Sunday , 16 August 2026

D.C. United SC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
D.C. United SC
1 – 3
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Sat 30 Oct 2021 · 23:30 UTC Audi Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Paul Arriola 32' Y
Y 42' Milton Valenzuela
Felipe Martins 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

5
4
8
D.C. United SC 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-30 D.C. United SC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC 2021-08-04 Columbus Crew SC 2–4 D.C. United SC 2021-05-08 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 D.C. United SC 2020-10-29 D.C. United SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2019-05-05 D.C. United SC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Oct Columbus Crew SC H 1–3 L
27 Oct New York Red Bulls H 1–0 W
23 Oct New York City FC A 0–6 L
20 Oct New England Revolution H 2–3 L
16 Oct Nashville SC H 0–0 D
02 Oct Orlando City SC A 1–2 L
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Oct D.C. United SC A 3–1 W
27 Oct Orlando City SC H 3–2 W
23 Oct New York Red Bulls H 1–2 L
21 Oct Nashville SC A 1–1 D
16 Oct Internacional CF Miami H 4–0 W
03 Oct Philadelphia Union A 0–3 L

Season Stats

D.C. United SC Columbus Crew SC
#9 Position #10
23 Points 20
18 Played 18
5 / 8 / 5 W / D / L 5 / 5 / 8
26 Scored 26
29 Conceded 28
-3 GD -2
1.28 PPG 1.11
28% Win % 28%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

D.C. United SC are 9th (23 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/5
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/2
76+
7/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 9 G
Louis Munteanu 5 G
Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' D.C. United SC have kicked off against Columbus Crew SC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 3' Goal! Paul Arriola scores his 45 goal in 281 matches.
  • 8' 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.
  • 13' Andy Najar, a Honduras , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 18' D.C. United SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Columbus Crew SC backline.
  • 23' 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.
  • 28' D.C. United SC is showing some good football. However, D.C. United SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 32' A meaty challenge results in booking for Paul Arriola on 32.
  • 37' Jonathan Mensah has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 42' Milton Valenzuela is having his name booked by the referee on 42.
  • 45' Magnificent from Lucas Zelarayan! That is 41 goals in 287 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 46' Adrien Perez is replacing Tony Alfaro for the D.C. United SC side.
  • 51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Caleb Porter might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 56' Columbus Crew SC have won 430 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 61' The D.C. United SC manager makes a substitution. Paul Arriola departs to be replaced by Yordy Reyna.
  • 66' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Pedro Santos makes it 1-2.
  • 69' A tactical swap from D.C. United SC — Nigel Robertha on, Ola Kamara off on 69 minutes.
  • 72' Liam Fraser makes way for Marlon Hairston at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Columbus Crew SC.
  • 73' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 73 minute. Harrison Afful leaves to be changed by Steven Moreira.
  • 76' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lucas Zelarayan makes no mistake. 1-3!
  • 79' The referee shows D.C. United SC player a Yellow card on 79.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Bradley Wright-Phillips. He replaces Derrick Etienne on 83 minute.
  • 88' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • The final score is 1-3.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hernan Losada

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
Paul Arriola 2
Juan Hernandez 2

Head to Head

2021-10-30 D.C. United SC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC 2021-08-04 Columbus Crew SC 2–4 D.C. United SC 2021-05-08 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 D.C. United SC 2020-10-29 D.C. United SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2019-05-05 D.C. United SC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC

D.C. United SC Form

2021-10-30 D.C. United SC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-10-27 D.C. United SC 1–0 New York Red Bulls W 2021-10-23 New York City FC 6–0 D.C. United SC L 2021-10-20 D.C. United SC 2–3 New England Revolution L 2021-10-16 D.C. United SC 0–0 Nashville SC D 2021-10-02 Orlando City SC 2–1 D.C. United SC L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2021-10-30 D.C. United SC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC W 2021-10-27 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Orlando City SC W 2021-10-23 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 New York Red Bulls L 2021-10-21 Nashville SC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-10-16 Columbus Crew SC 4–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2021-10-03 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Columbus Crew SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.6 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.59 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: D.C. United SC or Columbus Crew SC 73% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC37% Draw27% Columbus Crew SC36%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.19
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
64%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
63%
D.C. United SC or Columbus Crew SC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC29% Draw43% Columbus Crew SC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 2
6.4%
1 – 0
5.8%
0 – 1
5.8%
0 – 0
5.7%
2 – 0
5.3%
0 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.3%
1 – 3
Actual
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 18% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 18% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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