Saturday , 3 October 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
FC Cincinnati
0 – 0
Upcoming
Columbus Crew SC
Sun 18 Oct 2026 · 21:00 UTC TQL Stadium

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at TQL Stadium.

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 27 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 St. Louis City 27 47
18 FC Dallas 27 47
19 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Seattle Sounders FC 27 38
23 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
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 27 21

Head-to-Head

3
6
8
FC Cincinnati 17 games · Avg 3.2 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2026-07-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 FC Cincinnati 2025-07-13 FC Cincinnati 2–4 Columbus Crew SC 2025-05-17 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 FC Cincinnati 2024-09-14 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Columbus Crew SC 2024-05-11 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep Montreal Impact FC A 1–3 L
20 Sep Houston Dynamo A 2–2 D
12 Sep Charlotte FC H 3–3 D
09 Sep Philadelphia Union A 0–5 L
29 Aug Nashville SC A 0–4 L
22 Aug Seattle Sounders FC H 1–1 D
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Sep Internacional CF Miami H 2–1 W
19 Sep Montreal Impact FC A 2–0 W
12 Sep New York Red Bulls H 0–1 L
09 Sep D.C. United SC A 1–2 L
05 Sep Colorado Rapids SC H 3–0 W
30 Aug New England Revolution H 1–3 L

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati Columbus Crew SC
#9 Position #12
33 Points 29
26 Played 27
8 / 9 / 9 W / D / L 8 / 5 / 14
55 Scored 39
64 Conceded 43
-9 GD -4
1.27 PPG 1.07
31% Win % 30%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
76% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
4/3
16-30
5/9
31-45
9/9
46-60
5/11
61-75
4/4
76+
13/7
■ 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)

FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 14 G 1 A
Evander 13 G 7 A
Tom Barlow 7 G 2 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A
Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gyasi Zardes 7
Lucas Zelarayan 5
Luciano Acosta 4
Pedro Santos 3
Miguel Berry 3
Kevin Denkey 2
Isaac Atanga 2
Max Arfsten 2

Head to Head

2026-07-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 FC Cincinnati 2025-07-13 FC Cincinnati 2–4 Columbus Crew SC 2025-05-17 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 FC Cincinnati 2024-09-14 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Columbus Crew SC 2024-05-11 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 FC Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati Form

2026-09-26 Montreal Impact FC 3–1 FC Cincinnati L 2026-09-20 Houston Dynamo 2–2 FC Cincinnati D 2026-09-12 FC Cincinnati 3–3 Charlotte FC D 2026-09-09 Philadelphia Union 5–0 FC Cincinnati L 2026-08-29 Nashville SC 4–0 FC Cincinnati L 2026-08-22 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D

Columbus Crew SC Form

2026-09-27 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Internacional CF Miami W 2026-09-19 Montreal Impact FC 0–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2026-09-12 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 New York Red Bulls L 2026-09-09 D.C. United SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2026-09-05 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2026-08-30 Columbus Crew SC 1–3 New England Revolution L

Predictions

1.94 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.99 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: FC Cincinnati or Columbus Crew SC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

FC Cincinnati39% Draw24% Columbus Crew SC37%

Both Teams to Score

Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 3.93

Over / Under Goals

Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
63%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
61%
FC Cincinnati or Columbus Crew SC
76%

Half-Time Result

FC Cincinnati30% Draw38% Columbus Crew SC32%

Correct Score

1 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 1
7.2%
2 – 2
7%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 3
4.6%
3 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
4%
2 – 0
3.8%
0 – 1
3.5%
1 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 11% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 17% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 17% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 12% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
15%
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
15%

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