Thursday , 2 July 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2026 MLS CUP

MLS · 2026
Columbus Crew SC
3 – 0
Full Time
Seattle Sounders FC
Sun 13 Dec 2020 · 01:30 UTC MAPFRE Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+6'
Y 28' Joao Paulo
Y 49' Brad Smith

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS at MAPFRE Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Jair Marrufo
  • Referee Corey Parker
  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Referee Katie Nesbitt
4 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 1.8 goals/game

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

1
3
3
Columbus Crew SC 7 games · Avg 2.4 goals Seattle Sounders FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-13 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2020-03-08 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC 2019-07-06 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-05-05 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Dec Seattle Sounders FC H 3–0 W
06 Dec New England Revolution H 1–0 W
30 Nov Nashville SC H 2–0 W
21 Nov New York Red Bulls H 3–2 W
08 Nov Atlanta United FC H 2–1 W
05 Nov Orlando City SC A 1–2 L
Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Dec Columbus Crew SC A 0–3 L
08 Dec Minnesota United FC H 3–2 W
02 Dec FC Dallas H 1–0 W
25 Nov Los Angeles FC H 3–1 W
08 Nov San Jose Earthquakes H 4–1 W
05 Nov Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–1 D

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 history
27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/1
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at MAPFRE Stadium as Columbus Crew SC face off against Seattle Sounders FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Trinidad and Tobago international Joevin Jones has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Brad Smith is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 25' Against the run of play, Lucas Zelarayan has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 28' Joao Paulo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 28.
  • 31' Derrick Etienne is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 36' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 41' The 34-year-old Yeimar Gomez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 46' Brad Smith has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nouhou Tolo on 46 minute.
  • 49' Brad Smith picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 54' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 59' Seattle Sounders FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 60' Fresh legs for Seattle Sounders FC! Will Bruin comes on to replace Joao Paulo.
  • 65' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brian Schmetzer might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 70' 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.
  • 75' Gustav Svensson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 77' Jimmy Medranda is ready to make an impact after coming on for Shane O'Neill at the 77 minute mark.
  • 82' A goal from the Armenia international Lucas Zelarayan! He fires home on 82 to make it 3-0!
  • 83' Hector Jimenez gets the nod from Columbus Crew SC. He replaces Derrick Etienne and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 88' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Artur departs to be replaced by Fatai Alashe.
  • 90' The whistle greets Luis Diaz as he departs to be replaced by Waylon Francis.
  • Columbus Crew SC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Albert Rusnak 3
Nicolas Lodeiro 2
Lucas Zelarayan 2
Xavier Arreaga 1
Pedro Santos 1
Jordan Morris 1
Diego Rossi 1
Gyasi Zardes 1

Head to Head

2020-12-13 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2020-03-08 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC 2019-07-06 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-05-05 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC

Columbus Crew SC Form

2020-12-13 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2020-12-06 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New England Revolution W 2020-11-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC W 2020-11-21 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 New York Red Bulls W 2020-11-08 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Atlanta United FC W 2020-11-05 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2020-12-13 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2020-12-08 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 Minnesota United FC W 2020-12-02 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 FC Dallas W 2020-11-25 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Los Angeles FC W 2020-11-08 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-11-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.39 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC49% Draw28% Seattle Sounders FC23%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.25
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
78%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
51%
Columbus Crew SC or Seattle Sounders FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC33% Draw51% Seattle Sounders FC16%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.5%
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 0
12.7%
2 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
4%
2 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 15% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 24% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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