FC Cincinnati vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

FC Cincinnati

2 – 4

Full Time

Columbus Crew SC

Sun 13 Jul 2025 · 00:35 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Brian Anunga 18' Y

Pavel Bucha 45' Y

Evander 45' Y

Y 53' Dylan Chambost

Y 68' Daniel Gazdag

Y 78' Jacen Russell-Rowe

Miles Robinson 86' Y

Y 90' Taha Habroune

Overview

Match Preview

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

FC Cincinnati 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

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

FC Cincinnati 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Columbus Crew SC

Last 5 meetings

2025-07-13 FC Cincinnati 2–4 Columbus Crew SC 2025-05-17 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 FC Cincinnati 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

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	H	2–4	L
05 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–1	W
28 Jun	Orlando City SC	A	2–1	W
25 Jun	Montreal Impact FC	A	3–1	W
14 Jun	New England Revolution	A	1–0	W
31 May	D.C. United SC	H	1–2	L

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Jul	FC Cincinnati	A	4–2	W
06 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–1	D
29 Jun	Philadelphia Union	H	1–0	W
25 Jun	Atlanta United FC	H	3–1	W
14 Jun	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–1	W
31 May	Internacional CF Miami	A	1–5	L

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' What a night it is going to be! FC Cincinnati welcome Columbus Crew SC for this crunch clash at TQL Stadium.
1' The deadlock is broken! Pavel Bucha gets on the scoresheet on 1 minutes.
5' Evander makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and FC Cincinnati are in front.
10' Patrick Schulte is a natural goalkeeper and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Cincinnati tonight.
15' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
18' Poor challenge from Brian Anunga. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
23' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
28' Max Arfsten is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Cincinnati so far.
33' The 29-year-old Amar Sejdic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
38' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
43' Magnificent from Diego Rossi! That is 99 goals in 285 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
45' Pavel Bucha has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
48' Max Arfsten is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
53' Poor challenge from Dylan Chambost. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
58' The whistle greets Dylan Chambost as he departs to be replaced by Amar Sejdic.
59' Miles Robinson does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Cincinnati surge ahead!
61' Gerardo Valenzuela is ready to make an impact after coming on for Brian Anunga at the 61 minute mark.
66' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Cincinnati side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
68' Controversy at the stadium! Daniel Gazdag argues furiously but the card stands.
73' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Cincinnati in their trying to find a way past Columbus Crew SC's compact .
78' Columbus Crew SC receives a card for a hard tackle on 78.
78' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Jacen Russell-Rowe by Taha Habroune on 78 minute.
82' Alvas Powell is replacing DeAndre Yedlin for the FC Cincinnati side.
86' A moment of madness from Miles Robinson on 86 minutes earns him a card. FC Cincinnati will be frustrated.
87' Lukas Engel makes way for Brad Smith at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Cincinnati.
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Taha Habroune.
90' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Max Arfsten has done his job and it is now time for Tristan Brown to step up.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Cincinnati.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

10
Evander
91
DeAndre Yedlin ↓ Alvas Powell 82'
21
Matt Miazga
85
Kei Kamara ↓ Teenage Hadebe 82'
12
Miles Robinson
20
Pavel Bucha
9
Kevin Denkey
23
Luca Orellano ↓ Kenji Mboma 82'
27
Brian Anunga ↓ Gerardo Valenzuela 61'
18
Roman Celentano
29
Lukas Engel ↓ Brad Smith 87'

Bench

11
Corey Baird
13
Evan Louro
2
Alvas Powell ↑ 82'
14
Brad Smith ↑ 87'
16
Teenage Hadebe ↑ 82'
22
Gerardo Valenzuela ↑ 61'
35
Kenji Mboma ↑ 82'
19
Stefan Chirila
3
Gilberto Flores

Coach Pat Noonan

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

31
Steven Moreira
7
Dylan Chambost ↓ Amar Sejdic 58'
10
Diego Rossi
6
Darlington Nagbe
8
Daniel Gazdag
28
Patrick Schulte
25
Sean Zawadzki
19
Jacen Russell-Rowe ↓ Taha Habroune 78'
27
Max Arfsten ↓ Tristan Brown 90'
11
Ibrahim Aliyu
21
Yevgen Cheberko

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
Diego Rossi	2
Isaac Atanga	2
Max Arfsten	2

Head to Head

FC Cincinnati Form

2025-07-13 FC Cincinnati 2–4 Columbus Crew SC L 2025-07-05 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2025-06-28 Orlando City SC 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2025-06-25 Montreal Impact FC 1–3 FC Cincinnati W 2025-06-14 New England Revolution 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2025-05-31 FC Cincinnati 1–2 D.C. United SC L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2025-07-13 FC Cincinnati 2–4 Columbus Crew SC W 2025-07-06 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2025-06-29 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union W 2025-06-25 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 Atlanta United FC W 2025-06-14 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2025-05-31 Internacional CF Miami 5–1 Columbus Crew SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.13 FC Cincinnati xG

Expected Goals

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

2.13 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FC Cincinnati39% Draw24% Columbus Crew SC37%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes77% 0% No23%

Avg goals/match: 4.26

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	42%	58%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw

62%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

61%

FC Cincinnati or Columbus Crew SC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati32% Draw37% Columbus Crew SC31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted

2 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

7.2%

2 – 2

6.9%

2 – 1

6.7%

1 – 2

6.7%

3 – 2

4.9%

2 – 3

4.9%

3 – 1

4.7%

1 – 3

4.7%

3 – 3

3.5%

2 – 0

3.3%

0 – 2

3.3%

1 – 0

2.7%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap	FC Cincinnati covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	12%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	17%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	17%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	12%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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