Sunday , 16 August 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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

8
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
#10 Position #13
20 Points 16
18 Played 18
5 / 5 / 8 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 10
26 Scored 25
28 Conceded 33
-2 GD -8
1.11 PPG 0.89
28% Win % 22%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
22% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts). Philadelphia Union are 13th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
0-15
2/6
16-30
2/2
31-45
6/2
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/4
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Philadelphia Union
0-15
3/3
16-30
1/5
31-45
3/3
46-60
3/1
61-75
4/2
76+
4/2
■ 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 8 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Columbus Crew SC gets underway.
  • 1' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jonathan Mensah on 1 minutes.
  • 6' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 11' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their trying to find a way past Philadelphia Union's compact .
  • 16' Columbus Crew SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Philadelphia Union backline.
  • 21' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 26' 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.
  • 31' Philadelphia Union fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 36' Lucas Zelarayan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 36.
  • 39' Jack Elliott has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 39.
  • 43' A moment of madness from Pedro Santos on 43 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Columbus Crew SC will be frustrated.
  • 46' Erik Hurtado gets the nod from Columbus Crew SC. He replaces Jacen Russell-Rowe and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' Eloy Room has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 56' Mikael Uhre is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Columbus Crew SC so far.
  • 59' Columbus Crew SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 59.
  • 60' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Aidan Morris trudges off to be replaced by James Igbekeme on 60 minutes.
  • 61' Poor challenge from Alejandro Bedoya. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 66' Columbus Crew SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 69' Mikael Uhre is ready to make an impact after coming on for Chris Donovan at the 69 minute mark.
  • 74' The travelling Philadelphia Union supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 79' Lucas Zelarayan, a Armenia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 80' The whistle greets Sean Zawadzki as he departs to be replaced by Kevin Molino.
  • 85' Philadelphia Union started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
  • 88' A tactical swap from Philadelphia Union — Nathan Harriel on, Olivier Mbaizo off on 88 minutes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Cucho Hernandez 3
Nathan Harriel 3
Mohamed Farsi 2
David Accam 2
Julian Carranza 2
Daniel Gazdag 2
Max Arfsten 2
Artur 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
1.07 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union 68% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC36% Draw32% Philadelphia Union32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.12
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
67%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
64%
Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC24% Draw53% Philadelphia Union23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
11.6%
0 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
7%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
2.6%
1 – 3
2.4%
3 – 0
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 20% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 20% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
35% ✗

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