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 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

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
#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' We are underway at Lower.com Field. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
4' What a strike from Cucho Hernandez! The score is 1-0.
9' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
14' That is a card for Columbus Crew SC. Marcelo Herrera will be fuming at that decision.
19' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 19 minutes.
24' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
25' Nathan Harriel does the damage! The net is bulging and Philadelphia Union surge ahead!
30' It looks like no one’s ball. Philadelphia Union is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
40' Jack McGlynn has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
41' The deadlock is broken! Mohamed Farsi gets on the scoresheet on 41 minutes.
46' It’s high time Wilfried Nancy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
51' Mikkel Uhre needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
56' Alexandru Matan, a Romania , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
60' Derrick Jones is replacing Darlington Nagbe for the Columbus Crew SC side.
65' Over 65 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
66' Danley Jean Jacques makes way for Alejandro Bedoya at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Philadelphia Union.
71' Quinn Sullivan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Columbus Crew SC so far.
73' The crowd applauds Diego Rossi as he leaves the pitch. Aziel Jackson steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
76' Assisted by Dylan Chambost with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cucho Hernandez makes no mistake. 3-1!
78' What a strike from Jack McGlynn! The score is 3-2.
81' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Dylan Chambost departs to be replaced by Alexandru Matan.
86' Philadelphia Union started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 86.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yevgen Cheberko on 90.
The points are shared — Columbus Crew SC 3-2 Philadelphia Union. Honours even.

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
Cucho Hernandez	3
Nathan Harriel	3
Mohamed Farsi	2
David Accam	2
Julian Carranza	2
Daniel Gazdag	2
Max Arfsten	2
Jack Elliott	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

2.02 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.68 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC49% Draw23% Philadelphia Union28%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.7

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

72%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

51%

Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC35% Draw39% Philadelphia Union26%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.2%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 2

6.8%

3 – 1

5.5%

2 – 0

5.1%

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

4.5%

2 – 3

3.8%

1 – 3

3.8%

0 – 0

3.7%

0 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	19%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	16%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	9%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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