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 29 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 30 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	29	66
2	Internacional CF Miami	29	52
3	New England Revolution	29	49
4	Chicago Fire FC	29	48
5	Charlotte FC	30	47
6	Philadelphia Union	30	46
7	Orlando City SC	29	38
8	FC Cincinnati	28	36
9	New York Red Bulls	29	36
10	New York City FC	29	33
11	Toronto FC	29	33
12	D.C. United SC	28	33
13	Columbus Crew SC	29	32
14	Atlanta United FC	29	30
15	Montreal Impact FC	29	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	29	52
17	St. Louis City	29	51
18	FC Dallas	29	50
19	San Jose Earthquakes	29	47
20	Houston Dynamo	29	46
21	Los Angeles FC	30	45
22	Seattle Sounders FC	29	41
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	30	39
24	Colorado Rapids SC	29	38
25	San Diego FC	29	33
26	Portland Timbers	29	33
27	Real Salt Lake	29	33
28	Minnesota United FC	29	31
29	Austin FC	29	31
30	Sporting Kansas City	29	22

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
#13	Position	#6
32	Points	46
29	Played	30
9 / 5 / 15	W / D / L	13 / 7 / 10
44	Scored	59
47	Conceded	46
-3	GD	+13
1.10	PPG	1.53
31%	Win %	43%

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

24% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Columbus Crew SC are 13th (32 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

4/7

16-30

5/6

31-45

6/6

46-60

7/2

61-75

5/4

76+

5/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Philadelphia Union

0-15

4/6

16-30

4/7

31-45

7/5

46-60

11/1

61-75

15/3

76+

7/5

■ 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	18 G	2 A
Bruno Damiani	11 G	3 A
Cavan Sullivan	7 G	5 A

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.
5' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Columbus Crew SC and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jesus Bueno, as he is very good at scoring at Lower.com Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Columbus Crew SC and Philadelphia Union are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Columbus Crew SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
46' It is a substitution in Philadelphia Union team. Alejandro Bedoya is replaced by Daniel Gazdag on 46 minute.
50' Goal! Nathan Harriel scores his 9 goal in 298 matches.
52' Controversy at the stadium! Damion Lowe argues furiously but the card stands.
57' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
60' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 60 minute. Aidan Morris leaves to be changed by Christian Ramirez.
65' Columbus Crew SC have won 442 goals from 296 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
67' That is a card for Columbus Crew SC. Malte Amundsen will be fuming at that decision.
71' Jack Elliott was booked on 71.
72' What composure from Cucho Hernandez! The Colombia international strokes it home. 1-1.
72' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jesus Bueno on 72 minutes.
77' The Philadelphia Union bench stirs into life. Kai Wagner is withdrawn and Matt Real gets his opportunity.
80' The whistle greets Julian Gressel as he departs to be replaced by Mohamed Farsi.
84' It’s gonna be a card for Cucho Hernandez.
85' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Alexandru Matan trudges off to be replaced by Kevin Molino on 85 minutes.
90' Matt Real has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 298 appearances.
1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Artur	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

1.42 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.62 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC35% Draw27% Philadelphia Union38%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.04

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

62%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

65%

Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC25% Draw44% Philadelphia Union31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.6%

2 – 1

7.5%

0 – 1

6.9%

0 – 0

6.5%

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 0

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 3

4.6%

3 – 1

3.6%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	17%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	20%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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