FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 MLS IS BACK GROUP STAGE

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MLS · 2026

FC Cincinnati

0 – 4

Full Time

Columbus Crew SC

Sun 12 Jul 2020 · 03:20 UTC ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex HT 45+6' · FT 45+4'

Frankie Amaya 44' Y

Fatai Alashe 82' Y

Y 87' Jonathan Mensah

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

FC Cincinnati 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Ismail Elfath
Referee Andrew Bigelow
Referee David Gantar
Referee Ramy Touchan
Referee Cory Richardson

10 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

FC Cincinnati 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Columbus Crew SC

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-12 FC Cincinnati 0–4 Columbus Crew SC 2019-08-25 FC Cincinnati 1–3 Columbus Crew SC 2019-08-10 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	H	0–4	L
08 Mar	Atlanta United FC	A	1–2	L
01 Mar	New York Red Bulls	A	2–3	L
06 Oct	D.C. United SC	A	0–0	D
29 Sep	Orlando City SC	H	1–1	D
21 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	H	0–0	D

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Jul	FC Cincinnati	A	4–0	W
08 Mar	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–1	D
01 Mar	New York City FC	H	1–0	W
06 Oct	Toronto FC	A	0–1	L
29 Sep	Philadelphia Union	H	2–0	W
21 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–1	D

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' Welcome to ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex that hosts another battle between FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew SC.
5' The 34-year-old Youness Mokhtar has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Luis Diaz made 284 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
17' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 17 minute. Vito Wormgoor leaves to be changed by Aboubacar Keita.
22' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
27' A stunning finish from Lucas Zelarayan — that came from absolutely nowhere!
30' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gyasi Zardes makes no mistake. 0-2!
35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
40' Aidan Morris has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
44' The referee has no hesitation. Frankie Amaya is booked for FC Cincinnati — Yellow card on 44.
46' The supporters are chanting for Andrew Gutman. He replaces Greg Garza on 46 minute.
49' Assisted by Lucas Zelarayan with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gyasi Zardes makes no mistake. 0-3!
53' Another substitution for FC Cincinnati to replace Kekuta Manneh by Brandon Vazquez on 53 minute.
58' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
60' The Morocco Youness Mokhtar breaks the deadlock on 60 minutes. 0-4!
61' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Christopher Cadden is hanging Luis Diaz on the field on 61 minute.
62' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Christopher Cadden comes on to replace Luis Diaz.
63' Caleb Stanko is ready to make an impact after coming on for Haris Medunjanin at the 63 minute mark.
68' A change in the FC Cincinnati ranks — Siem de Jong exits the field as Fatai Alashe enters on 68.
73' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
76' The supporters are chanting for Aidan Morris. He replaces Darlington Nagbe on 76 minute.
77' The Columbus Crew SC bench stirs into life. Artur is withdrawn and Sebastian Berhalter gets his opportunity.
82' A meaty challenge results in booking for Fatai Alashe on 82.
87' The referee has no hesitation. Jonathan Mensah is booked for Columbus Crew SC — Yellow card on 87.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Columbus Crew SC take all three points.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jaap Stam

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Eloy Room
4
Jonathan Mensah C
25
Harrison Afful
11
Gyasi Zardes
8
Artur ↓ Sebastian Berhalter 76'
16
Hector Jimenez
6
Darlington Nagbe ↓ Aidan Morris 77'
5
Vito Wormgoor ↓ Aboubacar Keita 17'
12
Luis Diaz ↓ Christopher Cadden 61'
34
Youness Mokhtar
10
Lucas Zelarayan ↓ Derrick Etienne 61'

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.63 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 73% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati28% Draw23% Columbus Crew SC49%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.88

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw

51%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

72%

FC Cincinnati or Columbus Crew SC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati23% Draw38% Columbus Crew SC39%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted

0 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 3

6.1%

2 – 1

0 – 2

5.3%

2 – 3

0 – 1

4.2%

0 – 3

3.9%

3 – 2

3.6%

1 – 4

3.5%

3 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap	FC Cincinnati covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	14%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	49%	—	51%
+1	49%	19%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	15%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

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

FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 MLS IS BACK GROUP STAGE

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

FC Cincinnati Form

Columbus Crew SC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Clean Sheet