Columbus Crew SC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Columbus Crew SC

1 – 1

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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 18 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 18 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

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

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
#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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Columbus Crew SC launch into their encounter with Philadelphia Union.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' It’s high time Jim Curtin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' Columbus Crew SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Philadelphia Union backline.
20' 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.
25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matt Real, as he is very good at scoring at Lower.com Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
35' 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.
40' Chris Donovan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Columbus Crew SC and Philadelphia Union are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
46' Alejandro Bedoya makes way for Daniel Gazdag at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Philadelphia Union.
50' Nathan Harriel doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
52' Damion Lowe has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 52.
57' Both keepers have barely been tested. Columbus Crew SC and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
60' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Christian Ramirez is hanging Aidan Morris on the field on 60 minute.
65' Kai Wagner has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
67' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Malte Amundsen.
71' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jack Elliott on 71.
72' Cucho Hernandez adds to his 1 season tally! Columbus Crew SC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
72' Jesus Bueno was booked on 72.
77' Another substitution for Philadelphia Union to replace Kai Wagner by Matt Real on 77 minute.
80' Mohamed Farsi is replacing Julian Gressel for the Columbus Crew SC side.
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' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 90 minutes.
The final score is 1-1.

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
Yaw Yeboah	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

1.55 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.32 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC41% Draw28% Philadelphia Union31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.87

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

69%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

59%

Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC30% Draw45% Philadelphia Union25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 0

7.9%

0 – 0

7.5%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 0

6.7%

0 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.5%

3 – 0

3.4%

1 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	20%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	17%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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