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 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 27 games · 39 pts (2026/26)

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

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
#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' That's the starting whistle at Lower.com Field. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Columbus Crew SC and Philadelphia Union.
5' Jack McGlynn, a USA , has 11 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Wilfried Nancy will be considering his options from the bench.
15' 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.
20' The 26-year-old Julian Carranza has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
25' Columbus Crew SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 291 games and scored 434 goals.
35' Cape Verde Islands international Steven Moreira has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
45' 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 Darlington Nagbe suffering a number of foals already.
46' The supporters are chanting for Daniel Gazdag. He replaces Alejandro Bedoya on 46 minute.
50' Nathan Harriel has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 50 minutes.
52' The referee shows Philadelphia Union player a card on 52.
57' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
60' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Aidan Morris is replaced by Christian Ramirez.
65' Malte Amundsen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 283 appearances.
67' Malte Amundsen was booked on 67.
71' It’s a booking for Philadelphia Union player. Jack Elliott gets a card.
72' A stunning finish from Cucho Hernandez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
72' The referee has no hesitation. Jesus Bueno is booked for Philadelphia Union — card on 72.
77' The whistle greets Kai Wagner as he departs to be replaced by Matt Real.
80' The whistle greets Julian Gressel as he departs to be replaced by Mohamed Farsi.
84' It’s a booking for Columbus Crew SC player. Cucho Hernandez gets a card.
85' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Alexandru Matan by Kevin Molino on 85 minute.
90' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Alejandro Bedoya has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
It finishes all square. Columbus Crew SC and Philadelphia Union share the spoils 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
Nathan Harriel	3
Cucho Hernandez	3
Julian Carranza	2
Daniel Gazdag	2
Max Arfsten	2
Mohamed Farsi	2
David Accam	2
Leon Flach	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

1.44 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: 3.06

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 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 SC26% Draw44% Philadelphia Union30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.5%

2 – 1

7.6%

0 – 1

6.8%

0 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 2

6.1%

1 – 0

5.9%

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 3

4.6%

3 – 1

3.6%

2 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	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

24% ✓

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