernandez	3
Mohamed Farsi	2
David Accam	2
Julian Carranza	2
Daniel Gazdag	2
Max Arfsten	2
Krisztian Nemeth	1

Head to Head

Columbus Crew SC Form

2021-04-18 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2020-12-13 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2020-12-06 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New England Revolution W 2020-11-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC W 2020-11-21 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 New York Red Bulls W 2020-11-08 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Atlanta United FC W

Philadelphia Union Form

2021-04-18 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2020-11-25 Philadelphia Union 0–2 New England Revolution L 2020-11-08 Philadelphia Union 2–0 New England Revolution W 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.54 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.16 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC48% Draw26% Philadelphia Union26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.7

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

74%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

52%

Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC32% Draw47% Philadelphia Union21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

1 – 0

9.4%

2 – 1

8.9%

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

7.8%

0 – 1

6.8%

1 – 2

6.7%

2 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

4.6%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	22%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	16%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

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