Columbus Crew SC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Columbus Crew SC

0 – 0

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Philadelphia Union

Sun 3 Jul 2022 · 23:30 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Jonathan Mensah 1' Y

Lucas Zelarayan 36' Y

Y 39' Jack Elliott

Erik Hurtado 39' Y

Pedro Santos 43' Y

Steven Moreira 59' Y

Y 61' Alejandro Bedoya

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at Lower.com Field.

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

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

2022-07-03 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union 2022-04-09 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2021-10-03 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Columbus Crew SC 2021-06-23 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2021-04-18 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Jul	Philadelphia Union	H	0–0	D
29 Jun	Toronto FC	A	2–1	W
26 Jun	Real Salt Lake	A	0–0	D
18 Jun	Charlotte FC	H	1–1	D
28 May	Atlanta United FC	A	2–1	W
21 May	Los Angeles FC	H	0–2	L

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–0	D
30 Jun	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–1	L
26 Jun	New York City FC	H	2–1	W
18 Jun	FC Cincinnati	H	1–1	D
28 May	New England Revolution	A	1–1	D
23 May	Portland Timbers	A	2–0	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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Columbus Crew SC is hosting Philadelphia Union for another epic battle.
1' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jonathan Mensah.
6' Philadelphia Union come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
11' Columbus Crew SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
16' Columbus Crew SC have won 426 goals from 284 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
21' Ghana international Jonathan Mensah has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
26' Columbus Crew SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
31' With 0 assists to his name this season, Darlington Nagbe is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Philadelphia Union.
36' The referee calls foul for Lucas Zelarayan. He receives a Yellow card.
39' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jack Elliott.
43' It’s a booking for Columbus Crew SC player. Pedro Santos gets a Yellow card.
46' Erik Hurtado gets the nod from Columbus Crew SC. He replaces Jacen Russell-Rowe and will look to change the dynamic.
51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jakob Glesnes made 286 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Milos Degenek, as he is very good at scoring at Lower.com Field with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
59' The referee has no hesitation. Steven Moreira is booked for Columbus Crew SC — Yellow card on 59.
60' The Columbus Crew SC bench stirs into life. Aidan Morris is withdrawn and James Igbekeme gets his opportunity.
61' Alejandro Bedoya is having his name booked by the referee on 61.
66' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
69' Fresh legs for Philadelphia Union! Mikael Uhre comes on to replace Chris Donovan.
74' Stuart Findlay has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
79' Both keepers have barely been tested. Columbus Crew SC and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
80' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Kevin Molino comes on to replace Sean Zawadzki.
85' Olivier Mbaizo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
88' Time for substitution for Philadelphia Union. Olivier Mbaizo is replaced by Nathan Harriel.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Eloy Room
31
Steven Moreira
5
Milos Degenek ↓ Derrick Etienne 80'
4
Jonathan Mensah
7
Pedro Santos
6
Darlington Nagbe
10
Lucas Zelarayan
21
Aidan Morris ↓ James Igbekeme 60'
3
Josh Williams
25
Sean Zawadzki ↓ Kevin Molino 80'
39
Jacen Russell-Rowe ↓ Erik Hurtado 46'

Bench

26
James Igbekeme ↑ 60'
23
Jalil Anibaba
22
Derrick Etienne ↑ 80'
24
Evan Bush
13
Kevin Molino ↑ 80'
19
Erik Hurtado ↑ 46'
12
Luis Diaz
27
Miguel Berry
30
Will Sands

Coach Caleb Porter

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Columbus Crew SC Form

2022-07-03 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2022-06-29 Toronto FC 1–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2022-06-26 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2022-06-18 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Charlotte FC D 2022-05-28 Atlanta United FC 1–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2022-05-21 Columbus Crew SC 0–2 Los Angeles FC L

Philadelphia Union Form

2022-07-03 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2022-06-30 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Philadelphia Union L 2022-06-26 Philadelphia Union 2–1 New York City FC W 2022-06-18 Philadelphia Union 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2022-05-28 New England Revolution 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2022-05-23 Portland Timbers 0–2 Philadelphia Union W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.1 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.94 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC38% Draw32% Philadelphia Union30%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.04

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	61%	39%
± 2.5	33%	67%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

70%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

62%

Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union

68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC26% Draw54% Philadelphia Union20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

14.4%

1 – 0

13%

0 – 1

10.8%

2 – 0

7.6%

2 – 1

7.2%

1 – 2

6.1%

0 – 2

5.4%

2 – 2

3.5%

3 – 0

2.7%

3 – 1

2.7%

1 – 3

1.9%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	11%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	22%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	18%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

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