FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

FC Cincinnati

3 – 2

Full Time

Columbus Crew SC

Sat 20 May 2023 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Luciano Acosta 17' 1–0

Luciano Acosta pen 23' 2–0

2–1 40' Lucas Zelarayan

2–2 52' Malte Amundsen

Junior Moreno 67' 3–2

Matt Miazga 63' Y

Y 72' Malte Amundsen

Overview

Match Preview

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

FC Cincinnati 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 18 games · 20 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

FC Cincinnati 17 games · Avg 3.2 goals Columbus Crew SC

Last 5 meetings

2023-05-20 FC Cincinnati 3–2 Columbus Crew SC 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

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 May	Columbus Crew SC	H	3–2	W
17 May	Montreal Impact FC	H	3–0	W
06 May	D.C. United SC	H	2–1	W
29 Apr	New England Revolution	A	1–1	D
22 Apr	Portland Timbers	H	2–1	W
16 Apr	St. Louis City	A	1–5	L

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 May	FC Cincinnati	A	2–3	L
17 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–0	W
13 May	Orlando City SC	H	2–2	D
29 Apr	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–2	L
22 Apr	Charlotte FC	A	0–1	L
15 Apr	New England Revolution	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati		Columbus Crew SC
#6	Position	#10
26	Points	20
18	Played	18
7 / 5 / 6	W / D / L	5 / 5 / 8
45	Scored	26
44	Conceded	28
+1	GD	-2
1.44	PPG	1.11
39%	Win %	28%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

76% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

FC Cincinnati are 6th (26 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati

0-15

3/2

16-30

4/7

31-45

9/5

46-60

4/7

61-75

2/1

76+

11/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

2/6

16-30

2/2

31-45

6/2

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/4

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati

Evander	10 G	4 A
Kevin Denkey	10 G	1 A
Tom Barlow	5 G

Columbus Crew SC

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

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew SC is underway.
5' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' Alvaro Barreal has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 24 cards already picked up this season.
17' Against the run of play, Luciano Acosta has scored! This game has turned on its head.
22' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
23' Brilliant from the ! Luciano Acosta makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 23.
28' It’s high time Wilfried Nancy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
33' With 0 assists to his name this season, Philip Quinton is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Cincinnati.
38' Colombia international Santiago Arias has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
40' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Lucas Zelarayan makes it 2-1.
45' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
50' Columbus Crew SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Jamal Thiare scoring 1 goals.
52' Malte Amundsen adds to his 0 season tally! Columbus Crew SC lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
57' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 57 minutes.
62' FC Cincinnati is showing some good football. However, FC Cincinnati are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
63' Controversy at the stadium! Matt Miazga argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
66' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Raymon Gaddis departs to be replaced by Alvas Powell.
67' Junior Moreno doubles the advantage! 3-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
72' A moment of madness from Malte Amundsen on 72 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Columbus Crew SC will be frustrated.
77' Jacen Russell-Rowe has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
82' Columbus Crew SC 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.
84' A change in the FC Cincinnati ranks — Luciano Acosta exits the field as Malik Pinto enters on 84.
87' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Jacen Russell-Rowe on, Gustavo Vallecilla off on 87 minutes.
88' Jimmy Medranda gets the nod from Columbus Crew SC. He replaces Malte Amundsen and will look to change the dynamic.
90' Fresh legs for FC Cincinnati! Santiago Arias comes on to replace Alvaro Barreal.
Full Time. FC Cincinnati beats Columbus Crew SC

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

7
Yuya Kubo ↑ 66'
13
Santiago Arias ↑ 90'
2
Alvas Powell ↑ 66'
1
Alec Kann
32
Ian Murphy
8
Marco Angulo
26
Malik Pinto ↑ 84'
3
Joey Akpunonu
33
Isaiah Foster

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

31
Steven Moreira
18
Malte Amundsen ↓ Jimmy Medranda 88'
20
Alexandru Matan
6
Darlington Nagbe
10
Lucas Zelarayan
8
Aidan Morris
12
Gustavo Vallecilla ↓ Jacen Russell-Rowe 87'
9
Juan Hernandez
2
Philip Quinton
28
Patrick Schulte
23
Mohamed Farsi

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

FC Cincinnati Form

2023-05-20 FC Cincinnati 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2023-05-17 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-05-06 FC Cincinnati 2–1 D.C. United SC W 2023-04-29 New England Revolution 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2023-04-22 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Portland Timbers W 2023-04-16 St. Louis City 5–1 FC Cincinnati L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2023-05-20 FC Cincinnati 3–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-05-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2023-05-13 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Orlando City SC D 2023-04-29 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Internacional CF Miami L 2023-04-22 Charlotte FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-04-15 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New England Revolution D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.53 FC Cincinnati xG

Expected Goals

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

1.87 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati53% Draw21% Columbus Crew SC26%

Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes77% 0% No23%

Avg goals/match: 4.4

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	80%	20%
± 3.5	63%	37%
± 4.5	44%	56%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw

74%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

47%

FC Cincinnati or Columbus Crew SC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati40% Draw35% Columbus Crew SC25%

Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

7.2%

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 1

6.6%

3 – 1

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

5.4%

2 – 0

4.1%

2 – 3

4.1%

4 – 1

3.8%

4 – 2

3.5%

3 – 3

3.5%

3 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap	FC Cincinnati covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	15%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	19%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	14%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	8%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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