Columbus Crew SC vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Columbus Crew SC vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS at Lower.com Field.
- Columbus Crew SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
- Seattle Sounders FC 13 games · 24 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Sep Seattle Sounders FC H 0–4 L 31 Aug New York City FC H 4–2 W 28 Aug Philadelphia Union A 1–0 W 20 Jul Atlanta United FC A 1–2 L 17 Jul Charlotte FC H 1–1 D 14 Jul Los Angeles FC A 5–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 4–0 W 01 Sep Portland Timbers A 0–1 L 24 Aug Minnesota United FC A 3–2 W 21 Jul Los Angeles FC H 0–3 L 18 Jul St. Louis City H 2–0 W 14 Jul Austin FC A 1–0 W Season Stats
Columbus Crew SC Seattle Sounders FC #10 Position #21 16 Points 24 15 Played 13 4 / 4 / 7 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 3 21 Scored 17 23 Conceded 11 -2 GD +6 1.07 PPG 1.85 27% Win % 54% Key Stats
57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this seasonColumbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Columbus Crew SC0-152/316-302/131-452/146-603/261-751/276+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededSeattle Sounders FC0-152/116-302/331-452/146-602/–61-75–/176+4/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Lower.com Field will turn into a battlefield for Columbus Crew SC and Seattle Sounders FC.
- 5' Columbus Crew SC is showing some good football. However, Columbus Crew SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' 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.
- 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 25' Georgi Minoungou has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 29' It’s gonna be a card for Pedro De la Vega.
- 34' Seattle Sounders FC 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.
- 39' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 39 minutes.
- 44' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 45' The referee shows Columbus Crew SC player a card on 45.
- 46' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Aziel Jackson is replaced by DeJuan Jones.
- 51' Albert Rusnak puts Seattle Sounders FC on the lead.
- 56' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 57' Time for substitution for Seattle Sounders FC. Pedro De la Vega is replaced by Georgi Minoungou.
- 60' Goal! Jordan Morris scores his 61 goal in 263 matches.
- 65' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Dylan Chambost by Christian Ramirez on 65 minute.
- 67' Goal! Albert Rusnak scores his 71 goal in 258 matches.
- 70' What a strike from Albert Rusnak! The score is 0-4.
- 75' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Alexandru Matan departs to be replaced by Derrick Jones.
- 77' It is a substitution in Seattle Sounders FC team. Yeimar Gomez is replaced by Nathan Cardoso on 77 minute.
- 81' Another change for Seattle Sounders FC made on 81 minute. Paul Rothrock leaves to be changed by Leo Chu.
- 86' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alex Roldan made 263 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- Another three points for Seattle Sounders FC.
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Lineups
Columbus Crew SC Lineups
Starting XI
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Alexandru Matan ↓ Derrick Jones 75'
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13
Aziel Jackson ↓ DeJuan Jones 46'
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27
Max Arfsten ↓ Yaw Yeboah 75'
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Bench
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14
Yaw Yeboah ↑ 75'
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Derrick Jones ↑ 75'
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17
Christian Ramirez ↑ 65'
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12
DeJuan Jones ↑ 46'
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Coach Wilfried NancySeattle Sounders FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 10
- 7
- 16
- 13
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28
Yeimar Gomez ↓ Nathan Cardoso 77'
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8
Joshua Atencio ↓ Danny Leyva 77'
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Reed Baker-Whiting ↓ Jon Bell 77'
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Paul Rothrock ↓ Leo Chu 81'
Bench
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75
Danny Leyva ↑ 77'
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Leo Chu ↑ 81'
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15
Jon Bell ↑ 77'
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- 99
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Nathan Cardoso ↑ 77'
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93
Georgi Minoungou ↑ 57'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Albert Rusnak 3 Nicolas Lodeiro 2 Lucas Zelarayan 2 Bradley Wright-Phillips 1 Will Bruin 1 Xavier Arreaga 1 Pedro Santos 1 Jordan Morris 1 Head to Head
Columbus Crew SC Form
2024-09-07 Columbus Crew SC 0–4 Seattle Sounders FC L 2024-08-31 Columbus Crew SC 4–2 New York City FC W 2024-08-28 Philadelphia Union 0–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2024-07-20 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2024-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Charlotte FC D 2024-07-14 Los Angeles FC 1–5 Columbus Crew SC WSeattle Sounders FC Form
2024-09-07 Columbus Crew SC 0–4 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-09-01 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2024-08-24 Minnesota United FC 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-07-21 Seattle Sounders FC 0–3 Los Angeles FC L 2024-07-18 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 St. Louis City W 2024-07-14 Austin FC 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.04 Columbus Crew SC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.71 Seattle Sounders FC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Seattle Sounders FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.75Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 76% 24% ± 2.5 51% 49% ± 3.5 30% 70% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
Columbus Crew SC or Draw 52%Draw or Seattle Sounders FC 75%Columbus Crew SC or Seattle Sounders FC 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 0–4 not predicted0 – 4Actual1 – 1 12.3%0 – 1 10.1%1 – 2 9.4%0 – 2 9.2%0 – 0 8.3%1 – 0 5.7%2 – 1 5.7%1 – 3 5.3%0 – 3 5.1%2 – 2 4.9%2 – 0 3.4%2 – 3 2.9%Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC
Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 6% 92% -1.5 8% — 92% -1 8% 13% 78% -0.5 22% — 78% +0.5 48% — 52% +1 48% 23% 29% +1.5 71% — 29% +2 71% 16% 13% +2.5 87% — 13% Clean Sheet
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet 36% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.