Columbus Crew SC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Columbus Crew SC

1 – 1

Full Time

Philadelphia Union

Sat 30 Sep 2023 · 23:30 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 50' Nathan Harriel

Cucho Hernandez pen 72' 1–1

Y 52' Damion Lowe

Malte Amundsen 67' Y

Y 71' Jack Elliott

Y 72' Jesus Bueno

Y 72' Kai Wagner

Cucho Hernandez 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Columbus Crew SC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 34 games · 50 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Columbus Crew SC 20 games · Avg 1.9 goals Philadelphia Union

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-30 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Philadelphia Union 2023-02-26 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Columbus Crew SC 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

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Sep	Philadelphia Union	H	1–1	D
24 Sep	FC Dallas	A	1–1	D
20 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	H	3–0	W
16 Sep	Orlando City SC	A	3–4	L
02 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	A	4–2	W
31 Aug	Houston Dynamo	A	0–2	L

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–1	D
27 Sep	FC Dallas	H	1–1	D
23 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	0–0	D
20 Sep	Charlotte FC	A	2–2	D
16 Sep	FC Cincinnati	H	2–2	D
03 Sep	New York Red Bulls	H	4–1	W

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC		Philadelphia Union
#7	Position	#6
47	Points	50
34	Played	34
14 / 5 / 15	W / D / L	14 / 8 / 12
59	Scored	66
52	Conceded	52
+7	GD	+14
1.38	PPG	1.47
41%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

24% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (50 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

4/8

16-30

12/7

31-45

7/7

46-60

10/2

61-75

7/5

76+

6/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Philadelphia Union

0-15

4/6

16-30

6/7

31-45

8/7

46-60

12/2

61-75

17/5

76+

8/6

■ 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	19 G	2 A
Bruno Damiani	13 G	3 A
Cavan Sullivan	9 G	6 A

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Philadelphia Union kicks off things out of here…
5' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-5-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
15' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Quinn Sullivan made 305 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rudy Camacho, as he is very good at scoring at Lower.com Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
40' Philadelphia Union is showing some good football. However, Philadelphia Union are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
46' Daniel Gazdag is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alejandro Bedoya at the 46 minute mark.
50' A stunning finish from Nathan Harriel — that came from absolutely nowhere!
52' Damion Lowe catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 52.
57' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Philadelphia Union's compact 3-5-2.
60' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Christian Ramirez comes on to replace Aidan Morris.
65' Jesus Bueno has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 305 appearances.
67' It’s gonna be a card for Malte Amundsen.
71' It’s gonna be a card for Jack Elliott.
72' Magnificent from Cucho Hernandez! That is 57 goals in 250 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
72' Jesus Bueno catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 72.
77' Fresh legs for Philadelphia Union! Matt Real comes on to replace Kai Wagner.
80' Julian Gressel makes way for Mohamed Farsi at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Columbus Crew SC.
84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cucho Hernandez on 84.
85' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Alexandru Matan is replaced by Kevin Molino.
90' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alexandru Matan suffering a number of foals already.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Columbus Crew SC 1-1 Philadelphia Union.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

Philadelphia Union Lineups

3-5-2

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
Jamiro Monteiro	1

Head to Head

Columbus Crew SC Form

2023-09-30 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2023-09-24 FC Dallas 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2023-09-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-09-16 Orlando City SC 4–3 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-09-02 Montreal Impact FC 2–4 Columbus Crew SC W 2023-08-31 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew SC L

Philadelphia Union Form

2023-09-30 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2023-09-27 Philadelphia Union 1–1 FC Dallas D 2023-09-23 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Los Angeles FC D 2023-09-20 Charlotte FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2023-09-16 Philadelphia Union 2–2 FC Cincinnati D 2023-09-03 Philadelphia Union 4–1 New York Red Bulls W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.54 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.55 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC38% Draw27% Philadelphia Union35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.09

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

65%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

62%

Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC28% Draw44% Philadelphia Union28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

0 – 1

6.2%

0 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

6.2%

1 – 0

6.2%

0 – 2

5.4%

2 – 0

5.4%

1 – 3

4.2%

3 – 1

4.1%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	18%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	18%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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