Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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
#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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew SC has kicked off!
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 15' DeAndre Yedlin has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pat Noonan might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 40' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Cincinnati must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 50' It looks surprising FC Cincinnati does not make any changes. Steven Moreira has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 55' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Diego Rossi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 60' Max Arfsten, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 65' Alexandru Matan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Cincinnati so far.
  • 68' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Cucho Hernandez on 68 minutes.
  • 71' A tactical swap from FC Cincinnati — Sergio Santos on, Kevin Kelsy off on 71 minutes.
  • 76' Patrick Schulte is a natural goalkeeper and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Cincinnati tonight.
  • 78' Chidozie Awaziem picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 82' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Alexandru Matan by Malte Amundsen on 82 minute.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Christian Ramirez as he leaves the pitch. Jacen Russell-Rowe steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 84' FC Cincinnati manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yamil Asad is hanging Luca Orellano on the field on 84 minute.
  • 87' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Mohamed Farsi is replaced by Marcelo Herrera.
  • 88' It’s a booking for FC Cincinnati player. Obinna Nwobodo gets a card.
  • 90' FC Cincinnati manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gerardo Valenzuela is hanging Luciano Acosta on the field on 90 minute.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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
Max Arfsten 2
Diego Rossi 2
Isaac Atanga 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
1.86 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: FC Cincinnati or Columbus Crew SC 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati44% Draw25% Columbus Crew SC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.43
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
69%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
56%
FC Cincinnati or Columbus Crew SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati33% Draw41% Columbus Crew SC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
5.6%
1 – 0
5.4%
3 – 1
5.2%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
4%
1 – 3
3.7%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 19% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 16% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
22% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
16% ✗

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