Columbus Crew SC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Columbus Crew SC

2 – 0

Full Time

Philadelphia Union

Sat 25 Apr 2026 · 23:30 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 39' Danley Jean Jacques

Sekou Bangoura 45' Y

R 90' Japhet Sery

Overview

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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)

Match Details

Referee Filip Dujic (USA)

6 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 13.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2026-04-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Philadelphia Union 2025-06-29 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union 2025-05-10 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2024-10-05 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Philadelphia Union 2024-08-28 Philadelphia Union 0–1 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Apr	Philadelphia Union	H	2–0	W
23 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–1	W
18 Apr	New England Revolution	A	1–2	L
12 Apr	Orlando City SC	H	1–1	D
04 Apr	Atlanta United FC	A	3–1	W
21 Mar	Toronto FC	A	1–2	L

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Apr	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–2	L
22 Apr	Toronto FC	A	3–3	D
18 Apr	D.C. United SC	H	0–0	D
11 Apr	Montreal Impact FC	A	2–1	W
04 Apr	Charlotte FC	A	1–2	L
21 Mar	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–2	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' And we are off! Columbus Crew SC vs Philadelphia Union — let the football do the talking.
4' What a strike from Max Arfsten! The score is 1-0.
9' With 1 assists to his name this season, Cavan Sullivan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
14' The energy levels are beginning to show. Henrik Rydström might look to freshen things up shortly.
19' It’s high time Henrik Rydström made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
24' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
29' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sekou Bangoura, as he is very good at scoring at Lower.com Field with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
34' Hugo Picard has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 416 appearances.
39' The referee calls foul for Danley Jean Jacques. He receives a card.
44' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Philadelphia Union's shape.
45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sekou Bangoura on 45.
45' Fresh legs for Philadelphia Union! Jovan Lukic comes on to replace Jesus Bueno.
46' It is a substitution in Philadelphia Union team. Philippe Ndinga is replaced by Ben Bender on 46 minute.
48' A goal from the USA international Nathan Harriel! He fires home on 45 to make it 1-1!
53' Milan Iloski has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 4 goals to his name this season.
58' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
63' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Hugo Picard has done his job and it is now time for Steven Moreira to step up.
66' Indiana Vassilev is replacing Cavan Sullivan for the Philadelphia Union side.
70' The supporters are chanting for Daniel Gazdag. He replaces Taha Habroune on 70 minute.
75' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
80' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Columbus Crew SC and Philadelphia Union are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
81' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Sekou Bangoura departs to be replaced by Amar Sejdic.
84' Ezekiel Alladoh is replacing Bruno Damiani for the Philadelphia Union side.
89' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
90' Japhet Sery has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
Philadelphia Union will have plenty to reflect on. Columbus Crew SC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henrik Rydström

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

18
Andre Blake
5
Japhet Sery
10
Milan Iloski
26
Nathan Harriel
8
Jesus Bueno ↓ Jovan Lukic 45'
21
Danley Jean Jacques
14
Jeremy Rafanello ↓ Agustin Anello 66'
9
Bruno Damiani ↓ Ezekiel Alladoh 84'
29
Olwethu Makhanya
20
Philippe Ndinga ↓ Ben Bender 46'
6
Cavan Sullivan ↓ Indiana Vassilev 66'

Bench

Coach Bradley Carnell

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
Artur	1

Head to Head

Columbus Crew SC Form

2026-04-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Philadelphia Union W 2026-04-23 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2026-04-18 New England Revolution 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2026-04-12 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2026-04-04 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC W 2026-03-21 Toronto FC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L

Philadelphia Union Form

2026-04-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Philadelphia Union L 2026-04-22 Toronto FC 3–3 Philadelphia Union D 2026-04-18 Philadelphia Union 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2026-04-11 Montreal Impact FC 1–2 Philadelphia Union W 2026-04-04 Charlotte FC 2–1 Philadelphia Union L 2026-03-21 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Chicago Fire FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.92 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.13 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC57% Draw23% Philadelphia Union20%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.05

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

80%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

43%

Columbus Crew SC or Philadelphia Union

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC39% Draw43% Philadelphia Union18%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

8.4%

0 – 0

6.4%

3 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

5.4%

2 – 2

5.4%

0 – 1

4.6%

3 – 2

3.5%

0 – 2

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	22%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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