Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
Columbus Crew SC
3 – 2
Full Time
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.

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

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7
5
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' 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

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nathan Harriel 3
Cucho Hernandez 3
Max Arfsten 2
Mohamed Farsi 2
David Accam 2
Julian Carranza 2
Daniel Gazdag 2
Frankie Westfield 1

Head to Head

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

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
1.92 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.98 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union 78% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC44% Draw22% Philadelphia Union34%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 3.9
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
66%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
56%
Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC30% Draw38% Philadelphia Union32%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 1
7.2%
2 – 2
7%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 3
4.6%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
4.1%
2 – 0
3.8%
0 – 1
3.5%
1 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 11% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 17% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 17% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 12% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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