Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
FC Cincinnati
1 – 3
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Sun 25 Aug 2019 · 22:00 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Andrew Gutman 23' Y
Y 31' Connor Maloney
Maikel van der Werff 31' Y
Y 43' Harrison Afful
Mathieu Deplagne 57' Y
Y 62' Artur
Y 90' Jonathan Mensah
Victor Ulloa 90' Y
Emmanuel Ledesma 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Sorin Stoica
  • Referee Adam Wienckowski
  • Referee Kevin Klinger
  • Referee Timothy Ford
  • Referee Elvis Osmanovic

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

3
6
7
FC Cincinnati 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-25 FC Cincinnati 1–3 Columbus Crew SC 2019-08-10 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug Columbus Crew SC H 1–3 L
17 Aug New York City FC H 1–4 L
10 Aug Columbus Crew SC A 2–2 D
04 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–2 L
28 Jul Toronto FC A 1–2 L
21 Jul New England Revolution H 0–2 L
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug FC Cincinnati A 3–1 W
21 Aug New York City FC A 0–1 L
17 Aug Toronto FC H 2–2 D
10 Aug FC Cincinnati H 2–2 D
04 Aug San Jose Earthquakes A 1–1 D
27 Jul New York Red Bulls A 3–2 W

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati Columbus Crew SC
#7 Position #10
20 Points 16
15 Played 15
5 / 5 / 5 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 7
36 Scored 21
37 Conceded 23
-1 GD -2
1.33 PPG 1.07
33% Win % 27%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

FC Cincinnati are 7th (20 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/5
31-45
7/3
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/1
76+
8/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew SC get this one started.
  • 5' 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 Artur suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Cincinnati that had 245 games and scored 352 goals.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Victor Ulloa made 281 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 22' GOAL! Gyasi Zardes fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 23' Andrew Gutman was booked on 23.
  • 28' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Cincinnati must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 31' Connor Maloney was booked on 31.
  • 33' A goal from the USA international Gyasi Zardes! He fires home on 33 to make it 0-2!
  • 38' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 43' A meaty challenge results in booking for Harrison Afful on 43.
  • 46' The deadlock is broken! Luis Diaz gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 46' A change in the FC Cincinnati ranks — Darren Mattocks exits the field as Kekuta Manneh enters on 46.
  • 51' 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.
  • 54' Luis Argudo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Luis Diaz at the 54 minute mark.
  • 56' The whistle greets Caleb Stanko as he departs to be replaced by Leonardo Bertone.
  • 57' Poor challenge from Mathieu Deplagne. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 62' A meaty challenge results in booking for Artur on 62.
  • 67' Youness Mokhtar makes way for David Accam at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Columbus Crew SC.
  • 72' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 75' FC Cincinnati make a change. Derrick Etienne trudges off to be replaced by Emmanuel Ledesma on 75 minutes.
  • 80' A change in the Columbus Crew SC ranks — Joshua Williams exits the field as Alex Crognale enters on 80.
  • 83' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Joshua Williams departs to be replaced by Alex Crognale.
  • 88' Over 88 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 89' What composure from Kekuta Manneh! The United States international strokes it home. 1-3.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Jonathan Mensah. He receives a Yellow card.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ron Jans

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2019-08-25 FC Cincinnati 1–3 Columbus Crew SC 2019-08-10 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati Form

2019-08-25 FC Cincinnati 1–3 Columbus Crew SC L 2019-08-17 FC Cincinnati 1–4 New York City FC L 2019-08-10 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati D 2019-08-04 FC Cincinnati 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2019-07-28 Toronto FC 2–1 FC Cincinnati L 2019-07-21 FC Cincinnati 0–2 New England Revolution L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2019-08-25 FC Cincinnati 1–3 Columbus Crew SC W 2019-08-21 New York City FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2019-08-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Toronto FC D 2019-08-10 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati D 2019-08-04 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2019-07-27 New York Red Bulls 2–3 Columbus Crew SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.9 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.25 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + FC Cincinnati or Columbus Crew SC 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati33% Draw23% Columbus Crew SC44%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.15
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 40%
60%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
56%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
67%
FC Cincinnati or Columbus Crew SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati27% Draw37% Columbus Crew SC36%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.3%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 3
5.1%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 3
3.3%
0 – 1
3.2%
1 – 4
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 10% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 15% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 18% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 14% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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