Columbus Crew SC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Columbus Crew SC

3 – 2

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Philadelphia Union

Sat 5 Oct 2024 · 23:30 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Marcelo Herrera 14' Y

Yevgen Cheberko 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Columbus Crew SC 25 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 24 games · 30 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	25	54
2	Internacional CF Miami	25	45
3	Charlotte FC	25	40
4	New England Revolution	24	40
5	Chicago Fire FC	23	39
6	Orlando City SC	25	34
7	New York City FC	25	32
8	FC Cincinnati	24	32
9	Philadelphia Union	24	30
10	New York Red Bulls	25	30
11	D.C. United SC	24	29
12	Toronto FC	25	29
13	Columbus Crew SC	25	23
14	Atlanta United FC	25	23
15	Montreal Impact FC	25	21
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	23	46
17	FC Dallas	25	43
18	Houston Dynamo	25	43
19	San Jose Earthquakes	25	41
20	St. Louis City	25	41
21	Los Angeles FC	26	40
22	Colorado Rapids SC	25	35
23	Portland Timbers	25	32
24	San Diego FC	24	30
25	Los Angeles Galaxy	26	30
26	Real Salt Lake	24	29
27	Minnesota United FC	25	29
28	Seattle Sounders FC	23	28
29	Austin FC	24	26
30	Sporting Kansas City	24	18

Head-to-Head

Columbus Crew SC 20 games · Avg 1.9 goals Philadelphia Union

Last 5 meetings

2024-10-05 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Philadelphia Union 2024-08-28 Philadelphia Union 0–1 Columbus Crew SC 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

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Oct	Philadelphia Union	H	3–2	W
02 Oct	Internacional CF Miami	H	2–3	L
28 Sep	D.C. United SC	A	2–2	D
21 Sep	Orlando City SC	H	4–3	W
18 Sep	Toronto FC	A	2–0	W
14 Sep	FC Cincinnati	A	0–0	D

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Oct	Columbus Crew SC	A	2–3	L
02 Oct	Orlando City SC	A	1–2	L
28 Sep	Atlanta United FC	H	1–1	D
22 Sep	D.C. United SC	H	4–0	W
18 Sep	New York City FC	A	5–1	W
14 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	A	1–3	L

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC		Philadelphia Union
#13	Position	#9
23	Points	30
25	Played	24
6 / 5 / 14	W / D / L	8 / 6 / 10
35	Scored	41
42	Conceded	39
-7	GD	+2
0.92	PPG	1.25
24%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

25% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Columbus Crew SC are 13th (23 pts). Philadelphia Union are 9th (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

3/6

16-30

3/4

31-45

6/5

46-60

5/2

61-75

2/4

76+

4/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Philadelphia Union

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/6

31-45

5/4

46-60

7/1

61-75

9/3

76+

5/2

■ 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	12 G	2 A
Bruno Damiani	6 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Lower.com Field that hosts another battle between Columbus Crew SC and Philadelphia Union.
4' A goal from the Colombia international Cucho Hernandez! He fires home on 4 to make it 1-0!
9' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
14' Poor challenge from Marcelo Herrera. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
19' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
24' 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' A stunning finish from Nathan Harriel — that came from absolutely nowhere!
30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Philadelphia Union that had 293 games and scored 491 goals.
35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
40' Philadelphia Union fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
41' Mohamed Farsi doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
46' It looks surprising Philadelphia Union does not make any changes. Patrick Schulte has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
56' 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.
60' Derrick Jones is replacing Darlington Nagbe for the Columbus Crew SC side.
65' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
66' Alejandro Bedoya has so much to prove this time. He replaces Danley Jean Jacques on 66 minute.
71' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
73' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Aziel Jackson comes on to replace Diego Rossi.
76' GOAL! Cucho Hernandez fires home to make it 3-1!
78' The deadlock is broken! Jack McGlynn gets on the scoresheet on 78 minutes.
81' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Dylan Chambost has done his job and it is now time for Alexandru Matan to step up.
86' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their trying to find a way past Philadelphia Union's compact .
90' It’s a booking for Columbus Crew SC player. Yevgen Cheberko gets a card.
Another three points for Columbus Crew SC.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

27
Kai Wagner
18
Andre Blake
3
Jack Elliott
10
Daniel Gazdag
31
Leon Flach ↓ Jack McGlynn 73'
33
Quinn Sullivan
26
Nathan Harriel
21
Danley Jean Jacques ↓ Alejandro Bedoya 66'
5
Jacob Glesnes
7
Mikkel Uhre
28
Tai Baribo

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
Sean Zawadzki	1

Head to Head

Columbus Crew SC Form

2024-10-05 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Philadelphia Union W 2024-10-02 Columbus Crew SC 2–3 Internacional CF Miami L 2024-09-28 D.C. United SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2024-09-21 Columbus Crew SC 4–3 Orlando City SC W 2024-09-18 Toronto FC 0–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2024-09-14 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D

Philadelphia Union Form

2024-10-05 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Philadelphia Union L 2024-10-02 Orlando City SC 2–1 Philadelphia Union L 2024-09-28 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2024-09-22 Philadelphia Union 4–0 D.C. United SC W 2024-09-18 New York City FC 1–5 Philadelphia Union W 2024-09-14 Internacional CF Miami 3–1 Philadelphia Union L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.9 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.9 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union 77% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC44% Draw23% Philadelphia Union33%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.8

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

67%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

56%

Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC30% Draw39% Philadelphia Union31%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.9%

2 – 1

7.5%

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 2

6.9%

3 – 1

4.7%

1 – 3

4.7%

3 – 2

Actual

2 – 3

4.4%

2 – 0

4.1%

0 – 2

4.1%

1 – 0

3.8%

0 – 1

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	17%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	17%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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