Saturday , 14 November 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
16 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 10.9 goals/game 🟥 3 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

3
6
9
FC Cincinnati 18 games · Avg 3.2 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
#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' The game is set. Columbus Crew SC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Cincinnati is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 7' It’s a booking for FC Cincinnati player. Andrew Gutman gets a Yellow card.
  • 12' Columbus Crew SC have won 461 goals from 303 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 17' Yuya Kubo is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 22' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 27' It’s high time Caleb Porter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 31' Fatai Alashe picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 36' FC Cincinnati currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 37' A moment of madness from Jonathan Mensah on 37 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Columbus Crew SC will be frustrated.
  • 42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
  • 45' The deadlock is broken! Pedro Santos gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ema Boateng on 45 minutes.
  • 46' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Ema Boateng has done his job and it is now time for Youness Mokhtar to step up.
  • 49' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Nick Hagglund makes it 2-1.
  • 54' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ema Boateng is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Cincinnati.
  • 59' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Fatai Alashe trudges off to be replaced by Aidan Morris on 59 minutes.
  • 64' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 68' Rashawn Dally is replacing Brandon Vazquez for the FC Cincinnati side.
  • 73' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 75' A change in the FC Cincinnati ranks — Andrew Gutman exits the field as Siem de Jong enters on 75.
  • 80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 85' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jaap Stam might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Fanendo Adi. He replaces Gyasi Zardes on 86 minute.
  • 90' Aidan Morris picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. FC Cincinnati take all three points.

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
Isaac Atanga 2
Taha Habroune 2
Max Arfsten 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
3 / 4
1.69 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.91 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: FC Cincinnati or Columbus Crew SC 75% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati37% Draw25% Columbus Crew SC38%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
61%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
63%
FC Cincinnati or Columbus Crew SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati27% Draw40% Columbus Crew SC33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.7%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 3
5.1%
0 – 2
5%
0 – 1
4.7%
2 – 3
4.3%
0 – 0
4.1%
3 – 1
4%
1 – 0
4%
2 – 0
4%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 16% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 19% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 13% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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