Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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.

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' Three points are at stake. FC Cincinnati host Columbus Crew SC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Steven Moreira has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Santiago Arias made 523 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Raymon Gaddis is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Columbus Crew SC tonight.
  • 17' Luciano Acosta puts FC Cincinnati on the lead.
  • 22' With 0 assists to his name this season, Aidan Morris is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Cincinnati.
  • 23' Brilliant from the ! Luciano Acosta makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 23.
  • 28' 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.
  • 33' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 38' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 40' The Armenia Lucas Zelarayan breaks the deadlock on 40 minutes. 2-1!
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 52' Malte Amundsen is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 57' Patrick Schulte has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 284 appearances.
  • 62' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 63' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Matt Miazga.
  • 66' FC Cincinnati ring the changes. Raymon Gaddis has done his job and it is now time for Alvas Powell to step up.
  • 67' What a strike from Junior Moreno! The score is 3-2.
  • 72' Columbus Crew SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 77' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 82' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Cincinnati is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 84' Malik Pinto has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luciano Acosta on 84 minute.
  • 87' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Gustavo Vallecilla trudges off to be replaced by Jacen Russell-Rowe on 87 minutes.
  • 88' The whistle greets Malte Amundsen as he departs to be replaced by Jimmy Medranda.
  • 90' Alvaro Barreal makes way for Santiago Arias at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Cincinnati.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Cincinnati players.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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
2.42 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.82 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati52% Draw21% Columbus Crew SC27%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
73%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
48%
FC Cincinnati or Columbus Crew SC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati39% Draw36% Columbus Crew SC25%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 1
7.1%
2 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
6%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
4%
4 – 1
3.6%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
3.4%
4 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 15% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 19% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 14% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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