Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
FC Cincinnati
0 – 0
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Sat 14 Sep 2024 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 68' Cucho Hernandez
Chidozie Awaziem 78' Y
Obinna Nwobodo 88' Y

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
2024-09-14 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Columbus Crew SC 2024-05-11 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 FC Cincinnati 2023-08-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati 2023-05-20 FC Cincinnati 3–2 Columbus Crew SC 2022-08-27 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Columbus Crew SC H 0–0 D
31 Aug Montreal Impact FC H 4–1 W
24 Aug Internacional CF Miami A 0–2 L
20 Jul New York Red Bulls A 1–3 L
17 Jul Chicago Fire FC H 0–1 L
13 Jul Charlotte FC H 1–3 L
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep FC Cincinnati A 0–0 D
07 Sep Seattle Sounders FC H 0–4 L
31 Aug New York City FC H 4–2 W
28 Aug Philadelphia Union A 1–0 W
20 Jul Atlanta United FC A 1–2 L
17 Jul Charlotte FC 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 wait is over. Columbus Crew SC get us underway at TQL Stadium.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pat Noonan will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Patrick Schulte is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Cincinnati so far.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Columbus Crew SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Cincinnati must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 40' FC Cincinnati are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Columbus Crew SC backline.
  • 45' With 2 assists to his name this season, Max Arfsten is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Columbus Crew SC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 55' A quiet spell here at TQL Stadium. Columbus Crew SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Cincinnati is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 68' The referee has no hesitation. Cucho Hernandez is booked for Columbus Crew SC — card on 68.
  • 71' Another substitution for FC Cincinnati to replace Kevin Kelsy by Sergio Santos on 71 minute.
  • 76' FC Cincinnati 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.
  • 78' The referee calls foul for Chidozie Awaziem. He receives a card.
  • 82' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Malte Amundsen on, Alexandru Matan off on 82 minutes.
  • 83' Jacen Russell-Rowe has so much to prove this time. He replaces Christian Ramirez on 83 minute.
  • 84' Yamil Asad is ready to make an impact after coming on for Luca Orellano at the 84 minute mark.
  • 87' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Mohamed Farsi has done his job and it is now time for Marcelo Herrera to step up.
  • 88' Obinna Nwobodo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 88.
  • 90' Gerardo Valenzuela is replacing Luciano Acosta for the FC Cincinnati side.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

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

2024-09-14 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Columbus Crew SC 2024-05-11 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 FC Cincinnati 2023-08-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati 2023-05-20 FC Cincinnati 3–2 Columbus Crew SC 2022-08-27 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Columbus Crew SC

FC Cincinnati Form

2024-09-14 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2024-08-31 FC Cincinnati 4–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2024-08-24 Internacional CF Miami 2–0 FC Cincinnati L 2024-07-20 New York Red Bulls 3–1 FC Cincinnati L 2024-07-17 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-07-13 FC Cincinnati 1–3 Charlotte FC L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2024-09-14 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2024-09-07 Columbus Crew SC 0–4 Seattle Sounders FC L 2024-08-31 Columbus Crew SC 4–2 New York City FC W 2024-08-28 Philadelphia Union 0–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2024-07-20 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2024-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Charlotte FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.78 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.62 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: FC Cincinnati or Columbus Crew SC 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati42% Draw25% Columbus Crew SC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.4
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
67%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
58%
FC Cincinnati or Columbus Crew SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati31% Draw41% Columbus Crew SC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
5.3%
1 – 0
5.3%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.4%
1 – 3
4.1%
3 – 2
4%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 12% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 19% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 17% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
21% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
18% ✗

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