Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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.

Match Details

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

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Columbus Crew SC and Philadelphia Union get this one started.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' The travelling Philadelphia Union supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' Philadelphia Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' Gyasi Zardes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 95 goals in his last 292 appearances.
  • 25' Philadelphia Union seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 30' It’s high time Jim Curtin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' Lucas Zelarayan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Philadelphia Union tonight.
  • 40' Jakob Glesnes was booked on 40.
  • 45' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Philadelphia Union's shape.
  • 50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Luis Diaz on 56 minutes.
  • 61' The referee calls foul for Jamiro. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 62' The Philadelphia Union bench stirs into life. Anthony Fontana is withdrawn and Sergio Santos gets his opportunity.
  • 64' Columbus Crew SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Derrick Etienne. He replaces Luis Diaz on 65 minute.
  • 70' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jim Curtin might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 75' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sergio Santos on 75.
  • 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Luis Diaz made 292 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 84' The crowd applauds Gyasi Zardes as he leaves the pitch. Bradley Wright-Phillips steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 88' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 88 minute. Pedro Santos leaves to be changed by Alexandru Matan.
  • 89' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Alejandro Bedoya on 89 minutes.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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
Sean Zawadzki 1

Head to Head

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

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
1.44 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC45% Draw27% Philadelphia Union28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
72%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
55%
Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC29% Draw47% Philadelphia Union24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
9%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 0
7%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
3%

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% 21% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
30% ✗
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
25% ✗

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