Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
FC Cincinnati
2 – 1
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Wed 14 Oct 2020 · 23:30 UTC Nippert Stadium HT 45' · FT 45+5'
Andrew Gutman 7' Y
Y 31' Fatai Alashe
Y 37' Jonathan Mensah
Y 45' Ema Boateng
Y 90' Aidan Morris

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Rubiel Vazquez
  • Referee Peter Balciunas
  • Referee Hilario Grajeda
  • Referee Cory Richardson
  • Referee
10 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 2 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

3
6
7
FC Cincinnati 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-14 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Columbus Crew SC 2020-09-06 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati 2020-08-29 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Columbus Crew SC 2020-07-12 FC Cincinnati 0–4 Columbus Crew SC 2019-08-25 FC Cincinnati 1–3 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Oct Columbus Crew SC H 2–1 W
11 Oct Toronto FC H 0–1 L
07 Oct Philadelphia Union A 0–3 L
04 Oct Minnesota United FC A 0–2 L
26 Sep New York City FC A 0–4 L
23 Sep Philadelphia Union H 0–0 D
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Oct FC Cincinnati A 1–2 L
07 Oct Montreal Impact FC H 1–2 L
04 Oct FC Dallas A 2–2 D
27 Sep Toronto FC A 1–3 L
23 Sep Minnesota United FC H 2–1 W
19 Sep Nashville SC H 2–0 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' We are underway at Nippert Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' FC Cincinnati are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 7' It’s a booking for FC Cincinnati player. Andrew Gutman gets a Yellow card.
  • 12' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 17' The deadlock is broken! Yuya Kubo gets on the scoresheet on 17 minutes.
  • 22' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 27' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 31' The referee has no hesitation. Fatai Alashe is booked for Columbus Crew SC — Yellow card on 31.
  • 36' FC Cincinnati seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 37' The referee has no hesitation. Jonathan Mensah is booked for Columbus Crew SC — Yellow card on 37.
  • 42' 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.
  • 45' GOAL! Pedro Santos fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 45' Ema Boateng picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Ema Boateng is replaced by Youness Mokhtar on 46 minute.
  • 49' Goal! Nick Hagglund scores his 13 goal in 280 matches.
  • 54' 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.
  • 59' A change in the Columbus Crew SC ranks — Fatai Alashe exits the field as Aidan Morris enters on 59.
  • 64' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 68' Rashawn Dally is ready to make an impact after coming on for Brandon Vazquez at the 68 minute mark.
  • 73' FC Cincinnati are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Columbus Crew SC's shape.
  • 75' The crowd applauds Andrew Gutman as he leaves the pitch. Siem de Jong steps in for FC Cincinnati.
  • 80' Over 80 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 85' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 86' A change in the Columbus Crew SC ranks — Gyasi Zardes exits the field as Fanendo Adi enters on 86.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Aidan Morris on 90 minutes.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Cincinnati players.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jaap Stam

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
Max Arfsten 2
Diego Rossi 2
Isaac Atanga 2

Head to Head

2020-10-14 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Columbus Crew SC 2020-09-06 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati 2020-08-29 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Columbus Crew SC 2020-07-12 FC Cincinnati 0–4 Columbus Crew SC 2019-08-25 FC Cincinnati 1–3 Columbus Crew SC

FC Cincinnati Form

2020-10-14 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2020-10-11 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Toronto FC L 2020-10-07 Philadelphia Union 3–0 FC Cincinnati L 2020-10-04 Minnesota United FC 2–0 FC Cincinnati L 2020-09-26 New York City FC 4–0 FC Cincinnati L 2020-09-23 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Philadelphia Union D

Columbus Crew SC Form

2020-10-14 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2020-10-07 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Montreal Impact FC L 2020-10-04 FC Dallas 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2020-09-27 Toronto FC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2020-09-23 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Minnesota United FC W 2020-09-19 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.9 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.78 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: FC Cincinnati or Columbus Crew SC 76% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati42% Draw24% Columbus Crew SC34%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.68
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
66%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
58%
FC Cincinnati or Columbus Crew SC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati32% Draw40% Columbus Crew SC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 2
6.9%
3 – 1
4.9%
2 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.4%
1 – 3
4.3%
1 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
4.1%
0 – 2
4.1%
0 – 1
3.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 12% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 18% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 17% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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