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 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 15 games · 7 pts (2026/26)

Standings

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

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	#15
16	Points	7
15	Played	15
4 / 4 / 7	W / D / L	1 / 4 / 10
21	Scored	18
23	Conceded	30
-2	GD	-12
1.07	PPG	0.47
27%	Win %	7%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts). Philadelphia Union are 15th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Philadelphia Union

0-15

2/3

16-30

1/4

31-45

2/2

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/1

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Columbus Crew SC have kicked off against Philadelphia Union. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-5-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Columbus Crew SC and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
20' Columbus Crew SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
25' Philadelphia Union fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Columbus Crew SC and Philadelphia Union are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
45' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Alejandro Bedoya has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
46' Philadelphia Union make a change. Alejandro Bedoya trudges off to be replaced by Daniel Gazdag on 46 minutes.
50' Nathan Harriel doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
52' Damion Lowe was booked on 52.
57' With 0 assists to his name this season, Aidan Morris is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Philadelphia Union.
60' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Aidan Morris by Christian Ramirez on 60 minute.
65' The 26-year-old Julian Carranza has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
67' Malte Amundsen catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 67.
71' The referee has no hesitation. Jack Elliott is booked for Philadelphia Union — card on 71.
72' What an equalizer from Cucho Hernandez!
72' Jesus Bueno catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 72.
77' The Philadelphia Union manager makes a substitution. Kai Wagner departs to be replaced by Matt Real.
80' A change in the Columbus Crew SC ranks — Julian Gressel exits the field as Mohamed Farsi enters on 80.
84' That is a card for Columbus Crew SC. Cucho Hernandez will be fuming at that decision.
85' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Alexandru Matan trudges off to be replaced by Kevin Molino on 85 minutes.
90' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Columbus Crew SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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

1.58 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC43% Draw28% Philadelphia Union29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.79

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

71%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

57%

Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC32% Draw46% Philadelphia Union22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 0

8.8%

0 – 0

8.1%

2 – 0

7.5%

1 – 2

6.8%

0 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	21%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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