Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Columbus Crew SC
0 – 0
Full Time
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.

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

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7
5
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Columbus Crew SC to score. At the same time, Philadelphia Union does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 1' That is a Yellow card for Columbus Crew SC. Jonathan Mensah will be fuming at that decision.
  • 6' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Andre Blake has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 11' Mikael Uhre is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Philadelphia Union so far.
  • 16' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 21' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 26' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Columbus Crew SC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 31' Philadelphia Union come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 36' Lucas Zelarayan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 36.
  • 39' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jack Elliott.
  • 43' Controversy at the stadium! Pedro Santos argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 46' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Erik Hurtado is hanging Jacen Russell-Rowe on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Columbus Crew SC and Philadelphia Union are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 59' It’s a booking for Columbus Crew SC player. Steven Moreira gets a Yellow card.
  • 60' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Aidan Morris trudges off to be replaced by James Igbekeme on 60 minutes.
  • 61' Philadelphia Union player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 66' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Aidan Morris made 291 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 69' A change in the Philadelphia Union ranks — Chris Donovan exits the field as Mikael Uhre enters on 69.
  • 74' Philadelphia Union fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 79' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Philadelphia Union's shape.
  • 80' Kevin Molino is replacing Sean Zawadzki for the Columbus Crew SC side.
  • 85' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 88' The supporters are chanting for Nathan Harriel. He replaces Olivier Mbaizo on 88 minute.
  • 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

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

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

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
0.97 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Philadelphia Union or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC30% Draw30% Philadelphia Union40%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.32
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
60%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
70%
Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC19% Draw50% Philadelphia Union31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 1
12.2%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
8.7%
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
6%
2 – 0
4.4%
2 – 2
4.2%
0 – 3
3.9%
1 – 3
3.8%
2 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 16% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 23% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
27% ✗
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
39% ✗

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