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 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 15 games · 7 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	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

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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Columbus Crew SC and Philadelphia Union is underway.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Caleb Porter might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Columbus Crew SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
25' Milton Valenzuela has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
35' Columbus Crew SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Philadelphia Union backline.
40' Jakob Glesnes was booked on 40.
45' Both keepers have barely been tested. Columbus Crew SC and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
50' Columbus Crew SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
55' Philadelphia Union come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
56' That is a Yellow card for Columbus Crew SC. Luis Diaz will be fuming at that decision.
61' The referee has no hesitation. Jamiro is booked for Philadelphia Union — Yellow card on 61.
62' Another change for Philadelphia Union made on 62 minute. Anthony Fontana leaves to be changed by Sergio Santos.
64' A moment of madness from Perry Kitchen on 64 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Columbus Crew SC will be frustrated.
65' The Columbus Crew SC bench stirs into life. Luis Diaz is withdrawn and Derrick Etienne gets his opportunity.
70' Alejandro Bedoya, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
75' Sergio Santos picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
80' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
84' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Gyasi Zardes departs to be replaced by Bradley Wright-Phillips.
88' Alexandru Matan gets the nod from Columbus Crew SC. He replaces Pedro Santos and will look to change the dynamic.
89' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alejandro Bedoya.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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

3 / 4

1.57 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.82 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC54% Draw27% Philadelphia Union19%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.39

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

81%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

46%

Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC37% Draw49% Philadelphia Union14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

13.5%

1 – 1

12.6%

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

11%

2 – 1

0 – 1

6.4%

3 – 0

5.7%

3 – 1

4.8%

1 – 2

4.6%

2 – 2

3.7%

0 – 2

2.9%

4 – 0

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	17%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	25%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	12%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

45% ✗

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

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