D.C. United SC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

D.C. United SC

2 – 2

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Columbus Crew SC

Sat 28 Sep 2024 · 23:30 UTC Audi Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Mateusz Klich 47' Y

Y 47' Yevgen Cheberko

Y 77' Diego Rossi

Boris Enow Takang 77' Y

Y 88' Cucho Hernandez

Overview

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

D.C. United SC 26 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

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

D.C. United SC 18 games · Avg 3.1 goals Columbus Crew SC

Last 5 meetings

2024-09-28 D.C. United SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2024-04-06 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 D.C. United SC 2023-04-08 D.C. United SC 0–2 Columbus Crew SC 2023-03-05 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 D.C. United SC 2022-07-14 D.C. United SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

D.C. United SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	H	2–2	D
22 Sep	Philadelphia Union	A	0–4	L
14 Sep	New York City FC	H	1–1	D
08 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	A	2–1	W
31 Aug	Toronto FC	A	3–1	W
24 Aug	FC Dallas	H	3–4	L

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Sep	D.C. United SC	A	2–2	D
21 Sep	Orlando City SC	H	4–3	W
18 Sep	Toronto FC	A	2–0	W
14 Sep	FC Cincinnati	A	0–0	D
07 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	0–4	L
31 Aug	New York City FC	H	4–2	W

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' Three points are at stake. D.C. United SC host Columbus Crew SC — let the battle begin!
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Wilfried Nancy will be considering his options from the bench.
10' The 36-year-old Mateusz Klich has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' Rudy Camacho is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Columbus Crew SC tonight.
20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
25' 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 Mohamed Farsi suffering a number of foals already.
30' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Christian Benteke makes it 1-0.
35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
40' It’s high time Zach Prince made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Max Arfsten made 292 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
46' The crowd applauds Malte Amundsen as he leaves the pitch. Yevgen Cheberko steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
47' That looks like a foul for a card for Mateusz Klich.
52' Both keepers have barely been tested. D.C. United SC and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
54' What a moment for Cucho Hernandez! That strike on 54 puts his side firmly in control.
57' Sensational shot from Jacen Russell-Rowe. Columbus Crew SC is back in the lead.
62' Another change for D.C. United SC made on 62 minute. Dom Badji leaves to be changed by Gabriel Pirani.
63' A change in the D.C. United SC ranks — Theodore Ku-DiPietro exits the field as Jacob Murrell enters on 63.
68' D.C. United SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Columbus Crew SC's shape.
71' DeJuan Jones is ready to make an impact after coming on for Max Arfsten at the 71 minute mark.
72' D.C. United SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Boris Enow Takang is hanging Martin Rodriguez on the field on 72 minute.
77' The referee shows Columbus Crew SC player a card on 77.
78' The crowd applauds Jared Stroud as he leaves the pitch. Cristian Dajome steps in for D.C. United SC.
81' What a strike from Christian Benteke! The score is 2-2.
86' Dylan Chambost has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
88' Controversy at the stadium! Cucho Hernandez argues furiously but the card stands.
89' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Marcelo Herrera comes on to replace Mohamed Farsi.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

20
Christian Benteke
43
Mateusz Klich
22
Aaron Herrera
24
Alex Bono
4
Matti Peltola
8
Jared Stroud ↓ Cristian Dajome 78'
97
Christopher McVey ↓ Pedro Santos 78'
21
Theodore Ku-DiPietro ↓ Jacob Murrell 63'
3
Lucas Bartlett
23
Dom Badji ↓ Gabriel Pirani 62'
14
Martin Rodriguez ↓ Boris Enow Takang 72'

Bench

Coach Zach Prince

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Cucho Hernandez
31
Steven Moreira
18
Malte Amundsen ↓ Yevgen Cheberko 46'
20
Alexandru Matan ↓ Derrick Jones 78'
10
Diego Rossi
4
Rudy Camacho
6
Darlington Nagbe
28
Patrick Schulte
19
Jacen Russell-Rowe ↓ Dylan Chambost 71'
23
Mohamed Farsi ↓ Marcelo Herrera 89'
27
Max Arfsten ↓ DeJuan Jones 71'

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lucas Zelarayan	7
Christian Benteke	5
Ola Kamara	4
Pedro Santos	3
Tai Baribo	2
Fredric Brillant	2
Federico Higuain	2
Yordy Reyna	2

Head to Head

D.C. United SC Form

2024-09-28 D.C. United SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2024-09-22 Philadelphia Union 4–0 D.C. United SC L 2024-09-14 D.C. United SC 1–1 New York City FC D 2024-09-08 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 D.C. United SC W 2024-08-31 Toronto FC 1–3 D.C. United SC W 2024-08-24 D.C. United SC 3–4 FC Dallas L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2024-09-28 D.C. United SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2024-09-21 Columbus Crew SC 4–3 Orlando City SC W 2024-09-18 Toronto FC 0–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2024-09-14 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.38 D.C. United SC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.62 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: D.C. United SC or Columbus Crew SC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

D.C. United SC33% Draw27% Columbus Crew SC40%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw

61%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

67%

D.C. United SC or Columbus Crew SC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

D.C. United SC25% Draw44% Columbus Crew SC31%

Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

1 – 2

8.7%

2 – 1

7.4%

0 – 1

7.2%

0 – 0

6.7%

0 – 2

6.5%

1 – 0

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 3

4.7%

2 – 0

4.7%

0 – 3

3.4%

3 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap	D.C. United SC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	17%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	20%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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