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' We are underway at Lower.com Field. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' 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.
- 10' Leo Chu needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 20' Pedro De la Vega has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 25' The travelling Seattle Sounders FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 29' Pedro De la Vega was booked on 29.
- 34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jordan Morris, as he is very good at scoring at Lower.com Field with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 39' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Marcelo Herrera suffering a number of foals already.
- 44' 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.
- 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Abraham Romero on 45.
- 46' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Aziel Jackson departs to be replaced by DeJuan Jones.
- 51' Albert Rusnak puts Seattle Sounders FC on the lead.
- 56' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 57' The supporters are chanting for Georgi Minoungou. He replaces Pedro De la Vega on 57 minute.
- 60' GOAL! Jordan Morris scores on 60. Assisted by Paul Rothrock
- 65' The whistle greets Dylan Chambost as he departs to be replaced by Christian Ramirez.
- 67' Albert Rusnak with the second goal in the match!
- 70' GOAL! Albert Rusnak scores on 70. Assisted by Jordan Morris
- 75' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 75 minute. Alexandru Matan leaves to be changed by Derrick Jones.
- 77' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Yeimar Gomez departs to be replaced by Nathan Cardoso.
- 81' The supporters are chanting for Leo Chu. He replaces Paul Rothrock on 81 minute.
- 86' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 284 games and scored 426 goals.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Seattle Sounders FC players.
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Lineups
Columbus Crew SC Lineups
Starting XI
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20
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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5
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
- 11
- 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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21
Reed Baker-Whiting ↓ Jon Bell 77'
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- 25
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14
Paul Rothrock ↓ Leo Chu 81'
Bench
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75
Danny Leyva ↑ 77'
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23
Leo Chu ↑ 81'
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15
Jon Bell ↑ 77'
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- 99
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4
Nathan Cardoso ↑ 77'
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- 29
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93
Georgi Minoungou ↑ 57'
Coach Brian Schmetzer -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Albert Rusnak 3 Lucas Zelarayan 2 Nicolas Lodeiro 2 Gyasi Zardes 1 Paul Rothrock 1 Raul Ruidiaz 1 Miguel Ibarra 1 Derrick Etienne 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.