Sunday , 15 November 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
FC Cincinnati
2 – 2
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Fri 9 Jul 2021 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 17' Jonathan Mensah
Y 17' Harrison Afful
Y 18' Harrison Afful
Edgar Castillo 28' Y
Yuya Kubo 32' Y
Y 39' Jonathan Mensah
R 42' Harrison Afful
Geoff Cameron 45' Y
Gustavo Vallecilla 61' Y
Joseph-Claude Gyau 66' Y
Alvaro Barreal 72' Y
Caleb Stanko 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2021-07-09 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 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

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 2–2 D
04 Jul Houston Dynamo A 1–1 D
26 Jun Toronto FC A 2–0 W
24 Jun Chicago Fire FC A 1–0 W
19 Jun Colorado Rapids SC H 0–2 L
29 May New England Revolution H 0–1 L
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Jul FC Cincinnati A 2–2 D
03 Jul New England Revolution H 2–2 D
28 Jun Austin FC A 0–0 D
23 Jun Philadelphia Union A 0–1 L
19 Jun Chicago Fire FC H 2–0 W
29 May Toronto FC H 2–1 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' Welcome to TQL Stadium that hosts another battle between FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew SC.
  • 1' Edgar Castillo is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 6' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 11' It looks surprising FC Cincinnati does not make any changes. Harrison Afful has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 16' FC Cincinnati currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 17' The referee calls foul for Jonathan Mensah. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 18' The referee shows Columbus Crew SC player a Yellow card on 18.
  • 23' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 24' Magnificent from Luciano Acosta! That is 84 goals in 297 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 28' FC Cincinnati player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 32' That is a Yellow card for FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo will be fuming at that decision.
  • 37' 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.
  • 39' Poor challenge from Jonathan Mensah. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 42' That is a Red card for Columbus Crew SC. Harrison Afful will be fuming at that decision.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Geoff Cameron.
  • 46' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 46 minute. Perry Kitchen leaves to be changed by Saad Abdul-Salam.
  • 46' Lucas Zelarayan is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 51' The 40-year-old Evan Bush has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 56' USA international Isaiah Parente has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 57' Miguel Berry gets the nod from Columbus Crew SC. He replaces Waylon Francis and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 61' A moment of madness from Gustavo Vallecilla on 61 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Cincinnati will be frustrated.
  • 64' Fresh legs for FC Cincinnati! Caleb Stanko comes on to replace Haris Medunjanin.
  • 66' That is a Yellow card for FC Cincinnati. Joseph-Claude Gyau will be fuming at that decision.
  • 71' Columbus Crew SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 72' The referee shows FC Cincinnati player a Yellow card on 72.
  • 73' Another substitution for FC Cincinnati to replace Alvaro Barreal by Franko Kovacevic on 73 minute.
  • 75' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 75 minute. Marlon Hairston leaves to be changed by Isaiah Parente.
  • 77' Against the run of play, Miguel Berry has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 82' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 82.
  • 87' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 88' Caleb Stanko picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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

2021-07-09 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 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

FC Cincinnati Form

2021-07-09 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-07-04 Houston Dynamo 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2021-06-26 Toronto FC 0–2 FC Cincinnati W 2021-06-24 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2021-06-19 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-05-29 FC Cincinnati 0–1 New England Revolution L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2021-07-09 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-07-03 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 New England Revolution D 2021-06-28 Austin FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-06-23 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-06-19 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-05-29 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Toronto FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.56 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.95 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: FC Cincinnati or Columbus Crew SC 75% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati34% Draw25% Columbus Crew SC41%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
59%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
66%
FC Cincinnati or Columbus Crew SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati25% Draw40% Columbus Crew SC35%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
5.7%
1 – 3
5.5%
0 – 1
5.2%
0 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
4.3%
1 – 0
4%
2 – 0
3.7%
0 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 16% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 20% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 14% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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