Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
FC Cincinnati
2 – 2
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Sat 27 Aug 2022 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Junior Moreno 43' Y
Y 47' Milos Degenek

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

3
6
8
FC Cincinnati 17 games · Avg 3.2 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2022-08-27 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2022-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 FC Cincinnati 2021-08-27 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 FC Cincinnati 2021-07-09 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2020-10-14 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug Columbus Crew SC H 2–2 D
20 Aug New York Red Bulls A 1–1 D
13 Aug Atlanta United FC H 2–2 D
06 Aug Philadelphia Union H 3–1 W
31 Jul Internacional CF Miami A 4–4 D
23 Jul Nashville SC H 1–1 D
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug FC Cincinnati A 2–2 D
21 Aug Atlanta United FC H 2–2 D
14 Aug Colorado Rapids SC A 1–1 D
06 Aug New York City FC H 3–2 W
03 Aug Montreal Impact FC H 1–2 L
23 Jul New England Revolution H 0–0 D

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati Columbus Crew SC
#9 Position #12
33 Points 29
26 Played 27
8 / 9 / 9 W / D / L 8 / 5 / 14
55 Scored 39
64 Conceded 43
-9 GD -4
1.27 PPG 1.07
31% Win % 30%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
76% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
4/3
16-30
5/9
31-45
9/9
46-60
5/11
61-75
4/4
76+
13/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Columbus Crew SC
0-15
3/6
16-30
4/4
31-45
6/6
46-60
6/2
61-75
3/4
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 14 G 1 A
Evander 13 G 7 A
Tom Barlow 7 G 2 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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Cincinnati to score. At the same time, Columbus Crew SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mohamed Farsi, as he is very good at scoring at TQL Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' FC Cincinnati are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Columbus Crew SC backline.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Jonathan Mensah has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' Luis Diaz is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Columbus Crew SC so far.
  • 30' Darlington Nagbe, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' The 34-year-old Lucas Zelarayan has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 36' The USA Brandon Vazquez breaks the deadlock on 36 minutes. 1-0!
  • 41' Junior Moreno has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
  • 43' Junior Moreno picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 47' Poor challenge from Milos Degenek. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 52' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 57' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Cincinnati that had 252 games and scored 363 goals.
  • 62' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Kevin Molino by Derrick Etienne on 62 minute.
  • 67' Japan international Yuya Kubo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 71' FC Cincinnati ring the changes. Yuya Kubo has done his job and it is now time for Allan Cruz to step up.
  • 74' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Derrick Etienne makes it 1-1.
  • 77' Matt Miazga puts FC Cincinnati on the lead.
  • 79' The whistle greets Luis Diaz as he departs to be replaced by Yaw Yeboah.
  • 82' Sergio Santos gets the nod from FC Cincinnati. He replaces Brandon Vazquez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' Mohamed Farsi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Will Sands at the 87 minute mark.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gyasi Zardes 7
Lucas Zelarayan 5
Luciano Acosta 4
Pedro Santos 3
Miguel Berry 3
Kevin Denkey 2
Isaac Atanga 2
Max Arfsten 2

Head to Head

2022-08-27 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2022-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 FC Cincinnati 2021-08-27 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 FC Cincinnati 2021-07-09 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2020-10-14 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Columbus Crew SC

FC Cincinnati Form

2022-08-27 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2022-08-20 New York Red Bulls 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2022-08-13 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2022-08-06 FC Cincinnati 3–1 Philadelphia Union W 2022-07-31 Internacional CF Miami 4–4 FC Cincinnati D 2022-07-23 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Nashville SC D

Columbus Crew SC Form

2022-08-27 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2022-08-21 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2022-08-14 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2022-08-06 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 New York City FC W 2022-08-03 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Montreal Impact FC L 2022-07-23 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 New England Revolution D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.11 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.97 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: FC Cincinnati or Columbus Crew SC 77% + Over 2.5 goals 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati42% Draw23% Columbus Crew SC35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.08
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
66%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
58%
FC Cincinnati or Columbus Crew SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati33% Draw38% Columbus Crew SC29%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.8%
2 – 1
7.2%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
5%
3 – 2
4.9%
2 – 3
4.6%
1 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
3.9%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 3
3.2%
1 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 12% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 18% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 16% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 11% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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