Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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
#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 ball is rolling at TQL Stadium. FC Cincinnati are looking to make home advantage count against Columbus Crew SC.
  • 5' Malte Amundsen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Brandon Vazquez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' FC Cincinnati are deployed in a 3-4-1-2 today, looking to exploit space against Columbus Crew SC's 3-4-3 shape.
  • 17' A goal from the Argentina international Luciano Acosta! He fires home on 17 to make it 1-0!
  • 22' Malik Pinto has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 23' What a strike from Luciano Acosta! The score is 2-0.
  • 28' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Columbus Crew SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 33' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matt Miazga made 430 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 38' FC Cincinnati have won 363 goals from 252 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' Lucas Zelarayan makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Columbus Crew SC are in front.
  • 45' Raymon Gaddis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Columbus Crew SC so far.
  • 50' 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.
  • 52' Malte Amundsen does the damage! The net is bulging and Columbus Crew SC surge ahead!
  • 57' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 57.
  • 62' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 63' The referee calls foul for Matt Miazga. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 66' The FC Cincinnati bench stirs into life. Raymon Gaddis is withdrawn and Alvas Powell gets his opportunity.
  • 67' Magnificent from Junior Moreno! That is 7 goals in 285 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 72' Controversy at the stadium! Malte Amundsen argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 77' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 82' Darlington Nagbe needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 84' The whistle greets Luciano Acosta as he departs to be replaced by Malik Pinto.
  • 87' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Gustavo Vallecilla departs to be replaced by Jacen Russell-Rowe.
  • 88' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Jimmy Medranda comes on to replace Malte Amundsen.
  • 90' Santiago Arias gets the nod from FC Cincinnati. He replaces Alvaro Barreal and will look to change the dynamic.
  • The final score is 3-2.

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
Kevin Denkey 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
2.34 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 78% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati51% Draw21% Columbus Crew SC28%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.21
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
72%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
49%
FC Cincinnati or Columbus Crew SC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati37% Draw37% Columbus Crew SC26%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 1
7.2%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 1
5.7%
3 – 2
Actual
2 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
4.2%
1 – 3
3.7%
4 – 1
3.4%
3 – 3
3.3%
3 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 14% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 18% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 15% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 9% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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