Wednesday , 30 September 2026

D.C. United SC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
D.C. United SC
1 – 0
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Thu 29 Oct 2020 · 00:00 UTC Audi Field HT 45+2' · FT 45+8'
Y 6' Sebastian Berhalter
Joseph Mora 14' Y
Julian Gressel 17' Y
Frederic Brillant 17' Y
Erik Sorga 65' Y
Oniel Fisher 74' Y
Y 88' Ema Boateng
Y 90' Christopher Cadden

Overview

Match Preview

D.C. United SC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at Audi Field.

Match Details

  • Referee Daniel Radford
  • Referee Brian Poeschel
  • Referee Matthew Nelson
  • Referee Silviu Petrescu
  • Referee

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

6
4
8
D.C. United SC 18 games · Avg 3.1 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-29 D.C. United SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2019-05-05 D.C. United SC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC 2019-04-24 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 D.C. United SC 2018-11-02 D.C. United SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2018-04-14 D.C. United SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Oct Columbus Crew SC H 1–0 W
24 Oct Atlanta United FC A 2–1 W
18 Oct FC Cincinnati A 2–1 W
15 Oct Philadelphia Union H 2–2 D
11 Oct Chicago Fire FC A 1–2 L
08 Oct New York City FC A 1–4 L
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Oct D.C. United SC A 0–1 L
25 Oct Houston Dynamo A 1–1 D
18 Oct New York City FC H 3–1 W
14 Oct FC Cincinnati A 1–2 L
07 Oct Montreal Impact FC H 1–2 L
04 Oct FC Dallas A 2–2 D

Season Stats

D.C. United SC Columbus Crew SC
#11 Position #12
30 Points 29
26 Played 27
6 / 12 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 5 / 14
34 Scored 39
42 Conceded 43
-8 GD -4
1.15 PPG 1.07
23% Win % 30%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

D.C. United SC are 11th (30 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
5/4
31-45
2/6
46-60
5/5
61-75
3/6
76+
8/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 14 G
Louis Munteanu 6 G 2 A
Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Audi Field. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both D.C. United SC and Columbus Crew SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 6' Sebastian Berhalter picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 11' 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.
  • 14' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joseph Mora on 14.
  • 17' Julian Gressel picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 22' Aboubacar Keita has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 27' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 32' Julian Gressel doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 37' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 42' D.C. United SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Columbus Crew SC's shape.
  • 47' The 34-year-old Lucas Zelarayan has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 52' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 57' The crowd applauds Sebastian Berhalter as he leaves the pitch. Darlington Nagbe steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 62' It is a substitution in D.C. United SC team. Joseph Mora is replaced by Erik Sorga on 62 minute.
  • 65' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Erik Sorga.
  • 70' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 73' Ola Kamara is replacing Gelmin Rivas for the D.C. United SC side.
  • 74' Oniel Fisher was booked on 74.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Ema Boateng comes on to replace Fatai Alashe.
  • 80' Another substitution for D.C. United SC to replace Yamil Asad by Moses Nyeman on 80 minute.
  • 83' A change in the Columbus Crew SC ranks — Waylon Francis exits the field as Jordan Hamilton enters on 83.
  • 88' Ema Boateng has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 88.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Christopher Cadden.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for D.C. United SC players.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lucas Zelarayan 7
Christian Benteke 5
Ola Kamara 4
Pedro Santos 3
Yordy Reyna 2
Wayne Rooney 2
Diego Rossi 2
Paul Arriola 2

Head to Head

2020-10-29 D.C. United SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2019-05-05 D.C. United SC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC 2019-04-24 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 D.C. United SC 2018-11-02 D.C. United SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2018-04-14 D.C. United SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC

D.C. United SC Form

2020-10-29 D.C. United SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2020-10-24 Atlanta United FC 1–2 D.C. United SC W 2020-10-18 FC Cincinnati 1–2 D.C. United SC W 2020-10-15 D.C. United SC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2020-10-11 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 D.C. United SC L 2020-10-08 New York City FC 4–1 D.C. United SC L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2020-10-29 D.C. United SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2020-10-25 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2020-10-18 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 New York City FC W 2020-10-14 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2020-10-07 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Montreal Impact FC L 2020-10-04 FC Dallas 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.51 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC51% Draw26% Columbus Crew SC23%
Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
77%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
49%
D.C. United SC or Columbus Crew SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC32% Draw48% Columbus Crew SC20%
Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
8.4%
0 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.5%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 22% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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