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

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MLS · 2026

FC Cincinnati

0 – 4

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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 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

14 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

FC Cincinnati 18 games · Avg 3.2 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
#8	Position	#7
46	Points	47
34	Played	34
12 / 10 / 12	W / D / L	14 / 5 / 15
67	Scored	59
75	Conceded	52
-8	GD	+7
1.35	PPG	1.38
35%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

FC Cincinnati are 8th (46 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati

0-15

6/3

16-30

5/11

31-45

10/11

46-60

8/13

61-75

6/7

76+

17/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

4/8

16-30

12/7

31-45

7/7

46-60

10/2

61-75

7/5

76+

6/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati

Kevin Denkey	17 G	2 A
Evander	14 G	13 A
Tom Barlow	10 G	4 A
Pavel Bucha	6 G	3 A

Columbus Crew SC

Diego Rossi	6 G	1 A
Wessam Abou Ali	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and FC Cincinnati launch into their encounter with Columbus Crew SC.
5' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' It’s high time Jaap Stam made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' Columbus Crew SC have won 461 goals from 303 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
17' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Vito Wormgoor is replaced by Aboubacar Keita.
22' Derrick Etienne has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
27' What a strike from Lucas Zelarayan! The score is 0-1.
30' GOAL! Gyasi Zardes scores on 30.
35' FC Cincinnati currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
44' Frankie Amaya catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 44.
46' The supporters are chanting for Andrew Gutman. He replaces Greg Garza on 46 minute.
49' Gyasi Zardes is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
53' Brandon Vazquez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kekuta Manneh on 53 minute.
58' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
60' GOAL! Youness Mokhtar fires home to make it 0-4!
61' Christopher Cadden has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luis Diaz on 61 minute.
62' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Luis Diaz is replaced by Christopher Cadden on 62 minute.
63' Another substitution for FC Cincinnati to replace Haris Medunjanin by Caleb Stanko on 63 minute.
68' Fatai Alashe has so much to prove this time. He replaces Siem de Jong on 68 minute.
73' Columbus Crew SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
76' The supporters are chanting for Aidan Morris. He replaces Darlington Nagbe on 76 minute.
77' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Artur by Sebastian Berhalter on 77 minute.
82' The referee has no hesitation. Fatai Alashe is booked for FC Cincinnati — Yellow card on 82.
87' Jonathan Mensah picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Columbus Crew SC to claim maximum 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
Pedro Santos	3
Miguel Berry	3
Kevin Denkey	2
Isaac Atanga	2
Taha Habroune	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.42 FC Cincinnati xG

Expected Goals

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

2.38 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati24% Draw23% Columbus Crew SC53%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.8

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw

47%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

76%

FC Cincinnati or Columbus Crew SC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati19% Draw38% Columbus Crew SC43%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted

0 – 4

Actual

1 – 2

8.7%

1 – 1

8.4%

1 – 3

6.8%

0 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

6.1%

2 – 1

5.3%

0 – 3

0 – 1

2 – 3

4.8%

1 – 4

4.1%

0 – 0

3.4%

2 – 4

2.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap	FC Cincinnati covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	12%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	42%	—	58%
+1	42%	20%	37%
+1.5	63%	—	37%
+2	63%	17%	20%
+2.5	80%	—	20%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

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)

Top Scorers (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